Bees Starving in Pennsylvania Hive Losses Rise
State Department of Agriculture warns many valuable bee colonies in Pennsylvania are starving due to rainy weather delaying bloom. Warmer conditions and early clover and buckwheat crops could avert heavy losses. Some sections feed sugar syrup. inspectors report conditions worse than ever. Also notes more land for beans and oats, wheat looking poor. May weather kept crops back by ten days to three weeks.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Wiconisco Boy to Become State Ward for Deaf School
Senator E. E. Beidleman secured an amendment to the state appropriation for the Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf Dumb and Blind at Mt Airy to care for Dauphin county boy George Watkeys of Wiconisco aged 11 who has been deaf and blind since birth and will now receive instruction. Kathryne Frick aided the boy's case in the bill.
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E. E. Beidleman
Pennsylvania Institute For the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Mt. Airy
Dauphin County
Kathryne M. Frick
George Watkeys
Wiconisco
Watkeys
Pennsylvania House Passes Teacher Pension Bill in Night Session
The Tompkins Senate bill creating a teachers pension system for Pennsylvania passed the House 172 to 17 after an hour of speeches. The measure finances with 10,000 for organization and 1919 effective date, funded by one half from teachers, one quarter from school districts, and one quarter from the State. The House also approved county treasurer solicitor appointments for certain populations and approved several Senate appropriation bills before adjourning at 11:30 p.m.
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Tompkins Senate
Pennsylvania
House
Millican
Armstrong
Messrs
Stites
Montgomery
Sterling
Philadelphia
Wallace
Lawrence
Snyder
Westmoreland
Senate
State Inebriate Asylum
Paoli Parade Ground
Renee Creek
Erie Fleet Monument
Orders of Common Pleas
Peter B Kyne Faces Dilemma of Duties in Daring Balance
Oakland writer Peter B Kyne, famed for sea stories, wrestles between finishing a daily-sent manuscript and enlisting. He plans to join the next reserve officers training camp at the San Francisco Presidio in August and will be honored by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce when he enlists. He recalls serving in the Philippines as a teen and links his effort to duty and patriotism.
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Oakland
Cal
Peter B. Kyne
Kyne
San Francisco Presidio
Jack London
Philippines
Aguingldo
Four Day Recruit Drive For Carlisle Guard Co
Carlisle Pa June 27 a four day drive to recruit fifty three men to bring Company G of the Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry to war strength began today and runs through the week Automobile parties will tour the countryside with speeches Headquarters opened in Carlisle and other towns Exhibits from the border and large signs urging men to come in out of the draft and warning girls not to walk with a slacker are seen locally Meetings are planned tonight at Mt Holly Springs Plainfield West Hill Newville Middlesex New Kingston and Mechanicsburg on Thursday Mid dl esex and Jacksonville and Shippensburg Friday Centerville Lees Cross Roads Jacksonville and Shippensburg Saturday activities focus around Carlisle The unit has secured about twenty five men in the past five weeks but needs more more men are sought to fill the ranks
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Carlisle
Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry
Mt. Holly Springs
Plainfield
West Hill
Newville
Middlesex
New Kingston
Mechanicsburg
Centerville
Lees Cross Roads
Jacksonville
Shippensburg
Two Duncannon Men Hurt When Auto Goes Over Bank
In Duncannon Pennsylvania on June 27 John son Miller suffered a broken leg and John Silks was badly cut and bruised when Miller's automobile skidded and plunged down a high embankment near Inglenook. Miller is in Harrisburg Hospital and Silks was taken to his home after being picked up by Joseph Liddick. They were returning from a Millersburg trip. Miller had bought the car recently and lost control on a steep Inglenook Halifax bend, the vehicle overturning and throwing Miller over the embankment while Silks was thrown free.
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Duncannon
Johnson Miller
John Silks
Miller
Inglenook
Harrisburg
Silks
Joseph Liddick
Millersburg
Halifax
Mechanics Elect Officers in Integrity Council Meeting
Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania June 27 officers for the ensuing term were elected by Integrity Council No 197 Order United American Mechanics. Councilor H H Kitzmiller vice councilor L W Kintz recording secretary E C Gardner assistant secretary D J Beitzel financial secretary Abram Chapman treasurer D J Beitzel induc tor N Stambaugh examiner S A Sheriff inside protector W H Beitzel outside protector J R Spahr trustees E C Gardner and host H H Kitzmiller
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Mechanics
Mechanicsburg
United American Mechanics
H. H. Kitzmiller
L. W. Kintz
E. C. Gardner
D. J. Beitzel
Abram Chapman
N. Stambaugh
Bank Bookkeeper Resigns to Join Harrisburg Store
Robert H. Ross resigned after years at Second National Bank and accepted a similar post at Deutrich's store in Harrisburg following a board meeting yesterday.
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Mechanicsburg
Second National Bank
Robert H. Ross
Deutrich
Harrisburg
Quality Sheets and Pillow Cases Stock Big Purchases
An advert lists a large stock of sheets and pillow cases with rising prices. Lockwood Bleached Sheets 90x90 priced at 1.17, Utica Ones at 1.15, Salem at 1.09, Sleepy Hollow at .98, Garden City at .89, and Bleached Muslin sheets with 76x90 at 0.69. Pillow cases include Plain and Hemstitched 42 and 45 inch sizes at 18 pennies, Wave Crest 45x36 at 16, Pequot tubing 45x36 at 27, and Bowman Special 45x36 at 19.
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Lockwood
Oneida
Salem
Sleepy Hollow
Garden City
Bowman
Demonstration of Aladdin Aluminum on display
Aladdin Aluminum showcases include actual cooking demonstrations and talks on the merits of the Aladdin line led by Mrs. Shipley of Washington D C Your cooking problems are addressed by an expert who offers careful guidance and helpful information during this event at powMAN's Basement.
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Aladdin Aluminum
Shipley
Washington, D.C
Powman
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