Reading Company seeks Harrisburg Gettysburg motor coach service
The Reading Company petitions the public service commission to run two 29 seat motor coaches between Harrisburg and Gettysburg via Carlisle Mt. Holly Springs and York Springs Dillsburg replacing some train service. Protests from Gettysburg Harrisburg Transportation Company and rail lines are noted as hearings proceed.
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Reading Company
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
public service commission
Schuylkill
Dauphin counties
Carlisle
Mt. Holly Springs
York Springs
Dillsburg
Reading Transportation Company
Schuylki
Harrisburg-Gettysburg
Lamoyne
Camp Hill
Carlisle ’pike
Hanover Street
Goodyear
Gardners
Aspers
Bendersville
Flora Dale
Bitlerville
Center Square
Gettysburg ’pike
Son Of Local Man Directs Orchestra Now Broadcasting
A Waynesboro theatre station will air from 10 30 p m to midnight a program of dance music by the Blue Ridge Serenaders directed by William Zinkand son of William Zinkand of Lincoln Way East Waynesboro. The program includes quartet and solo numbers.
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Waynesboro
Blue Ridge Serenaders
William Zinkand
Wayneshoro
Lincoln Way East
Tragic Fire Claims 14YearOld Esther LeHowski
Esther LeHowski, 14, died after becoming trapped on a stairway while trying to save clothing and Christmas gifts from a burning home near Wilkes-Barre. Her seven siblings and parents escaped when they were dropped from the second story. The father said she had briefly left the house but reentered to retrieve presents.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Esther LeHowski
Jacob LeHowski
Stoops Bags Two Four-Point Bucks Near Virginia Mills
Maurice Stoops shot two four-point bucks while hunting near Virginia Mills, securing a successful hunt with notable antlers.
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Maurice Stoops
Virginia Mills
Farm Weather Report Eastern Pennsylvania Notice
Eastern Pennsylvania forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain or snow Tuesday and likely southern portions later tonight. Temperature trends remain mostly steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Birth Announcement for Steinour Son at Warner Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Steinour of Mummasburg street on Saturday at Warner Hospital. The note mentions ornamental plants and a Keet Drug Store in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Steinour
Mummasburg street
Warner Hospital
G O P Woman's Club December Meeting Highlights
The Republican Woman's Club met in Baltimore street rooms on a Saturday afternoon. Chloe Asper of Heidlersburg spoke on The Great ness of Our Country and Mary McConaughy reported on the Harrisburg meeting with George Pepper and Judge Wickersham discussing the World Court. A luncheon plan was set for later this winter with Mrs. Gifford Pinchot invited. Anna Hake will speak at the January meeting.
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Republican Woman's Club
Baltimore street
Chloe Asper
Heidlersburg
Mary McConaughy
Harrisburg
George Wharton Pepper
Judge Wickersham
Gifford Pinchot
Anna Hake
chub
County Exhibits of Corn at Hanover Show
Seventy five Adams county corn exhibits will be shown at the first inter county and Hanover Trust Company corn and apple show in the agricultural hall at Hanover fair grounds. Judging begins Tuesday morning with cash prizes paid by the Hanover Trust Company and the Outer and Spangler Fertilizer Company.
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Adams county
Hanover Trust Company
Hanover fair
R. E. Underwood
McSherrystown
Hanover
Harrisburg
York
Adams
Lancaster
Carroll counties
Outer
Spangler
Gettysburg
Boy Run Down by Auto Sunday In Front Of Home
Chester Lawver five was struck as he crossed the street near his North Stratton residence. The driver, who gave the name Smith of Harrisburg, fainted and left a small payment for a doctor. Mrs Lawver noted the scream but not her son's identity until he was brought home. The boy suffered a bruised leg, a cut, and an injured back.
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Chester Lawver
Harry Lawver
North Stratton street
Smith
Harrisburg
W. I. Oyler
East Mid-ge street
Oyler
Locale 731 Forty and Eight to Meet Tuesday Evening
An important meeting of Locale 731 Forty and Eight Society will be held Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock. Officers announce the gathering.
Butchers Two Hogs in Hunterstown Herd
G. K. Walter of Hunterstown last week butchered two hogs weighing 382 and 367 pounds each aged 11 months. From the carcasses 225 pounds of lard were rendered.
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G. K. Walter
Hunterstown
Local Players Praised for Owl and Nightingale Drama
Gettysburg College Owl and Nightingale players presented The Third Degree at Brua Chapel to a spellbound audience. Miss Anne Baker starred, with strong support from C. S. Thomas and Fred Stover as Brewster. The troupe, honored as best college drama at State College for The Potboiler, plans Candida Mortan of the Movies and Brewster’s Millions for upcoming performances.
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Owl and Nightingale Dramatic Club
Gettysburg College
Brua Chapel
Owl and Nightingale players
Miss Baker
Anne Baker
Howard Jefferies, Jr
C. S. Thomas
Howard Jefferies
Brewster
Fred Stover
Stover
Jent
Mildred Beitler
Robert Kase
Kenneth Ivory
Robert Underwood
John Colestock
Bennington
William Stevens
Inspector Clinton
Walter Hassenfuss
Maloney
Smith
Dr. Bernstein
Bryant
John Ostrum
Jones
Owl and Nightingale Club
Stroke Fatal to B. J. Sentz in Illness at 75
Benjamin J. Sentz, 75, died Saturday afternoon from a stroke at his home near White Hall after suffering the attack Friday morning at 11 15. He is survived by his wife Sarah Catherine Feeser, ten children, seventeen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a brother Jerry Sentz of Philadelphia. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 9 30 at the house and at Christ Reformed Church near Littlestown with Rev. S. Lindaman officiating.
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Benjamin J. Sentz
White Hall
Sentz
Lentz
Sarah Catherine Feeser
G. C. Forney
Peoria
Ilinois
John Sentz
Charles Sentz
Princeville
Iinois
William Sentz
Littlestown
Howard
Jerry Sentz
Philadelphia
Christ Re- Pound church
Rev. S. Lindaman
naa
Sister of County Resident Buried
Mrs. Kate Snyder Gelwix widow of Samuel Gelwix died from a fall down stairs and was buried in Chambersburg after funeral services at her home conducted by Rev. Dr. Henry Anstadt. She was in her eighty third year and survived by daughter Mrs. Lillie C. Reisner and siblings W. L. Snyder Lulu M. Hartman. Interment followed in Chambersburg.
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W. L. Snyder
Bendersville
Chambersburg
Kate Snyder Gelwix
Samuel Gelwix
Gelwix
Lillie C. Reisner
Lulu M. Hartman
Middletown
Maryland
Charity Ball Features Planned at Gettysburg
The Charity Ball at the Hotel Gettysburg annex ballroom Tuesday will include C. & Thomas the tenor from Gettysburg College performing selections and a new interpretive dance by Elizabeth Stallsmith of Gettysburg. A third act is kept secret with final arrangements due. Proceeds benefit the needy. many local and regional papers note the event.
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Gettysburg annex
C. &. Thomas
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Thomas
college glee club
Woman's League
Anne Pennington
Elizabeth Stallsmith
Miss Pennington
Miss Stallsmith
New York
Harrisburg
Sally Harris
Gifford Pinchot
Monthly Hospital Report From Annie M Warner Hospital
The December board review by Miss Martha McKay shows Admissions 53 Discharges 48 Births 8 Deaths 2 Average daily patients 16 Last day 16 Radiographs 50 Laboratory examinations 163 Operations 28 Accident cases 21 Intravenous administrations 5 Return dressings 16. Our store will stay open every evening for Christmas shoppers. G W Wengor and Son.
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Martha McKay
Annie M. Warner Hospital
board of directors
Scout Fund Reaches 288.57 as Donations Continue
Gettysburg area volunteers report a Boy Scout drive total of 288.57 with contributions from Scoutmaster Clyde Bream, the borough council, the Ku Klux Klan, a Gettysburg attorney, and residents of Adams County. Funds will cover rental, coal, and a new special fund for equipment or grounds for a future cabin.
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Boy Scout Troop
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Gettysburg
Clyde Bream
Bream
Boy Scout treasury
Adams county
comc
Boy Scouts of
This Cat Is Champ Breeder of County
F A Newell of Gettysburg R D proclaims his cat the champion of Adams County. In six years Tabby has produced 39 kittens. Now aged, the cat hunts mice as tidbits for its offspring.
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Champ Breeder
County
Adams county
Tabby
kitnes
Mr. Newell
Christmas shopping bustle fills Gettysburg streets
The Christmas rush grips Gettysburg as shoppers swarm streets and store windows glow with festive displays. Community groups plan to aid the needy with food baskets and toys, bringing holiday spirit to families and institutions across Adams County eleven days before Christmas.
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Gettysburg
Gettysboro
Adams county
Klan Members Attend Sunday Church Service
About three hundred Ku Klux Klan members robed and hooded attended a Sunday evening service at the Methodist Episcopal church with prior permission from the church official board. Rev. C. C. Cote preached on Follow Me and praised secret orders while noting members must belong to a church. The crowd filled the church as the Klansmen arrived by marching in columns and departed in the same manner. An ad at the end promotes a year’s subscription to the Gettysburg Times as a Christmas gift.
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Ku Klux Klan
Methodist Episcopal church
C. C. Cote
Mr. Cole
St. John
East Middle street
James B Caldwell Discharged From Warner Hospital Today
James B Caldwell of Harrisburg was discharged from Warner Hospital after fracturing his hip weeks earlier in a fall at the new sewer plant. He served as inspector of materials. Leroy Winebrenner, borough engineer, succeeded him. Arthur Clepper was admitted over the weekend.
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James B. Caldwell
Harrisburg
Warner Hospital
Mr. Caldwell
Leroy Winebrenner
Arthur Clepper
East Berlin
R. 1
Action on blast death pending for Mt. Pleasant farmer
District Attorney John P. Butt will decide on criminal action against M. A. Lincoln Trostic after a coroner's open verdict in the blast death of 7 year old Ethel Anna Clouser. Funeral services were held at Christ Reformed Church near Littlestown with Rev. Dr. FE. S. Lindaman officiating.
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M. A. Lincoln Trostic
Mt. Pleasant Township
Ethel Anna Clouser
John P. Butt
Trestle
Christ Reformed church
Littlestown
FE. S. Lindaman
Yorker Faces Second Degree Murder Charge at Death Trap Crash
Abraham M. Gruver of York is charged with murder after a collision near York Springs that killed Walter Hilner of Harrisburg. Bail set at 3000. preliminary hearing next Friday. district attorney plans indictment for second degree murder.
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York Springs
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
John P. Butt
Abraham M. Gruver
York
Walter Hilner
Tate
Gruver
Bugbee
Wilson
Grover
Adams county
Hitner
William P. Strawhecker
YWarrisburg
Mary Jane tea room
Mt. Holly Springs
Carlisle-Yorkike
Harrisburg-Gettysburg
Strawhecker
Butt
Kreider
Graver
Justice Hill here
Anna Hollebaugh
H. L. Lease
Carlisle
Hilner
Justice Hill
Lease
Hollebaugh
Frank Moticka
Brysonia Camp Fills Six Deer Record
Brysonia hunting party reports six deer taken at their Cumberland county camp before breaking camp. Participants include Ralph Pitzer with a 9 point buck, George P. Taylor 9 point, Upton Stoner 9 point, David Orner 8 point, John Cluck 8 point, and Edward Shoap 10 point. Newer arrival B Hyer.
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Tts
Brysonia
Cumberland county
Ralph Pitzer
George P. Taylor
Upton Stoner
David Orner
John Cluck
Edward Shoap
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Reading Company Petitions Commission
FARM WEATHER REPORT
Keet Drug Store
G. O. P. Woman's Club
Driver
Doctor
B. J. SENTZ
F. A. Newell
R. D
Cole
Methodist Church
Gettysburg Times
Getttysburg Times
hobby daily
expressagany
Mitchell‘s Toy Shop
Mitchell's
A. M. Gruver
arrief
Hyer
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