Enlists in the Marines to Join Brother in France
Edward Bahner of Millersburg joins the United States Marines to rejoin his brother Paul Bahner, a corporal with the Fifth Regiment serving in France after departing June from the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Bahner says letters from his brother inspired his enlistment alongside the 23 new recruits for the week, including Frank Reiser Lloyd Ferguson and Lawrence Faunce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Edward Bahner
Millersburg
William Bahner
Devil Dogs
Frank Reiser
North Street
Lloyd Rguson
Jackson
Lawrence Faunce
North Third Street
Bahner
Paul
Marne
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Ad and Marine Recruiting Drive
An older newspaper item extols using plain cocoanut oil as a cheap gentler shampoo avoiding alkali in soaps. It also covers Lawrence Faunce Sr and his son Lawrence Jr surrendering to a Marine recruiter at 327 Market Street, praising local draft-board cooperation and announcing a three round boxing exhibition with Lt Katcher and Sammy Schiff in Market Square to precede a recruiting rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Faunce
Lawrence
Technical High School
Devil Dogs
Samuel Ratcher
Market Square
Katcher
Marine Corps
Sammy Schiff
Littlestown Man Named Nico de Mus Huft Dies at 74
Nico de Mus Huft of Littlestown Pa died suddenly while reading a daily newspaper on his porch at his home. He had spent his entire life in Littlestown. Family members heard the paper fall and found him dead on the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lttlestown
Nicodemus Huft
Littlestown
Middletown Community Activities and Plans Highlight Weekend
The Rev T C McCarrell and wife with several others attended a Presbyterian reunion at Donegal Church. St Peter s Lutheran School class picnicked at Paxtang Park Harrisburg. A first elementary class recital was held at the teacher s home. A variety of local residents and visitors were noted, with several appointments and upcoming events including an ambulance unit in France and a Red Cross race on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. McCarrell
Edward Shireman
Alice Hendrickson
Donegal Church
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Ezra Good
Paxtang Park
Harrisburg
Louise Fox
Helen Gotshall
Helen Hoffman
Naomi Yost
Kathryn Nauss
Mary Embick
Marion Shaenes
Ednad Smith
Cora Poorman
Hose
Frank Sinegar
Roy Deimer
Walter Brandt
Andrew Sinegar
Iona Leidig
Grace Hoffman
Romaine Crow
Emily Kurtz
Mary Sides
Catharine Hoffman
Carrie Engle
Grace Elberti
Janet Rudolph
Anna Gruber
Elizabeth Bombardier
Hyacinth Thomas
A. G. Banks
Chambersburg
Samuel Becky
Milton
Eorge Davis
Karl Bowers
Philadelphia
Spen
C. J. Bowers
Welix Schraedley
Pennsylvania
Walter Yost
Rochester
N. Y
T. M. Yost
Christian Endeavor Society
Frey’s Grove
Middletown
France
R. A. Strauss
United States Army Recruiting District
Margie Longenecker
A. R. Hoffman
Mary Erb
Mary Peters
Haddie Fisher
Walter Shellenberger
Reading
Mercantile tax due this month in 1918 totals to be paid
The county treasurer announced that mercantile tax for 1918 is due by July 1. Payments to date include 1,154 retail, 82 wholesale, 56 restaurants, 36 pool rooms, 30 brokers and 11 theaters. Provisional teacher certificates are issued for forty-one examinees. special exams set for next Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Shambau
Stevan Vranesevic
Steelton
Serbia
Milka Ernjokovic
M. Homer Shirey
Hazel J. Yates
A. E. Shirey
Huntington County
Cromwell Township
Orbisonia
Chester Furnace
Pennsylvania to adopt skip-stop system for streetcars
The Fuel Administrator directs Pennsylvania street railway firms to implement a skip-stop plan aimed at conserving coal. Guidelines require diverse stop locations, limits per mile by district, gradual rollout in downtowns, clear car stops, and coordination when lines diverge to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Herbert Snow
Bureau of Engineers
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania
C. E. Fairchild, Jr
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Thomas A. Wright
Wilkes-Barre Railway Company
Gordon Campbell
York Railway Company
C. L. S. Tingley
Potter
Pittsburgh
Washington
First Street
Third Street
Second Street
Fourth Street
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Navy
The
Hills Brothers Company
New York
Pune
Bris
Livingston
Taffeta
Georgette
Jersey
Palm Beach
Childre Ginghams
Lamp Sale
Ice Saving
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