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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
3
Quaker Support Rumors Prompt Reader Request
A reader questions printed claims on Quaker support for Allied victory and cites two locals denying or altering signatures. The note mentions Clayton Walton's office and refers to 17 signers and a conditional pledge. The writer asks for clarification and publication of his statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Walton
Zens
Young People League Holds Fox Supper at Presbyterian Church
The Young People’s League invites all youths to a fox supper near the church tomorrow at 5:30 PM, asking bringing a box supper with extra for strangers. If the day is stormy the social will be in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s League
Hitchcock
Iis
J. Waltham Laws
Miss Pittock
Miss Downs
Miss Kennedy
Miss Scranton
Richar Carvill
Elder Howard
France
Elder Paist
Ladies’ Aid
Philip Ward
Harold C. Wart
Churel
War Service Committee Formed By Church Congregation
A church group unites wartime efforts to support soldiers and align with government conservation policies. The committee includes Elder Updegraff, Mr. Jessup, Mrs. Yarnall, Staunton Moylan, Mrs. Charles E. Hirst, Miss Lynd, Mrs. Ashton, and Dr. Warren, representing session trustees women’s groups youth and Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Updegraff
Jessup
Yarnall
Young People’s League
Staunton Moylan
Charles E. Hirst
Lynd
Ashton
Warren
A Drive for a Gold Medal by Swarthmore Home and School
The Swarthmore Home and School Association plans a gold medal for the top scholastic graduate from four years of high school. A May balance of over three dollars after four meetings prompted approval for Mrs John Dolman to buy the medal and for Treasurer E A Yarnall to collect unpaid dues to cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore
Home and School Association
John Dolman
Yarnall
E. A. Yarnall
Methodist Church Observes Children’s Day and Picnic
Children’s Day will be observed next Sunday with a morning sermon on Christian Education and a baptism prior. Evening services will be led by the Sunday School. Boys heading to Zoo logical Gardens meet at 9 am Saturday. Sunday School picnic set for June 20 in Chester Park with a box lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Gardens
Chester Park
Grammar School Boys Wanted in State College Course
1900 notice seeks grammar school boys to work on farms and assist farmer on truck patches. A ten days course of instructions at State College will be provided free through the U S Boys Working Reserve. Do not be a slacker. Join the soldiers of the soil today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
U. S
Dr Ellis Praises American Soldiers From Swarthmore Viewpoint
Dr Ellis speaks at a Swarthmore gathering recounting American troops in France as an army of Galahads. He describes khaki youths mingling with French peasants, sharing stories, washing clothes by streams, and the strong longing to finish the war and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Dr. Ellis
States
Swarthmore H S Beats Lower Merion In Big Field Day
Swarthmore High School humbled Lower Merion 7 to 0 on Friday May 17 in front of a large crowd after the field day events. Fricke held the visitors to five hits as Swarthmore runs tally to four victories and five defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore High School
Lower Merion
Fricke
Boy Scout Baseball Season Opens With 9–5 Win
The Swarthmore Boy Scouts defeated Glenolden Scouts 9 to 5 on Saturday May 18 to start their baseball season. The lineup includes Newton Landis Henry Belfield Charles Roberts Prentice Manning Frank Onyx Waldo Yarnall Carvel Worrell Bud Lederle Virgil Laird and Charles Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
War Chest
Glenolden Scouts
Swarthmore
Wallingford
Newton Landis
Henry Belfield
Charles Roberts
Prentice Manning
Payment of School Taxes Demands Prompt Loan for Salaries
The school board plans to borrow money this month to cover teacher salaries and general expenses as the current year proved unusually costly. Soaring coal prices from 3.5 to 8.5 dollars per ton and poor quality forced new power systems at College Avenue and Yale Avenue buildings, with a full heating system replacement in winter. Unmet tax payments hinder meeting these extraordinary costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Yale Avenue
Iiven Metances
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