Civic conference at Civic Club with Mr. Zueblin
Miss Amelie Durbin hosted a Civic Club dinner featuring Charles Zueblin, civic surveyist, as guest of honor. Tables showcased Great American Beauty roses and mignonette with Harrisburg flags as favors. Lerner Kennedy trio provided music. speakers covered municipal ownership, schools, city planning, smoke abatement and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelie Durbin
Charles Zueblin
Civic Club
Harrisburg
Lerner- Kennedy
Department of
Zueblin
Zueben
Henry W. A. Hanson
Rabbi Haas
Frederick E. Downes
William Henderson
James I. Chamberlain
Chamber of Commerce
Tanlac touted after Paxtang farmer's cure claims
James Good of Paxtang Pennsylvania says Tanlac relieved his widespread rheumatic pains back trouble sleepless nights and digestive distress. He reports waking refreshed with no aches and credits Tanlac with restoring his health as a Tanlac man explains the remedy at Gorgas drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Good
Paxtang, Pa
Tanlac
Paxtang
Gorgas
Bread loaf weights questioned by inspector in city
An inspector reports wide variation in weight among 5 and 6 cent loaves from major bakers. He notes dealers incur no risk and seeks equal weight across brands. Samples from December 14 show disparities from 10% to 16% ounces across numerous firms and loaf names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Baking Company
Mity Nice
Miy Nice
Schmidt's
Bricker’s
O. K
Standard Baking Company
Standard
Acme Tea Company
Victor
Krimp
Fryhofer’s
Philadelphia Bread
Peterson's Ointment Heals Eczema Sufferer Claims Quick Relief
A Buffalo man reports years of eczema agony ending after a month using Peterson's Ointment. The ad touts a 25 cent box with a money back guarantee for eczema skin diseases and related conditions, backed by testimonials and a long sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Geo. C. Talbot
Penfield St
Buffalo
N. Y
Saya Peterson
Lebanon Girl to Wed Tom Lyter
The Lebanon engagement of Miss Ruth Strickler to Thomas B. Lyter was announced at a shower for Miss Ruth Erb. Strickler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Strickler, will marry Lyter of 1508 Derry street. Lyter, son of Rev Dr and Mrs J A Lyter, is a Princeton seminary student and Lebanon Valley College alumnus. The couple’s romance began at Lebanon Valley College and Strickler is a church choir soloist with public recital history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Strickler
Lebanon
Edward Strickler
Thomas B. Lyter
Derry Street
Ruth Erb
Ruth
Tom
Miss Strickler
Mr. Lyter
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
C. L. Shepley
Miriam O. Carl
Steelton Club Venison Dinner Set for January 4
Steelton Club will hold its venison dinner Thursday, January 4, inviting more than one hundred members and friends. It marks the fifth such dinner since the club formed, tied to a successful annual hunting trip. This year the hunting party returned without a deer, making the tale of how the meat was captured a featured story for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelton Club
Steelton Transport Woes Reach Steel Industry
Major transport and fuel shortages dominate Steelton area as coke, coal, and rail embargoes disrupt blast furnaces and rolling mills. Industry leaders warn December production will lag November, with widespread curtailments and delayed deliveries. Local marriages and community notices echo amid the turbulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Corporation
Southern
Ohio
New York Harbor
Central Western
Pittsburgh and
Valley
Iron and Steel Works
Bolt and Nut
Europe
Officers Elected in United Evangelical Church
Grace United Evangelical congregation elects church officers for five and two year terms. Trustees W H Ickes, class leader W H Ickes, assistant class leader David Sheetz. Sunday school officers Superintendent J M Cooper, assistant Benjamin B Hock, secretary Miss Thalman Maginnis, assistant Miss Vera Hershey, treasurer W F Maginnis. Pianists Russell Sheetz and Mrs Benjamin Hock. Other roles filled by J G Hummel, Theodore B E Sheerz, Edward Houdeshell, Mrs James Thompson, Mrs Edward Hershey, Mrs W F Maginnis, Edna Grimes, Mary Ickes, and librarians Paul Ickes, Lester Nickey, Robert Hummel, Lawrence Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace United Evangelical Congregation
W. H. Ickes
David Sheetz
J. M. Cooper
Benjamin 8. Hock
Thalman. Maginnis
Vera Hershey
Mary Ickes
Paul Ickes
Lester Nickey
Robert Hummel
Lawrence Evans
Gas Blast Halts Bethlehem Steel Plant Operations
Nearly five thousand workers are idle as the Lehigh and Saucon plants operate short-handed after a gas explosion wrecked the gas washery. Repairs will take two to three days, curtailing output until full powerhouse operation resumes. A separate note mentions plans for a January 25 to February 3 fair by the Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company and related local social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
Lehigh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Saucon
Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company
J. KE. Keim
Edward Hill
Cyrus Railing
Miss Elizabeth Knisely Debuts At Society Tea
Mrs. Archibald G. Knisely hosted a tea at Front and Maclay streets to debut her daughter Miss Elizabeth Knisely. Pink and blue color scheme with roses and orchids framed the event. Debutante line featured multiple attendees while guests poured and were assisted by a large list of society figures. Tonight a dinner and a Civic Club dance followed, with a Philadelphia trip by Mrs. Helen Reimensnyder Martin for the opening of her play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald G. Knisely
Front
Maclay Streets
Elizabeth Knisely
Miss Knisely
A. G. Knisely
Paul G. Smith
Ruth Payne
Jane Wadsworth
Binghamton
N. Y
Eleanor Etter
Almeda Herman
Maryne
Martha Davis’ Bulitt
George Preston Mains
Rollin A. Sawyer
Fanny Eby
E. J. Stackpole
George Kunkel
Mary E. Meyers
Katharine Etter
Eleanor N. Clark
Dora W. Coe
Helen Hammond
Richard McKay
Harvey Smith
Philip T. Meredith
Elaine W. Riley
A. G. Knnsely
Richard V. McKay
Katherine Etter
Mary KK. Boas
Mary Mitchell
Martha Davis Bullitt
J. Herman Kinsely
Theodore Welles
George Kunkel, Jr
George Moffitt
Robert Neale
Frank Payne
Herman, Sr
George Etter
E. J. Stackpole, Jr
Meade D. Detweiler, Jr
William Calder
Daniel Kunkel
Minster Kunkel
Harold Fox
Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr
Franklin Etter
Albert H. Stackpole
Archibald Kinsely, Jr
Williard Oenslager
Martin
Philadelphia
Helen Reimensnyder Martin
Riverside
Susan
Broad Theater
Dauphin Girl Engaged to Boston Architect
In Dauphin Pa on December 28 Mr and Mrs Charles Shaffer announce the engagement of their daughter M Arne Shaffer to Herbert Foster of Boston. Miss Shaffer, a polar member of the younger set training at the Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, will graduate in April. Foster, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is a rising architect and artist. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pennsylva
Bos
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Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Pomeroy & Stewart
Market Street
Dives
Stewart— Street
MR. Zueblin
Miss
David E. Tracy
James D. Sanders
Andrew Buchanan
City Planning Commission
Francis Jordan
Hall
Mabel Cronise Jones
Durbin
Rotary Club
Howard C. Fry
Dauphin County
Commer Alth Trust Company
Masrisburs, Ta
Lyter
Harrisburger
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart— Men's Store
Tae
Oxford
Pomeroy & St
Rogers
Pomeroy & Stewart— Market
News OF Steelton
Albert A. Stroud
Joseph E. Stroud
Third
Locust Streets
Elizabeth Warner
Baltimore
LODGE
Washington Camp
James D. Clare
Mark R. Sansom
Freeman Hoover
J. W. Bricker
D. C. Nauss
L. Ira Cargill
Clayton M. Fickes
Clyde Hoover
John S. Weisenford
Robert Pd, Couffer
Miss Matcheck
Hazleton
Robert D. Couffer
Charles Couffer
North Front Street
Laura Matcheck
St. John's Lutheran Church
Second Street
George N. Lauffer
Cauffer
Bell Telephone Company
Paxtang Hook and Ladderees
Hazle
Steelton Boy
Harry J. Bretz
Steelton
Eighth
Pennsylvania Infantry
Bretz
United Evangelical Church
Steeluton
Viola Brown
J. H. Houdeshell
North Second Street
Nile Keim
New York
O. I. Keim
Lincoln Street
First Reformed Church
H. C. Myers
Second
Swatara Streets
Des
See Dives
Third Floor
Pyid Drug Company
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Dauphin
Arne Shaffer
Mustarin
Pat
Clark's
Begg Medicine Co
Roc’ Ter
Thomas P. Moran
EDUC
Ional
School of Commerci
Troup
Scho
Stenery
Bell
Cumberland
Harrisburg Business Co
Market St
Young Men's Business Institute
Hershey Building
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