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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
1
Swarthmore plans elaborate Fourth of July events with a gala dress parade and a flag display. The pageant will form at the corner of Swarthmore and Chester Roads, with Ambrose Hirst coordinating entries. Sporting events follow on the Preparatory School grounds, and participation notices are urged for proper安排.
Over four months February to May 73 272 scouts were registered at National Headquarters. An average of more than 18 000 per month with 83 271 registered by June 14, compared to 140 831 last year. Scout masters rose from 6 442 to 16 21 and assistant masters from 5 295 to 8 474. Merit Badges totaling 35 612 were awarded for proficiency after completing Tenderfoot Second Class and First Class.
The article notes that most mosquitoes do not fly far, with Culex and Sylvestus species staying within about 100 yards. When a breeze rises, they hover near shelter and seek breeding sites near human properties. Removing standing water and old tomato cans helps reduce infestations.
Miss Stewart Durbin daughter of Mrs. Robert Holmes Durbin wed Louis Albert Win of Swarthmore Preparatory School in a Wednesday night ceremony officiated by Rev. John Van Ness. The couple to reside in Swarthmore and will be at home after September 1.
Commencement exercises crowded Swarthmore High School as 39 graduates took the platform. Philip Howard offered an unusual theme, the Glee Club and chorus sang well, and Dr. S. E. Schmucker of West Chester Normal School delivered a homely, thoughtful address praising education and parental sacrifices.
The June 15 council meeting opened at 8 07 PM with bids read for street resurfacing. Patrick Mahoney won the contract at 9 1 2 cents per square yard, lowest bid. A request from Springfield Water Company to open Chester Road and Rutgers Avenue for a 12 inch water main was granted.
Officials of the Pennsylvania State Forestry Department estimate more than 7,000,000 young trees will be used for reforestation this year, about half the state's nursery output. The program focuses on forestry reserves and public works, with many trees distributed free to landowners for developing wooded areas rather than ornament or shade planting.
Jolly boating weather prompts a promotion offering the two top subscribers to THE Swarty More News a free trip from New York to the Palisades of the Hudson by night. Ships, lunch, and navigation provided by the Hudson Navigation Company with searchlights turning the voyage into a fairyland ride.
Ten young campers gather at Brinton's bungalows near Oxford Pennsylvania for a week starting June 17. The group includes Mary Roberts Charlotte Hunting Howard Jenkins Swarthmore. Thomas Philips Wilmington Delaware. Margaret Elizabeth Schneider Brewster Florida. Amy Pusey Avondale. Jere Powell Salem New Jersey. Edward Large Yardley Pennsylvania. Charles Thomas King of Prussia Pennsylvania. Chaperones are Mrs Isaac Roberts and Mrs Charles A Bunting.
A KU journalism bulletin warns no industry is more affected by wartime costs than newspapers. It urges transparent reporting of ink, rag, bleach, and chemical price increases and predicts widespread rate hikes as producers seek to cover higher costs.
The Swarthmore News urges readers to subscribe amid rising prices due to the war. Subscribers have prepaid for two years, proving faith in the paper. During June July and August subscriptions are accepted at old rates to support local event coverage.
The Swarthmore News office will close on Tuesday July 4. All items for the July 7 issue must be received by Monday morning July 3.
A collage of local happenings lists June and July activities from Ideal Morton movie nights to church meetings. It notes graduations, birthdays, family visits, travel plans, and personal updates from residents including the Munce family, Konkle, Cooke, Seather, Hall, Bringhurst, Crawford, Palmer, and Mabel Elms.
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