George D Coover Selected Chief Marshal for Firemen Parade
George D. Coover was chosen chief marshal by the Good Will Engine and Hose Company No 1 Myerstown for the parade linked to the seventh annual Lebanon County Firemen Association convention. He named aides Robert F. Smith and A P Huber for the event, with Paul Spangler handling official acceptances from 26 companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Engine and Hose Company
Myerstown
Lebanon County Firemen's Association
George D. Coover
Good Wil Co
Robert F. Smith
Paul Spangler
Bain Line
Miss Ruth Engle Becomes Bride of Prof Bender
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Engle daughter of Mrs Agnes Engle Palmyra became the bride of Prof Andrew Bender son of Mr and Mrs 8 H Bender Dillsburg Pa Wednesday evening at 6 oclock The ceremony occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs J R Engle Palmyra The officiants were Dr G P D Gossard president of Lebanon Valley College and Rev F B Gibbie The attendants included Matron of honor Mrs Allen B Engle bridesmaids Miss Leila Flory Myrtle Turhy and Mary E Engle flower girl Alma Brandt and best man Dr Merle Hoover The couple featured an eggshell satin gown and pearl coronet Leading notes indicate continuation on Page Eights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elizabeth Engle
Agnes Engle
North Railroad Street
Palmyra
Andrew Bender
Maple Street
Annville
8. H. Bender
Dillsburg
J. R. Engle
East Main Street
G. PD. Gossard
Lebanon Valley College
F. B. Gibbie
First U. B. Church
Allen B. Engle
Seattle
Washington
Leila Flory
Bangor
Myrtle Turhy
Mary &E. Engle
Alma Brandt
Merle Hoover
Columbia University
New York
R. Porter Campbell
A. Crawford
William P. Payne Dies From Fractured Skull Injuries
William Patrick Payne aged 40 of 19 Pershing Avenue died at Lebanon Sanatorium from a fractured skull and other injuries sustained Saturday afternoon when struck at the corner of Cumberland Street and Lincoln Avenue. He passed away Wednesday evening at 6 o clock. The report notes the incident occurred at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Patrick Payne
Pershing Avenue
Lebanon Sanatorium
Cumberland Street
Lincoln Avenue
Van Lear Black Plane Wrecked in Indian Cyclone
In Calcutta a cyclone wrecked Van Lear Black's Maryland Wire State plane while at Dum Dum airfield before shipment to the United States. Black said the incident will not derail his plans for the year and he intends to return home to build another similar aircraft at a cost of about 5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
van Lear Black
Maryland
Wumdum
United States
Where They Form And Convention Fire Alarm Details
The notice lists five division forms by street in East Carpenter Avenue and surrounding roads and states two messengers will be stationed at each fire house to relay alarms by telephone. The convention starts at 9 a.m. sharp called by President EB. K. Fisher with all delegates seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. K. Fisher
Lebanon Chamber Airport Committee Prepares New Report
The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee plans to present a revised report at the Board of Directors meeting next week. Chair Seeley Patterson leads and is finalizing a comprehensive update after previous final and alternative propositions were considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Board of
Seeley Patterson
Judge Marx Rules In Berks Securities Case
In Reading Pa today Judge Frederick A Marx took a criminal case from the jury and decided it himself. Carl Mills alias Carl Miller and J R Fields were found guilty of violating the State Securities Act for swindling Olivia Dry out of 3000 dollars. Accused bail was set pending argument court as lawyers file technical objections to the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Olivia Dry
Carl Mills
Carl Miller
J. R. Fields
Frederick A. Marx
Marx
County Commissioners Probe Property Uses for New Road
County Commissioners Frank W. Hurst William J. Noll and Ray C Weber spent Wednesday afternoon in the country interviewing property owners regarding the planned extension of a new road. The work continues today as officials push to complete the Finegsrove road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W.hurst
William J. Noll
Ray ¢. Weber
New Road
Finegsrove Road
Dinner for Bon Ton Employees Honors Barbara Spangler
Employees of the Bon Ton Underwear and Hosiery departments hosted a dinner at Yiengst's Hotel Falmyra for Miss Barbara Spangler of 19 East Locust Street who will soon marry Ben Brown of Mt. Joy. Guests included Mrs. Harry Loy Emma Wolfe Catherine Stein Elizabeth Klick Shirley Spayd and Elizabeth Spangler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon Ton Department
Yiengst
Falmyra
Barbara Spangler
East Locust Street
Ben Brown
Mt. Jovy
Spangler
The
Bon Ton
Betty Spangler
Shirley Spayd
Harry ‘Loy
Emma Wolfe
Catherine Stein
Elizabeth Klick
Elizabeth Spangler
House Rejects Debenture Plan in Farm Relief
Washington reports the House backed Hoover by rejecting the export debenture plan of Farm Relief. The vote 250 to 118 aligned with the president who called it a subsidy. The House order called for recording members as debate surged and a final roll call began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Senate
House
White House
Longworth
Haugen
Agriculture Committee
Farm Conference Committee
Suit for damages over plane fatality in Maine court
In Portland Supreme Judicial Court a suit for damages arises from the death of Henry W. Hough killed by a plane propeller piloted by Roger Q. Williams. The Curtiss Flying Service plane, at Portland airport on September 4, faced the first such rail in Raine court. Mrs Hough, widow of the deceased, sues as plaintiff, with deposition from Williams presented. The hearing, before Justice Pattangall, sits as referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard
Supreme Udieval Court
Raine
Henry W. Hough
Curtiss Flying Service, Inc
Wiliams
Willams
Hough
W. Hough
Enfield
N. HL
William iI, Pattangall
Stowaway Reported Aboard Yellow Bird From Old Orchard
Rumors of a youth stowing away on the Yellow Bird as it prepared for departure to Paris gained credibility. Arthur Schrether, 22, of Portland, was alleged by two other youths to have boarded during engine warm up. Mrs Schreiber said her son returned home in khaki pants and a leather jacket, with two men claiming to have seen a stowaway enter the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Maine
Paris
Arthur Schrether
Portland
Clark
Schreiber
Morris Tk. Schreiber
Schraibe
Notice of June 15 Press Date for The Semi-Weekly News
The Semi-Weekly News will go to press Saturday afternoon June 15 instead of Monday June 17. Subscriptions receive the paper in the first mail Monday morning. Correspondents and advertisers must have all copy at the News Office by Saturday.
Yellow Bird Leaves for Paris as Rome Flight Crashes
In Old Orchard Maine today the Yellow Bird, a large French monoplane with a crew of three, started toward Paris. The second plane bound for Rome crashed before takeoff, ending its flight attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Maine
Paris
Rome
Mads A
Facts Motorists Should Know for Pennsylvania 1929
The Keystone Automobile Club prepares a pamphlet in plain language to aid accident prevention. It will be distributed to all requestors regardless of membership. Counsel Harrison G. Kildare notes many crashes result from unfamiliarity with traffic laws especially right and left turns. The pamphlet includes diagrams of correct and incorrect techniques and states all road rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Keystone Automobile Club
Harrison G. Kildare
K Kldare
Yellow Bird Flight Tracked by 37 Ocean Liners
New York reports the French plane Yellow Bird on a flight to Paris is accompanied by 37 ocean liners. Listings include Aquitania and Mauretania bound for New York, with European liners heading east. The aircraft carries radio gear and will attempt ship to shore communication using 609 meter wavelength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
Yellow Bird
Paris
Aquitania
George Washington
Nieu Amsterdam
Gripsholm
Trans- Ivania
American Farmer
Caronia
Credric
Minnetonka
Pennland
Rochambeau
St. Lowis
Samaria
Ile de France
Majestic
Thuringia
Europe
de Grasae
Muenchen
Carmania
Olympic
Volendam
Valcania
Hamburg
Kungsholm
Republic
Minnewaska
Columbus
Leviathan
Mauretania
France
Old Orchard Beach
Blind student earns law degree at New Jersey School
Newark N J Today Ay Walter Rinck. the only blind student to graduate from the New Jersey law school receives a bachelor of law degree. Rinck learned in public schools and read through Braille with writing on a typewriter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Walter Rinck
New Jersey Law School
Duday
Rinck
Members of St Catharine Guild Dine at Blue Bird Inn Banquet
Members of St Catharine Guild at St Luke's church enjoyed a Wednesday banquet at the Blue Bird Inn. The menu featured chicken rice soup fried chicken new corn nanamas olives pickles creamed slaw banana fritters cherry pie coffee and candles. Red and white decorations and Sweet Williams bouquets set the tone as songs and piano and accordion solos filled the evening. A business meeting elected new officers. list of attendees includes Mrs Nellie Walters Miss Mallie Ringland and Miss Elizabeth Heeser among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catharine’s Guild
St. Luke's Church
Blue Bird Inn
Hugh
Williams
Clara Bleistine
Boyertown
Rodney Brace
George Holstein
Paul Snyder
Charles Moody
William Spong
Nellie Walters
Fox Smith
Florence Brunner
Mallie Ringland
Elizabeth Heeser
Rose Frey
Nellie Wadters
George Stostein
Elizabeth Hesser
Mollie Ringland
Plantz
Belle Grant
Kate Whitmeyer
Charles Reed
Irvin Eastman
Tom Doughty
Harry Doughty
Penrose Uhrich
Archibald Horgan
Charles Matterness
Mae Detweiler
Helen Kreider
Rosa Moore
Hoover mulls three Fourth of July speaking invitations
President Hoover weighing three Independence Day invites to Philadelphia for Independence Hall, New York for naturalized citizens meeting, and Asheville to address the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Philadelphia option grows strongest as potential venue for a national message from the capital’s historic site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
New York
Ashevill
North Carolina
White House
Hooverty
Mackay
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alfred &. Smith
Start Work on Annex to Harrison Junior High
Ground was broken Wednesday morning at Seventh and Maple for a new annex to Harrison Junior High School. The $40,000 building will have six classrooms and a basement and should be ready for occupancy by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Junior High School
Seventh and
Maple Streets
Ephrat a Owl Officials Cleared In Liquor Law Case
Philadelphia report states Todaro Cy Roland H Garver secretary of the Owls Home Association Eph rata Pa and Walter Stanffer bartender were acquitted in federal court of violating federal liquor laws. Jury deliberation lasted about one hour twenty minutes after a trial that began yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Todaro
Cy Roland H. Garver
Owls Home Association Club
Ephrata
Walter Stanffer
Clib
Federal District Court
Harrisburg Examinations Set for Edison Scholarship winner
Examinations to select Pennsylvania's representative for the Thomas A. Edison Scholarship will be held Saturday morning in the hall of the Houses of Representatives. Sixty seven candidates from all sections compete for the state title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Widison
State Department of Police
Houses of Representatives
Fredericksburg Firemen Host Summer Carnival at Park
A carnival by the Fredericksburg Firemen at Fireman's Park is set for Saturday, June 3. The program features amusements for all ages and music by the Garden Hand of Reading, with a special bus service from the American House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Reading
Flying Cadet L. H. Troup Killed at Kelley Field
San Antonio Texas reports Flying Cadet L H Troup was killed in an accident at Kelley Field during advanced flying training. Cadet Floyd Bernard Wood, age 24, escaped serious harm by leaping from his aircraft as it occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Troup
Kelley Field
San Antonio
Texas
H. ‘Troup
Dent
Mat Welly Field
Floyd Bernard Wood
Takere
Wren Tie
Kelly Orig
John Griffin Killed in Airline Crash
John Griffin a Pan American Airways radio operator was killed when a passenger and mail plane crashed near Santiago de Cuba about 14 A.M. officials said the aircraft went down one mile west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Todas Protolin Mriffin
Pan-American Airways
Santiago de Cuba
Cleona Fire Scare at Harrow Plant Prompt Action
Quick work by Cleona fire fighters and volunteers prevented major damage at the Imboden Harrow and Roller Co. on Washington and Pines the blaze starting in the cellar and bottom of the float floor. Owner John G Heisey praised the crew including John Long Herman Books John Reigle Ray Long Joearly and Ray Kreider for stopping the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleona
John G. Helsey
Imboden Improved Harrow and Roller Company
Washington and Pine Sreats
Mr. Helsey
Heisey
Cleona Hose and Chemical Company
John Long
Herman Books
John Reigle
Ray Long
Joearly
Ray Kreider
Kreider
Hey
Lebanon Volunteer Firemen Plan County Parade Attire
Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Firemen’s Police Force met at City Hall for a monthly session and discussed plans for the county convention parade in Myers on Saturday. They will wear linen gloves and summer fatigue caps. at least twenty of the five firemen in service are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Paolica Fores
City Hall
Myers
White
Lige
Elmer B. Lelinge
John Oliver
Lebanon County
Bank Messenger Robbed on San Antonio Bus
A messenger from the First State Bank of South San Antonio was robbed of about $18,000 on a bus in San Antonio Texas. He had collected the funds at the bank and was forced to surrender the bag when a man followed him at a Bonita Laredo street joint. The robber escaped in a waiting car. no shots were fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
First
Bank of South
Tidde
Williams and Yancey Plan New York Hop Flight
Williams and Lewis Yancey, whose plane Grean Wlash crashed while attempting to take off for Fame, said they would go to New York tonight to arrange a new plane for the hop and return within a week to try again. The disaster toll rose to 123 with another fatality today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Yancey
New York
Ot Orchard
Maine
Roger G) Williams
Lewis Ancey
Grean Wlash
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Myerstown Firemen
Dauphin
Cumberland
Berks
Lancaster
Marshall
Goodwill Fire Co
Ringgold
Allentown
Ruth Engle
Prof
Bender
WM. P. Payne
Carpenter Avenue
Railroad Street
Carpenter
College Street
Park Avenue
F. A. Marx
Berks CO
R. Q. Williams
New Jersey
ST. Cath. Guild
Pres. Hoover
Harrison JR. High
Ruth Wilson
Horace Roberts
Moorestown
Roberts
Williams. Wadsworth
Semartannl Nowaraelt
Ephrata Owl
Edison
Russell M. Henne
Firemen’s Carnival
John Griffin
Cleona Boro
Lebanon Fire Police
Teel
Finnes Beneritel
Eveland
Henry Lusi
Sinal Hospieal
Tadac Lustig
Bis Tater
Ilothan Beer
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