Pinchot Urges Forest Conservation In Pennsylvania Speech
Gifford Pinchot state forestry official warned Swarthmore readers that forests are vital to daily life and national self sufficiency. He noted shrinking timber, warned against waste from fires, and praised Boy Scouts for fire prevention.
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State Forestry Department
Insylvania
Swarthmore Me and School Association
Woman’s Club House
Wesley Clifford
Pinchot
Clifford
Nehot
United States
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Pennsylvania
York
Players' Club of Swarthmore Hosts Barnstormers Night
The January 3 1921 meeting featured three one act plays Four teen No Sabee and Affinities by local authors with humor and social satire. Club president Albert Ainsworth announced a public performance on February 8 1921.
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Players’ Club of
Swarthmore
Barnstormers
Ridley Park
J. Howard Reber
Alice Gerstenberg
New York City
Elisha Cook
Vernon Woodhouse
Albert Ainsworth
State Editorial Association annual meeting in Harrisburg
The State Editorial Association holds its annual meeting at the Norris Hotel in Harrisburg on July 9 and 10 with a banquet for members and distinguished guests on the evening of the 9th.
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I eNorris
Harrisburg
Notice to Dog Owners License Tags Required by Jan 15
State enforces dog license law with no exemptions. Chief Hayward will prosecute owners whose dogs run at large without a tag after January 15. Last year Delaware county fined over a hundred violators. the state will rigidly enforce the rule in 1921. Ensure your dog wears a license tag on a collar when outdoors.
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Hayward
Delaware County
Otto S Wittkorn Dies Suddenly on Train to Philadelphia
Otto S Wittkorn former Swarthmoore resident died January 6 on a train en route to Philadelphia from Beverly New Jersey. He served as an early trustee of the Presbyterian Church and borough treasurer for years. He was 64, survived by his widow two sons Thomas H Wittkorn O Olan Wittkorn and three grandchildren. Burial was at Beverly.
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Otto S. Wittkorn
Swarthmoore
Philadelphia
Beverly
N. J
Mr. Wittkorn
The
Presbyterian Church
Thomas H
Media
O. Olan
West Philadelphia
Stolen automobile found near Swarthmore marsh
On Saturday evening January a car reported stolen was found abandoned in the marsh near the trestle below Strath Haven Inn. Chief Hayward with two Swarthmore Fire Association members searched the area and located the vehicle hidden by bushes.
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Hayward
Strath Haven Inn
Swarthmore Fire Association
Swarthmore Fire Department Year End Report 1920
The report outlines the Swarthmore Borough Fire Department activities for the year ending December 31 1920. It details incidents dispatched apparatus response times fire losses and improvements to equipment and facilities.
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Swarthmore
Booster's Club Supper At Strath Haven Inn Tonight
Swarthmore business people are invited to a Strath Haven Inn supper to discuss forming a Booster Club. The meeting aims to foster cooperation among local merchants and coordinate efforts for community improvement.
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Booster’s
Strath Haven Inn
Swarthmore
Swarth
News Notes and Local Events Roundup
Friday morning business supper at Strath Haven Inn. Basketball games Dickinson Swarthmore and Bucknell Swarthmore at College Gym. Religious services Sunday and church notices on back page. Glee Club concert Monday at the Woman's Club. Russian comedy Tuesday at the Woman's Club in West Chester. Council and Home School Association meeting Wednesday into Thursday. masquerade dance New Year’s Eve chaired by James Bacon Douglas. Local notes: Ingleneuk Tea Room phone, Mr. Hall returns from Schenectady, Arthur W. Collins of Schenectady, tree trimming praise, Pinchot on tree preservation, Keystone Automobile Club meeting at Academy of Music, Mrs. Pim in Alta-dena for rose festival, Players' Club notes by Thomas Calhoun, Myers hosted guests for Mrs. Chilcote in Mt. Union.
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Strath Haven Inn
Dickinson
Swarthmore
College Gym
Bucknell
College Glee Club
Woman's Club
Swarthmore Club
West Chester
Borough Hall
Home and School Association
Swarthmore Civic League
James Bacon Douglas
The Woman's Club Cleared Its Debt
At the Tuesday meeting Mrs. Yarnall announced that the club debt is finally paid. She credited faithful members for their self denying efforts over the last year and a half and praised nonmembers, especially Mrs. W. R. Landis, for aiding the cause amid 1918 war concerns. Continued on Page Four.
Firemen Elect Foreman By Acclamation
The active firemen held their annual meeting on Thursday evening January 6 with over sixty members present. Dr J B Roxby chaired and letters of thanks from Bell telephone operators were read. Louis Warner was nominated and elected foreman by acclamation.
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J. B. Roxby
Bell
Louis Warner
Roxby
Christmas Festivities at Strath Haven Inn 1920
Guests at Strath Haven Inn enjoyed a homelike holiday season hosted by Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Scheibley. Christmas morning woke with bugler notes and carols sung by the staff as a hollow square table awaited guests with personal Christmas cards.
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Strath Haven Inn
F. M. Scheibley
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M. E
Morton
Burnside
Borough of
Holmes
Wawa
Assington, Pennay
Ridley Township
Calverts
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Ridley Park Heights
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Penna
Belfields
Teres Fae
Ingleneuk Tea Room
Robert Hall
Schenectady
N. Y
Hall
Auto Car Co
Schenectad
Arthur W. Collins
Keystone Automobile Club
Academy of Music
A. Foulke Pim
Altadena
Cal
Thomas Calhoun
A. M. Myers
Drexel Hill
Bridge
George Chilcote
Mt. Union
Myers
Woman’s Club
Firemen’s Annual Meeting
Swarthmore Borough Health Board
Riverview Farms
William Gaul
Highland Farms
Schwae Ee
HP Ee Vias
David Wilbur Horn
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