Mechanicsburg Rallies for Memorial Park Fund
Enthusiastic Mechanicsburg citizens paraded the streets to launch a campaign for the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park project. A large thermometer and a parade fund drive raised 7,150 plus 2,800 for equipment, aiming to exceed the 25,000 goal.
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Mechanicsburg
Singer
Burgess J. J. Milleisen
W. A. Huber
R. Wilson Hurst
Charles H. Smith
Ralph Jacoby
Grace Witmer
Bessie Bear
East Main Street
H. Hall Sharp
Methodist Episcopal Church
Prohibition Leader J C Rummel Dies in Shippensburg
J C Rummel 74 prominent Shippensburg clothing manufacturer and prohibition advocate dies after six months illness. He chaired Cumberland county prohibition for 20 years and served on state committee. former burgess and town council member. Survived by wife two children and two sisters. funeral set for tomorrow at 6 PM conducted by Rev J D Lindsey.
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Shippensburg
J. C. Rummel
Rummel, Himes & Company
Shippensburg Realty Company
Rummel
Cumberland County Prohibition Committee
State Prohibition Committee
Presbyterian Church of
Charles R. Rummel
J. F. Omwake
Martin Detrick
Greensville
Ohio
Roretta Greenawalt
Greencastle
J. D. Lindsey
Diplomas For Sixty Six Students at Carlisle High
Carlisle Pa June 19 The eighty second annual commencement exercises of Carlisle high school will present diplomas to sixty six students in what is among the largest classes in history Professor L B McGinnes of Steelton will preside Yesterday afternoon the class day exercises were held Friday evening will be Alumni night Lamberton prizes of 50 dollars each will be awarded for the best essays on county history in addition to the regular exercises this evening
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Carlisle
Carlisle High School
L. B. McGinnes
Steelton
Lamberton
Rehearsal of Carlisle Pageant Opens July Fourth Plans
Carlisle Pennsylvanian reports initial rehearsal for the Cumberland county historical pageant July 4 with parts assigned. Mrs Florence Ackley Ley to supervise, loaned from War Camp Community Service via Harrisburg. other items include Shippensburg annual normal school commencement and a memorial tree fund noting three fallen boys. George V yacht in commission with London King George overseeing, ex Kaiser barred from British waters.
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Carlisle
Cumberland
Florence Ackley Ley
Ley
War Camp Community Service
Victory and Peace Committee
Harrisburg
George V. Yachting
London
George
Royal Yacht
Horace Brand
Fat Dill WINS By Slide Home In West End League Encounter
Fat Dill scored the winning run for E. and F. in the seventh inning as the Enginemen beat Motive Power 6 to 5 at West End grounds. Dill's 200-pound frame and a botched throw from Wertz helped him score on a close play at home, with teammates including Harry Rote and Gordon Ford contributing key hits and steals during a tense, high‑drama matchup.
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West End
Commonwealth
Dill
Fat
Wertz
Werts
Harry Rote
Arthur Devlin
Buck" Ramsey
Hoover
Gordon Ford
Weaver
Hiney
McCurdy
Welcomer
Ramsey
M. P
Hocker
Stewart
Motive Power Clubbers
Hiey
Short
Madden
Engineers
Centerfelder
Bennett
Howe
Klerner
Boss
Rote
Ford
Behm
G. Ferd
P Pee
Eveler
Ice Behm
Blas
Sssseceeens
G. Ford
Motive Power
Horne
Cook
McCahan
Four Graduates Receive Lebanon Valley Diplomas
Four graduates of the Conservatory of Music and Department of Oratory at Lebanon Valley College received diplomas and certificates. The graduates include Esther R. Bordner H Mae Kennedy Helen E Langgraf Emma M Whitmeyer and Violet Mark Kreider. Edna M Weidler of Cherry Creek N Y delivered the oration at the ivy planting ceremony.
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Annville
Conservatory of Music
Department of Oratory
Lebanon Valley College
Esther R. Bordner
H. Mae Kennedy
Helen E. Langgraf
Emma M. Whitmeyer
Violet Mark Kreider
Edna M. Weidler
Cherry Creek
N. Y
Esther Heintzleman
Chambersburg
Heintzleman
The
Valley College
A. Weidler
Senate Opposes Beer Exemption In War Time Law Vote
Senate defeats beer and wine exemption bid by wide 55 to 11 margin in first test vote of this Congress. Phelan's rider to apply war time prohibition to distilled spirits only is tabled after brief discussion. Veteran Rudolph Frank Stohl reenlists in Coast Artillery after overseas service with Battery E. Fifty first Artillery, C. A. C.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Phelan
California
Gronna
North Dakota
Caldér
Edge
France
Knox
LaFollette
Wadsworth
King
Reed
Thomas
Williams
McLean
Connecticut
Rudolph Frank Stohl
Coast Artillery
Battery E. Fiftyfirst Artillery
German Ex-Emperor Meets Officers at Amerongen Castle
In Amerongen Dutch authorities report a lively scene at the ex-emperor William II's exile abode. Lieutenant Colonel Hoefer dined with William Hohenzollern and Dr Kreige of the German foreign office, who had just returned from Berlin. Colonel Von Esebek arrived in civilian clothes.
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Associated Press
Amerongen
Amerongen Castle
Hoefer
William Hohenzollern
Dr. Kreige
Foreign Office
Berlin
von Esebek
German General Visits Castle Amid War Tensions
General Von Esdorff travels from Germany to the castle as Allied replies to German counter proposals spark uncertainty. London-Brown rats surge in rural England prompting an agriculture campaign to curb a growing rodent plague and wheat losses escalate.
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General von Esdorff
Germany
General von
London
England
Board of Agriculture
Rats Ravage Districts Threaten Wheat Stocks
Fragmentary text notes rats invading districts, damaging stacks and grain, with estimates of two ounces of wheat eaten per rat per day and widespread spoilage from rat activity.
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Prohibition
Carlisle High
Cumberland Valley State Normal School
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Martha Bert
Lueia Bert
Mary Bert
Louise Farron
Margaret Hoover
Julia Hosfeld
Ruth Keadle
Elizabeth Mathna
Pearl Mellinger
Ruth Miller
Mildred Strike
Charles Crawbaugh
Frank Eisenhower
Ray Funk
Paul Johnson
William McCullough
Ray Mower
Elaine Frysinger
Frank Carribaugh
Arthur Moll
Harry Taylor
Lebanon Valley
Lower Mifflin Township
Newville
Chase
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the Atlantic Refining Company
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Kaufman
Kaufman's
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Women’s Union
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Manilla
Kaufman's Ist
Choice
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Thompson
Thomson
Kaufonn
Aufman
Betsy Brown
Billie Burke
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Pakro
Westinghouse Electric Irons
Quaker City
Huck
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