Historical Society delegates chosen for Federation meeting
Six delegates from the Dauphin County Historical Society were appointed to attend the Federation of Pennsylvania Histories meeting tonight in Harrisburg. Officers were re elected with Theodore B Klein as president and Lilla A Peay as recording secretary and librarian. An honorary member Dr M W Emrick was elected for his coin collection work. A B Lane became president of the Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway company with a slate of directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brady
M. W. Emrick
Market Street
Emrick
United States
Mr. Lane
A. B. Lane
Ephrata
Lebanon
J. A.’ van DeGrift
Henry ‘C. Evans
H.C. Morand
O. Collett
Aging spinner keeps flax tradition alive in Neffsville
The Stroller in the New Era notes Mrs. John Grossman, 87, still spins flax on an old wheel at Neffsville. She demonstrates the process for family and neighbors, using the same wheel for eighty years and sharing homespun flax as souvenirs during a reunion with her daughter and son-in-law, Benjamin Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Neffsville
John Grossman
Kissel Hill
Benjamin Hoover
Married a Second Time in Civil Ceremony
Sylvester Rose an electrical engineer and his wife Esie Helen Arnold were remarried in a civil ceremony after discovering their first marriage in Cleveland four years earlier was conducted by a fraudulent supposed minister. The couple relocated to the East for the second wedding. A wage increase for 6000 Pennsylvanian Steel Company workers in Steelton takes effect February first, averaging about ten percent, benefiting general laborers and most mechanics but excluding clerks and salaried staff. The raise is voluntary, tied to higher business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester “Rose
Esie Helen Arnold
Reading
Rose
Miss Arnold
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
G. C. Shields
League of American Sportsmen
United States
Ohio
Kansas
Shields
Paris Green
Pennsylvania
Star-Independent
Valley Trust Company Elects Directors and Declares Dividend
Valley Trust Company of Palanyra adds 10000 to surplus at annual meeting and declares a 3 percent dividend. Re elected directors include S. ff. Engle, M. D. Brandt, A B Carper, C Gingrich, W I Hess, Jacob Landis, Frank R Moyer, Gabriel Ti Moyer, John Moyer, H G Newgard, John Ta Ramler, S N Uhrich. board to meet for organization on January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Trust Company
Valley Trust Company of
Palanyra
S. Ff. Engle
M. D. Brandt
A.B. Carper
Gingrich
W. I. Hess
Jacob Landis
Frank R. Moyer
Gabriel Ti. Moyer
Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania Elects New Officers
The Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg and elected new officers in December. President R. Boone Abbott. first vice president W. W. Davis. second vice president Morris Knowles. resident directors Frank A. Robbins and David I. Tracey. non-resident Elkton D. Waller of State College. treasurer John O'Connell. secretary ER. Dasher. retiring president Fraley Gannet spoke on the society's value in fostering friendship and acquaintances among state engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineers’ Society
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
R. Boone Abbott
W. W. Davis
Morris Knowles
Prank
A. Robbins
David I. Tracey
Elkton D. Waller
State College
John O’connell
ER. Dasher
Fraley Gannett
Engineers
Lancaster Wireless Map Shows Amateur Stations Reach Wide
In Lampeter Township farm of J Aldus Herr a wireless station run by Christ M Bowman hears messages from German stations the Darien Panama Canal Zone Canadian and Pacific Coast stations. Lancaster city hosts many amateur stations including Richard Barr’s West Chestnut street setup and F M Academy’s Joe Rothamel and Frank Cooper receiving station. Bowman salesroom at 150 East Chestnut transmits to Philadelphia while McCan Radio home of wireless telephone by Dr D G McCan and W G Wade links with New York. Lancaster is clearly on the wireless map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Aldus Herr
Lampeter
Christ M. Bowman
Darien
Panama Canal Zone
Canada
Pacific Coast
Lancaster Intelligencer
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Richard Barr
West Chestnut Street
F. & M. Academy
Joe Rothamel
Frank Cooper
Bowman
East Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
McCan Radio Company
D. G. McCan
W. G. Wade
New York
Dauphin man told safe in El Paso after mining men trip
F C Gerberich of Dauphin received a telegram from brother in law H J Simmons confirming he is safe at his El Paso home. Simmons planned to join American mining men in Mexico but missed the train. Mrs Watson, widow of a man killed, is at the Simmons home in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Gerberich
Dauphin
H. J. Simmons
el Paso
Tex
Simmons
Mexico
Mrs. Watson
Cigar Makers Quit In Ninth District As Taxes Bite
A report notes 55 Ninth District cigar factories and 40 leaf dealers closed with few firms remaining. Total factories exceed 1,200 and dealers over 400. Special taxes on manufacturers cited. The article also warns on the harm of excessive shotgun use and cites Jamaica Ginger conviction of P Calderwood for selling to underage girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Internal Revenue District
Ninth District
Strong Jamaica Ginger Co
P. Calderwood
Lewistown
Jamaica
Cohol
Calderwood
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Lebanon Valley
Wireless
Academy OF Music
Bnna
D. W. Griffith
THE
Liberty Theatre
Sherman
Atlanta
Lee
Appomattox
President Lincoln
Prince of Peace
Bell Phone
Scrapple
Hershey Store Company
Sanitary Meat Department
the Wearer
Hershey Laundry Co
Hershey, PA
Pho Chlef
Detalia
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Balpilm
Mauliair, Agt
Wursumy, PA
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