News Notes: War effort and local updates in Swarthmore
The YMCA prohibits tobacco spending. funds go to moral and spiritual work. U S Boys Working Reserve plan long, low wage shifts to aid the war. Questions raised about grain waste by German brewers. Miss Louise Welles leaves for Massachusetts. Publication costs strain the News. C Percy Webster to assume Chester bank duties mid June and stays in Swarthmore as director. Remarks on intensive farming and conscription. Lt Bernardoni and Lt Fritzmacher visited Swarthmore. Marcus Ainsworth serves at the front with the 835th Aero Squadron.
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C. Percy Webster
Delaware County National Bank of Chester
Registration of German alien females in U S
The registration of German alien females will begin at six a m on Monday June 17 1918 and continue daily except Sunday through June 26 1918 from six a m to eight p m at the Post Office. All females aged 14 and older who are natives or subjects of the German Empire within the United States and not naturalized must register.
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United States
Not suitable quote sparks concern in local gossip
A crude remark circulating about a man named Juggs alleges he spanks his child while using a carpet to work two tasks at once. The language reflects a sensational, hear-say tone without corroboration or clear context.
Two Year Agriculture Course Offered at Pennsylvania College
The Pennsylvania State College lists study areas including Agriculture and related fields and offers a two year program for adults with a valid dismissal from a prior school. The course provides practical farming training, equivalent to junior years of the four year plan, aimed at addressing skilled labor shortages on farms. The piece ends with a caution against wasting resources.
Swarthmore Preparatory School Commencement and Concert
Commencement exercises will be held at 10.30 A M on Thursday June 13 with Byron Judges Tom Gephart Paul Sharpless and Albert Kelsey representing the class Dr Francis H Green of West Chester will deliver the address A concert follows on Wednesday June 12 at 8 15 in the Recitation Hall featuring a program including Song of the Armorer Autumn Nevin Moszkowski Dorothy A Tomlinson Violin and Piano Duet Gebauer Ritchie and Williams Mary of Argyle Nelson and more all invited to attend.
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Byron
Tom Gephart
Paul Sharpless
Albert Kelsey
Francis H. Green
West Chester
Swarthmore Preparatory School
Dorothy A. Tomlinson
Gebauer
Charles A. Ritchie
Mr. Williams
Mary
Argyle
Nelson
Herbert
National Training School Commencement Set in Washington
The 1918 commencement at the National Training School for Woman and Girls in Washington opens June 2 with a sermon by Emory B. Smith. Commencement exercises are June 7 at 6:30 PM with Mrs. Booker T. Washington delivering the address.
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National Training School For Woman and Girls
Washington, D. C
Emory B. Smith
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
Naomi Scott
Swarthmore
Woman’s Club
Scott
Fanny Scott
C. W. CC
Nassau
Naomi H. Burroughs
National Training School
Message of cheer for soldiers weekly space
A notice invites readers to send words of cheer or comfort to service members. Messages may be updated weekly and should be directed to the newspaper’s News Office for delivery to the soldier community.
U S Boys Working Reserve At State College
A speech extols the U S Boys Working Reserve at state college praising trained city boys aiding farmers. It argues training prevents misplacement, notes war food goals, and calls farming a patriotic duty equal to soldiers, stressing farmers’ central role in boosting crop yields and community resilience.
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U. S. Boys Working Reserve
State College
Taking
Sparks
Uncle Sam
The
Stars and Stripes
Atlantic Ocean
Faculty Concerts Highlight Piano Organ and Violin Programs
At 215 Cornell Avenue, Margaret L. Hill presents piano pipe organ with Abbie R. Keely singing, Ruth G. Hill on violin, and Marguerite E. Lippincott on cello. Ensemble classes and special kindergarten methods for young violin and piano beginners offered.
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Cornell Avenue
Margaret L. Hill
Abbie R. Keely
Ruth G. Hill
Marguerite E Lippincott
Marriage Bench Talk Over Kitchen Skills
A man and a woman discuss future marriage with humor about learning to cook. The man notes practical support from the father as a source of materials. The exchange hints at domestic roles and preparation in a light dialogue.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Louise Welles
Massachusetts
Germany
Bernardoni
Galveston
Fritzmacher
Milwaukee
Thomas W. Andrew
Marcus Ainsworth
835Th Aero Squadron
Pennsylvania State College
Nevin
Moszkowski
E. Fernando Sanchez
Witches Dance
Siegel H. Hickman Powell
Ray Williard
J. Schindler
Rachmaninoff Legh
E. Chadwick
Pinsuti Quartet
Swarthmore School of Music
Bittle Insurance and Real Estate Agency
City OF
Erie
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Put-in-Bay
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland & Buffalo Tansit Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Seeandbee
Douglas Fairbanks
Mr. Fix
Ideal Theatre
Morton
L. C. Emmons
Jerome R. Skeeluck
Philadelph
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