NEWS: Martinsburg News, Altoona Tribune, August 2, 1918, Blair County, PA

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MARTINSBURG

WANTED AT ONCE - RECRUITS
For the U. S. School of Nursing. Ages 19 to 35. Further Information at Room 313, 
Commerce Bldg. Altoona, Pa. Phone 2213.

  Mrs. M. R. Jermyn and son Roland, of Wilkes-Barre, are guests this week of the 
former's father, Martin H. Bonner.
  Mrs. Fred Martin and daughter Helen spent a week at Spring Mills, Centre 
county, with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Jamison.
  Rev. C. B. Littleton, of the Methodist Episcopal church at this place, and 
Rev. A. S. Williams, of Roaring Spring, exchanged pulpits Sunday morning.
  Mrs. James Beeghly and family, of Bellwood, visited the former's grandmother, 
Mrs. Polly Metzker, on Sunday.
  Mrs. Herbert Snare, of Huntingdon, was a guest a few days the past week at the 
home of her brother, C. H. Grass, and wife.
  Mr. and Mrs. Abner Dilling are the happy parents of a young daughter, born 
Thursday of last week.
  On receiving word of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Albert B. Martin, at 
Hagerstown, Md., Miss Helen L. Martin left here Tuesday morning for that place 
to attend the funeral.
  Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burket and family are camping at Pine Hill, near Loysburg.
  Mrs. Jacob F. Greaser is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Homer Loose, and son 
Otis, both of Philadelphia, this week.
  Miss Elizabeth Smith, of this place, and Mrs. Maggie Wike, of Roaring Spring, 
are visiting the latter's sister-in-law Mrs. A. R. Wike, in South Bend, Ind.
  Miss Kathryn Campbell is now employed in the store of Eichelberger, 
Earlenbaugh & Co., as a clerk, having succeeded Miss Sara Bridenbaugh.
  Mrs. Nancy Earlenbaugh, mother of Merchant D. R. Earlenbaugh, on Tuesday 
celebrated her 84th birthday anniversary.  She was remembered on that day with a 
shower of letters and post cards.
  There will be no preaching in the Lutheran church on Sunday, owing to the 
absence of the pastor, Rev. W. W. Frey, who will leave tomorrow (Saturday) for 
Pittsburg and will remain till the first of the week.

Altoona Tribune, Friday morning, August 2, 1918, page 3