Testimonial Dinner For Late R. J. Cunningham
Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce invites the department staff to a June 6 dinner at Spruce Creek Red and Gun Club honoring the late State Highway Commissioner and his program. Guests include W. D. Uhler and other highway officials, plus local committee leaders and Penn Highway members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Cunningham
Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce
Spruce Creek Red and Gun Club
W. D. Uhler
George H. Biles
Joseph W. Hunter
Howard W. Fry
W. A. Wynn
Bureau of Township Highways
W. R. D. Hall
William Penn Highway
Huntingdon Motor Club
E. M
Africa
J. H. Brumbaugh
Juniata College
F. Bayer
E. E. C. Gibbs
E. M. Greene
C. H. Miller
Local News Briefs Highlight May Revenue and Community Efforts
May receipts in the Ninth Internal Revenue district rose to 322000 dollars with detail. St Paul’s Episcopal Church fund campaign surpassed 3500 dollars toward a 9000 dollar mortgage. Harrisburg Eagles No 122 plan attendance at the McKeesport state convention. A pair of autos collided at Boyd and Wallace streets with no injuries. Seven held after a Tanners alley raid. R Heagy cited for speeding by Officer Hylan. Lawrence Williams and others joined the Tenth Cavalry’s pursuit of Villa in Mexico. Guy L. Roach, 2030 Boas Street, attempted suicide by roach powder. hospitalized with removal of poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue District
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Eagles
McKeesport
Harrisburg Aerie of Eagles
Tanners Alley
R. Heagy
Spear
Hylan
Villa
Ctarenee Williams
United States Army
Tenth Cavalry
Mexico
Harrisburg
James Hawkins
James Smith
Piney Dixon
Ralph Black
John Y. Jons Roach
Guy L. Y
Boas Street
Barrinburg Hospital
Steelton to authorize $75,000 bond issue and rail crossings
Steelton borough council plans to authorize the president, secretary and treasurer to float a $75,000 bond issue approved by voters on May 16. A separate ordinance seeks three track crossings for Pennsylvania Railroad freight spur at Franklin Conestoga and Trewick streets with potential concessions likely before passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Franklin, Conestoga and
Trewick Streets
Counci
Convention Program Prepared for Cumberland Valley Firemen
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen convention in Middletown was set for July with a full two day program including opening exercises, addresses by John R. Geyer and Eugene Bonniwell, officer reports, elections, and a grand parade marshal selection. Local fire companies will meet tonight to finalize housing and entertainment for visiting squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fire
Middletown
John R. Geyer
George W. Bitner
Eugene Bonniwell
State Firemen’s Association
Maurice Cain
Pollyanna Story Told At Middletown Church
Miss Mable Mullins will present Pollyanna the Glad Girl this evening at the Presbyterian Church. She is connected with the Star Lyceum Bureau of New York. The Middletown school board meets tonight to elect teachers for the coming term with few changes anticipated. Douglas Association, the Steelton High School alumni branch, elected officers and plans to hold the banner at Hygienic School next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollyanna
Mable Mullins
Presbyterian Church
Douglas Association
Steelton High School
Allen Frey
Nicholas Harris
Edith Moten Everetts
John W. Fields
Chas
Howard
Ora Imes
Local Visitors and Memorial Day Guests in Highspire
George Taylor and daughter Frances and Mrs Alfred Lehman with daughter Erma from Harrisburg visited Mr and Mrs John Wetzel on Jury Street. Mrs Isaac Reed and children from Bendon Michigan stayed two weeks with Mrs John Weitzel. Alice Ulrich of Harrisburg visited a town. George Butterfield and son Charles from Philadelphia were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Harvey Reem. Memorial Day visitors included Mrs Harry Garman of Palmyra Philip Devinne of Elizabeth N J Joe White of Lucknow Mrs Emma Arnold of Harrisburg Mr and Mrs P G Diener and daughter Louise of Harrisburg Mrs John Attick and son John of Harrisburg and Rev and Mrs M Manning of Maytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highspire
George Taylor
Frances
Alfred Lehman
Erma
Harrisburg
John Wetzel
Jury Street
Isaac Reed
Crystal and
Lawrence
Bendon
Mich
John Weitzel
Alice Ulrich
George Butterfield
Charles
Philadelphia
Harvey Reem
Race Street
Harry Garman
Palmyra
Philip Devinnie
Elizabeth
N. J
Joel White
Lucknow
Emma Arnold
P. G. Diener
Louise
John Attick
John
M. ©. Manning
Maytown
Railroad Rumbles Veteran Official Joins Pensioners
L. J. Koch joint yard master for the middle and central divisions at Lewistown Junction retires from the Pennsylvania Railroad after fifty years of service. A Harrisburg figure and longtime union official, Koch began as telegraph operator in 1865 and rose to joint yard master by 1913, retiring at age 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
L. J. Koch
Lewistown
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Erie
Koch
Tom Beaver
Lewistown Sentinel
Huntingdon
Midddle
W. Brook Moore
George Kinter
Middleburg
Lewistown Junction
Milroy
Standard Steel Works
Motor Trucks Replace Old-Time Hand Cars on Reading Line
The Reading Railway Company receives motor trucks for section men on the Reading division. Each truck carries 10 men and tools and first tested at 30 miles an hour. Equipped with a double gasoline engine, the first unit serves the Belt Line at Gibraltar. Similar trucks are planned for the Harrisburg division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Railway Company
Reading
Gibraltar
Chicago
Harrisburg
Crews Digest and Assignments From Philadelphia Reading and Enola
The page lists crew rosters and first to go times for Philadelphia Division Enola and Reading districts. It names engineers firemen conductors flagmen and brakemen for multiple divisions with up lists and yard assignments and indicates several crews to go after 4 PM and after 9:18 PM.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Crew
Black
Wenrick
Grass
Ford
McGuire
Swartz
Howard
Gable
Brubacher
Geesey
Happersett
Layman
Madenford
Maden
Rudy
Stone
Lloyd
Mumma
Gillett
Miller
Middle
Red
Altoona
Harris
Dorman
Briggles
Doede
Albright
Shirk
Clouser Howard
Steele
Bowers
Ulsh
Charles
Kepner
Kirk
Stiffler
Hunter
Masterson
Horning
Kohr
Burkett
Bruker
Liesbau
Bullek
Hoffman
Beisel
Sheaffer
Heiner
Fawan
Fleck
Mellinger
Reed
Heck
Edwards
Prosser
Foltz
ENOLA
Stauffer Flickinger
Murratt
Hooper
Nicholas Loper
Smedley
Hassan
Thomas
Carson
Meek
Staley
Crosby Cooper
Martin
Aiesig
Dougherty
Hasmes Coulter
Lick
Quentzler
Shade
Welsh
Gayman
Seabolt
Brakeman
Pereings
Hill
Boyer
Anspach
Kling
Smith
Branyon
Brett
Sellers, Handibee
Hall
Kline
Hinkle
Linn
JL. C. Hall
Eicheberger
Reading Hartiabure
Barnhart
Morne
Rail yard crews listed in historic personnel roster
A dated roster enumerates workers by job titles including Wireman Ferrow Massimore Wyre Martin and Firemen Yowler Stoner Forn wall Vonhower Brehm Bowers Blum entsine Stambaugh Stephens McMullan Miller Conductors Beaver Wolfe Brakemen Harder Felker Leighman Galbraith Cintaman Green Dean Dare Sides Ensinger Kunderman Jones Rishel Seaman Palmer Scott Smith Rheam Ellrode Shipe reaer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wireman
Ferrow
Massimore
Wyre
Martin
Bonawitz
Yowler
Stoner
Fornwall
Vonhower
Brehm
Bowers
Blumentsine
Stambaugh
Stephens
McMullan
Miller
Beaver
Wolfe
Harder
Felker
Leighman
Galbraith
Cintaman
Green
Dean
Dare
Sides
Ensinger
Kinderman
Jones
Rishel
Seaman
Miller Dies. Longtime Shoe Merchant Succumbs at 44
Richard C. Miller aged 44 a shoe merchant in this city for more than twenty five years died last evening at his home 1939 Green street after a lingering illness Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock the Rev J Bradley Markward pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating The body will be taken to Myerstown on Thursday morning by Hoover and Son undertakers where burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery Miller was a member of Robert Burns Lodge Harrisburg Consistory the Chapter and the A A O N Mystic Shrine He is survived by his wife Mrs Sarah Miller one daughter Christine his parents three brothers and four sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Miller
Green Street
Third
Cumberland
J. Bradley Markward
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Myerstown
Hoover and Son
Robert Burns Lodge
Miller
Harrisburg
A. A. O.N. Mystic Shrine
Sarah Miller
Christine
Dauphin Expenditures Show Slight Decrease From Last Year
County Controller H W Gough reports five months ending June 1 total expenditures at 9236 336 30 compared with 94847 31 a year earlier Despite higher costs from the triennial assessment election courthouse upkeep and interest Dauphin county spent about 2000 less than in 1915 The 1914 outlay was 9141 480 24 The Women s Union Missionary Society plans a meeting tomorrow at 2 30 PM at the Church of Christ Fourth and Delaware streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Dauphin County
H. W. Gough
Darken Your Gray Hair With Q Ban Restorer
Apply like a shampoo to scalp for a week then three times weekly. Hair becomes a uniform dark shade with no gray. Q Ban Hair Color Restorer is not a dye and is harmless. Available at Geo. A. Gorgas drug store Harrisburg PA with mail options for out of town customers.
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Q-Ban
Geo. A. Gorgas Drug Store
Harrisburg
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John Wanamaker
James Gillespie
Progressive Democratic Organization Committee
Fred Groff
Berlin
Prohibition
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Wanamaker
Groff
W. W. Roper
Lancaster Automobile Club
Manor Turnpike Road Company
Commonwealth
Benjamin Co.Atlee
Mont Alto Manufacturing Company
Theodore Kharas
Leroy F. Moore
Charles L. French
Duncannon
A. W. Grove
Halifax
E. A. Garman
Richfield
Perma- Loc Manufacturing Company
Wilkes-Barre Corporation
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Lic Service Commission
Scranton
Wallace J. Barnes
Wayne County
State Hospital For the Criminal Insane
Farview
James L. Marsteller
Kingston
Plymouth
Edwardsville
Washington, D. C
Capitol
B. F. Barnum
Wilkes-Barre
Powell
Workmen's Compensation Board
Frances Poluskiewicz
Rock Poluskiewicz
William Equi
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News OF Steelton
J. W. W. Reynders
Park and Playgrounds Commission
Cumberland Valley
G. N. Lauffer
Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
K. Potega
Paul Gotwalt
York
George H. Schadt
Lancaster
Davis Garver
Seibert
W. A. Seibert
Fred Wigfield
C. E. B. Malehorn
Adam
Gladich
West Side
James Pearson
Burgess Winfield
St. Mary's Catholic Church
South Second Street
Gettysburg Seminary
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fannie Spiroff
Midland
St. Nicholas Serbian Church
Baldwin Cemetery
Wm. Strouse
Savilla Baer
George Rowe
Swatara Street
Clayton Albert Smucker
Stevens Memorial Methodist Church
Paxtang
Billie” Green
Billie’ Green
Spicer
Lincoln
Priscilla Stambaugh
Jacob M. Stambaugh
Margaret Rice
Chestnut Street
Thomas Reisch
Christ Lutheran Church
Mt. Pleasant
CIA
Callo
Iivaudou
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