Surprise Birthday For Lester Kauffman In Penryn
Mr. Lester Kauffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Kauffman, celebrated his sixteenth birthday on Thursday October 3 with a surprise party at the family home in Penryn. Organized by Mr. and Mrs. Aulthouse and Mrs Jerome Koehler, about 80 to 84 guests attended after being taken to Manheim earlier in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Kauffman
Cyrus Kauffman
Penryn
Calvin Aulthouse
Jerome Koehler
Funeral for Mrs. Sadie Leeking Held in Akron
The funeral for Mrs. Sadie Leeking wife of Monroe Leeking died October 2 in Brockton was held at her parents home in Akron with burial at Brickerville Lutheran cemetery. She was an Akron High School 1908 alumna organist and pianist later married in 1914 and moved to Brockton. She leaves husband and parents and a grandmother near Brunnerville. This marks the Akron High School Alumni Association’s third death in 1918 after Hartman in France March 10 and Kemper in Camp Jackson September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie . Leeking
Monroe Leeking
Brockton
Mars
C. F. Steiner
Akron
Brickerville Lutheran Cemetery
Lizzie Steiner
Lutheran Church
Borough High School
Monroe
C. D. Leeking
Millway
John T. Hackman
Brunnerville
Mrs Emma R Risser of Weidmanville Dies at 62
Mrs Emma R Risser wife of the late Reuben R Risser died at her home in Weidmanville Clay township on Wednesday morning October 2 aged 62. She leaves eight children and 14 grandchildren with relatives including Mellinger Kissel Hill Carpenter Ephrata Hostetter East Peters Lancaster Snavely Manheim Tissingler Kis sel Hill and Lititz. Funeral held Saturday at Hammer Creek Mennonite meeting house with Rev Jonas Hess Rev John B Bucher and Bishop Noah Landis officiating. Interment followed. The deceased was a member of the Mennonite church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Reuben R Risser
Weidmanville
Clay Township
John Mellinger
Kissel Hill
Minnie Carpenter
Ephrata
Amos Hostetter
East Peters
Milton Snavely
Ser
Mennonite Church
Hammer Creek
Norman Beimesderfer Dead at Wegley's Mill
Norman Beimesderfer operated Wegley's mill near Shealterstown and died Monday after a two day illness from pneumonia. He was 32. Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon with Michael Peiffer and family and J H Peiffer and family in attendance. He leaves a wife, two children, a brother in naval service and two sisters in Los Angeles and near Clay.
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Norman Biemesderfer
Wegley
Shealterstown
Michael Peiffer
J. H. Peiffer
Naval Service
Los Angeles
Cal
Clay
Dies On Train After Lancaster County Fair Visit
Harry Schaeffer, 33, of Penn Township, died from a pulmonary hemorrhage on a Pennsylvania Railroad train en route to St. Joseph's Hospital after departing the Lancaster County Fair Grounds. He had tuberculosis and is survived by his wife Minnie and five children.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Lancaster County Fair
Harry Schaeffer
R. FP. D
Penn Township
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Carroll Lowell
St. Joseph's Hospital
Undertaker Beck
Manheim
Two Prize Captives At Camp Colt Sentry Slips In Kaisers
A night sentry on duty at Camp Colt stops two men attempting to slip into camp after taps. They announce themselves as Kaiser Bill and Von Hindenburg. The officer of the guard is alerted and the two are escorted to the guardhouse, delivering a humorous mock encounter.
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White
Camp Colt
Kaiser Bill
von Hindenburg
Army and Navy Notes Continue Describing Camp Improvements
The article outlines recent Army and Navy facilities including a $16,000 house for the national Catholic organization with reading rooms and conveniences for soldiers, maple-lined streets, a $50,000 recreation hall funded by canteen funds, and athletic director Philip Brennan who keeps activities moving. Headquarters sit in a large frame building at the center of grounds with landscaping, all completed in just over a year.
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National Catholic Organization
Phillp Brennan
Teadquarters
Raymond Dillman in France Sends War Letter Home
Raymond Dillman son of Mr and Mrs J M Dillman of Lexington writes from a Franco American ambulance unit. He describes constant movement at the front, gas and oil resupply, and dangerous bomb and shelling experiences. He recalls Roosevelt’s son’s death, hopes many will visit battlefields after the war, asks for a fountain pen, and notes fall weather, cold nights, leather gear, and driving along the Marne river.
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Raymond Dillman
France
Raymond
J.M. Dillman
Lexington
Dillman
Teddy Roosevelt
Fritz
Ralph Diehm
Valentine Brobst
Harrisburg
Marne River
Ray
Can't Go Hale Way By T. J. Mulvey War Bond Rally
A spirited wartime appeal urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds and unite against Germany. The piece mocks the Kaiser, stresses collective action, and warns delaying bond purchases will cost more in taxes and effort. It urges signing on today to support the war effort.
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Kaiser
Cour
America
Cale
Suy
Kaiser Bill Buffalo
Germany
Limestone Farm For Sale In Lebanon County
142 acre Lebanon County farm with brick house, tenant house, springs, timber and pasture land. 90 dollars per acre. Terms allow 2000 to 3000 cash with balance financed at 5 and 6 percent in yearly installments. Close to Schaefferstown and Cornwall with good road access and potential for profit after a few years.
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Lebanon
Heideberg
Schaefferstown
Cornwall
Lancaster Co
Lebanon Co
Lebanon Ca
We Buy Old False Teeth Advertisement
We pay from two to thirty five dollars per set whether broken or not. We also offer payment for diamonds old gold silver and bridge-work. Send by parcel post and receive cash by return mail. We will return your goods if the price is unsatisfactory. Mazer's Tooth Specialty Dept X 2007 So. 5th St Philadelphia Pa.
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Mazer’s Tooth Specialty Dept
So. 5Th St
Philadelphia
Public Sale Register listing local estate sales
The Register notes sales with printed bills, including October 12 near Bronnerville for 10 acres with improvements auctioned by Oscar Hackman and I Steiner as administrators of John T Hackman. October 26 sale of personal property from John T Hackman estate by Oscar Hackman and I Steiner is also advertised.
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Bronnerville
Oscar Hackman
I. Steiner
John T. Hackman
Fohn T. Hackman
A. Toor
Ur Steiner
Public sale of John T Jackman estate gravel land near Brunnerville
On Saturday October 12 1918 trustees will sell at public sale near Brunnerville Warwick township a tract of gravel land of 1 ½ acres with a two story frame dwelling attached shed barn and outbuildings. The property adjoins Frank Roland Clarence Dillwan Amanda Brackbill and others with fruit trees and grape vines. Viewing by contacting Sarah Hackman. Sale starts 2 PM with terms announced by Snavely OSCAR HTACKMAN A Burkholder F Steiner.
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Orphans' Court of
Lancaster County
John T. Jackman
Frank Roland
Clarence Dillwan
Amanda Brackbill
Sarah Hackman
Snavely
Oscar Htackman A. Burkholder
F. Steiner
Geo
Litita Clothing & Shoe Store Offers Men's Underwear Deals
Men’s High Rock and Janes shirts and drawers in medium and heavy weight and heavy ribbed cotton fleeced are offered at about ten percent less than wholesale prices. The Litita Clothing & Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Rock and
Janes
Litita Clothing & Shoe Store
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Lancaster
SRE
Donovan
Victor
Columbia
Kauffman
Children’s Union
Trimmer
Gustavus F. Swift
Swift
Swift & Company
U.S. A
Mrs. Monroe Leeking
Emma R. Risser
Weidmanyville
Norman Beimesderfer
Army and Navy Notes
T. J. Mulvey
Belgium
Lititz Springs
Lebanon County Limestone Farm For Sale
Seaman & Seed
Front and
Cedar Streets
Broad St
Lititz, Pa
Ind
Bell
Public & My Stables
Borough of
Lebanon County
Demmy
West End
Mechanicsburg
Houck H.N
David P. Bricker
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