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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
2
The 44 inch and 28 inch rolling mills at the Steelton plant will shut next week for renovation including overhauling the steam driving engine. A motor drive engine is to replace it by June, while no workers will lose employment. Staff will be reassigned to the 1 inch and 34 inch mills to keep production active.
Following the usual custom the steel plant will close tight on Christmas Day. The coke ovens and blast furnaces stay in operation to avoid relighting them the next day. Employees receive Christmas pay with envelopes issued from Thursday to Tuesday.
Officers and directors of the Relief and Beneficial Society of Bethlehem Steel works plant were elected by twelve division representatives. New appointees include William Reider treasurer, H H Howard secretary, John H Butler management representative, plus directors from bridge and construction, frog shop, foundry, transportation, mechanical, open hearth, electrical, rolling mills, offices, and coke ovens.
Fire Chief Malehorn urges residents to guard against fires this Christmas season. Do not use candles on trees or near curtains. Assist borough and fire department to prevent fires by using properly installed electrical decorations and avoiding short circuits.
A list of Christmas and early service plans for Steelton churches. Each church features sermons on themes like The First Advent The Incarnation and No Room in the Inn with varied service times and Sunday programs. Includes names of pastors and program details.
Swatara township school board met in a special session at the high school to discuss a proposed heating plant for Rutherford Heights. A committee was appointed to meet today to decide the plant type.
Charles M. Schwab arranged a special train at a mile a minute schedule to reach Pittsburgh for the H. J. Heinz Company dinner. Governor Sproul and Schwab were to speak, as the steel magnate hurried from New York to attend a funeral and keep the dinner commitment. The rail run would cover Pennsylvania in under seven hours, with the party totaling about 3,000 guests awaiting him.
A large crowd used a pond on Cottage Hill provided by local steel plant officials for skating yesterday and last night. The pond, nicknamed the Community Skating Pond, will be flooded again once it is cut up and is open daily from early afternoon until 10 PM. Snow was being swept from the ice this morning in preparation. Officials expect a strong turnout again today and tonight.
The Presbyterian Church offers a morning and evening service with a structured program of preludes carols and anthems by Dubois Guilmant Rogers Lemmens and others. Readers may hear Christmas songs, hymns and scripture readings including Psalm 8 Hebrews 1 5 2 10 and the traditional lullabies and carols from various European traditions.
The Mothers Meeting of Lochiel at Market Square Presbyterian Church hosted a Christmas program last evening. A choir directed by Elizabeth Baker sang carols while Simonetti and Gemperling performed a saxophone and trombone duet. Readings by Baker and Elma Shutt, a vocal by Della Simonetti, and a brief address by Reverend Rogers followed, ending with a gift and candy distribution.
Harrisburg Camp No. 8 elects Don Manahan as commander and others for 1920. William E. Weidner will install on January 2 1920. The group aims to build a community hall with a state armory and notes rapid Guard recruiting in Harrisburg.
Samuel W. Fleming Jr and regimental commanders report progress toward organizing the Twenty eighth Division. General Carter says the War Department supports the plan and supplies will be issued as units are mustered. Officers praise the officer corps and veteran enlisted personnel. Universal training may be adopted by Congress, potentially exempting Guard members.
Reverend Samuel Schumacher leads Christian Endeavor work in the Agram Lutheran school Croatia forming new societies across the Balkans. The first Jugo Slavia Christian Endeavor convention is planned for later this month with Dr and Mrs Francis E Clark visiting. City Commissioners plan to reconvene to review the 1920 budget after an incomplete session last night.
The report details Samuel W. Fleming Jr. advancing from First Lieutenant to Major and commanding the Second Battalion through Meuse-Argonne and other engagements, wounded November 8 1918, and later receiving the Distinguished Service Cross among honors. It also notes Russell J. Charles of Harrisburg enlisting, advancing through seaman to storekeeper and toward chief storekeeper, with Navy reserve transfers and new Odd Fellows officers, plus naval reservists' transfer terms and New York bank clearing totals.
Three divorces were granted by the court in the cases Mary E vs William McC Watson Esther C vs Earl T Shuster Eugene vs Viola E Magnani. The Register of Wills named the Commonwealth Trust Company as administrator for Emma Henry estate due to heir dispute. A $10,000 suit was filed by Israel Cole against William Seel alleging the death of John Cole at twenty fourth and Derry streets after stepping from a streetcar in 1918.
Real estate men and contractors in Harrisburg report divergent views on spring 1920 construction. Some foresee a collision of high costs, labor shortages, and price rises delaying projects, while others predict a strong season once weather and wages stabilize. Overall, consensus points to unrest and government supervision curbing activity.
Harrisburg and nearby areas face a tight housing outlook this winter and into spring. Builders, contractors, owners, brokers and tenants adapt as material costs and limited new builds constrain supply. Many private homes have become rooming houses or apartments, underscoring the ongoing tenant demand and landlord challenges.
The piece notes how investors seek prudence as costs of repairs and taxation rise. It discusses the role of local banks in funding propositions and compares practices in major cities like New York and Philadelphia where second and third mortgages are common.
Balances held by the sale committee were divided among three local institutions. Checks of fifty dollars were sent to the Children's Industrial Home Nursery Home and Sylvan Heights Orphanage. A quoted bandit from the Washington Star asserts a daylight saving motive.
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