Obituary: John M Harbster of Reading dies at 39
John M Harbster died Monday morning June 16 at his home 208 Penn Street Reading. He was 39 and survived by his wife Anna his father and brothers George Brubaker Robert M Carl E and Marian L Reading. he was the great grandson of George and Barbara Hoover Brubaker of New Holland. Funeral services were held June 18 at 2 30 p.m. at cousin Miss Anna Mary Brubaker’s residence 486 South Third Street Reading with interment in Charles Evans Cemetery Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M.harbster
Penn Street
Reading
John BE
Gallie
Brubaker’ Harbster
Anna
George Brubaker
San Francisco
Calif
Robert M
Carl E
Marian L
Calet Dowd
George
Barbara Hoover Brubaker
New Holland
Anna Mary Brubaker
Third Street
Charles Evans
George Norman Plank Dies After Short Illness
George Norman Plank of a farm near Honey Brook died Tuesday in West Chester hospital from blood poisoning after a brief illness. He leaves his wife Cora Belle nee Nuss and his brother J Alvin of Philadelphia, in addition to his parents. Funeral held Saturday at 2 PM at home with services and interment in Pequea Cemetery. J OC Henninger funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Norman Plank
Jacob Plank
Honey Brook
West Chester
Straw Threshers Association
Cora Belle
Pequea
J. OC. Henninger
U B Church Notes On Children Day And Convention
A large Ranck church congregation praised last Sundays Children Day program. Anniversary Day will be observed. The Christian Endeavor Union Convention opens at Mt Gretna June 24 to 28 with local members attending. Rev L R Walters and Mrs Walters will direct convention music.
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iChildren
Ranck
U. B
Christian Endeavor Union of the Conference
Mt. Gretna
Birthday Surprise at New Holland St Stephen Reformed Church
Fifty ladies attended a Monday evening birthday surprise in the Sunday School rooms of the New Holland St Stephen Reformed Church. A short program of music and recitations followed by various games and refreshments. The event honored Mrs. Snader of Jackson Street.
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New Holland St. Stephen Reformed Church
Snader
Jackson Street
Boy Injured Rolling at Rink. Arm Fracture Reported
Dan Rutter sustained a broken arm while roller skating, with sources noting the incident occurred at the local rink. Details remain limited but medical staff treated the injury on site.
New Holland Mortician Honored at State Convention
J. C. Henninger funeral director of New Holland attended the Pennsylvania State Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention in Wilkes-Barre. He was elected First Vice President with plans for continued advancement and the group will meet next year in Altoona.
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J. C. Henninger
State Funeral Directors Association
Wilkes- Barre
Pennsylvania State Funeral Directors Association
Steam Temple
Temple
Sterling Hotel
Henninger
Altoona
Lions Club Charters Night Prep Draws Two Hundred Guests
Harner’s Theatre hosts the iCharter Night event Tuesday June 23 with about two hundred Lions and guests expected. District Governor W A Fox will present the charter, with Wm E B Davis presiding. Tickets were sold at Stauffer’s Drug Store as New Holland prepares its inaugural Lions Club.
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Harner 'S Theatre
Kany
Harner’s
United States
W. A. G. Fox
Wm. E B. Davis
Stauffer’s
New Holland
Lions Club
Lion
David Evans
Lancaster
Manheim routs New Holland in 22-2 baseball game
Manheim collects 20 hits and 38 bases to crush New Holland 22 to 2. Balmer leads with four hits. Fry and Shiffer homer. Reigel pitcher for Manheim limits New Holland to six hits as errors haunt the losers early and late.
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Avalanche of
New Holland
Manheim
Balmer
Bob” Fry
Shif‘er
Reigel
Geist
Kochel
Davis
Weiler
Kendig
Ames
Wolfe
Trout
Hahn
Witmer
Peifer
Shiffer
Blantz
R. Frey
Witmeyer
Wolf
Faline and
Powers
Lightning Strikes Farms Near Town With Minor Damage
A strong storm struck Monday evening delivering heavy rain and flooding. Lightning hit a barn on the Noah Hoover farm south of the milk station and a house on Joseph W. Marti's farm northeast of town, causing no serious damage.
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Noah Hoover
Joseph W. Marti
East Pennsylvania C E Union to Convene at Mt Gretna
The East Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union United Brethren in Christ will hold its annual convention at Mt Gretna June 24 to 28. Expected are several hundred youths from eastern Pennsylvania. Local leaders Rev L R Walters and Mrs L R Walters will direct music. Bishop A R Clippinger of Dayton will lead a daily pastors conference and Mrs J Hal Smith of Dayton will run the 7 30 a m devotional service. Rev P B Gibble of Palmyra will lead the twilight service. Special features include a convention sermon on Service Micro... Love by Rev S C Enck of Harrisburg and a keynote address What Is It by Rev Ger W Sie of Harrisburg.
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East Pennsylvania
Local Boy Arrested After Breakout For Larceny and Robbery
Ira Diffenbaugh, 27, of this borough, sought for larceny of a car from Drive It Yourself in Lancaster and linked to a Murrell Hotel robbery attempt, was arrested by York police and jailed at Manheim barracks. He reportedly escaped again before press time, marking a second breakout after prior capture with accomplice George Stauffer.
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Ira Diffenbaugh
Drive It Yourself Company
Lancaster
Murrell Hotel
York
Manheim
Lancaster County
Clarion
Baltimore
George Stauffer
Trinity Lutheran Hosts4 Special Ladies Night
Trinity announces a four special Ladies Night on Wednesday June 24 at 7:30. The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society invite all church ladies. Mrs Geo Kercher, president of the Missionary Society of the Lancaster Conference, will address the meeting. Regular services follow next Sunday with Sunday School at 9:30 and morning service at 10:80. Evening services are discontinued during warm weather.
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Trinity
Woresday
Ladies’ Aid and ‘Missionary ‘Society
Geo. Kercher
Missionary ‘Society of the Lancaster
Village mail carrier Darius Good in playful fishing tale
Report notes Darius Good seen on a corner with arms extended as a joke about his fitness while the community jokes about a fishing story. The local post office crew spent Thursday at Bowers Beach, adding to the lighthearted village chatter.
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Darius Good
Phi
Bowers ‘Beach
Leola girl announces engagement at party
Leola residents Mr and Mrs John H Schoenberger hosted a card party in Leola honoring their daughter Irene May Schoenberger whose engagement to Samuel R Myer Jr of Bareville was revealed during the event. Irene is a floral designer for The We B Girvin greenhouses. Samuel R Myer Jr works with his father in Bareville.
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John H. Schoenberger
Leola
Irene May
Samuel R. Myer, Jr
Bareville
Toom
Schoenberger
B. Girvin Greenhouses
Myer
Samuel R. Myer
Betty Kinzer
Kauffman
Vera Shultz
Janet Myer
Mary
United Brethren Church Dedicates Two Years with Special Services
The United Brethren congregation marks its second anniversary with a June 21 program. Dr. J. T. Spangler of Lebanon Valley College will deliver the morning sermon at 10 15. An illustrated evening sermon follows at 7 30 with musical numbers by the church choir and organist.
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United Brethren
J. T. Spangler
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
Spangler
Christian Endeavor Society
Jesus
Daniel Hoover
Robert Wright
Willis Weidman
God
William Mearig
I Am
Alpha
Omega
St Stephen Reformed Activities Include Sermon and Children Event
Next Sunday morning Rev Paul C Scheirer of Willow Street will preach at St Stephen church after study at Union Theological Seminary. Sunday evening at 7 30 the annual Children's Day Service will be held at Zeltenreich Reformed church with songs recitations and a brief address by Rev Paul Scheirer. On Monday evening the Aid Society honored Mrs Emma Snader of Jackson Street with a birthday surprise. over fifty members attended despite bad weather and an elaborate lunch followed.
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Paul C. Scheirer
Willow Street
St. Stephen Church
Scheirer
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Zeltenreich Reformed Church
Paul Scheirer
Emma Snader
Jackson Street
Ladies of the Reformed Church
Aid Society
Bible Class
Local Youth Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Morris Myers a well known young man from the town was taken to St Joseph's hospital Lancaster by J C Henninger's ambulance on Saturday where he underwent an immediate operation for appendicitis. At the hospital it is reported Mr Myers is recovering nicely from the operation.
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Morris Myers
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
J. C.henninger
Mr.Myers
Children Parade Sparks Radcliffe Chautauqua Hope
A town parade in Radcliffe drew near 150 children and families for a Chautauqua themed event aimed at boosting community spirit and youth participation.
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Radcliffe Chautauqua
Personal notices highlight Lancaster area visits and guests
Mrs Mary Bard of Lancaster visited Thursday with her cousin William F DeHaven and family. Miss Mildred Miller of Collegeville stayed with her sister and husband Alexander Ryback and family. Guests included Mrs Samuel W High with her daughter and husband Victor Kling of Intercourse. Numerous others visited relatives in Reading Ephrata Mount Gretna and Philadelphia over the weekend.
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Mary Bard of
Lancaster
William F. DeHaven
Mildred Miller
Collegeville
Alexander Ryback
Samuel W. High
Victor D. Kling
Intercourse
Ruth Freedeck
Gap
Charles Bair
Jeremiah Leaman
Harrisburg
Davis Seaman
J. W. Ryback
Chester Ryback
Philadelphia
Marguerite Ryback
Mary Weaver
Reading
Mary C. Weaver
Jackson Street
Earl Shirk
Goodville
Susan Shirk
Messrs
Werbert Summer
Amos Mentzer
John Maser
Louis Martin
Spencer Cooper
Park Landis
William Miller
Irvin Moore
Lester Howe
Bowers' Beach
L. R. Walters
Intercourse United Brethren Church
William Wilkinson
Old Field Point
Maryland
John Musser
Lemon Troop
Samuel
Lancaster General Hospital
Robert Yoder
George Ranck
Paul F. Esbenshade
Irene
Louis Coffroad
James
Mt. Gretna
Andrew Wentling
Hershey
John Myers
Mildred Rhoads
East East
Hunter Slichter
Elverson
Davis C. Raneck
Abdel- Grubb
Blaine Shirk
Robert
William
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John M. Harbster
Dan Rutter
New-Holland -Mortician
Wilkes-Barre
Lion Club
Charter
Canada
C. E. Union
Trinity Lutheran
ST. Stephen Reformed
Wes
Raymond
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