Two Sentenced to Death in Pennsylvania Murder Case
In Northumberland county Jacob Schleig and Jacob Jada face the electric chair after a jury convicts Jada of first degree murder in self defense. Sal t Sacramento remarks on the verdict as the first double death sentence in the county. Also noted is a Blain Vocational School outing at Sherman's Park with games and refreshments for students and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sal
Sacramento
Jacob Schleig
Johnson City
Jacob Jada
Northumberland County
Eig
Shamokin
Blain School
Ou'ting Blain
Sherman’s Park
Blain Vocational School
Fire chief warns Pennsylvanians on water supply risk
Penbrook residents urged to guard against fires as water shortages strain reservoirs. Hummelstown Water Co. has run low for weeks with several shutoffs, threatening drinking water and firefighting supply for Paxtang and Progress. Wynn brothers in France: Harry Wynn, with Company B 307 Engineers, and William Wynn with 112th Infantry, Keystone Division, both serving overseas. their families in Dauphin note long separation and hope for a reunion somewhere in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penbrook
J. W. McGarvey
Hummelstown Water Company
Officer Commissioned In National United States Guard
Lewisburg Pa June 4 Ralph B Koser of Lewisburg former captain of Troop M First Pennsylvania Cavalry of the old N G P today notified he has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the National United States Guard Lieut Koser ordered to report to Fort Niagara N Y to assume command of a garrison company A service flag containing 300 stars was presented to Bucknell University by its Alumni Association indicating many former students are with the colors Four gold stars signify Bucknell men who died that democracy might live A Farmers Institute meeting is set for Perry County on June 11 to plan local institutes chaired by Clark M Bower Blain and representatives from county agricultural groups and local organizations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Ralph 8. Koser
Bucknell University
Bucknell
Farmers’ Institute
New Bloomfield
County Board of Farmers’ Institute
Farmers’ Institutes
Perry County
Clark M. Bower
Blain
State Board of Agriculture
County Agricultural Society
Pomona Grange
County Alliance
Archdeacon
William Dorwart
F. G. Dorwart
United States Aviation Corps
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
A. R. Bortel
Charles Bortel
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
153Rd Depot Brigade
A. L. Dunn
Jersey City
John Hain
Fourth Street
Edwin Morrow
Bethlehem Steel Company
Steelton
Bramwell
Mary Clark
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Soldiers arrive overseas in France report
Duncannon Pennsylvania June 4 word comes of H P Lightner arriving in France with Company G 112th Infantry. Mr and Mrs Ira L Wallace of Wheatfield township have received notice their son Andrew Wallace arrives overseas serving with Company D 110th Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncannon
France
H. P. Lightner
112Th Infantry
Ira L. Wallace
Wheatfield Township
Andrew Wallace
110Th Infantry
Democratic Fight Looming Up Again in Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph reports a split risk within Pennsylvania Democrats as the State Committee meets June 19. Former Congressman A Mitchell Palmer pushes Bonniwell, angering dry faction members. McCormick remains silent while some leaders warn of a hornet nest if Bonniwell’s faction dominates and stalls the prohibition issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Democratic State Committee
Pennsylvania
A. Mitchell Palmer
Democratic National Committee
Bonniwell
Palmer
Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
McCormick
Public speaking class closes with Carnagey talk
Dale Carnagey urged reading biographies of great figures to beat self doubt as the public speaking class at the Central YMCA A closed its season with Becht as instructor. Between brief talks on loyalty fellowship and Harrisburgs contribution the group heard remarks from Becht and Hershey the toastmaster. Plans surface to reopen the class next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Carnagey
Central Y. M. C. A
J. George Becht
State Board of Education
Leon Lowengard
W. R. Page
F. W. Page
Harrisburg
Hun
Louis Irwin
Becht
Carnagey
Eli N. Hershey
U-Boat Turns Guns on Passengers in Attack
A Caro lina steamship survivor boat reached Lewes with nineteen people aboard including two women. Coast guard service reported the attack and indicated splintered oars from machine gun use. One crew member was an engineer. Also, reports state another American tanker was sunk by a German submarine. No details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Lewes
Del
New York and
Porto Rico
Coast Guard Service
Associated Press
New York
Police Captain to See Gotham Traffic Ways
Mayor Keister plans study trip for Captain Joseph P Thompson to New York to learn police training methods and establish a local school. Officials discuss one way streets, streetcar routing, and expanded traffic duties this summer. Dirt from Derry street will be paved with bricks from park extension, to improve Cameron street to Sylvan Terrace route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keister
Burtnett
Joseph P. Thompson
New York
Thompson
Yor Bureau of Municipal Research
Chamber of Commerce
Third Street
Front
Market
Cameron and
Sixth
Maclay
Derry Street
Cameron Street
Lynch
Park Extension
Sylvan Terrace
Noise Nuisance In Harrisburg Blares On Despite Ordinance
Citizens protest persistent street noise from autos and motorcycles in Harrisburg. Despite a city ordinance restricting loud signals, excessive honking and engine noise continue day and night. Police enforcement urged under Mayor Keister to curb the nuisance immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Keister
Architect Albert Kelsey Delivers Stuart Hall Address
Albert Kelsey of Philadelphia, noted architect and former Architectural League of America president, gave the Stuart Hall commencement address at Staunton Virginia yesterday. He designed the Market Street Bridge entrance and the Olmsted Memorial and is well known in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks Albert Kelsey
Philadelphia
Stuart Hall
Staunton
Harrisburg
Market Street Bridge
Kelsey
Architectural League of America
Suburban personals from Millerstown area notes
Local society items list visits by Mrs G H Fickes of Rochester and other families to relatives in Perkasie New Cumberland and surrounding towns. mentions military moves, baptisms, and church news with multiple residents visiting, traveling or recovering from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millerstown
G. H. Fickes
Rochester
N. Y
Alexander
J. I. Crane
George Lent
Perkasie
Jack Lent
Jennie Byers
Fresno
Cal
O. K. White
Maxwell Nayior
Harrisburg Hospital
Allies Hold Line as Germans Press Across Front
American and French troops repelled renewed German assaults along a wide arc from the Oise to the Marne. In key actions between Ourcq and the Marne, an American counterattack north of Neuilly wood halted a German push, while another force near the river thwarted a bridge crossing with heavy German losses and prisoners. Desperate night fighting left Pernant and nearby areas briefly occupied by Germans before Allied forces regained control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ourcq
Marne
Neuilly Wood
Chateau Thierry
Oise
Soissons
Pernant
Former County Servant Dies at Niagara Falls
O. B. Bowers aged 40 died Saturday at Niagara Falls. A Harrisburg native and former secretary of the County Commissioners and Niagara Theatrical Association he held several posts including secretary of the Moose and president of the Bartenders Union. Funeral at his brother J. F. Bowers's home 321 Hummel street at 2:30 pm with burial in Harrisburg cemetery. Rev. H. W. A. Hanson officiating. Survived by father John W. Bowers two brothers J. F. and Co. M. Bowers three sisters Bertha Rupp Ella Thompson and Sarah Hoder. Harrisburg Rifles to provide military escort under Captain H. M. Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Bowers
Niagara Falls
Bowers
Harrisburg
County Commissioners
Niagara Theatrical Association
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
The
Moose
Bartenders Union
Orioles
J. F. Bowers
Hummel Street
H. W. A. Hanson
Messiah Lutheran Church
John W. Bowers
J. F
Co. M. Bowers
Bertha Rupp
Ella Thompson
Sarah Hoder
H. M. Stine
Congressman Robbins to Speak at Flag Day Rally in Harrisburg
Congressman Edward B. Robbins of Greensburg will deliver the principal address at Flag Day exercises at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg on Friday evening June 14. The Elks lodge sponsors a street parade from Front and Market streets at 7:30 PM, with several organizations joining the patriotic event. Last year about 15,000 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward BE. Robbins
Greensburg
Reservoir Park
Harrisburg
Party at Bower Home in Jackson Township
A delightful party was hosted at Ex County Commissioner C. M. Bower’s home in Blain Jackson township. Guests included numerous attendees and pupils from the Blain Vocational School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bower
Blain
C. M. Bower
Jackson Township
Brothers Arrive in France Battery B 108th Light Artillery
Elizabethville Pa June 4 D W Koppenheffer and family learn their two sons Walter and Harry in training at Camp Gordon Atlanta Ga have reached France and are assigned to Battery B 108th Light Artillery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franch
Elizabethville
D. W. Koppenheffer
Walter
Harry
Camp Gordon
Atlanta, Ga
France
108Th Light Artillery
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Central Penna. News
Serge
Palm Beach
Keel Kloth
Serge Suits
Kioth Sane
Onee Marine
N. 2Nd St
Cor. Walnut
Mets
Monito Hose
Monito Organization
Moorhead Knitting Company, Incorporated
Walnut and
Cameron Streets
Harrisburg, Pa
Gotham
Newport
Dillsburg
J. B. Wolf
J. Harold Wolf
Presbyterian Parsonage
8. D. Foust
Dayton
Ohio
Ferree
Shippensburg
W. S. Sheffer
Charles Grimes
Camp Meade
Ray Klugh
Connellsville
Ss. H. Klugh
United Brethren Church
Dogwood
Beavertown
S. A. Crabill
Otave Wisman
New Cumberland
Oliver Wisman
York
George Grove
Bridge Street
Hampshire
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
W. C. Keister
Mt. Olivet
Clarion Foose
Kathryn Foose
Harvey Wallace, Jr
C. G. Zeigler
Lykena
Miles B. Britcher
Lewis Britcher
Malinda Shreifiler
Palmyra
Harry Dunkleberger
Oakdale
Niagara
Hart
Schaffner TX
Hart Schaffner & Marx
H. Marks & Son
4Th & Market Sts
Firestone Tires
Times
Firestone
Front-Market Motor Supply Co
Market Street
Packard Motor Car Co
Harrisburg Auto and Tire Repair Co
South Third St
Sterling Auto Tire Co
Second Street
Black's
17Th Street
Mann Brothers
13Th Street
Harrisburn, Pa
Cloverleaf Vale. & Auto Tire Co
N. Sixth Street
Williams Motor Co
West Shore Tire Repair Company
Lemoyne, Pa
Geo. H. Haverstick Penbrook, Pa
New Cumberland, Pa
H. M. Stahler
Hunter, Pa
Firestone Cord Tires
South Second St
Bell
Dial
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