Robber Causes Break of Eggs in Fairfield Road Incident
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania a crate of eggs was shattered when a would be robber startled a horse near Willoughby Run after a boy carried the eggs from town. A suspect Preston Weathers of Baltimore was later captured and identified by the boy. In York Haven a lawn party for St Pauls Lutheran Sunday school class was held with twenty plus attendees including Mrs Ira Warner and several girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Fairfield Road
Ira Clapsaddle
Willoughby Run
Wilson
Preston Weathers
Baltimore
Yorks Haven
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Ira Warner
Emma Rife
Edith Rife
Bertha Flury
Dorothy Negle
Dora Shorts
Ellen Stroman
Ruth Shepp
Minerva Swan
Miriam Whisler
May Fickes
Mazie Cooper
Mary Felker
Mildred Felker
Gertrude Frantz
Warner
Make Your Own Coffee at the Table Features Hires Instant
An advertisement touts Hires Instant Soluble Coffee as convenient for table use no pot needed. It claims soldiers in France preferred it during wartime and that the product dissolves instantly in hot or iced water, yielding a strong Mocha and Java flavor. It emphasizes higher bean juice extraction and widespread store availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Harvest Home Stock Sale Planned After Picnic Event
Chambersburg Pa June 18 The Harvest Home picnic at Red Bridge Park October 3 and 4 will become a county fair with a stock sale of all kinds on October 6. Franklin County Farmers and Breeders Association led by D Edward Long organized the sale with M M Kauffman John E Heckmen and R Miller on the planning committee. Stock exhibit buildings blown over during a windstorm have been repaired for the picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Red Bridge Park
Here
Franklin County Farmers’ and Breeders’ Association
D. Edward Long
Public Printing and Binding
M. M. Kauffman
Scotland
John E. Heckmen
St. Thomas
R. Miller
Carlisle Orders Siding Prohibition In Central Carlisle
Carlisle Pennsylvania officials issue another ultimatum to stop using a center town siding for express loading and freight. Ten days are allowed before seeking an injunction against the Railroad Administration and American Railway Express Company. In adjacent notes, local electric company changes and a smallpox case are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
High Streets
Railroad Administration
American Railway Express Company
Dickinson College
Girls Stunt Night Attracts 400 In Red Bridge Park
A wartime entertainment in Red Bridge Park "Girls Stunt Night" drew 400 girls under War Camp Community Service auspices to honor returning sailors and soldiers. The crowd heard music from Queen City band and Chambersburg orchestra, watched dances, tableaux, and ceremonial initiations, and joined in patriotic songs before dancing ended the night.
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Chambersburg
Red Bridge Park
Women of the
Queen City Band
Chambersburg Orchestra
C. V. RF. Sh
Rainbow Division
Red Cross
Navy
Miss Weber’s Pupils Give Recital at Mechanicsburg
Music pupils of Miss Lillian Weber presented a recital at her West Keller street home in Mechanicsburg Pa last evening. The program featured works by Streabbog Behr Offenbach Schumann Mozart and Tschaikowsky performed by students including Velva Dellinger Mabel Martin Doris McClane Anna Myers Catherine Weber Miriam Weber Dorothy Taylor Belva Dellinger Raymond Strong Teressa Beck Marie Clark and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Lillian Weber
West Keller Street
Morceaux
Streabbog
Velva Dellinger
Mabel Martin
Doris McClane
Elizabeth Weber
Behr
the Cat
Maxim
Anna Myers
The
Schiller
Dorothy Taylor
Lawson
Catherine Weber
Brier Rose
Hamer
Mable Martin
Barcarolle
Offenbach
Dellafield
Belva Dellinger
Neuman
Miriam Weber
Dance of the Gnomes
Williams
Heather Rose
Lange
Rummel
Raymond Strong
Knight Rupert
Schumann
Matuska
Engel
Teressa Beck
Marie Clark
Terecca Beck
Beethoven
the Skylark
Tschaikowsky
Elfin
Jensen
Mozart
Parade at Mechanicsburg to Boost Memorial Park
Two hundred Mechanicsburg soldiers will march in a booster parade for Memorial Park led by the Singer Band on Main Street. The procession includes the Girls Military Squadron, several fire companies, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross workers, school children, automobiles, and church members. The parade supports a Memorial Park project funded by a 25 000 dollar drive.
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Mechanicsburg
Memorial Park
Singer
Main Street
Girls
Washington, Citizens and Rescue Fire Companies
Boy Scouts
Boys’ Bicycle Brigade
Red Cross Women Workers
Suburban Notes From Mercersburg and Nearby Towns
Local notes report visits by Lt. Paul M. Stouffer and family in Linden Avenue and other relatives in Linden Avenue and Church Street. A Mount Wolf birth, Chautauqua ticket drive, and fishing party details plus several visits among residents of Mercersburg Duncannon Mount Wolf and nearby towns are recorded. Major Baker returns home to Baltimore and plans junior Plattsburg posting in New York State.
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Mercersburg
Paul M. Stouffer
Highland Park, Ill
Lieutenant Stouffer
George A. Stouffer
Linden Avenue
Mell Metcalfe
Lancaster
D. F. Metcalfe
Ruth North
Philadelphia
Samuel North
Church Street
D. Rods Stickell
Hagerstown
Lewis Conn
Shippensburg
Thomas W. Baker
Mercersburg Academy
Baltimore
New York State
Plattsburg
Arthur K. Runkle
Harrisburg
D. Lawrence Meyers
Margaret Slaymaker
Mary McDowell
Mount Wolf
Leroy Augenbaugh
Manchester
York Haven
Hoffmanville
Walter Bloss
Charles Hilker
Hilker
Charles Brenne
Ella Linebaugh
Lydia Osman
Emma Fulton
C. J. Eisenhower
Lewisburg
Formal opening Hotel Carlisle in Carlisle Pa
Interest centers on the formal opening of the new Hotel Carlisle to be held Tuesday July 1. The five story hotel will have 50 rooms with 35 baths and a large lobby, two dining rooms the Rose room and the Green room, a root garden and adjoining site.
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Carlisle
Chamber of Commerce
Waynesboro Plans 200 Modern Dwellings
Waynesboro Pa June 18 The Manufacturers Association proposes building 200 houses to house a growing population. The plan divides the road work between local industries the Waynesboro Realty Company and private capital. The Realty Company already has several bungalows under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Manufacturers’ Association
Waynesboro Realty Company
Farmer Wins Verdict Against Dealer in Nonpayment Suit
In Williamsport a farmer near Muncy, Harry McCarty, fought a suit for 154 dollars over a manure spreader said to be delivered in 1917. The jury acquitted McCarty and awarded him 25 dollars for crop losses caused by the machine, which he testified he never ordered.
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Williamsport
Harry McCarty
Muncy
McCarty
Outing At The Poplars In Mount Wolf Pa
The Out Door Club of local young men spends two weeks at The Poplars Conewago Heights. Members include James Diehl Elwood Ness David Rodes Harry Hoffman Allen Diehl Roy Hoffman Earl Wolf William Duering Stewart Holler Robert Holler Henry Diehl Roy Fink Wallace Kunkel Guy Albaugh Earl Hoffman John Hoffman. Copperheads and rattlesnakes reported killed by Jesse Estep John Turner and others near Mifflin County.
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the Poplars
Mount Wolf
Conewago Heights
James Diehl
Elwood Ness
David Rodes
Harry Hoffman
Allen Diehl
Roy Hoffman
Earl Wolf
William Duering
Stewart Holler
Robert Holler
Henry Diehl
Roy Fink
Wallace Kunkel
Guy Albaugh
Earl Hoffman
John Hoffman
800 Badges Bought For Presentation to Soldiers
Lewistown Pa June 18 No business on July 4 will be allowed. proceeds go to Victory Park. 800 medals ordered by W F Eckbert Jr chair medal committee. one medal for every county soldier who answered the call. County bands, 800 soldiers in parade, horse races and amusements fund park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Victory Park
W. F. Eckbert, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy
Cumberland Valley
Harvest Home
Franklin County Farmers and Breeders’ Association
C. C. Stouffer
Chambersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro Street Railway Company
Waynesboro Electric Company
Wilbur Krise
Hart
William Ritter
O. A. Ritter
West Main Street
Walter Rook
Beleans
Bellans
Joseph §. Oberle
Franklin County
John C. Craig
Greencastle
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Craig
State College
Edward Rice
Crawford County
Rice
Adams County
Harry E. Myers
Peters Township
William Stover
Ambrose Myers
American Legion
Joe Stickell
Colorado
Utah
Ckies
Snowy Peaks
Rockies
Great Salt Lake
Rocky Mountain
Mesa Verde
Yencom Iet
Consolidated Et Office
Travel Bureau
U.S. Railroad Administration
Liberty Sten Bee
Healey
Atlanta
Georgia
United States - Railroad ‘Administration
Consolidated Ticket Office
J. Lester Bostetter
Bostetter
Hagerstown Lounge Company
Faraday
J. Frank Highlands
Ida Highland
F. J. Bowles
Welsh Run
Weiner
John Steinman
James Johnston
Special Institute For Farmers
Elizabeth Fallon
Ireland
N. J
J. Lesley Falon
William Miller
United Brethren Sunday School
Rosa Lentz
Thelma Freeman
Mae Walton
Stella Markley
Mary Gundy
Ursinus
Warners of
Rae
Waener’s Late Remedies Co
Rochester, N. Y
G. A. Gorgas
Mifflin County
Jesse Estep
John Turner
Licking Creek
Park Ave
129Th St
New York
Bed Davenport
Eversible
Axminster
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