Fire apparatus too powerful for Carlisle finances
Carlisle Pennsylvania December 26 news bulletin from the Carlisle Chamber of Commerce reveals a clash between fire protection and budget. Four modern automobile pumping engines overload mains, despite 200 point relief in deficiency charge. The city has spent over $40,000 in two years on engines and plans a $10,000 motor truck, reshaping the department into a gasoline outfit.
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Carlise
Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Hays
The
Gas and Water Company
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Cumberland Valley Bride and Groom Tie Quiet Knot
Miss Amy S. Mumma and Clarence A. Bear were quietly married at the Presbyterian manse in Mechanicsburg with only the mothers present. The bride, daughter of the late David S. Mumma, trained as a teacher and now at Bowman department store in Harrisburg, will reside in Hampden township. The groom is the son of Abner Bear of Main Street and works at Bethlehem Steel Works in Steelton. They leave for a Washington wedding trip.
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Mechanicsburg
Amy S. Mumma
Clarence A. Bear
George Fulton
David 5
Mumma
Mechanicsburg High School
St Pauls Sunday School Presents Hope of Nations
In Mechanicsburg Pa yesterday morning St Pauls Reformed Church held a Christmas service led by Mrs J V Miller. An augmented choir performed carols and anthems with soloists including Romaine King Harry Beitzel Florence Bentz and Frank Hollinger. The Sunday school also staged an evening program The Hope of the Nations with songs and recitations by the youths.
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J. J. Firestone
Dillsburg
John L. Firestone
Wellsville
United Evangelical Church
Friends Meeting House
Firestone
Carrie Huss
Lloyd Rhodes
Mechanicsburg
Ella Deardorff
York
Samuel
Charles
Hollinger
Beck
Ohio
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
J. V. Miller
Hawley
Romaine King
Babe of
Bethlehem
Stuts
Frank Hollinger
Novello
Tda Deber
Florence Bentz
W. HH. Sigler
Liverpool Primary Christmas Party Brings Joy to Scholars
Liverpool Dec 26 a lively Christmas party thrilled pupils at the Liverpool Primary School. Miss Prescott hosted games from all grades with prizes and gift books. Nearby notes mention residents visiting Harrisburg and other towns during the holidays.
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Liverpool
Prescott. Robison
Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore
Towns along the West Shore report numerous visits and holiday travel. Residents from Shiremanstown, Mechanicsburg, Harrisburg, Penbrook, Mount Joy, New Cumberland, and surrounding areas host relatives and friends from Cleveland, Toledo, Philadelphia, Jenkintown, and other locales. Shared names include Jacob Lawyer, Harold Cromleigh, Mrs. Gribble, Charles E. Martin, and many local households as families exchange Christmas greetings and extended stays.
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West Shore
Jacob Lawyer
Shiremanstown
Jacob Yarger
Dundee
N. Y
Harold Cromleigh
Mechanicsburg
William W. Braught
C. A. Gribble
Churchtown
Charles E. Martin
Harrisburg
Noell
William Sutton
Lemoyne
Samuel Fisher
Mary Dean
Lou Noell
Kate Noell
Roy D. Hoch
Penbrook
Russell Kipp
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Weigel
Roy Bates
Albert and
Richard Bates
Bates
Albert Campbell
Mountoy
Hattie Berger
H. M. Rupp
Shireamanstown
Alcindal Longanecker
Toledo
Harry Spahr
Philadelphia
Spahr
John Wolfe
William Stough
Lloyd
Edward Miller
Blanche Howry
Harrisburg Hospital
William E. Howry
Sara Harman
Beavertown
B. A. Kline
Jenkintown
Sue A. Kline
William Brinton
Abram Brinton
Hagerstown
J. W. Wolfe
Norman Spahr
Penn Street
R. C. Homer
M. L. Baker
Miriam Lenhart
Lebanon Valley College
Geary Street
New Cumberland
Lyman Hertzler
Carlisle
Samuel Beck
New Mexico
William Ross
Waterstreet
Mildred Ross
F. D. Banks
Mildred Wertz
Bellwood
William Simmons
D. C
Good Digestion Is Key to Beauty
An ad touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as essential for beauty through sound digestion. It links gas filled stomachs to pimples, rash, and sallowness, urging readers to treat dyspepsia for clear skin and relief, recommending a 50 cent box from drugstores.
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Stuart
Btuart
E. W. Grove
White Hill fire destroys homes and cars in West Shore
A morning blaze at White Hill, Pennsylvania, leveled a double brick dwelling and six autos, with loss estimated at $15,000 partly insured. Harvey Fortney suffered facial burns while moving hogs from a pen beside the home. Firefighters from Friendship, Citizen and Washington struggled as water shortages and no local fireplugs hampered efforts. a car and two motorcycles also burned. Separate item notes Civil War veteran Adam Engroff’s death in Marietta, with brief survivor details.
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White Hill
Harvey Fortney
Frank Sayers
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Harrisburg
Friendship, Citizen
Washington
John Wright
Mervin Grossman
New Cumberland
Charles Grove
Perry County
Edward Hepfer
Elmer Myers
York County
Mr. Fortney
Marietta
Adam Engroff
Lancaster
The
Red Men
Wise Men
Libby
Enola Christmas Seals Sellout Reached Ten Thousand
Enola Pa Dec 26 Final report shows Christmas seals drive hit its district quota of 10 000 seals as H G Hassler J A Ringland P Rothaar J H Kinter led with 2100 2000 1000 and 1000 sales. Miss Ruth Bitner won top individual with 260 seals.
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Enola
S. G. Hepford
H. H. Way
H. G. Hassler
J. A. Ringland
P. Rothaar
J. H. Kinter
Helen Markell
George W. Shumberger
Summit Street
Russell
Ruth Bitner
115 Passengers In Valley Car At Lemoyne
Residents protest Valley Railways Company trolley service during peak hours with car 82 carrying 115 passengers, 88 from New Cumberland. Efforts for special cars failed. If unresolved, the Public Service Commission may be asked to act.
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Lemoyne
Valley Railways Company
Harrisburg
New Cumberland
Public Service Commission
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Albert T. Vernon
Madkelville
J. Elmer Zeigler
C. N. Smith
James G. Patton
Sallie Spensler
Elizabeth Patton
S. G. Fickes
David Hertz
Donald McKenzie
David Shreffer
Nodney Hench
John Sunday
Krute College
James Keen
St. Stephen’s College
Annadale and Hudson
Frank Shuman
Dickinson College
K. W. Bassett
Columbus
Grant Toomey
Center Township
Walter Kipp
LeRoy Kipp
Millerstown
L. Shull
John W. Baker
Mapletown
William Long
Millersburg
Baer
Long
C. L. Bair
Tamar McBride
Donnally Mills
A. B. Finton
Buck's Valley
W. L. Smith
James Leiby
George W. Barnitz
Hill
United Ice & Coal Co., Lumber Department
Forster and Cowden Sis
Cumberland Valley
Miss Amy Mumma
National Army
Camp Meade
Red Cross
Singer Band
Order of Independent Americans
B. L. C. Baer
Church of God
Spectal
First United Brethren
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Trindle Spring Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran
Methodist
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Russell Baish
Sciences Mandrake Pills
J. H. Schenck & Son
Penna
St. Paul’s Sunday School
Elizabethville
Arthur BE. Swab
White Haven
Isaac Swab
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mr. Swab
EK. J. Heilman
Lutheran Church
F. Lower
M. Harries
Benjamin Kline
Wales
Sarah J. Kline
Percy Boughey
C. M. Shaeffer
A. C. Thorp
Albert Keister
Steelton
Newton
A. M. Shuler
Jay Trimmer
A. E. Deckard
Marysville
Park Zellers
George Deckard
Sue Kline
Sarah Kline
Harry Trimmer
Ernest Koch
Ernest Zaring
M. H. Grubb
Department of Labor and Industry
John W. Lutz
W. D. Hoover
Winburne
Margaret Beale
Rogersburg
Harry Morris
W. M. Morris
Frank Brown
Harry Deckard
Williamstown
Robert Hayes
Verd. Koenig
Reading
William Koenig
Morris Miller
Edenburg
Thomas Bottomley
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Frank M. Halston
Johnstown
Anna K. Kahl
Joseph Harlacher
Harry Boyer
John Boyer
Frank Blair
W. L. Spath
Katherine Graff
Portland
J. E. Taylor
Chambersburg
Monroe Starry
Franklin Township
Miller
Second
Starry
Lloyd Kramer
Camp Gordon
John Kramer
Tra Springer
Goldie Kieffer
Mary Gingrich
Breechwood Seminary
Ida Raymond
George S, King
Pittsburgh
Harry Smith
Lorain
Sadie Smith
Market Street
Samuel Beard
Itdna Beard
Washington, Pa
West Shore News
Strouse
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Wm. Strouse
State Board
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