Amer Army to Be Kept at Low Figure
Gen Payton C. March in his annual report argues for a standing army of 260000 with universal training to supply reserves, trimming proposed Congress targets from 509000. He defends the general staff, notes U S naval limits, bases, and Allied support as key to wartime success.
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AMER
United States
Payton C. March
War Department
March
France
Department
Congress
Legion to Locate National HQ in Indianapolis
Franklin D Olier new national commander announces the American Legion will place its national headquarters in Indianapolis from December 1 following the constitutional convention decision. Lemuel Bolles and Charles Sheridan will move to arrange offices and housing for staff. Since November 10, 225 posts have been chartered, totaling 5872 posts and about 1,250,000 members with over 750,000 paid up.
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Franklin D’olier
American Legion
The
Legion
Indianapolis
Lemuel Bolles
Charles ¥. Sheridan
Service Bureau
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
United States
Hershey Men’s Glee Club Plans January Entertainment
Hershey Men’s Glee Club organizes an entertainment function scheduled for the latter part of January. Final details will be announced later. The group meets every Monday evening in the Men’s Club.
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Hershey Men’s Glee Club
Hershey Blaines to Represent City in Inside Game This Winter
Hershey announces a new basketball team, the Hershey Blaines, led by manager John F. Snavely with coach Walter Leibfried. They plan a December 2 home opener against the Middletown Independents and schedule several local games, featuring players Daurie Imboden Stover Purcell and Magrini. A separate four team youth league—Mars Eagles Bull Dogs and Hershey Industrial School—will play after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a trophy for the winner.
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Olivers
Hershey
Hershey Blaines
John F. Snavely
Middletown Independents
Daurie
Imboden
M. Stover
P. Purcell
Magrini
Walter Leibfried
Blaines
Mars
Eagles
Bull Dogs
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey High Teams Set for Saturday Basketball
Hershey High School boys face Lebanon Jr High on the Men’s Club floor at 2 p.m. The girls meet Camp Hill after. Both Hershey teams and their rivals are described as evenly matched with strong programs. Admission is twenty five cents.
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Hershey High School
Lebanon Jr
Camp Hill High School
Hershey
Camp Hill
Lebanon
Enhaut Beats Palmyra 9 6 In Hard Fought Game
Enhaut defeated Palmyra 9 to 6 on Palmyra field Saturday afternoon after a tight battle. Enhaut relied on early line plunges for its first scoring drive and Bartels added a 40 yard field goal. Palmyra responded with an 80 yard touchdown reception from Hess to Zimmerman in the fourth. Bartels starred for Enhaut while Zimmerman and Brandt carried Palmyra’s offense.
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Enhaut
Palmyra
Enhant Boys
Bartels
Zimmerman
Hess
Brandt
Auction Planned For 200 Year Old Czarina Necklace
A pearl necklace once owned by Czarina Nathalia Nearasissikina, mother of Peter the Great, is to be auctioned in London after a long lineage. Weighing 4000 grains and containing 188 pearls, it recently valued above 1.25 million dollars. If not sold in one lot, it will be offered in four rows of 41 45 49 and 53 pearls.
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Nathalia Nearasissikina
Peter the Great
London
Bolshevists
Union Service to Be Held in Derry Church Hershey
Thanksgiving Day service in Hershey gathers multiple local church members at Derry Presbyterian Church at 10 am with Rev. R. R. Butterwick in charge. Offerings support starving Armenians. Many members will be away in other parts of the state. Catholic Chapel attendees join Harrisburg Cathedral services.
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Hershey
Derry Presbyterian Church
R. R. Butterwick
United Brethren Church
Harrisburg Cathedral
Harrisburg
Tech Lads Set for Erie High School Championship Duel
Harrisburg eyes a Thanksgiving football slate with Hershey fans awaiting Tech’s clash on Erie High School’s field for the East title. Steelton match looms as a strong test, while experts rate Tech as one of the world’s strongest teams and a challenger for the championship.
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Hershey
Harrisburg
Tech
Erie High School
Steelton
Erie
Dry Nation Booms Raisins in Prohibition Era Protests
E L Chaddock president of Chaddock & Co testified before the Federal Trade Commission that high raisin prices and shortages in Eastern markets stem from prohibition driven demand. He cited California Associated Raisin Company control of 88 percent of Pacific coast acreage and backlogs in deliveries, noting no claim of deliberate withholding by the firm.
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E. L. Chaddock
Chaddock & Co
Federal Trade Commission
Chaddock
California Associated Raisin Company
Pacific Coast
Associated Raisin Company
Independent Packers
Penn State Pittsburg Grid Clash Draws Harrisburg Lineup
Football fans show strong interest in Thursday’s Penn State versus Pittsburgh game with several Harrisburg players on the State squad. The Pennsylvania Cornell showdown also attracts attention as Lebanon players appear for Penn.
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Penn State
University of Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Penn
Hershey Boys Win Out In Extra Period
Hershey's Olivers overcame a first half deficit to beat the Methodist Club 27 to 24 in an extra period. Kline led the visitors with sixteen points and Stover added eleven from the foul line as Hershey rallied for the win. The next game features the Golde team of Lancaster, promising a tough test at home.
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Olivers
Methodist
Olivets
Kline
Aiyiges
Winn
Ellinger
Breckenridge
Hershey
Stover
Golde
Lancaster
Lancaster Boys
Independents to Meet Garnets on Thanksgiving Night
The Harrisburg Independent basketball team dominates Coatesville 40 to 20 on Chestnut Street as Kline Wallower and Moorestar lead. The Garnet Five of Philadelphia visits Harrisburg Thanksgiving evening, a strong Quaker City club with a history of close showdowns with Capital City. Norristown looms Saturday, promising a fast test with McCord Wallower at forward Moorehead center and Kline Gerdes guards, followed by dancing after each game.
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Harrisburg Independent
Coatesville Five
Chestnut Street
Coatesville
Harrisburg’ Boys
Kline
Wallower
Independents
Moore
Garnet
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Quaker City
Capital City
Norristown
McCord
Moorehead
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