Grace Church organ recital features Beebe and Male
An organ recital at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Priday on June 22 at eight o'clock features Chester H. Beebe of Janes M. E. Church Brooklyn assisted by Harold E. Male on violin. A talk on The Modern Organ will follow and a silver offering will help defray concert costs.
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Chester H. Beebe
Janes M. E
Brooklyn
Harold E. Male
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
State Street
Bach
Schumann
Beethoven
Clyde
Sellars
Thais
Massenet
Beebe
Central High Seniors in Closing Festivities
Fifty members of Central High School travel on a sight seeing trip to Washington, D C escorted by Mrs. Charles E. Robinson and Prof. B E Keller. They visit the National Capitol, museums, Arlington National Cemetery, and Mount Vernon with a farewell dance planned at Summerdale. Invitations exceed five hundred.
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Central High School
Washington, l. C
Charles E. Robinson
York
Harold EB. Eckert
BE. F. Keller
Metropolitan Hotel
National Capitol
Engagement announced with sympathetic ink at Newport tea
Miss Elsie I. Hoke and Charles E. Bosserman of Newport received an engagement reveal at a thimble tea hosted by Miss LaRue Ritter. Laurel, roses and daisies adorned the house, guests saw hidden vows on lighted cards, and clothespins were dressed as brides after refreshments. Attending were Elsie Hoke and many friends.
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Elsie* Hoke
Jessie Kough
Gertrude Brandt
Eva Lucker
Mae Saucerman
Helen Dean
Alda Freeland
Margaret Craig
Frances Kraies
Margaret Bassett
D. B. Taylor
John Baker
Galahad Club Opens Summer Activities in Reservoir Park
The Galahad Recreation Club kicked off its summer social season with an open air event in Reservoir Park. Following games, refreshments were served to a long list of members including Misses Clara Bittner Elva Bittner Reba Foland Dorothy Watts and many others. The group also notes a card party planned by the Colonial Country Club Ladies Advisory committee with Mrs Charles H. Hunter leading. Also reported are travels and visits of local residents and several family announcements including births and wedding anniversaries.
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Galahad Recreation Club
Reservoir Park
Clara Bittner
Elva Bittner
Reba Foland
Dorothy Watts
Loraine Heagy
Elsie Fritz
Jane Bittner
Jennie Cassel
Margaret Lenker
Winifred Watts
Edward McKay
The
Colonial Country Club
Charles H. Hunter
Isridge
Red Cross Dividend Declared by Mechanicsburg Bank
The First National Bank of Mechanicsburg announced a one percent Red Cross dividend on its stock totaling about $1,000. Bank directors urge stockholders to contribute the dividend to the Red Cross fund.
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Mechanicsburg, Pa
First National Bank of
Mechanicsburg
Red Cross Fund
Harrisburg To Raise Second Guard Truck Company
Ten men from Harrisburg have been chosen for the second guard truck company and will be recruited at the courthouse tent until 10 p m tonight. Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler reported the quota would be filled in Lancaster, but Harrisburg still secured ten men who will be recruited today. The first truck company trained last night in the Chestnut street auditorium under Wheeler. all enlistees were on the floor and excited. Major Williams will inspect the unit tomorrow as they sign the master roll after uniform measurements.
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John H. Stoner
K. R. Long
South Third Street
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Edward F. Lucas
Mary Lee Lucas
Harriman
Tenn
George K. Liesman
State Street
W. Frank Witman
North Front Street
Louis F. Haehnsen
Bellevue
Auburn
N. Y
George B. Stewart
Lloyd Ebner
State College
George I. Ebner
Muench Street
Katharine Border
Sara Elizabeth Border
Baltimore
Lucien G. Rodgers
North Third Street
James F. Whitcomb, Jr
Green Street
Roy Shreiner
Lancaster
Gertrude W. Berry
Hamilton Street
Dorothy Ebner
West Chester Normal School
George F. Ebner
Harris B. Wilson
Flora
Edith Bentzel
North Second Street
Newport
Anne A. Wert
Teachers’ Training School
Herbert Elder
Frederick
Edward Clark Cowden
South Front Street
Herbert F. Brown
North Fifth Street
Harrisburg
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Chestnut Street
Yale Alumni Day Reflects Wartime Gravity
Yale University held a restrained alumni day with no costumes, parades, or dinners. President Arthur T. Hindley urged that postwar education improve, emphasizing practicality and adapting courses to country needs.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Yale
Billy Sunday Leaves New York for a Rest
Evangelist Billy Sunday and Mrs. Sunday departed New York by the Pennsylvania Limited at 11 40 yesterday amid a 2500 strong farewell crowd. Flowers and songs accompanied the departure as he heads to Winona Lake then an Oregon apple ranch before a Los Angeles campaign.
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New York
Billy” Sunday
Sunday
Pennsylvania Limited
Red Cross
Winona Lake
Billy
Oregon
Los Angeles
P D Department Plans War Time Retail Parcel Service
The Post Office Dept plans to take over delivery for retail dry goods firms during the war, with stores surrendering equipment for parcel post mail. E L Howe says experiments in several cities prove feasibility, but New York merchants are 아직 undecided pending fuller details.
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New York
Post Omce Department of the
United States
E. L. Howe
National Dry Goods Association
Washington
Burleson
Post Office Department
Howe
Big Crops Ahead Says Federal Expert
Chicago June 19. C J Blanchard chief statistician of the Federal reclamation service reports crops on reclamation projects show a potential record yield. He cites $38 an acre gross last year rising to about $40 with proper harvest. He notes farmers expanded production and bankers supplied credits. skilled labor shortages could hamper harvest as England’s mistake in using inexperienced workers recurs on many projects.
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Chicago
C. J. Blanchard
Federal Reclamation Service
Mr. Blanchard
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Idaho
Nebraska
South Dakota
Blanchard
England
Blanchlard
Nominee For Annapolis Is Well Qualified For Study at the Academy
Harold Chester Fry of Camp Hill will take the Annapolis examination on June 27. His nomination was sent by Rep. A S Kreider. Fry, son of Ulysses Grant Fry, is a Camp Hill High graduate who studied at Shippensburg Normal and pursued philosophy at Dickinson College.
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Annapolis
The
Academy
Ulysses Grant Fry
Department of Public Instruction
Fry
Camp Hill High School
Shippensburg Normal School
Dickinson College
Arch Marking Valley Forge Camp Is Given to State
The Valley Forge encampment site is marked by a marble memorial arch presented to Pennsylvania by Congress through Champ Clark. More than a hundred lawmakers attended, Governor Brumbaugh accepted for the Commonwealth, and a salute by Battery C marked the transfer. The arch honors Washington and the winter 1777-78 encampment.
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Valley Forge
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Brumbaugh
Commonwealth
Battery C. National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Sons of the Revolution
Valley Forge Park Commission
William Henry Sayen
Pennsylvanians for Next Officers Camp Sets Indiana Training
The second commissioned officers training camp will start August 27 at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana and run to November 26. Applications close July 15, with enrollment at the Colonnade Hotel Philadelphia except for residents of districts 10 11 14 15 16 21 25 and 28. Applicants must be at least 20 years 9 months old with a preference for experienced leaders and fit military men. age limit is 50.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Colonnade Hotel
Fifteenth and
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
School Directors to Fill Vacancy After Special Session
City school directors plan another meeting to elect a successor to the Rev. Dr. William N. Yates who resigned. Three nominations were made last Friday but no candidate won a majority. Nominated were Ralph E. Boswell Spencer C. Gilbert and George MacWilliams. If no appointment is made within thirty days the county court may name the director.
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William N. Yates
Sesson
C. Howard Lloyd
Verus T. Ritter
Ralph E. Boswell
Spencer C. Gilbert
George MacWilliams
Mother Awarded Custody of Hayes Children in Court
Judge McCarrell awarded custody of four Hayes children to their mother and ordered Hayes to pay 370 a month in support. The grandmother Shaffer of Paxtang cried as the ruling was issued. The judge also dismissed a suit against Mrs. Aaron Gipple over threats during road project land clearing near Linglestown. Legistlature fronts agree to recall Woodward life saver salary bill. the Governor will return it for corrections and re passage.
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Capitol Hill
King Albert of Belgium Thanks America for Aid
A published Belgian royal letter to President Wilson expresses deep gratitude for U S support during Belgium’s distress under occupation. Baron Moncheur and Lt General Leclercq will convey Belgium’s hopes for justice and enduring friendship with the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
King Albert
Baron Moncheur
State Department
United States
America
Belgium
Leclercq
United States of America
Albert
G. W. Barnitz Elected Principal in Newport
Newport Pa June 19 G W Barnitz named principal succeeding H M Corning who leaves for educational work in Colorado Elizabeth Dorwart chosen first assistant principal with others to follow All grade teachers reelected including grammar grades Gertrude Wolf Eva Robinson Vergne Kipp intermediate grades Gertrude Brandt Janet Zimmerman Hattie R Smith primary grades Martha English Alice Walker Claire Demaree re elected musical instructor and Joseph Seaman janitor
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Newport
G. W. Barnitz
H. M. Corning
Coolrado
Elizabeth Dorwart
Gertrude Wolf
Eva Robinson
Vergne Kipp
Gertrude Brandt
Janet Zimmerman
Hattie R. Smith
Martha English
Alice Walker
Claire Demaree
Joseph Seaman
Marysville Increases Army Recruits By Three
Marysville Pa June 19 Marysville quota in U S military service totals twenty eight. Three new recruits Reed Fortenbaugh Albert Rhinehart and John Rhinehart enlisted in the hospital corps. Fortenbaugh a fireman in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards, Rhinehart worked at the Harrisburg Pipe Bending Works. They go to Columbia Ohio for training.
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Marysville
United States Military Service
Perry County
Reed Fortenbaugh
Albert Rhinehart
John Rhinehart
Fortenbaugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Columbia
Ohio
President Praises Patriotic Mother Who Offered Sons
President Wilson sends a letter of appreciation to Mrs. Louis Meyer of Wheeling West Virginia for stating she had given two sons to the army and would offer a third if needed. He lauds her heroic American motherhood and expresses pride in the nation’s capacity to meet crisis.
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Washington
Wilson
Louis Meyer
Wheeling
W. Va
Drowning Victim John Egenreider Not Recovered
The body of John Egenreider of 111 North Third Street remains unfound after a Sunday drowning. Searches along the river failed to locate him due to strong undercurrents and shifting currents. Funeral arrangements for Dennis Feager, 66, at 231 South Fifteenth Street are set for Thursday at 2 PM with Rev. J A Lyter officiating. burial at Shoop's Church Cemetery. He is survived by a daughter and three grandchildren Blanche Harry and John. The City Planning Commission will meet tomorrow at 11 AM to review road and street changes at Cloverly.
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John Egenreider
North Third Street
Dennis Feager
H. BR. Stamm
South Fifteenth Street
J. A. Lyter
Derry Street
City Planning Commission
Cloverly
Recruits Draft to Gettysburg Camp and State Quota
Starting last evening all men enlisted at the focal recruiting station for infantry will be sent to the permanent training camp at Gettysburg. Two regiments from the Mexican Border have been brought to Gettysburg and skeletoned to mix veterans with rookies. Captain Harrell spoke of a near draft possibility as the regular army quota remains short by June 30. Harrisburg district recruited 50 percent of the camp total with Marysville contributing three enlistments. Honor roll lists Burt Rinehart and John A. Rinehart of Marysville, Reid H. Fortenbaugh, Ray mond V. Martin of Newville, Paul K. Hess of Elizabethtown, Ted T. Gwyther of Wiconisco, Guy M. Watts of Millersburg, and Williard W. Kerstetter and George B. Collins of Marietta.
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Gettysburg
Harrell
Columbus
Ohio
Harrisburg
Marysville
Burt Rinehart
John A. Rinehart
Lincoln Street
Reid H. Fortenbaugh
Maple Avenue
Medical Department
Raymond V. Martin
Chestnut Street
Newville
Paul K. Hess
North Market Street
Elizabethtown
Ted T. Gwyther
Wiconisco
Field Artillery
Guy M. Watts
Millersburg
Arcanum Court Victory Restores Fraternity Management
Assistant District Attorney Frank B. Wickersham hails the U S Court of Appeals ruling vacating a district court order appointing a receiver for the Arcanum. Members celebrate return of management to officers while the Massachusetts insurance department reports the Royal Arcanum is over 100 percent solvent.
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Frank B. Wickersham
Royal Arcanum
United States Court of Appeals
District Court
Arcanum
Massachusetts Department of Insurance
Royal Arcan Awh
Civil Service Police Bill Still With Governor After House Vote
The House refused to concur with a Senate recall of the Craig civil service police bill affecting third class cities including Harrisburg. Vote 28 in favor of recall, 125 against. Debate focused on procedural matters and whether recall would kill the bill, with lawmakers from multiple districts weighing in. The bill remains with the Governor.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Craig
Harrisburg
House
Wallace
Lawrence
Baldwin
Millican
Armstrong
Ramsey
Delaware
Laing
Berks
Campbell
Butler
Black
Dauphin
Stites
Montgomery
Death of George F. Bower in Linglestown
George F. Bower aged 64 died at his Linglestown road home after a long illness. Private funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. from Hoover & Son chapel with Rev. A M Stamets officiating. Burial will follow in Harrisburg Cemetery. he is survived by two sisters Elizabeth H. Bower and Mrs. Catherine Beatty.
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George F. Bower
Linglestown Road
Hoover & Son
North Second Street
A. M. Stamets
Augsburg Lutheran Church
Harrisburg
Elizabeth H. Bower
Catherine Beatty
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Monday Sewing Club
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Joseph Hobart
John P Guyer
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F. F. Unger
George H. Wirt
Joseph Kebn
Margaret Slaymaker
Mary Rehn
Irvin Williams
Royersford
California
Herman P. Miller
Cottage Ridge
Palo Alto
Cal
Anna Margaret Miller
Leland Stanford University
Pedeyal Telephone Company
Central High
Syracuse
Josephine Lee Meek
Walter E. Meek
South Thirteenth Street
Syracuse University
Helena Shearer
Grace Marie Hilton
Foumer
J. W., Wagner
Gladys Hauts
Charleston
Wagner
W. M. Hautz
North Sixth Street
France
Ladies’ Bazaar
S. 4Th St
Thompson
la Rue
Victor
Clarence Whitehill
Sigler, Inc
LaRue Ritter
Newport, Pa
Elsie I
Galahad Club
Char A. Ripper
Liberty Street
Charles T. Lampas
Samuel IF. Dunkle
Charles Dunkel
Nimeteenth
Derry Streets
Isobel Dunkle
School of Design
Dunkle
Edith Hoover
Evergreen Street
University
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Elmira
M. Lee Goldsmith
Woodbine Street
Goldsmith
W. E. Harper
Helen Leren Harper
Harper
Annie Reed
Joseph Kendall Hale
Indianapolis
National Bank
Second Guard Truck Company
P. D. Department
Harold Chester Fry
Camp Hitts
Bureau of Nav
A. S. Kreid
Indiana
U. S
Army
Civil Service
George Bower
Market St
Cretonnes
Drapery
the Federal Machine Shop
Cranberry Sts
Regal Umbrella Co
Second St
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