County men held after beating Lancaster car conductor
In Lancaster County three soldiers remain jailed after beating a car conductor who refused to pay six cent fares. Quarryville residents watched an aeroplane pass overhead at about 2000 feet flying westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Quarryville
Albert Galebach
Elizabethtown
Martin Hisenberger
Marietta
Elizabeth J . Pinkerton
Ann C. Witmer
John A. Shrum
Philadelphia
David Trapnell
149Th
M. G. Battalion
France
Henry Gottschall
East Petersburg
New Jersey
J. W. Behney
C. P. Powell
Grover C. Bergdoll
Frederick Fredericks
Department of Justice
Bergdoll
Fredericks
Community News Briefs From Williamsport and Area
Edward Cornell retires after 62 years in Williamsport drug trade at 78. Private Curtis Myers reports a July 1 wound in France resulting in left hand amputation. Rev. Dr A B Van Ormer resigns to teach philosophy at Juniata College. Anson B Carney and Mary Holmes wed in Williamsport after a license. Otto Keiser, Readings textile worker, eyed as German agent by Secret Service. Augustus A Gassert loses 800 hidden in car door during outing. Penn State alumni reach 1485 stars on service flag as draft looms. Harrisburg awaits captured German cannon for Liberty Loan drive. Aaron Rohrbach leaves $20,000 estate with yearly provisions for wife and children including meat, flour, coal and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cornell
Williamsport
Curtis Myers
A. C. Myers
Pottstown
Hill 204
France
A. B. van Ormer
Second Lutheran Church
Altoona
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Anson B. Carney
Warrensville
Mary Holmes
Hornell
N. Y
Alderman Battle
Otto Keiser
Reading
Secret Service
Philadelphia
Keiser
Germany
Rio de Janeiro
Augustus A. Gassert
Gassett
Pennsylvania State College
Harrisburg
Keister
Treasury Department
Aaron Rohrbach
Longswamp
Berks County
Tonall Credited With Restoring Youthful Feel in Aged Veteran
Reuben Snavely, Civil War veteran aged eighty three of Middletown Pa, says Tonall revitalizes his health after one bottle per Chas B Whitman Middletown. He urges others to try Tonall, noting it shaved years from his life and left him feeling younger. Testimonial dated August 5 1918 and Tonall sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Snavely
West Main Street
Middletown
Improvements at Millersville Normal
Local section notes extensive improvements at Millersville Normal including doorway cuts creating suites, new chiffoniers, repapered rooms and halls to boost comfort for teachers and students. Also reports fall term opening September 9, and various brief items on aviation trainee Frank Lowery, bee swarm incident in Williamsport, and tribute tolling for Private Owen McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersville
Your Boy's Life for Your Suit War Time Plea by Warburg
A reform essay by Paul M. Warburg urges saving in clothing to fund the war effort. It argues a $10 monthly cut on a suit could save a billion dollars, boosting Liberty loan bonds while reducing waste, transportation, and coal use. The piece links personal thrift to national victory and stresses shared sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Sam
Peru
Americans Urged to Limit Sugar to Two Pounds Monthly
The U S Food Administration asks the public to cap sugar use at two pounds per person per month through January 1 1919 to aid Allied needs and keep military supplies flowing. Public venues and households alike must limit consumption. cafeterias report one pound per 120 meals. The move follows depleted beet and Louisiana cane crops and wartime shipping demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Food Administration
America
US 8. Food Administration
Washington
The
Food Administration
Louisiana
Porto Rico
United States
Java
France
Haly
Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Tonall
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Deaf Mutes Learning Aviation
Frank Lowery
Long Island
Kutztown
Brickerville Emanuel Lutheran
Buch
Brickerville Lutheran Charge
Brickerville
Northampton County
Nazareth
Hanover
Lebanon County
Lebanon
Chester County
West Chester
Lancaster County
York County
York
Appel & Son 'S & Opticiane
North Queen Street
Wesw Swern
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Uncle Sam
Argentina
Chile
South America
Sife
Food and Fuel Administrations
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St. Lancaster
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
Allied
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