Woman Faces Charges In Court Today
The trial of Betty Mae Cheeks of Virginia Beach opened in Adams County court on a charge of conspiracy and cheating by false pretense after another case ended. The jury had been drawn for Ignatius Alvin Guy Jr. and Henry J. Brenneman Jr. but the case was dropped. Cheeks faces bad check and conspiracy charges with Gettysburg defendants. Witnesses testified to checks cashed and funds emptied from Gettysburg National Bank and other banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Mae
Virginia Beach
mim
Adams County
Ignatius Alvin Guy Jr
Reisterstown
Henry J. Brenneman Jr
York
Ronald Hagarman
Walmer
Cheeks
Jimmie Joe Reddin
Fred L Hammonds
Gettysburg R. C
Edward D. Kowalczyk
Littlestown
John D. Parr
York Springs
Charles W. Ogden
Baltimore St
Gettysburg National Bank
Haremond
Crosby Lee Hartzell
Hillcrest Place
Biglerville
Gettysburg Natinal Bank
Hammond
Robert Leroy Plank
Gettysburg
John Parr
Mildred Davis
Betty Bucher
Littlestown R. 2
Retired road official F G Deitrich dies in New Oxford
Frank Gibson Detritch a former Palmyra Borough road supervisor in Lebanon County died Monday at 2 05 PM in the Waf ford Convalescent Home after three months as a patient. He was born in Adams County son of Charles and Hannas Zug Deitrich and survived by his wife Bernice E Trimmer Deitrich a son Richard QC Deitrich and numerous siblings. Funeral 2 PM Friday at St Johns United Church of Christ New Chester with Rev Lane W Edzer officiating. interment in church cemetery. The Fever Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Frank Gibson Detrich
New Oxford
Wafford
Adams County
Charles and
Hannas Zug Deitrich
Palmyra
Lebanon County
St. John’s United Church of Christ
New Chester
Bernice E Trimmer
Deitrich
Richard QC
Bershes
John Deitreh
Hanmer
Mes
Leo
Fach
Hanover
Paul Reaver
Dan DeAnces
York
Russell Murres
Warnesiara
Wiatthew Deitrith
George Deitrich
United Church of Chit New Chester
Re.lane W. Edzer orherating
church
chirch
nocm
tim
Fever Fantral
arrance- Mens
Annual Picnic In Valley Saturday
The Buchanan Valley picnic for the Old Jesuit Mission will be held Saturday from noon to midnight at SS Ignatius Church grounds. The dining pavilion will serve chicken and ham dinners. Entertainment features Merle Everts and his Hilltop Harmonizers with Juanita Kaye and Shirley Anne in mountain music and radio TV and recording stars.
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Buchanan Valley
SS. Ignatius Church
Merle Everts
Iilltop
Juanita Kaye
Shirley Anne
Resignation Accepted by County Board in August Meeting
The Adams County Board of School Directors approved the resignation of Miss Rebecca Ann Burke a three year county staff speech therapist effective August 15 She has joined the York County Society for Crippled Children Superintendent M Francis Coulson noted remaining openings include a county school psychologist and at least one elementary classroom teacher with two weeks until school starts The board also awarded bids to Eicholtz Company New Oxford for two electric typewriters four manual typewriters and a printing calculator with several trade ins The package bid total was 87675 and the low calculator bid followed further details on page 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County Board of
M. Francis Coulson
Rebecca Ann Burke
York County Society for Crippled Children
Miss Burke
Supt
Coulson
Dean Asquith
Eicholtz Company
New Oxford
Adams County schools to receive 164602 bonus funds
State onus appropriations under the 1964 67 Bonus Act 224 will net Adams County districts 164602.32 to be paid in two installments. An initial 75 percent is due next month with the balance in February. Distributions include Bermudian Springs Conewago Cumberland Gettysburg New Oxford Area and other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
M. Frances Coulson
ield
mionth
Weekend Battlefield Attendance Sets Empire Park Records
National Park Service officials estimate 81,925 people visited the battlefield over the three day weekend with 12,747 at the Visitor Center. Traffic remained heavy with 5,093 vehicles Friday, 3,824 Saturday and 7,068 Sunday, counting roughly 500 buses and five persons per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Park Service
Foreign Tourist Seeks Return of Leica Camera
A Belgian traveler in Washington, D C reports losing a Leica camera and light meter in a leather bag with his name and address inside. He asks the Travel Council to return the items to Miss Gertrude Drinkers at USDA in Washington for forwarding to his home in Belgium before his departure today.
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E L Delvaus
Washington
DLC
Gettysburg
Travel Council
Belgium
Gertrude Drinkers
USDA
South
Independence Ave
Washington, D.C
J C Record Undergoes Major Surgery at Harrisburg Hospital
J C Record, a Geuysburg RB, was admitted Monday to Harrisburg Hospital where he will undergo major surgery today.
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J.C. Record
Geuysburg
Harrisburg Hospital
funderzo
Seven Americans Die As Red Mine Sinks Ship in Viet Nam
A Soviet styled mine ripped into the American freighter Baton Rouge Vietors 22 miles southeast of Saigon, killing seven crewmen and wounding one. Salvage teams worked as Vietnamese navy closed channels and U S patrols watched the site. Other Marine landings occurred 54 miles southeast and 54 miles east of Saigon under Operation Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROBERT CURMAN
SAIGON
South Viet Nam
ATA
freighier Baton
Rouge Vietors
Viet Nam
Baton Rouge Vieters
salvace
creas quills
une der gaat CP ANMUEL
oomintary command
Saison
Mondai
amyland
Toledo
Local Weather Update for Monday and Today
Readable weather fragment notes a high for Monday and a low last night with a 30 degree reading. It mentions an arrival at 1 pm and uses a garbled name Nigwepape.
Adams County Eyes Mason Dixon Pipeline Study Meeting
Adams County commissioners plan to attend a Mason Dixon Task Force session September 22 at 1 p.m. in the Chester County Courthouse to discuss a proposed pipeline linking the Delaware Susquehanna and Monocacy rivers. The task force includes four counties and aims to study a water pipe project with observers from Adams County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Chester County
Mason Dixon
Delaware
Susquehanna
Monocacy
Benjamin J. Reynolds
Avondale R. I
Reynolds
Jetter
coma
Mason-Dixon
Wiatthews Kunkel
Gettysburg
Ralph Mefner
Orrtanna
Witwater
Jomer Rodgers
Court finds two men guilty of larceny
Adams County jury convicts Rimald Lee Wolfe and Richard Kemp Hurley both of Lantz R. 1 Md of attempted larceny. A separate Mummert trial ends with a verdict of acquittal on burglary and larceny charges. Jury selection for October term set. civil 46 and criminal 60 jurors planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rimald Lee Wolfe
Richard Kemp Hurley
Lantz R. 1
Adams County
MUMMERT
Store Owner Thurman Alexander Dies in Idaville
Thurman C. Alexander age 79 died Monday at home in Idaville after a career as a Loysville grocer. He served as Center Presbyterian Church sexton and was a member of the Juni n Order of Mechanics. Survived by wife Aura M. Heckendorn a daughter Mrs Eugene Koontz a son Cleveland Alexander and a brother. Funeral from Duran Funeral Home in Blainesboro with burial at Center Presbyterian Cemetery near Lessville.
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Thurman C. Alexander
Idaville
Samuel
Margaret
Junk) Alexander
Cumberland County
Loysville
Center Presbyterian Church
Adams Count
Ida
Ifie
Juninr Order of Mechanics of
Blaine
Perry Counts
Aura M. Heckendorn
Eugene Koontz
Thavile
Cleveland Alesander
Penbrook
morninz
thes Duran
Benders
syle
Jacob Siver
Lessvile Priends
Rendersville
VA Director Gets Records from Veterans Office
District Attorney Gerald Warner reports state police seized papers from the Tra Brill area near Cashtown to obtain records for October term. The veteran affairs director and the county veterans office may need to furnish documents to the director Frank Ferrra as required for legal proceedings and veterans’ appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Warner
Tra Brillman
Cashtown
Frank Ferra
veterans
Veterans raitration mk
Tecoph mo prem sims
Junior bike stolen in neighborhood theft report
Gary Moore of 25 Woniand Ave reported a yellow lightweight bicycle stolen from his property. Police note the incident as a theft with no injuries or suspects listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Moore
Woniand Ave
Push Spraying In War Against Encephalitis
Six Air Force planes joined an insecticide campaign to curb encephalitis spread in Dallas County. One third sprayed with Malathian last Friday and Monday, another third planned today. Three planes flew the original mission but weather grounded them. three more C123s joined the effort.
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DALLAS, Tex
Air Force
Dallas County
Merit Badges Presented At Honor Court Camporee
Eighty six merit badges earned by members of Boy Scout Troop and Post Gardners-Aspers area were presented during a Court of Honor and campfire program at Camp Wolf Pit with a Father and Son Camporee. Demonstrations on nature first aid lashings cooking and other Scouting activities highlighted the afternoon. Three Scouts were transferred to the post during the campfire.
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Boy Scout
Gardners-Aspers
Camp Wolf Pit
P Tyson
Michael Routsong
David Trump
Mer’ Eisenhart
Robert Eisenhart
Timley Building Adds New Machine Room at Dolly Madison
Timely Furniture Division of Dolly Madison Industries is adding a machine room at its York Street plant in the former truck maintenance garage. The 72 by 79 foot concrete block and steel building is being erected by Getsburg Construction with Simpson Steel supplying steel. The expansion, begun a month ago after a new truck garage, reflects increased production needs for about 140 workers across eight states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timely Furniture
Dolly Madison Industries
York St
Getsburg Construction Co
Simpson Steel Co
Ralph Smith
Dols
Madison Industries
Adams County to Seek Federal Aid for Learning Resources Center
Adams County School Board approved a federal funding application for a learning resources and training center costing at least 145000 dollars. The plan cites local funding gaps and shows county teachers averaging 3.58 years of college, ranking 61st of 67 counties, with low salaries and few incentives contributing to mediocrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
U.S. commissioner of education
Shippensburg
SCORES
federal project
Fair officers auction five old buildings at fair
Fair officials plan an 8 30 pm public auction of five frame exhibit buildings at South Mountain Fair to clear space for a new 228 by 30 foot steel exhibit hall. Auctioneer Clair Slaybaugh will sell the structures between evening stage shows as the fair opens September 6 at 6 pm.
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Far
stael
Clair Slaybaugh
Fairfield Youth Breaks Shoulder
Charles Bowers 12 of Fairfield R1 treated at Warner Hospital for a fractured left shoulder after a fall while running. Also treated Monday were Merton Eckenrode 28 of Biglerville with a facial laceration from a jack slipping under a truck at Tait's Garage, Robert Baughman 36 of Seven Stars with a hand cut while mowing, and G Steve Sis 15 of Reymar Maryland with a finger laceration from a door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bowers
Fairfield R. 1
Warner Hospital
Merton Eckenrode
Biglerville
Tait
Lincolnway East
Robert Baughman
Peace Light Inn
Steve Sis
Reymar
Church Blast Crashes Roof Killing Woman and Wounding Dozens
An explosion at the Church of God in Christ in Plainview Texas collapsed the roof during services, killing a woman and injuring 53 others. A dozen remained trapped as a small fire started and was quickly put out. investigators blamed a structural failure linked to the blast.
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PLATNVIEW
Tex
Plainview
WNallarice
Boeier
uyed
Associated Press
Washingon
D.C
Exier
Hensi Jackson
Two Youths Rescued After Week on Alpine Ledge
German youths stranded a week on a ledge in the French Alps were rescued and brought to Chamoniix with American led rescuers coordinating a seven man operation. Gary Hemming of Pasadena said the helicopter rescue was “quite something” as French officials confirmed findings and safety checks after the relief effort.
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CHAMONIX
France
API
Chamoniix
ting
Gary Hemming
Pasadena
Caht
Sas
Ramses
Daces-Ralen
Hermann Schirem
ICN - q
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