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Lebanon Semi Weekly News

Location

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1933

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St Paul Brewer Unharmed After Fire Rescue Parade Climax

Lebanon County Firemen closed their 11th annual convention with a colorful parade in Myerstown. The event featured many Girls In June in bright uniforms, a State Patrol presence, and prizes for best appearing companies. The Quentin Volunteer and Avon Citizens Fire companies earned top county honors, while Palmyra’s Iroquois Band led the march with blue uniforms and white trousers.

Lebanon County Myerstown Robert Beamesderfer Corporal Schae Palmyra Company Quentin Volunteer Company Citzens , Fire Company Avon Good Will Company The Com Citizens Band of Jonestown Perseverance Fire Com

Miss Fay Berman Weds H Robert Kleinman in Baltimore

The marriage of Fay Ber Man daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Berman Palmyra and H Robert Kleinman son of Mrs Bessie Kleinman Harrisburg occurred Sunday at 2 30 pm in the rost garden of Hotel Chateau Baltimore Md Rabbi David Rosenblatt officiated before forty guests. Lilyan Kleinman and Gus Kleinman acted as maid of honor and best man. The bride wore a pink crepe ensemble with blue accessories.

Fay Ber Man Jacob Berman West Main Street Palmyra H. Robert Kleinman Bessie Kleinman Harrisburg Hotel Chateau Baltimore David Rosenblatt Forest Park Lilyan Kleinman Gus Kleinman

Wiest and Son Host Employees Outing at Twin Grove Park

M H Wiest and son Richland box manufacturers treated their employees, families, and friends to an outing at Twin Grove Park on Saturday. Forty nine people attended despite cool weather, with some swimming and a delicious luncheon served.

M. H. Wiest and Son Richland Edgar Box Manufacturers Twin Grove Park

Elizabeth Henning Leads Mission Band at First Evangelical

Elizabeth Henning headed the Mission Band of First Evangelical Congregation as Sunday night services featured Donald Brandt delivering the scripture lesson and Henning presenting the lesson.

Elizabeth Henning First Evangelical Congregation Church Donald Brandt

Endeavors in Session at First E. C. Church

M Brandt led the Senior Christian Endeavor society at the First Evangelical Congregational church Sunday night. A duet titled Working, Watching, Praying was sung by Christine Peters and Bernice Brandt.

Are. M. Brandt Christian Endeavor Society First Evangelical Congregational Church Christine Peters Bernice Brandt

Margaret MecLanigan to wed Henry Weaver in Palmyra

Margaret MecLanigan of West Main street Palmyra will marry Henry BD Weaver of Lebanon at 8 pm Wednesday in First United Brethren Church Palmyra with Dr P B Gibble officiating. The couple will reside at 422 Cornwall road. Weaver is a Miami High School graduate and employed at Hotel Weimer.

Margaret MecLanigan West Main Street Palmyra Henry BD. Weaver Lebanon Elwin Campbell Dainia Florida FE. S. T First United Brethren Church P. B. Gibble Cornwall Road Miami High School Weimer

Two Women Leave for Illinois From Wilkin son Laundry Office

Suzanne Hoffsmith of the Wilkinson laundry office and Nettie Kopp of 416 South Twelfth Street departed Saturday for Chicago and Joliet Illinois to visit the Century of Pragnese Term and the former s brother.

Suzanne Hoffsmith Wilkinson Laundry Nettie Kopp Twelfth ‘Street Chicago Joliet Ill

Virginia Girl Engaged to Earl Brubaker

Miss Elizabeth DeBell Young of Alexandria announces engagement to Harry A. Brubaker of Lebanon. Miss Young, Randolph Macon alumna and former Lebanon High School faculty member, will wed in August after the bride’s father’s death. Brubaker is a Lebanon bar member with degrees from Princeton and Penn Law.

Elizabeth DeBell Yong John Young Mr. Young Alexandria Virginia Harry A. Brubaker J. K. Brubaker Miss Young Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg Pratt Library School Lebanon High School Brubaker Lebanon Bar Princeton University University of Pennsylvania Law School

Brenner Pursuing Post Graduate Work in Philadelphia

Norman Brenner recently completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry Philadelphia and is now pursuing post-graduate work there. A Lebanon High School graduate class of 1928, he studied two years at Franklin and Marshall College and is son of Mr and Mrs Louis Brenner of 305 South Eleventh Street.

Norman Brenner Pennsylvania State College of Optometry Philadelphia Brenner Pennsylvania College Lebanon High School Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster Louis Brenner South Eleventh Street This City

Two Lebanon Lads to Be Charged with Larceny

John Ceresini eleven of 1192 Guford street and Felix Risko twelve of 1306 Brandywine street will be charged by Chief of Police Marty Sealer with larceny. They allegedly took four one dollar bills from A Shelly on Ninth street Marka Saturday afternoon Sheily Moes at Manheim. The lads said they spent part of the money to go to a moving picture show.

John Ceresini Gufford Street Felix Risko Brandywine Street Marty Sealer A. Shelly Sheily Moes Manheim

Miracle on Tracks In Montreal Child Survives Train

In Montreal today a two year old girl Luette Leduc was left in a wheelbarrow on railroad tracks by her brother. A passenger train passed at speed and knocked the wheelbarrow, sending Luette about fifty feet. The child rose unharmed.

Montreal Luette Leduc

Two Arrested After Stabbing Outside Avon Cafe

In Avon a fight outside the Blue Moon Cafe led to two men being stabbed. Arrested were 81 year old Harry R Bennet of Jacksonville Florida and a woman who gave names Mildred Metz and Gale Marvin both of Jacksonville. Joseph Closinski 32 of Troy New York and 316 Warnet Street Lebanon were also involved. Bennet faces assault with intent to kill and aggravated assault and battery charges. One victim, stabbed in the abdomen, is in good condition at Good Samaritan hospital. The other man, Walter Frederick of R F D, was treated for a hand wound and discharged. The case stems from a clash between Closinski and Bennet.

Harry R. Bennet Jacksonville Florida Caain George Tucker Blue Moon Cafe Avon Mildred Metz Gale Marvin Bennet Joseph Closinski Troy New York Warnet Street Lebanon

U B Conference Opens at Mount Gretna Today

The Eastern Pennsylvania conference of United Brethren in Christ opens in Mount Gretna Pa with hundreds of delegates registered and more expected. The event runs through June 26 and will submit convention actions to the general conference. Officers include Rev J Owen Jones Annville president Lev C Hershey Elizabethtown vice president Anna M Groff Wphrata secretary Alice Strand Starrisburg treasurer, assisted by department heads.

Mount Gretna Sunday Schools Christian Endeavor Societies United Brethren In Christ Eastern Pennsylvania General Conference J. Owen Jones Annville Lev C. Hershey Elizabethtown Anna M. Groff Wphrata Alice Strand Starrisburg Assembly

Cars collide in Frystown. no injuries reported

Two autos driven by Aaron D. Peiffer and Sally Co. Manbeck of Myerstown RD 1 collided Saturday evening in Frystown. State Patrolman FE JL Walter investigated the crash and reported no injuries to any occupants.

Frystown

Erma Dettra Extends Greetings to Friends

Miss Erma Dettra, president of the Lebanon Quotas club, extends salutations from Massachusetts and Connecticut to friends in Lebanon. She and her father Harry Dettra spend two weeks with relatives in the New England States. Dettra was the Lebanon Quota delegate to the Quote International convention last week at Swaimpscott, Miss.

Erma Dettra Lebanon

Congress Plans Help For Farmers In New Agricultural Program

Congress studies farm problems during the recent session and outlines a broad agricultural program to raise prices for farm goods, reduce production to match consumption, and restore purchasing power. Key instruments include Farm Credit Administration with 2.342 billion dollars and Agricultural Readjustment Administration with 100 million dollars, with twelve Federal land banks authorized to aid farmers.

Congress Washington Federal

Wealthy brewer released after ransom paid near Wyoming

William Hamm Jr a wealthy St Paul brewer was released unharmed near Wyoming Minnesota forty miles north of St Paul after three days of negotiations and a ransom payment by Hamm company agents. Police launched a full search as negotiations concluded with Hamm’s release and plans to bring abductors to justice.

St. Paul William Hamm, Jr Paul Brewer Wyoming Minn Hamm Amea Milionaire H. J. Charles Hamm Company

Mrs Auman Treated for Burns in Local Incident

Mrs Daniel Auman, 55, of Lebanon R D 1, received second degree burns to the right foot Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital after she spilled hot coffee at home. She was referred to Abe dispensary.

Daniel Auman Lebanon R. D Good Samaritan Hospital Foot Abe Dispensary

Car Collision Causes Slight Damage Near Schaefferstown

Two cars driven by Walter O. Mre Lanigan of 36 W Main Street Palmyra and Andrew Miller of Hphrata collided at a side road intersection with the Schaefferstown Brickerville highway one mile south of Schaefferstown on Saturday afternoon. No injuries reported and damage described as slight by Corporal S. B. Schaeffer of the Lebanon Substation, State Highway Patrol.

Walter O. Mre Lanigan Main Street Palmyra Andrew Miller Hphrata Schaefferstown Brickerville S. 8. Schaeffer Lebanon + ubestaton State Highway Patrol

Bernard Allwein and Wife Observe Eighth Anniversary

The eighth anniversary of Bernard and Hilda Allwein was observed with a Sunday dinner at the home of Bernard's parents, Francis and Mary Allwein. The couple, married at St. Marys Church by Father McGovern, have three children and hail from 17 East Locust Street.

Bernard Allwein East Locust Street

Hitler orders Nazi upbringing for German children now

Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Wilhelm Hitler warned parents that if children are not raised as good Nazis they will be taken by the government and reared in the party spirit. Addressing about 120000 at Erfurt with 60000 Sturm Troops in attendance Premier Julius Goemboes of Hungary met with an ovation and signed Erfurt's golden book.

Berlin Wiler Nas Erfurt Chanerdllor Stein Julius Goemboes Hungary Wass Hrfurt

Child Bit Mercury Thermometer, Suffers Poisoning

Four year old Eleanor Hoke, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eden Hoke of 19 North Twenty second Street West Lebanon, reportedly bit a thermometer out of frustration with the cold. She was treated Saturday afternoon at Good Samaritan Hospital for mercury poisoning and discharged.

Eleanor Hoke Mia Eden Hoke North Twenty-second Street West Lebanon Good Samaritan Hospital

Flower Show at Myerstown a Huge Success

Myerstown hosts its first annual flower show at the high school gymnasium drawing about 1,400 attendees and 260 exhibits. Noted displays came from Marr's and Wei lsdorff, A W Beyler, Clinton Seehrist, Phillippy Brothers, and Hurry Wilhelm among others.

Myerstown Myerstown High School Commlites Marr's Weielsdorff A. W W. Beyler Clinton Seehrist Richland Phillippy Brothers Belatville Hurry 14 Wilhelm

German Jew from Berlin to Speak at Beth-Israel

Pr Hermann Nurnberg, noted German Jewish resident of Berlin, will address the Lebanon Jewish community at Beth-Israel Synagogue this evening at 8:30. He will outline latest developments in Germany and is known as an authority on political and economical questions. He recently published an original treatise on the theory of relativity praised by Einstein. Nurnberg has returned to this country from parts of Germany and Palestine.

Hermann Nurnberg Berlin Beth-Israel Germany Nurnberg Albert Minstein Einstein Palestine

Car overturns near Annville injuring three people

Three persons were hurt Saturday afternoon when a car driven by Mrs. Aven W. Simmons skidded and overturned one mile west of Annville. Mrs. Simmons suffered a forehead abrasion while Mrs. Charles Welter and her daughter Helena Welter received cuts and bruises. All were treated by an Annville physician.

Throne Aven W. Simmons Math Street Annville Mh. Ll. Walter StatesMighway Simmons Charles Welter Helena Mainstream

Woman Treated After Automobile Mishap

Mrs. DITLER HARRY sustained facial lacerations and bruising on the right arm as she rode in a car. A companion listed as 48 year old Daisy Ulizer of 534 Green Street assisted at Good Samaritan Hospital where the injuries were treated over the weekend.

Dazie Uitzler Green Street Good Samaritan Hospital

John Bucher Sentenced to Six to Twelve Years

John C. Bucher former secretary treasurer of the defunct Lebanon Finance Company was sentenced to not less than six and not more than twelve years in the Eastern Penitentiary Philadelphia on forgery charges. Three indictments yielded three to six year terms, with the third run concurrently. He pleaded guilty two weeks ago after confinement since May 11. Judge Frederick Reese presided. Witnesses testified to forgeries between 1931 and 1933 totaling substantial cash receipts and a Bucher deficit of about 341,000. C. M. Seltzer represented the defendant.

John C. Bucher Lebanon Finance Company Philadelphia Judea Frederick (. Reese Carlisle Cumberland County Uoenry Bucher Kettering Main & Co C. M. Seltzer

Campmeeting at Mount Lebanon Planned this Summer

The Mount Lebanon campmeeting grounds on the Lebanon Fredericksburg road one mile north of this city will host the United Brethren in Christ campmeeting from July 18 through July 26. Daily meetings include morning afternoon and evening programs with musical concerts by Grove Avon Hebron Schoeninkersville Heading and Lebanon churches. A featured program this summer is announced with details continued on another page.

Mount Lebanon Lebanon- Fredericksburg Aunual United Brethren In Christ Grove Avon Hebron Schoeninkersville Heading Lebanon

National Guard Camps Set for Schedule Despite Cuts

Washington reports that Pennsylvania National Guard training camps at Mt Gretna and Indiantown Gap will operate on schedule with two weeks of summer drills. The War Department plans economies of 60 million dollars next year, with reductions in pay for some drills and curtailment of supplies and ROTC summer training.

Washington Pennsylvania National Guard Mt. Gretna Indiantown Gap War Department Dvi Reserve Officers Training Corps

Baby girl born at Rexmont home of Roy Carpenter

Mr and Mrs Roy Carpenter of Rexmont announce the birth of an eleven pound girl at their home The new arrival will be named Nancy May The father is employed by the Cornwall railroad Both mother and child are doing nicely.

Roy Carpenter Rexmont Nancy May The Cornwall Railroad

World Economic Conference Stalled Over France Demands

London reporters say talks on stabilizing major currencies haveresumed under France intransigence. The American delegation awaits President Roosevelt and George L Harrison after their London talks. The dollar slumped to 4.14 1 4 to the pound, exceeding the stated stabilization band as delegations race for a compromise.

France London Hoosevelt George L. Harrison Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Dawson Miller and Wife Mark Silver Anniversary

Numerous congratulatory cards and gifts were extended to Mr and Mrs Dawson R Miller who celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Sunday at their home 400 North Sixth Street Mrs Miller was formerly Miss Jennie I Frantz The couple were married by Rev Harry E Milor of the Salem United Brethren church They have five children John Ruth Chace Dawson dry and Robert Miller all at home The anniversary featured a family dinner and many friends neighbors and acquaintances extended best wishes for many more years of marriage

Dawson R. Miller North Sixth Street Mra. Miller Jennie I. Frantz Harry E. Milor Salem United Brethren Church Millars John Ruth Chace Dawson Dry Robert Miller

Five year old Arlene Beamesderfer hit by car in town

Arlene Beamesderfer five daughter of Samuel and Mrs Beamesderfer of 18 Hanover street was struck by an automobile on the Benjamin Franklin Highway in front of the Blue Moon Cafe Saturday afternoon. She suffered a possible skull fracture and facial lacerations and was brought to Good Samaritan Hospital where X rays were taken and her condition reported good. George Wolf of Sixteenth and Willow streets operated the car. Raymond Sheffy, a passing motorist, assisted the child to the hospital.

Arlenn Beamesderfer Samuel Beamesderfer Hanover Street Good Samaritan Hospital Benjamin Franklin Highway Blue Moon Cafe Oe Goeary Wolf Sixteenth Willow Streets Raymond Sheffy

Lebanon Democrats to Meet Tonight in County Trust Building

The Lebanon County Democratic club holds a meeting tonight at the club rooms in the county trust company building. Only male members may attend. Guy J. Bard, a Lancaster attorney, will speak as the featured speaker of the evening.

Lebanon County Democratic Club Lebanon County Trust Company Guy J. Bard Lancaster

Vacation Bible School attendance gains at St Mark's

Enrollment at the opening session of the Daily Vacation Bible School in St Mark's Reformed church reached 230 pupils, up from 186 last year, with total last year at 272. The program is led by Rev Henry Hoerber and sponsored by St Mark's St Pauls Evangelical and Christ Presbyterian churches.

St. Mark's Reformed Church St. Mark's St. Paul's Evangelical Christ Presbyterian Henry Hoerber Dorothy Tarrach Mary — Sperdw Flora Gross Clement Bell Anya Wolfe Jannie Poeht Ruth Agen Franklin Glassmeyer Helen Merkey Harry Gingrich Richard Gingrich

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Aidmay Upers SAT FIRST E. C. Church Margaret M’lanigan Henry D. Weaver Illinois Earl Brubaker N. Brenner U. B Peiffer Manbeck St. Paul Brewer A. Hitler Mrs Ciazi Ditaler Harry John Bucher Reese MT. Lebanon Truge Ste Dawson Miller Mark Arlene Beamesderfer Vacation Bible School
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