NEWS: Duncansville News, Altoona Tribune, June 1, 1918, Blair County, PA

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DUNCANSVILLE

  Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beisecker, of Wilkinsburg were guests of relatives in 
town on Decoration Day.
  Luther Wyerman and Emory Wilt, of Pittsburg spent the past few days here 
visiting at their parental homes.
  On Thursday Miss Clara Lindsey turned over to the Second Red Cross war fund 
the money in hand amounting to $39 which was raised by her school room No. 5 of 
the borough school for the purpose of effecting a Junior Red Cross organization 
in her room which later developed that the whole school would be required in 
order to secure the certificate of organization which is to be effected at the 
beginning of the next school term.
  Mrs. Annie McKinstry, of Hollidaysburg was a guest at the home of Irvin Focht 
on Thursday.
 E. F. McMaster spent Memorial Day visiting friends at Sharon, Pa., and 
Youngstown, O.
 G. B. McHolland, now located at Blairsville, was home over Memorial Day.
 Miss Mary Shoenfelt, of Hollidaysburg, was among the out of town visitors here 
on Thursday.
 Mrs. Charles Wise, of Juniata, was a visitor at the residence of A. B. 
Delozier on Thursday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Helsel spent several days this week visiting friends in 
Girard, O.
 Charles Harker and Emory Harris, working at Mount Union, were here on Thursday 
for a visit.
 The Public Service and Auto company expects soon to inaugurate bus service to 
Newry, while the schedule has been worked out for this route the delay in 
beginning the service is occasioned by not receiving the equipment for this 
line and the cars on the Altoona line requiring extensive repairs, the service 
could not be maintained until the new car arrives.
 Miss Mary I. Kyle entertained the Ladies' Fancy Work and Social club at her 
home on Thursday evening. 

Altoona Tribune, Saturday June 1, 1918, page 6