Appropriation Bill Being Cut In Budget Review
The general appropriation bill undergoes subcommittee pruning trimming departmental items to near 1915 levels. Changes focus on new posts added or altered programs while departments like Labor and Industry Public Service Highway and Compensation face cuts. The Agriculture budget expands only to support farming growth and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumbaught
Capitol
Department of Labor and Industry
Public Service
Department of Agriculture
Beware of Pain Signals and Gold Medal Haarlem Oil
An old advertisement warns that pains in kidneys stomach joints and head can signal underlying illnesses and urges keeping fit with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the capsules address various pains and offers money back if not helpful. It also cautions against substitutes and promotes purity of the imported product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Haarlem
Steelton and Nearby Towns Push Bond Sales Record
Bethlehem Steel campaign totals show Steelton plant with 34 percent of 10 000 workers subscribing to Liberty bonds raising 257 200 by 6 pm with a $500 000 goal in five days. Other plants report progress toward a corporation wide 5 250 000 target with departments posting varied sums. Banks expect to contribute about 100 000 with several 3 000 subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelton
Bethlehem Steel Company
Liberty
Bethlehem Corporation
Bethlehem
West End
Steel and Iron Foundry
Chemical and Physical Laboratory
Steelton and Highspire Railroad
Lebanon
Titusville
New
Darby Prizes Awarded For Seventh Grade Geography
W F Darby geography prizes were awarded to seventh graders James Roth first Mary Malehorn second and Miriam Knoderer and Paul Racer tied for third. Superintendent L E B McGinnis presented the awards before all high school grade pupils in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Award Darby
W. F. Darby
James Roth
Mary Malehorn
Miriam Knoderer
Paul Racer
L. E B. McGinnes
Fire Company
West Side Hose Company
Myers and
Conestoga
Solis
William Hilbert
Frederick Street
J. Wilson Walek
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Tressler
Loysville
Steel plant clerks hold first annual outing at Williams Grove
About 100 accounting clerks from a local steel plant traveled by special train from Harrisburg to Williams Grove for the first annual department outing. The event featured music, a married men beat single men 4 to 1 in a baseball game, prizes for events led by Miss Clara Brashears and Miss Sarah Johnson, and multiple toast segments led by J. A. Bell. A local couple, Maria Magnelli and Gabrielle Magaro, married at St. Ann's Church in Steelton. Four Steelton Trust Company directors to be elected July 11 for three-year terms.
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Williams Grove
Harrisburg
Pbshee
Miks Sarah Johnson
Clara Brashears
L. Kk. Miller
W. Frank
Clayton Maurer
Burgess Wigold
Maria Magnelli
Gabrielle Magaro
Steelton
St. Ann's Catholic Church
B. Sama
Steelton Trust Company
Middletown Class Day Exercises and Local News
Middletown High School holds its annual class day in the auditorium on Tuesday June 12 with a two part program including a president's address class prophecy and a play titled A Case of Suspension The Middletown Fair Association plans to sell the fair grounds on June 29 at 4 o'clock and form a new stock company to raise capital A quiet wedding unites Miss Margaret A Epler and Professor J Raymond Swartz at Middletown with a wedding trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City Funeral services are held for Mrs Anna Raymond and local civic groups meet to discuss Liberty Bonds and lodge initiations
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Audiporicum
Quincy Bent
Earl C. Rudy
Grace E. Bowman
Emilie K. Force
Esther H. Kinsey
Rodney W. Nisley
Ada P. Detweiler
Dorothy
Alice
Mildred
Pearl B. Flaig
Catherine H. Kinsey
Irma K. Landis
Harold
Tom
Jack
Wellington Bowman
Stewart Snavely
Rodney W
Nisley
Ophelia Judkins
Margie R. Sides
Kathleen
Jones
Walter B. Detweiler
Middletown
John Statler
Grace Ruhl
Mechanicsburg
Margaret A. Epler
J. Raymond Swartz
O. M. Kraybill
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Swartz
Fourth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anna Raymond
North Union Street
Joshua Gipe
C. N. Raymond
Wessley
Robert Raymond
James Cunningham
D. B. Keiffer
Poketo Tribe No. 315
Ann Street
Baccalaureate Sermon Ahead as Swatara High Graduates Prepare
Oberlin Swatara township High School plans a Sunday baccalaureate at United Brethren Church led by Rev H B Kiefer with school board and teachers attending. Oberlin Enhaut Bressler churches will close the morning service to join in the event. Final exams begin Monday with seniors exempt on averages of 90 percent+. Additional notes cover local society visits and students returning home from Susquehanna University and Millersburg.
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Swatara Township High School
United Brethren Church
Kiefer
Teacers
Oberlin
Enhaut
Bressler
The
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Pennsylvania
Palmyra
H. 8. Kiefer
Ella Reinhower
8. Stewart
Olivia Stengle
Erwin Gerhardat
Emma Eschenaur
Millersburg
Harry Eschenaur
William Janson
Earl Shaeffer
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Martin Zoll
Rev. J.hummer
Seven Valleys
Franklin County
Thomas Miller
Biglersville
Katherine Fox
East Orange
Swatara Alumni Banquet Set For June 15
Swatara Townshift High School Alumni Association plans its annual banquet for Friday evening June 15 following commencement. The event includes an entertainment program and officer elections for the coming year.
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Swatara Townshift High School Alumni Association
Oberlin
W. H. Horner
S Kohlhaas
Bertha Eby
W. J. Bishop
W. Kohlhaas
Ethel Horner
Mary Nissley
Fredith Eichelberger
Kathryn Bishop
House Adjourns Until Monday in Laborious Session
The Pennsylvania House adjourned until Monday amid a near empty chamber with repeated near quorum failures. Representative Neary of Philadelphia criticized the lack of attendance as the body moved to a Pittsburgh bill, while the McNichol eight hour day employment bill was sent back to committee for a hearing.
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Representative Neary
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
House
Pittsburgh
Mr. Neary
Baldwin
McNichol
Ramsey
Delaware
Study of Police Record System Progress in City
R. Nelson Bennett, Wilkes-Barre finance superintendent, toured police headquarters to study the new record system stemming from a recent New York Bureau of Municipal Research survey. He indicated some ideas may be adopted in Wilkes-Barre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Nelson Bennett
Wilkes Barre
New York Bureau of Municipal Research
Bennett
Wilkes-Barre
Legislator Seen Frequently in City Sessions
A member of the Third League, well known to officials, is a frequent visitor in the city during Legislature sessions attending many hearings on third class city bills in committee.
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Senate
Brumbaugh
Aileen McCullough
Beaver County
Mothers’ Pension Fund
Edward C. Cunningham
Sewickley
B. T. Ealy
Enon Valley
Water Supply Commission
Lancaster
Northumberland
Snyder
Pottsville
Scranton
Public Service Commission
Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad Company
Armstrong County
Public Service Company
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Mediation
Lincoln Highway
Black
Chambersburg
Col. Trexler
H. C. Trexler
Allentown
National Guard
Liberty War Loan
Steelton High School
Globe
Velour
Gabardine—Poplin
Serge Coats
Liberty Bond
Varsity
the Globe
Clerks
Williams Grov
Swatara
Togt
George Kunkel
Peter Kohiman
Kohiman
Vernon Retten
Christian L. Long
Kunkel
Sadie
Shover
Sadie Shover
Almshouse
Harrisburg Hospital
Cowden Street
Soutter
Dept
Department of Summer
Soutter’s
Departmert
Market St
Goodyear
Opeys
White Sea Isle
Vici
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