State Chamber of Commerce planned in Pennsylvania
At a Wilkes-Barre meeting secretaries of Pennsylvania Chambers of Commerce formed a plan to create a Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce. A referendum will be prepared for secretaries to vote and guide a report to the state chamber directors. In Mechanicsburg Knights of Pythias elect officers including Bruce Mowery and E S Cocklin for several posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Commerce
United States
E. L. McColgin
Harrisburg
Alfred Jenkins
Earl
Weber
Bradford
Pennsylvania Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Allen B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Howard B. French
Philadelphia
W. L. Clause
Pittsburgh
A. B. Farquhar
York
Allen B. Perley
Williams
Port
Mechanicsburg
Melita Lodge No. 88
Knights of Pythias
Bruce R. Mowery
Frank Derrick
E. S. Cocklin
Frank Rowe
Ira L. Enders
George W. Hershman
E. C. Gardner
D. J. Seitzel
Headache Powder Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr James Headache Powder as fast reliable relief for dull throbbing splitting or nerve pain. It urges readers to send someone to the drug store for a dime package and assures no disappointment if the powder is bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. James
Iit
Adv
Sunbury Veteran Is Oldest Public School Teacher in United States
Sunbury Pennsylvania June 29 Sunbury claims the oldest active public school teacher in the United States Silvetus O Reed aged 73 has just finished his forty third consecutive term and has been chosen for his forty fourth He taught nearly three thousand students and served in the Civil War He is a Republican property owner and active in civil affairs His daughter is married to William B McCaleb of Harrisburg superintendent of the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad Federal Judge Witmer refused to sign a private sale order for 700000 in assets of the bankrupt Pullman Auto Company. the receiver Henry D Smith sought public sale instead Newlyweds ride on an auto truck after a church wedding in Sunbury Pa Isaac Kuhns of Columbia Pa awarded a pig for largest family to community Red Cross proceeds donated by the other pig owner to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
United States
Silvetus O. Reed
Board of Education
Reed
William B. McCaleb
Harrisburg
Middle Division
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Witmer
Pullman Auto Company
York
Henry D. Smith
Columbia
Isaac Kuhns
Red Cross Chapter
Elder Tobias Barth Dies After Cherry Tree Fall
Columbia Pa June 29 Tobias Barth aged 74 died from a broken neck caused by a fall from a cherry tree a few days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Pa
Tobias Barth
Proper Skin Care Tip For Hot Weather
The piece promotes mercorized wax to peel off a soiled complexion without visible makeup. It advises nightly application and morning washing to maintain a white, satiny, youthful look and recommends an ounce at the druggist. It also notes a warm weather face bath using saxolite and witch hazel for immediate, harmless improvement.
West Shore News Roundup of Visits and Local Events
West Shore items note visits by Hartman of Pittsburgh and several Wormleysburg residents to family and friends across Harrisburg New Cumberland and Shiremanstown. The Enola Fire Company plans a July 4 flagraising with ice cream and fireworks and railroad women relief sale. Council in Camp Hill pays for Market Street macadam and readies a traffic ordinance. local schools and churches host graduations and outings in Enola New Cumberland Shiremanstown and Paxtang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Hartman
Pittsburgh
M. O.’ Rhinehart
Wormleysburg
John Myers
Frank Miller
Hummer Street
Harrisburg
George Berkey
Coatesville
Atglen
W. H. Young
Philadelphia
W. ©. Rishel
H. G. Kiner
N. E. Bair
New Cumberland
H. H. Danner
W. H. Emerick
Swatara
Carl Geiger
Reading
Geigerstown
Albert B. Donahue
Marysville
Newport
Lewis Eppley
Marynville
Lewisberry
Malcolm Reiff
Inglenook
Y. M. C. A. Camp
L. E. Wilson
C. A. Steigerwalt
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Walter Bair
William Beck
Raton
N. M
Catherine Shaffer
Eli Conley
Roy Stough
Cly
Clarence and
Paul Zimmerman
Shiremanstown
Gettysburg
Rebecca Brunner
Carlisle Springs
Leon B. Zerbe
Ray Wolfe
Mechanicsburg
Burrell Yohe
Elkwood
Elizabeth Yohe
Christian Morning
Camp Hill
George K. Eshleman
Kenneth
Shippensburg
State Normal School
Mshleman
Lucille Wentz
Plainfield
B. E. Diller
Churchtown
M. H. Gettys
George Gates
George Wolfe
John W. Wolfe
Enola
Enola Fire Company No. 1
Enola Chapter No. 7
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. E. Bachman
G. Hepford
A. L. Lynn
Council
Market Street
Central Construction Company
Germeyer
Suburban Notes from Philadelphia Guests and Local Visitors
Suburban notes list visitors from Philadelphia and other areas staying with local families in Millerstown and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Deckerd and child, Miss Caton, Mrs. Leak, the Buffingtons, Miss George, and many others with hours and hometowns noted. A later Millerstown section mentions a flag raising on Saturday with parade, addresses, festival, fireworks, and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millerstown
Alex Cathcart
Philadelphia
T. P. Cathcart
Wormleysburg Seeks Constable Election and Traffic Crackdown
Wormleysburg council plans to elect a constable to fill a yearlong vacancy and push ahead with traffic and speed regulations on Front street. Officials will discuss state road rules, a concrete bridge at River Alley, and house-numbering throughout town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wormleysburg
Front Street
River Alley
First Run
Dauphin Mite Society Hikes Out to Red Bridge Hike and services in Dauphin
The Dauphin Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church met at Red Bridge the previous evening for a business session and social hour with moonlit return. Special Sunday services in the Methodist Episcopal Church will include a flag raising and patriotic music with attendees from the Patriotic Order Sons of America and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Detbler
Freeman C. Gerberich
Henrietta Leibengood
Walter Garman
William Rodenhaver
Margaret Brooks
Mary Umberger
Bertha Sellers
Oro Bickel
Ethel Forney
Ruth Detbler
Rebecca Lyter
Elizabeth Garman
Carrie Gerberich
Norma Garman
Sarah Margaret Hawthorne
Alice Minsker
Marion Minsker
Celia Minsker
William P. Clark
Bion C. Welker
Roy Sheppley
Wellington Deibler
Paul Gilday
Thomas Garman
Minsker
J. D. M. Reed
Ice-Mint foot treatment promises painless corns
A Japanese inspired product Ice-Mint claims to shrink hard or soft corns and corns between the toes with a touch or two, lifting them out with the fingers without pain. It also purportedly reduces inflammation, heals cracked or bleeding toes, and suits both high heel wearers and long‑standing workers.
Three Held For Assault In Lewistown
Three Lewistown men Verne Hart John Stewart and Samuel Bailey were held for court on charges of assault and battery against Chief of Police H D Yeaman after Bailey was arrested and Yeaman used his mace in self defense. A second item notes the twenty eighth annual reunion of the Reformed Churches of Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia at Pen Mar on July 19 with addresses by Rev Dr William Mann Irvine and Dr George Leslie Omwake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Justice of the Peace
Hamaker
H. D. Yeaman
Verne Hart
John Stewart
Samuel Bailey
Burnham
Bailey
Pen Mar
Reformed Churches of
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
William Mann Irvine
Mercersburg Academy
George Leslie Omwake
W. T. Omwake
Waynesboro
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Freckles: Ethine Double Strength Promises Clearer Skin
An old advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to fade freckles. It claims nightly applications will remove dark spots and even light ones, usually using no more than an ounce. The maker offers money back if freckles fail to disappear.
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Chamber
Knights OF Pythias Officers
Sr. James
Victrolas
CM. Sigler, Inc
St. Baraisoune
Rachel L. Cornelius
Frank M. Haas
First Presbyterian Church
R. C. Auckermann
5. O. Reed
Uncle Sam
H. C. Claster
Market St
N. Third St
West Shore News
West Shore
West Fairview
Burgess Disney
Shaull
State Highway Department
W. C. Carl
Mrs
Carl
Fifth Street
Della Sinders
Ottilie Conley
Paul Sweigert
Jeanette Sipe
Mary Switzer
Dorothy Lenhart
Lillian Pattie
Ethel Megonnel
Margaret Rudy
Margaret Divin
Esther Taylor
Marian Heffleman
Laura Straub
Donald Shuler
Joe Landis
Norman Sipe
Bruce Mansberger
Frank Zeigler
John Cohen
John Parthemore
Co. E. Society Officers
Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethren Church
Benjamin Emenheiser
Gertrude Eshenbaugh
Jennie Kauffman
Elsie Strong
Thelma Crawbaugh
Dorothy Miller
Rhoda Kline
Della Flickinger
Mervin
Rhoda Beamer
Paxtang
Christian Endeavor Society
Trinity United Brethren
Anna White
Harry White
Lincoln Street
Warren Gracey
United States Naval Service
Esther Shuey
Nellie Johnson
Amy Hornberger
Clara Ettein
Bernice Bitting
Frances Hornberger
Grace Brougher
Charlotte Manning
Duncannon
William Deckerd
J. W. Deckerd
Lucy Caton
Millersburg
J. W. Mader
Hugh Leak
Greensboro
N. C
E. C. Smith
Charles Buffington
Marietta Moreland
Marie Sturgess
Rutledge
Ethel McKnight
Tacony
Ross Jennings
Engineers Corps
Fort Totten
Helen Martin
Eugene Gardner
Altoona
Jane Shaffer
John Brinton
J. C. Kipp
George Stites
Williamsport
W. 8. Snyder
Helen
W. D. Bollinger
Hazel Myers
C. F. Himes
Thompsontown
Howard Rice
Sabilla Haag
Scranton
Iowa
J. S. Crane
Horsford
Middlesex
Red Cross
A. P. Stover
Sara Biddie
T. W. Preston
Janet Preston
Charles Jacobs
Cora Martin
Wesley D. Albright
Ella Gladfelter
Susan Reed
Romaine Kutz
David Ilgenfritz
George Lesher
Northumberland
Rose Teitlebaum
Jacob Teitlebaum
Daniel Markley
Samuel Friedman
Marysville, Pa
Arthur E. Benfer
Cameron Street
Raymond Benfer
Trinity Reformed Church
Ralph E. Hartman
Buehler Lodge No. 269
Castle Hall
Lincoln Streets
New Cumperland
Bridge Street
Bell-Ans
Gorgna
Rexall Druggiat
Third St
Penna, Station
Schleisner
Country Club
Shetland
Mary Jane
Sage Boboes
Court House
Penna
White Sport Oxfords
Umpsier
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