Millerstown Farmers Institute Opens in Ulsh's Store
Millerstown Pa December 19 The first sessions of the Millerstown Farmers Institute were held in Ulsh's store room with afternoon and evening programs. Speakers included M H McCallum Wernersville and H J Breidenbaugh Boyertown on farming topics. Mrs Eugenia Benn Williamsport spoke on Women and the War. Sessions featured prayers by Rev C A Waltman and a varied program through the day. An ensuing two day institute will be held in Landisburg Town Hall starting tomorrow.
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Millerstown
Millerstown Farmers’ Institute
Ulsh
C. A. Waltman
L. B. Donnally
Perry County
M. H. McCallum
Wernersville
H. J. Breidenbaugh
Boyertown
Edwin Morrow
Millerstowny
Eugenia G. Benn
Williamsport
L. Breidenvaugh
T. Troutman
Mia
H. I. Breidenbaush
Mina Kramer
FB. T. Troutman
A. L. Helman
George 4. Beaver
L. Donnally
EB. T. Troutman
John A. Helman
Porter Kerr
Landisburg Town Hall
Wounded Cumberland men begin returning home from France
Carlisle reports the first from Company G of the 112th Regiment arriving in the city. Robert Hippensteel, badly wounded, returned from France with injuries to arm and leg. Corporal Harry R. Walter also came home from France after August injuries. Mrs. Galbraith learns of a November wound. George W. Sanno died of influenza in France. Lieutenant Rippey T. Shearer, Carlisle, recounts his wartime experiences noting he and four officers survived. he spent the last days in No Man's Land with a platoon.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
Robert Hippensteel
One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment
Pennsylania National Guard
New Jersey
Fismes
Maine
Harry R. Walter
Boiling Springs
France
Newport
Rhode Island
W. L. Galbraith
Huntsdale
George W. Sanno
Mount Holly Springs
Rippey T. Shearer
No Man's Land
Gains and Losses in Dickinson A C T Weight Study
Carlisle reports that among 198 weighed entrants and releases of 250 Dickinson College A C T members, six showed no change, ten lost weight, and 173 gained an average of 9.1 pounds, about one ton total. illness rate was low despite the epidemic. Mrs. Daniel Crowl, 58, Mechanicsburg, dies after lingering illness. funeral at home and Church of the Brethren, burial in Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Abram L. Staley of Waynesboro shoots his twenty-seventh deer, a 220 pound buck with sixteen prongs on Oak Hill near Mont Alto. influenza hits Horse Valley with about 100 cases. Red Cross drive gains momentum in New Bloomfield with local volunteers leading. Private John Fletcher, missing since Oct 12, 1918, is reported killed while being moved to a Hun prison camp. age 27.
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Carlisle
Dickinson College
Daniel Crowl
Mechanicsburg
Ater
West Locust Street
Shepherdstown
United Brethren Church
Harry
Altoona
Samuel
Lancaster County
John Hollinger
Lemoyne
Walter Look
Bruce Fisher
Roy Crowl
France
Church of the Brethren
Waynesboro
Abram L. Staley
Chambersburg
South Mountain
Oak Hill
Mont Alto
Northumberland
War Department
John Fletcher
Company K
Sixtieth Infantry
Councilmen face hard times over unpaid borough taxes
Gettysburg Pennsylvania reports reveal borough finances with debts of 10,740 and outstanding taxes of 12,750. The council presses the tax collector to retrieve overdue funds, with penalties on property if needed, amid a list of delinquents including some officials.
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Gettysburg
Harry B Rumbaugh
Lst
Pastor Increases Work In Nearby Church
The Rev. L Potter Hayes, pastor of the New Bloomfield Presbyterian Church for sixteen years, has accepted a call to preach on alternate Sunday mornings at the Center Presbyterian Church.
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New Bloomfield
L Potter Hayes
New Bloomfield Presbyterian Church
Center Presbyterian Church
Local News Briefs Highlight Royalty and Illness Across York Haven Area
Suburban Notes reports visits and illnesses in York Haven and nearby towns. Private Stephen Davin's influenza improves slowly while Clara Kunkel and her mother remain gravely ill. Various residents travel, visit relatives, and receive recognitions, including Frank Attinger awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Searching for John Spangler in Dover Pennsylvania
Dover Pa December 19 John Spangler son Wilson H Spangler died last Saturday and John has disappeared since then. Neighbors and family fear he is hiding near home as he has in prior disappearances. He has been missing for days with searches continuing.
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Mount Wolf, Pa
Mount Wolf
R. B. Stock
Mount Wolf Furniture Company
PF. C. Stock
Hanover
France
Young Stock
Three Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry
Dover
Wilson H. Spangler
John Spangler
Hhage F
Diet of Nails Kills Cow in Pennsylvania Farmyard
A Holstein cow belonging to H. H. Kerchner near Liverpool died after two weeks of loss of appetite and reduced milk. Autopsy revealed tenpenny nails two cut nails and a fish line sinker in the stomach suggesting the animal swallowed fishing tackle.
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Liverpool
H. H. Kerchner
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