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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
8
An Atlantic port report recounts a British steamship laden with Allied supplies from America sinking a German U-boat after a torpedo fired by a second U-boat struck the target. All hands aboard the sunken submarine perished. Crewmen of the supply ship’s company received prize money of 2500 dollars.
Twenty nine graduate nurses from Harrisburg district volunteer for military service announced by Mrs James I Chamberlain in charge of the Red Cross drive Five new enlistments were made public today The volunteers include Miss Helen L Price Reading Blanche E Davis Harrisburg Hannah Stump Reading Marie McLaughlin Hazleton Cecilia Erb Harrisburg Additional pupil nurses registered for training at Harrisburg Hospital and in out of town institutes Prospective nurses should contact Red Cross headquarters. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at the Steelton Council meeting tomorrow evening. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets Ady.
The Municipal League proposes a monument listing Steelton soldiers with deeds noted. A committee led by E C Henderson will coordinate with the Civic Club and place the marker in a main town area. Burgess McEntee announces a patrol to stop crop destruction in Kelker estate war gardens. The league reports paving talks for South Front street and the borough playground openings. Eight new members join the league as reserves elect officers at Felton Hall Friday night.
Borough grounds opened with Supervisor Confer overseeing five sites. Officials plan new summer activities as the season begins. Repairs on Front street tracks by Harrisburg Railway continue after a water main break, with a large crew on site. Fifteen German females over fourteen registered by noon, with about ten more expected. Woodworth Five and Ten Cent Store staff gifted James Cuddy a scarf pin as he moves to manage the Pottstown store. Iron from blast furnace No 2 dumped for the first time since repairs, deemed exceptionally good and hinting at a possible record run.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Holmes who died at Harrisburg Hospital Saturday after a long illness will be held from her mother’s home at 203 Myers street tomorrow at 2 o’clock with Rev. J. K. Hoffman of Grace United Evangelical Church officiating. Burial is in Oberlin Cemetery. Catharine Kostella, 8, died at her parents’ Highland street home from pneumonia. Funeral services Thursday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Lester B McDonald of 333 Spruce Street son of John H McDonald superintendent of the Steelton and Highspire Railroad Company enlisted as a radio operator at the Steelton recruiting office yesterday afternoon. He was sent to Harrisburg station and will depart for Texas. He has past experience with the Marconi wireless system and served as a radio instructor at Dickinson College Carlisle last year.
The St. John's Lutheran Church choir outing went to Shepherdstown with cars donated by local families. Guests included numerous couples and individuals from Get tysburg and nearby towns. the day ended with refreshments at D C Rupp's country home. Clyde Nesbit a local steel mill official is in Harrisburg Hospital for treatment.
A sales blurb promotes Hyomei as a quick, simple treatment to drive catarrh by breathing the antiseptic into the lungs. It claims fast relief, notes no stomach dosing or sprays, and urges readers to ask H. C. Kennedy at their druggist for a Hyomei outfit today.
An employee named Nesbit collapsed at work yesterday morning after an apparent kidney ailment. Medical staff rushed to assist as coworkers reported the incident.
The government plans six billion dollars in short term notes to help fund the next Liberty Loan due in October or November. Banks are urged to subscribe twenty percent of resources by November 1 with $500 and up denominations available. Harrisburg district banks to report bi monthly to the Third Federal Reserve Bank to ensure district credit.
A vivid display of patterned and colored silks and dress goods highlights Bowman's main floor. New fabrics promise reliable quality at low prices with a wide range of shades and widths, including 40-inch Crepe de Chine, 36 and 40-inch silks, gingham plaids, pongees, satins, and linen suitings.
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