Highspire Fire Destroys Orris Home and Threatens Church
Fire began at the Orris home near St Peter’s Church and quickly spread to the church roof, with flames running under the eaves. Firemen from Highspire, Steelton, and Harrisburg fought the blaze for hours, using long hose lines across frozen ground, as residents lamented lack of fire plugs and alarms and aid from neighboring towns. The Orris home and church suffered extensive damage, with losses estimated at about 12,000 overall. authorities planned an incendiary origin investigation and church rebuilding preparations.
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Orris
Hope Fire
Harrisburg
Highspire
Harrisburg and
Steelton Companies
Leedy
Mr. Orris
Citizen's Fire Company
Steelton
Pee
EF. B. Malehorn
Marion Verbeke
A. Brehm
Church Council
Benjamin Diffenderfer
St. Peter's Lutheran Church Council
E. L. Pee
Hope, Friendship and Washington Companies
Susquehanna Company
Citizen Engine Company
Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company
St. Peter's Church
Baldwin Opens Fire on Activity for Cox
Salvo of political maneuvers follows Cox campaign efforts in Pennsylvania as Baldwin supporters rail at local option messaging. Harmon Kephart visits the Capitol and departs for Philadelphia while questions swirl over an authority letter backing Cox. Officials debate whether the local option committee acted without proper authorization. Governor Brumbaugh faces protests over Banking Commissioner Smith’s potential removal and hints at future retirement amid pressure.
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Edwin R. Cox
Harmon M. Kephart
Capitol
Baldwin
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Local Option Committee of
Pennsylvania
Cox
R. C. Hasstick
O'Neil
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
George E. Alter
John W. Vickerman
George W. Shelton
George W. Williams
William H. Smith
Brumbaugh
Smith
Sdannonent
Itas
Schwab Takes Control of Cornwall Iron Mines and Lebanon Steel
Charles M. Schwab, head of Bethlehem Steel, buys Lackawanna Steel holdings in Cornwall and Freeman interests in the Cornwall mines and furnaces. He gains control of the Cornwall ore mines and dominant influence over Lebanon plants, the Penn Mary Steel venture, and related rail and furnace assets for the remaining lease period.
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Lebanon
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Cornwall
Freeman
Schwab
American Iron and Steel
Colebrook
Penn- Mary Steel Company
Pennsylvania Corporation
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Sparrows Point
Pennsylvania Steel
G. Dawson Coleman
Lackawanna Company
Robert H. Coleman
Thereeman Holdings
Lackawanna and
Bethlehem Steel to Erect 500 Ton Foundry at Saucon Works
Bethlehem Steel Company announced immediate construction of an ingot mold foundry at the Saucon plant in South Bethlehem Pa. with a nominal 500 ton day capacity. The 550 by 250 foot building will house a 400 ton mixer two seven foot cupolas and high cranes. A pneumatic sand handling system will feed molds. Total cost about 750000.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Saucon Plant
Bethlehem Steel Provides $600 For Parks Commission
The Parks and Playgrounds Commission of the borough will receive $600 from Bethlehem Steel for the coming year, the same amount as last year, announced by Quincy Bent. The commission is reviewing its budget and will seek council approval at the next session. The Ladies Mite Society of the Centenary United Brethren Church hosted a reception for Pastor Rev. A. K. Wier at his South Second Street home with numerous attendees listed.
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Borough
Bethlehem Steel Company
Quincy Bent
Ladies’ Mite Society
Centenary United Brethren Church
A. K. Wier
South Second Street
Brighthill
Lesher
Herman
Klein
McNamee
Gruber
George W. Parks
Litch
Russell
James Sweitzer
John Miller
Reber
Bessie Reber
Anne McNamee
William Galbraith
John Beidel
Hadley
John Evans
Ruth Evans
Charles Beidle
Harry Beidle
Catherine Cuddy
Emma Cuddy
Grimes
Brooks
Dickinson
Fox
W. S. Hughes
Hudson Hughes
F. Seal
Margaret Wier
Organize Three Teams For Moose Membership Drive
Steelton Lodge No 382 Loyal Order of Moose split into Reds Whites and Blues for a 600 member drive led by E A Atticks D B Wenrick and John E Shupp. Names include J A Campbell John Blaiser E Mears Kane Duffy Reich Canatella Silkner Handley Glattacker Funk Gerdes Gibbs Weitzel Levin. Twenty six applicants to be initiated this evening and parade participation planned for Harrisburg New Year’s Day. Wenrick presented J J Bloor of Pittsburgh a trunk as local campaign support.
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Steelton Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Reds
E. A. Atticks
D. 8. Wenrick
Blues
John E. Shupp
Red
J. A. Campbell
John Blaiser
E. Mears
Blue
M. J. Kane
Edward Duffy
D. F. Reich
N. Canatella
J. C. Silkner
White
William Handley
L. M. Glattacker
W. N. Funk
Joe Gerdes
Maurice Gibbs
Ralph Weitzel
Jacob Levin
Harrisburg
Wenrick
J. J. Bloor
Pittsburgh
Business to Profit s by Large Xmas Pay
Local businessmen expect this week to top prior Christmas seasons as Bethlehem Steel workers receive two pays in late December. Large weekly wages at the plant will boost borough spending. Salaried staff paid Saturday, with two-pay cycles for bridge shop and frog and switch depts. High school juniors plan a Christmas program for Friday as schools break for holidays.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Frog and Switch
Elizabeth Rutherford
Elizabeth Couffer
Virginia Eck
Rockers as gifts for family members range in price
A simple note advertises solid wood rockers offered as gifts with prices from three dollars fifty cents to eight dollars.
Ornate mahogany and oak toilet tables on sale
A catalog listing diverse Ladies' Toilet Tables in Mahogany, Golden Oak, Circassian Walnut, and Bird's-eye Maple. Each piece features mirrors, drawers, and period styles from Adam to William and Mary, with prices ranging from about 12.55 to 51.50.
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Accas
Imitation Leather Seat With Button Push Controls
Description notes an imitation leather covered seat priced at 14.25 dollars. It features a push button style with a foot rest and is finished in either black or brown. The item is described as made in oak or mahogany.
Davenport Beds and Sofas in Oak or Mahogany Styles
The catalog lists davenport sofas in oak or mahogany with black or brown imitation leather, priced from 10.55 to 31.50. Unfold and Duofold models convert to beds with one or two turns, while larger genuine leather davenports rise to 43.20 and 51.75 and up.
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Moti IG
Caress
Gas and Electric Lamps Beautify Any Home
In this store an assortment covers lamps for the bedroom living room dining room hall or library.
Picture Department offers framed pastels and reproductions
A wealth of framed pictures featuring pastoral and scenic subjects. Reproductions in sepia of famous masters. Game pictures for the dining room. Panels by popular artists, motto pictures, portraits and subjects for odd wall spaces in homes.
Funeral for Mrs. Mary Householder Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Householder who died in Topeka Kansas were held at the home of her son Charles Householder in Highspire. Burial followed in Highspire Cemetery.
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Mary Householder
Topeka
Kan
Charles Householder
Highspire
the Highspire
Christmas Tree Erected in Middletown Center Square
At St Peter’s Lutheran Sunday school the officers were elected for the new term with Mrs Katherine Koombs as president and Mrs Clarence Poorman as secretary. Middletown raised a forty foot Christmas tree in Center Square to be lit with electric lights and topped by a large star for a Christmas afternoon program at 4 o’clock.
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Middletown
Center Square
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Avery Sonora
Sonora
Yohn Brothers
N. Market Square
Highspire Council
Big Cornwall Ore Mines
Lebanon Mills
Ingot
South Bethlehem
Commission
Bethlehem Steel
Rockers
Robert
Morris
Oak Morris
Klondike
Hoosier
Victrola
Rother Company
Rae
Market Street
Enrode, Edward Miner
Claude Knoderer
Robert Thompson
C.m.sipler , Inc
Pianos
Victrolas
BUM Oing
PENNA
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