County Home seeks $20 000 appropriation for 1918
County commissioners hear a request for a 1918 appropriation of 20000 with an additional 2500 for improvements at the County Home. The Board of Visitors reports progress including new heating and sewer systems and urges further sanitary work and buildings in 1918. Ice Company officers elected at Waynesboro annual meeting are E J Oller J M Newcomer D Maurice Wertz J W Warehime M E Sollenberger and Dr P D Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carliste
Board of Visitors
ICE Company
Waynesboro
The
Waynesboro Cold Storage and Ice Company
E. J. Oller
J. M. Newcomer
D. Maurice Wertz
J. W. Warehime
M. E. Sollenberger
P. D. Hoover
Sanpan Restores Health, Harrisburg Man Testifies
Mr H Pierson of 1118 Sumber land St Harrisburg says years of back and shoulder pain fatigue and poor appetite vanished after trying Sanpan advertised at Keller's Drug Store 405 Market St Harrisburg. He credits the remedy with steadier nerves improved digestion and renewed vigor.
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Mr. H. Pierson
Sumberland St
Harrisburg
Keller's Drug
Market St
Adv
Mechanicsburg committee maps drive for baby bonds
Cumberland Valley reports a Mechanicsburg meeting to launch a wartime sale of baby bonds and war savings certificates. Plans call for immediate post holiday campaigns with special committees, including Frank E. Wilcox as chairman and John D. Fuller as secretary, plus a women's chair to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Frank E. Wilcox
John D. Fuller
B. E. Campbell
Charles Eberly
John H. Bowman
A. K E. Sieber
T. J. Scholl
A. B. Rupp
S. F. Hauck
M. L. Dietz
M. M. Dougherty
J. C. Lambert
George W. Owen
C. I. Swartz
F. K. Ployer
J. I. Steel
Woman's Committee
Twenty Waynesboro Men Form Trapshooting Club
Twenty local professionals and businessmen met in the Waynesboro Trust Company rooms to organize a trapshooting club. Lloyd E. Lewis of DuPont Powder Company assisted. officers named were President J. Raymond Hoy Vice President Frank Barnett Secretary J. Huff Treasurer Thomas A. McAfee. Downtown social and contest benefits discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Waynesboro Trust Company
Lloyd E. Lewis
DuPont Powder Company
J. Raymond Hoy
Frank Barnett
J. Huff
Thomas A. McAfee
Local Women's Club Seeks Warm Garments For Mt Alto Outreach
Mechanicsburg hosts a Christmas stocking opening at Mrs. Murray L Dick s West Main Street to benefit Mt Alto Sanatorium women and children with second hand warm garments gathered by the Public Interest committee led by Mrs. Robert H Thomas Jr Ree Zug Mrs R A DeFrehn Mrs J K Robb and Mrs W W Strong. CHURCH GIVES 87100 Waynesboro Pa Dec 20 The Methodist Episcopal Church contributed 7100 toward a national educational fund seeking 35000000 for colleges and schools. 8000 SEALS SOLD Waynesboro Pa Dec 20 Miss Lulu Kennedy reports over 8000 Red Cross Christmas seals sold in the post office lobby. J CALVIN SCHOCH DIES Middleburg Pa Dec 20 J Calvin Schoch a Snyder County leader Civil War veteran G A R member and longtime treasurer of the county dies at Middleburg. He is survived by two daughters. HONOR ROLL OF SCHOOL Liverpool Pa Dec 20 Primary enrollment 32 with honor roll names listed and merit pins awarded to students Puera B Robinson teaches. PARTY ON BIRTHDAY Green Park Pa Dec 20 Surprise 75th birthday party for Emanuel Garber and relatives attend from surrounding towns. BADLY BURNED AT STEEL WORKS Lewistown Pa Dec 20 Bland Snook badly burned at Standard Steel Works when molten metal spills during a bump by a coworker."]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Woman's Club
Murray L. Dick
West Main Street
Mt. Alto
Robert H. Thomas Jr
Ree Zug
R. A. DeFrehn
J. K. Robb
W. W. Strong
J. Calvin Schoch
Middleburg
Snyder County
Middlebury Lodge
Ammon Klose
Jacob Stahlnecker
Liverpool
Harry E. Ritter, Jr
Elmer Murray
Earl Shumaker
Robert Zink
Allan Ritter
Elizabeth Kiser
Mary Elizabeth Shuler
Merle Williamson
Hilda Dressler
Gladys Richenbaugh
Ada Derr
Margaret Barner
Holman Miller
Puera B. Robinson
Green Park
Emanuel Garber
E. G. Briner
Sara Briner
Loysville
Jacob Dunn
Marie Dunn
Near New Bloomfield
Rice Garber
John Garber
Trafford
Charles Garber
T. W. Cook
Harrisburg
F. W. Bernheisel
Janet Bernheisel
Estella Garber
Churches Help in Work in Newport Red Cross Drive
Active efforts led by Rev. William Dorwart aim to enroll 1800 Red Cross members in Perry county by Christmas Eve. Churches share the workload across Newport and nearby towns to meet the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
William Dorwart
Perry County
Red Cross
Foose Kennedy Wedding Ties Two Pennsylvania Couples
Harry Foose of Little Germany and Stella Kennedy of Green Park wed at the Reformed parsonage in Green Park with Rev. Brubaker officiating. The couple plans a wedding trip to Baltimore Washington and Harrisburg after the ceremony.
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Foose-Kennedy
Green Park
Harry Foose
Little Germany
Stella Kennedy
Brubaker
Reformed Parsonage
Baltimore
Washington
Harrisburg
Birthday Party for Mexican Visitor in Mechanicsburg
Miss Helen Mohler hosted at Sunnyside to celebrate the fourteenth birthday of her cousin Byron C. Mohler from Mexico City. Twelve youths attended as Byron visits from Staunton Military Academy to spend the holidays with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mohler on West Main Street. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Helen Mohler
M. Grant Mohler
Sunnyside
Byron C. Mohler
Mexico City
Mex
Byron
Staunton Military Academy
Mohler
West Main Street
Newport Notables Facet of Local Social Thread
Suburban Notes recounts visitors and residents in Newport New Bloomfield Blain, Harrisburg, and surrounding towns. Notables include editor H. E. Sheibley, Minneapolis guest Mrs. Kyle Glimour, and several families visiting kin or recovering from illness, with community announcements and small local happenings across Blainborough Williams Town Liverpool and Maynard Daggy Lyceum events.
Fine Turkey Dinner Party From Bloomfield
On Tuesday evening residents from Bloomfield enjoyed a sleigh ride to Elliottsburg and a turkey dinner at Nary's hotel. The group included Mr and Mrs George E Harris, Mr and Mrs John Hoffman, Mr and Mrs J T Alter, Mr and Mrs Henry Reigel, Mr and Mrs R A McClure, Mr and Mrs H B Rhinesmith, Mr and Mrs Luke Baker, Miss Mary Adams and Mrs Mary Barnett. A second brief reports Mrs G Denney Wallace of West Main street slipped on ice at her home, fell onto a pump and broke two ribs.
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Williamstown
Charles Mogan
Philadelphia
Estella
Alice Moffett
Harrisburg
Frank Miller
Morris Miller
W. W. Watkins
Millersburg
Harrison Watkins
George Davey
Lykens
Joe Shisler
Aaron Ralph
Hannah Jones
Sunbury
Mildred Elworthy
Jane Moffett
Walter Freer
Charles Picket
Williamsport
William Miller
Helen Hoffman
Charles Straub
Fishersville
Daniel Straub
Ben Jones
Wiconisco
William Jones
New Bloomfield
Elliottsburg
Nary’s Hotel
George E. Harris
John Hoffman
J. T. Alter
Henry Reigel
R. A. McClure
H. B. Rhinesmith
Luke Baker
Mary Adams
Mary Barnett
G. Denney Wallace
West Main Street
Parsonage Opens in Marietta by Bainbridge Church
The Bainbridge congregation today opened its new parsonage in Marietta under Rev. I. Zimmerman with a musical and literary program. A general housewarming followed for all attendees. High School Alumni plans a reunion in Wiconisco on December 28 with officers listed. Prothonotary Harry W. Robinson is named explosives agent for Perry county and will require in person licensing at the courthouse office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Bainbridge
I. Zimmerman
Wiconisco
Gymnasium Hall
John Dodd
Amelia Seip
R. E. Minnich
New Bloomfield
Harry W. Robinson
State Department of Mines
Perry County
Robinson
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GOS
Pennsylvania
Standard Auto
Market Street -Opner
Cumberland Valley
Boston
Gerald Bonney
Portland
Church of God
Eleanor Weightman
Bonney
Boston Bible School
Charles L. Martin
South Market Street
S. Harper Myers
East Main Street
Red Cross Drive
John Harman
Mansion House
McNeil’s
Kodaks
Air
Keen-Kutter
Firearms and Ammunition
Coher’s Sporting Goods Store
Market Street
Subway
Cohen
Mont Alto Sanatorium
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lulu Kennedy
Steel Works
Lewistown
Bland Snook
Standard Steel Works
Snook
Gorgas 16 N. 3Rd St. Penna. Station
Turkeys
York
Cumberland Counties
Ntarrisburg
Geo. W. Swavely Dial
Cumberland St
JOS. Coplinky
North Third St
Bell Phone
Mexico
H. E. Sheibley
Advocate and Press
Kyle Glimour
Minneapolis
Minn
H. O. Orris
Martin Loy
Ill
Frank Long
Charles F. Rohm
Dorothy Rohm
Isabel Rohm
Somonauk
Rohm
J. W. Carl
J. Edgar Leiby
Miss Bird Murtiff
Camp Meade
Miss Murtiff
Carl Murtiff
Mr. Leiby
James Butz
John George
W. H. George
C. M. Coble
Mary Noll
Daniel Hartzell
Enola
Ira Radabaugh
Howard Dromgold
Clarence Hench
Samuel Hench
Braddock
Samuel Shull
Jacob Cobl
Russell Shelley
James S. Beaver
James
Elizabeth
Tolado Troutman
Prouts Valley
Blain Blain Borough
H. W. Woods
C. H. Wentzell
Creigh Patterson
W. G. Gutshall
G. W. Gutshall
W. C. Koons
John Roland
Bunkertown
Church of the Brethren
Three Springs
D. E. Book
L. M. Wentzel
Lancaster
N. Zimmerman
Chicago
Rose B. Greason
Plainco
R. H. Kell
John F. Harkins
James Neidigh
Lee Smith
Susquehanna University
Blainborough
Jackson
H. C. Hench
Markelville
Harrisburg Hospital
Maurice Whitekettle
Lutheran Sunday School
Joseph Kline
Vila
John Kline
McClellan Gordon
Samuel Gordon
William Kline
Thompsontown
Laura Coffman
Joe Ulsh
Altoona
Hazel Bair
P. K. Brink
W. E. Hebel
Hunter's Valley
Coleman
William Ulsh
Thomas Ulsh
Irvin Keister
Steelis
BE. W. Grove
Floyd Smith
Charles Schreiber
Alfred T. Bechtel
Lloysville
James T. Shearer
Duncannon
John H. Stone
Oscar M. Raub
George H. Haldeman
Blaine B. Barshinger
Marysville
Charles H. Weaver
Harry W. Westfall
Harry M. Rush
C. C. Kepner
Erma Kepner
J. N. Hutzapple
Alfred Hultzapple
B. O. Lineweaver
Ruth Kepner
Susanna Keener
Mary Gross
Marion Gross
Aloy Smith
Anna Hultzapple
Jessie Hultzapple
Lottie Hultzapple
Frank Leinaweaver
Lee Leinaweaver
Leonard Ulsh
Harry Kepner
Paul Kepner
Leo Kepner
Theodore Hultzapple
Roy Hultzapple
William Hassinger
War Saving Fund
J. I. Woodruff
Selinsgrove
Isaac App
Beaver Springs
Frank Gingrich
Mount Pleasant Mills
FE. E. Wetzel
Beavertown
C. A. Baker
McClure
George W. Wagenseller
Arthur Brown
Freeburg
George Pontius
Kreamer
Schleisner’s Men’s Shop
Select
Funke
Gately & Fitzgerald Supply Co
Cal
S. 2Nd St
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