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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1919

Page

5

Chambersburg Seniors Depart For Washington Trip

Fifty three members of the Chambersburg High School senior class, with teachers Miss Ida Roof and Miss Margaret Appenzeller and Principal A C Shuck, left for a three day sightseeing tour of Washington D C. They will stay at the Metropolitan Hotel and visit Arlington Mount Vernon and Alexandria before returning via Hagerstown on Saturday evening.

Chambersburg Chambersburg High School Ida Roof Margaret Appenzeller A. C. Shuck Washington, D. C Metropolitan Hotel Washington Arlington Mount Vernon Alexandria Hagerstown

Two People Injured In Carlisle Crash

In Carlisle Pennsylvania two persons were injured when a Carlisle and Mount Holly trolley smashed into a work car just south of Carlisle. Motorman William Wolf of Barnitz suffered severe cuts and possible internal injuries while Mrs. James Sheaffer of Mount Holly Springs sustained serious cuts. The tram failed to stop at a switch and struck the work car during tie changing, damaging the trolley front and the work car.

Carlisle Mount Holly William Wolf Barnitz James Sheaffer Mount Holly Springs

Gensler Baker Wedding at Waynesboro

In Waynesboro Pennsylvania May 29 Ruth Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs H B Baker married Joseph A Gensler of Mechanicsburg The ceremony officiated by Rev J M Francis at the Lutheran Church The home decor featured mountain laurel honeysuckle and potted plants A wedding march by Miss Mary Hawman A buffet supper followed The couple will reside with the bride’s parents Mrs Gensler is a Waynesboro High School graduate The groom has been a Grand Union Tea Company employee in Harrisburg for several years

Waynesboro H. B. Baker Main Street Ruth Baker Joseph A. Gensler Mechanicsburg J. M. Francis

Deaths and local notices from Carlisle area

Carlisle announces the death of U Grant Barnitz a prominent mill operator and director in several Carlisle firms after a seven month illness in Philadelphia survivors include wife two children and sister funeral set for tomorrow Also obituary notices for Andrew J Kutz long-time Carlisle resident Civil War veteran and business man Irving College concludes its sixty third annual commencement with a 100 scholarship gift to a student at the close Smallpox cases in Waynesboro show improvement with a new seventh case and quarantine A retiree Frank Barnett flies in Atlantic City with Eddie Stinson in a Curtis plane reaching 2600 feet and 110 mph Myers sentenced for two worthless checks and Lisburn Lower Allen residents urge county to buy and improve six miles of road between Frogtown and Lisburn to connect with the Harrisburg to Dillburg state highway

Carlisle U. Grant Barnitz Pennsylvania Philadelphia Lemoyne Trust Company Farmers’ Trust Company Allen and East Pennsboro Insurance Company Dickinson Township First Lutheran Church of William Helen Sue Barnitz Andrew J. Kutz Middleton Newville Joshua W. Sharpe Odd Fellows Ida EB. Kutz Harry A. Kutz North Carolina F. B. Swigert Ralph T. Kutz Lydia Abrahims Rebecca Reed R. D Waynesboro J. H. Kinter Chambersburg Beck's Row Henry Wolford Atlantic City Frank Barnett Eddie Stinson Curtis Lisburn Lower Allen Township Cumberland County Commissioners Frogtown School House

Newville Girl Weds Officer in Simple Home Ceremony

Isabel Laughlin daughter of the late Rev Hood Laughlin and Lieutenant Frank Harris of the United States Navy wed in Newville at 6 pm Tuesday. The Rev Frank Wheeler officiated at the Big Spring Presbyterian church home ceremony with family members, bridesmaids, and naval officers in attendance.

Isabel Laughlin Frank Harris United States Navy J.S. Elliott Newville Niec Hood Laughlin China Berkeley Cal Frank Wheeler Big Spring Presbyterian Church Lohengrin Mary Jane Laughlin W. J. Laughlin Ruth Anderson Chicago Ill William Tooze Oakland

A Cool Delicious Drink Root Beer from Hires Extract

A vintage ad extols home made root beer using Hires Household Extract sugar and yeast. It promises 40 pints or 80 glasses at under one cent per glass, stressing purity and natural flavors from birch bark ginger and spikenard. Includes tips to reuse old bottles and seal with air tight stoppers.

Harris wedding pair depart for Washington trip

Following the ceremony, Lieutenant and Mrs Harris left for a wedding trip. They will reside in Washington D C, where Mr Harris is employed by the Government. Red Cross classes in Duncannon report success with fifty members enrolled in home nursing, three sections meeting weekly, Laura H Heinz of the Harrisburg Chapter directing. Carlisle reports 1,000 soldiers at the United States hospital.

Carlisle Cumberland County Harris Washington, D. C Mr. Harris RED Cross Duncannon Duncannon Red Cross Laura H. Heinz Harrisburg the Red Cross

General Hospital Sees Major Surge with 1000 Plus Men

The facility reports a substantial rise in occupancy with more than a thousand men present, accounting for over half of the total. Authorities note the evolving intake and capacity pressures as the scene unfolds.

Unclear Patient Inflow Figures Reported

The report notes 183 patients on Sunday and 169 arriving yesterday evening, indicating a surge in admissions and stressing hospital capacity.

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