Coblentz Speaks at Williamsport Chamber Dinner
Emory Lb. Coblentz, a noted financier and Middletown resident, was the guest of the Williamsport Chamber of Commerce at a dinner last night in the United Brethren Church social room. Ralph L. Beachley and Dr. I. M. Zimmerman spoke as the Chamber’s president presided. Coblentz urged cooperation in Chamber activities and community life, highlighting Williamsport’s water system, power plant, surroundings, and a functioning Chamber. The Chamber’s annual meeting plans include attendance at the National Chamber of Commerce in Washington from April 29 to May 3, with Harvey M. Bell as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Lb. Coblentz
Middletown
Williamsport
Coblentz
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Collapse of Revolution Near as Federal Advances Reported
Reported near collapse of rebel forces with capture of 1,000 federals and destruction of a federal plane. Federal victories along the west coast include La Cruz south of Culiacan. Dissension among rebel commanders noted. General Manzo appears supplanted after failed siege of Mayatlan. Naco, Sonora, on edge amid anticipated rebel air raids. One American injured as five missiles fall in Nogales, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Cruz
Culiacan
Manders
Nogales
Manzo
Mayatlan
Naco
Sonovra
Saides
Nago
Arizona
Class Visits Manbeck Bakery and Postponed Beaver Creek Meeting
About thirty members of the 9:30 Class of Trinity Lutheran Sunday school, led by Carl Brandt, toured the Manbeck bakery last evening, then met at Roessner's for lunch. Beaver Creek Community Club meeting postponed to Thursday April 11 at 7 p.m. at the community building. Also ads for a BINGO game at 2nd and Mulberry Street, and a Chicken Supper hosted by Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Fairview at F. T. Fiery's home on Friday April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Carl Brandt
Manbeck
Roessner's
Beaver Creek Community Club
Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church
Fairview
F. T. Fiery
Fisheries Head Directing Work At Trout Stream
Glen C. Leach chief of the division of the U S Fisheries Washington has taken charge of the Catoctin Furnace tract recently purchased by Lawrence Richey secretary to President Hoover from Lancelot Jacques Sr He will have an assistant there to convert Hunting Creek into a premier trout stream President Hoover will spend time there pursuing the sport Work begins today building fish gates and restocking the stream Pools and springs feeding the stream will be cleaned A caretaker and several assistants will be kept on the tract Ultimately the deer preserve fronting the state road owned by Jacques will close to the public next Sunday to stop youths trespassing and chasing deer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen C. Leach
U. S. Fisheries
Washington
Catoctin Furnace
Lawrence Richey
Hoover
Lancelot Jacques, Sr
Hunting Creek
Mr. Leach
Lancelot Jacques
Catactin Furnace
Richey
Jacques
Hoys
Aviators Drawing $125 a Day From Mexican Rebels
Three young Reading pilots report they have joined the wartime effort by flying for Mexican rebels, receiving about $125 daily. The men describe training and missions as they depart Reading for the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Red Men banquet to feature Big Chiefs in Baltimore
Great Sashem Clinton Porter of Chase Maryland and Great Chief of Records George W Hoffman of Baltimore will attend the Red Men banquet at the Potomac Club rooms Grice building Saturday night at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton A. Porter
Chase, Md
George W. Hoffman
Baltimore
Improved Order of Red Men
Potomac Club
Grice Building
Girl Missing Since January 4 Bostom Boycott? 11-year-old Rosamond Morse
Rosamond Morse, 11, daughter of a Brookline family, has been missing since January 4. A nationwide police and private detective search continues with no trace reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rosamond Morse
Brookline
Boys Should Be Taught By Men And Not Women
Leicester April 3 The National Union of Schoolmasters meeting adjourned with a resolution opposing women teaching boys. F Freeborough of Banstead argued women teachers control boys by bribery and corruption and claimed the United States has the most women teachers due to bribery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
Eng
National Union of Schoolmasters
F. Freeborough
Banstead
United States
Lindy Wears Chute And Avoids War Zone On Visit
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh visits Mexico City with fiancee Anne Morton as internal strife shadows his romance. He flies via a detour to avoid rebel-held areas in Chihuahua and wears a parachute for safety, a departure from earlier grand welcomes by hundreds of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy
Mexico City
Mexico
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morton
California
Lindbergh
Chihuahua
Valbuena Field
Washington
Deering
Miss Julia K Touch Weds Stewart W Daniels in Baltimore
Miss Julia K Touch granddaughter of Charles E Roach married Stewart W Daniels of Tike ALLOW Side Representatives from Chambersburg Martinsburg Irredekirk and Hagerstown met to start a four or five team baseball league J Vincent Jamison Jr chaired the effort Edith Hartman replaced Richard Feldman as Junior Class president at the High School Smithsburg faced smallpox scare and potential epidemic Mr and Mrs S C Palmer celebrated his 32nd birthday at 325 South Potomac Street Also Mr and Mrs C F Scott Wilsons hosted a pound party while Mr and Mrs Oyson Hardt attended a household shower at Walter Fabrier home Summit Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia K. Touch
This City
Charles E. Roach
Baltimore
Stewart W. Daniels
Tike
Chambersburg
Martinsburg
Irrederilck
Hagerstown
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
S. C. Palmer
South Potomac Street
Obituaries From Funkstown Thurmont and Portsmouth
Deaths Mary Ellen Osborne widow of Thomas Osborne dies suddenly at 5:45 pm in Funkstown aged five not possible. funeral Friday 2:30 pm from Edward Thompson home Funkstown. Irvin Mackley Thurmont merchant dies aged 60. survived by wife and son Lloyd and brother Charles Mackley. Goodrich Hatten Portsmouth Va prominent lawyer, father of Mrs A S Mason of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Osborne
Thomas Osborne
Fankstown
Methodist Church
John EB. Ellsworth
Herbert
Funkstown
Eleanor Ready
Portsmouth
Edward Thompson
Punkstown
A. Irvin Mackley
Thurmont
A. M
Pa Jr. GO
USA
Lebanon
Hagerstown
Lloyd C
Chas. M. Mackley
Thur Jmont
Goodrich Hatten
A. S. Mason
Ha]kerstown
Years Ago Today: Marriages and Deaths Highlight Local Notes
Clarence Gardner left for Moundsville W Va to marry Birdie Woodburn on April 6. Rev M C Poffenberger formerly of Keedysville was killed by a freight train near Newark Del while en route home from decorating the church for Easter. Effie Scott and Orvill Taylor wed. Agnes M Stull and Charles E Bender wed in Sharpshore. Otho Hull Roanoke visiting brother D Frank Hull after 15 years. Rev Dr Joseph B Prominent minister and former pastor of St Pauls M E Church died at son in law Judge M Reedy's home on King Street at age 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gardner
Moundsville
W. Va
Birdie Woodburn
M. C. Poffenberger
Keedysville
Newark
Del
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
Otho Hull
Roanoke
D. Frank Hull
Mr. Hull
Cannon Avenue
Joseph B
St. Paul's M
Reedy
King Street
Green castle Happenings in Greencastle April 3
Obituary note for William Ord Snyder of Birmingham Alabama funeral at Miss Rhodes home Thursday at 3 pm led by Rev S Hirscher. Body to arrive 6 31 am Thursday. Interment Cedar Hill cemetery. Other items cover local social news including students returning to West Chester Normal School State College and Emmitsburg, Rescue Hose Company meeting, O U A M delegation plan to York May 18 with 500 initiates, chicken supper in Abbottstown, Thelma Ryder returning to York, H W McLaughlin ill recovery, Mrs Howard F Bittner hosting W E O club, and visiting Egan family from Brooklyn.
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Greencastle
William Ord Snyder
Birmingham
Ala
Rhodes
South Washington Street
S. Hirscher
D. D
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Margaret Davison
West Chester Normal School
Martha Jnta Tietcher
St. Joseph's School
Emmuttsburg
North Carlisle Street
Helen Keepers
Heart
Johu Laughlin
Jacob Hostetter
State College
Rescue Hoss Company
Victor Collnei
No. 879
Jr. O
York
Miss Ryder
H. W. McLaughlin
Howard F. Bittner
W. E.O. Club
East Franklin Street
Thomas Egan
Brooklyn
Egan
Rhoda Bixler
Carlisle Street
Kathryn Bixler
Adams Express Buys American Express Holdings
New York April 3 Adams Express Company has purchased the holdings of the American Express Company in a move announced today. The acquisition consolidates assets and expands the services offered by Adams Express, signaling a major shift in the express industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adams Express Company
American Express Company
House Converses With Surgeons During Tumor Removal
New York April 3 Colonel Edward M House adviser to President Wilson rested comfortably in a private hospital after tumor removal from his bladder. The Harbor Sanitarium operation lasted one hour forty five minutes under spinal anaesthesia. He spoke with the surgeons throughout and watched part of the procedure. He declined to take gas as anesthesia wore off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colone
Edward M. House
Wilson
Harbor Sanitarium
Houses
Y M C A Drive Opens With Dinner In Hagerstown
The annual M C A campaign kicked off with a dinner in Hagerstown attended by more than 1640 team workers. Campaign chairman W H Reisner led the session, as Rev Dr J Edward Harms urged generous support for character formation through the Y M C A. The event outlined team organization, with reports on past success and plans to canvass the city beginning the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Reisner
J. Edward Harms
G. ©. Carpenter
M.G. A
Carpenter
Moller
Washington County
Hagerstown
Young Men’s Christian Association
R. Paul Smith
Maryland Governor Signs $4 Million Road Bond Bill
Annapolis April 2 Governor Ritchie signed the road bond measure approving a $4,000,000 bond issue for road construction. The package funds widening and connecting roads including the Washington Baltimore boulevard and Eastern Shore boulevard, plus bridges and approaches for a Chesapeake Bay crossing. He withheld two other measures for hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Ritchie
House of Delegates
Senate
Washington-Baltimore
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Garrett County
Brooke Lee
Attorney General's Office
E. Brooke Bee
David G. McIntosh, Jr
Assembly
Strawberries Abundant Across Early States In Year
From Chicago a government report says six early producing states will yield about 4200000 quarts of strawberries this season, a sharp rise from 62665000 quarts a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Government Bureau of Agricultural Economics
K of P to Confer Bank of Page at Rosedale Theatre
Kearner Lodge No 89 K of P announces a conferment of the Bank of Page on a large class of candidates at Rosedale Theatre in Chambersdore Pa on Thursday evening April 4 Members and candidates from Gateway Lodge should assemble at Pythian Castle W Franklin St at 650 PM sharp to travel to Chambersburg Car arrangements are arranged for those without transport.
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Kearner Lodge
K. of P
Bank of Page
Rosedale Theatre
Chambersdore
Gateway Lodge
Pythian Castle
W. Franklin St
Chambersburg
N and W Reports Net Gain Despite Revenue Drop
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company reports 1928 net income of 39,727,043.43 with a four percent drop in gross operating revenues from 1927. Net for 1928 exceeds 1927 by 75,747.94, while gross revenues total 106,947,111.36 versus 110,948,200.64 in 1927. Freight and passenger related revenues declined due to coal rate cuts and reduced travel as autos rise. Operating expenses dropped to 66,521,695.71, cutting the expense ratio to 2.20 percent of revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Raihway Company
Great Lake Ports
Markets Notes From Furnished by W R Spierman Co
Markets data from W R Spierman Co including prices for various months and commodities. Partial figures show highs lows and percentages with entries like May July Sept and a separate note from Sydney Nova Scotia reporting a search for a hatchet and four fliers unsuccessful.
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W. R. Spierman & Co. Flooms
Wareham
Washington St
Sydney
N.S. W
Club Team Rosters Listed With Local Group Names
Hazel Fridinger and Madelina Trox ell lead team No 12 Hi Y Elizabeth Hammond Hazel Branden burg Hannah Snyder Jane Evans Freda Angle Genevieve Wolf Mildred Jenkins Amy Moore Team No 13 Frank Russell captain Marie Hartman lieutenant J Manath lieutenant Mrs Leopard Roses Miss Mary Potter field Fopples Miss Grace Falgley Jonquils Miss Kendle Daisies Mrs J J Roman Carnations Mrs E C Hail Violets Mrs Ruth Aw mén Pansies Miss Madeling Brow er Tulips W E Holland Christ Reformed Harry Young Trinity Howard Mowen Baptist R K Edwards St Paul s M E Stuart Hess Washington Square A H McCullough Presbyterian Irvin Eyler Grace B and Roland Baker Crusaders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hammond
Hazel Brandenburg
Hannah Snyder
Jane Evans
Freda Angle
Genevieve Wolf
Mildred Jenkins
Amy Moore
Frank Russell
Marie Hartman
J. €. Manath
Leopard
Mary Potterfield
Grace Falgley
Kendle
J. J. Roman
E. C. Hail
Oil Shares Open Higher Amid Mixed Early Gains
New York April 3 stock prices moved irregularly higher at the market opening. Commercial Solvents rose about two points. Bethlehem Steel Radio American Smelting General Electric American and Foreign Power and Bordens led advances on early transactions. Kroger Stores Missouri Pacific preferred and Safeway Stores declined one point or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Radio
American Smelting
General Electric
American and
Foreign Power
Bordens
Kroger
Missouri Pacific Preferred
Safeway
Thompson Forces Win In Chicago
Chicago April 3 Mayor Big Bill Thompson and supporters on the America first platform won nine of 11 aldermanic seats yesterday, giving the mayor 36 of 60 votes on the city council for two years. Voters turnout was light and police report only minor violence a slugging incident near a polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Big Bill
Thomson Tan
America First
Mother to See to It That Son Wins Derby
Philadelphia April 3 Voight Hountstater is favored to win Pyle's bunton derby. His mother Mrs Kate L Reinsch follows the race in a motor truck, cooking and assisting in every possible way to boost her son's chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Voight Hountstater
Pyle
Kate L. Reinsch
Bombs Dropped By Rebels On City In Mexican Raid
Eight bombs were dropped today by Mexican rebels on federal entrenchments at Naco in a renewed air raid. Seven exploded and one dud. No missiles crossed into the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Sonora
Naco
United States
One Killed As Trolley Cart Runs Off Tracks
Emile Abadie, 27, was killed and three others seriously hurt when a runaway streetcar jumped the tracks and rammed an automobile into the curb. The car carried the vehicle 150 feet. Auxiliary meeting of The American Legion Auxiliary scheduled for Thursday April 4 at the Legion Home with unit president Dr Ruby Hauling presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Emile Abadie
American Legion Auxiliary
Reguar
Legion Home
Ruby Hauling
Driving partner sought for Asheville trip at no cost
Classified note invites a driver to accompany gentlemen to Asheville North Carolina with all expenses covered. Contact by phone 2199 Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Ady
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