Adams County Building Permits Show Growth in October
October building permits in Adams County totaled 130 valued at 3,751,810, the month’s high since May. McSherrystown adds 13 townhouses and a warehouse addition totaling 358,000, boosting single family housing. Mt. Pleasant Two leads expensive projects with 10 permits at 293,000. Major sites include Interfaith Housing at Bonneauville and several township permits, though non taxable constructions were removed from official records.
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Adams County
McSherrystown
Conewago Two
Mt. Pleasant
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Interfaith Housing Corp
Bonneauville
Bendersville
Berwick
Conewago
YWCA Plans Mutual Service Week Programs in Gettysburg
Gettysburg YWCA announces World Mutual Service Week observed with two events on Nov 1 and Nov 12. A plant sale at 9am on Nov 1 proceeds from Wayside Flower Shop and Flowers by Whitney. Nov 12 at 2pm opens house with slide show, aerobic dancing demo by Karen Penrose, and a Japanese flower arrangement demo by Mrs Ura Sipe. Refreshments by hospitality chair Minam Glatfelter. Public invited.
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YWCA
Elsie Alt
World Mutual Service
Gettsburg YWCA
YHCA
Majestic Theatre
Wayside
Washington St
Whitney
Carlisle St
World Muwal Service Committee
WCA
Lincoln Square
Karen Penrose
Ura Sipe
Minam Glatfelter
Ali sad
Chamber Dinner To Honor Citizens At Gettysburg Meeting
Gettysburg Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its Annual Dinner Thursday Nov 9 at the Sheraton Inn Gettysburg. Cocktails at 6 36 pm dinner at 7 36 pm. President Ronald L Hankey announces the annual report and election of three 1976 79 directors. Recognition of 1972 Outstanding Adams County Citizen and 1978 honors awarded. Tickets $10 for members guests and reps, reservations via Chamber Office York St Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg Area
Chamber
York St. Geniysburg
Legionnaires Plan Annual Event Saturday
Plans for Veterans Day activities were outlined by American Legion Post 202 and allied groups at the Albert J Leniz Post 212 meeting in the Legion Building Baltimore Street. Details include a Post 202 commanders dinner at 7 p.m. at the Legion Home, a Last Man’s Club dinner Friday at 1 p.m. at the Dutch Cupboard restaurant, and two radio programs on WGET for Veterans Day plus a window display. James D. Fay praised Sunday’s Veterans Day program by the Allied Veterans Council of Adams County and noted the annual event now moves among towns rather than staying in Gettysburg, boosting local interest.
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American Legion
Albert J Leniz
Legion
Baltimore St
Glenn Hamer
Legion Home
Howard Hartzell
Sebastian Hafer
WGET
James D. Fay
Littlestown
Allied Veterans Council
Adams County
Gettysburg
Auto Rolls Over. Driver Unknown After Crash Near Route 4
An unidentified driver refused medical aid after a southbound auto veered off the berm on US 1 about one mile south of Route 4. The car overturned several times, caught fire, and was demolished. York Springs firefighters responded, with state police from Gettysburg handling investigation but had no details available.
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York Springs
Gettysburg
Voter Turnout Varies by Polling Place Across Adams County
Voter turnout morning by polling place showed uneven participation. Campb erl and No 22 and Barlow Firehall drew 76 voters by 10:30, Gettysburg saw 165 in two wards, Bonneauville 31, York Springs 35, Hittlestown 99, Latt iestown totals near 100, and Kingsdale 11. Overall about 13,000 of 25,729 registered expected to vote by 8 p.m.
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Adams County
Campberland Two
Barlow Firehall
McSherristown
Gettysburg
county library
Bonneauville
York Springs
Hittlestown
Fairfield
Lattestown
Lattiestown
Kingsdale Firehall
Germany
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Republian
Associated Press
Visitation to Gettysburg Rises in 1978 Travel Council Report
Gettysburg Travel Council reports October 1978 visits rose 27 percent over October 1977, with 3,996 parties at the Information Center on Carlisle Street. Foreign visitors climbed 33 percent, aided by a weak dollar, while overall 1978 figures exceed prior year projections. A full state-by-state breakdown and a membership meeting at Garrah’s Fudge Kitchen on Route 36 West will present the final visitation standings.
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Gettysburg
Kaiion Cele
Travel Council Information Center
Carlisle Street
Travel Council
Garrahh
Fudge Kitchen
Gettysboro
Marathon Meeting in E'Burg Discusses Low Water Supply
Espritsburs's town commissioners held a marathon meeting Monday night to cover multiple items. They heard a presentation from REACT and a burgess statement on water scarcity, approved annexation of the Frasier tract with a small exclusion, delayed Christmas decorations, amended the cranking ordinance, and passed voluntary water conservation measures as Rainbow Lake and reservoirs run low.
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REACT
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Richard Sharar
Catoctin REACT
REACT monihk
REACT jeonth
Emmisburg
ciizers
bani radio Burgess
Eugene Myers
board of commissioners
Samuel K. Jones
Rainbow Lake
Frasier
Jones
Edgar de Lasti
Emile A. Nakbieh
torght
Bonneauville Urges Residents to Conserve Water
Bonneauville Borough Manager Earl Klunk urged residents to cut domestic water use during a dry spell to avoid a bad situation. He warned rainfall is needed and noted the drought is already affecting a local vein of the borough.
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Bonneauville
Earl Klunk
Kinnk
Anti-Inflation Shouldn't Hurt Tourist Trade in Gettysburg
Current inflation easing is not expected to affect Gettysburg tourism. Rotary was sold at a Monday YWCA meeting. Ronald Hankey, president of the Gettysburg Chamber of Commerce, spoke on tourism. Attorney Samuel Teeter warned of title changes in juvenile cases unless laws change. William Coradetti described adult education classes at Gettysburg High School this winter.
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Gettysburg
Rotary
YWCA
Ronald Hankey
Local Weather Brief
The bulletin provides scattered weather notes for Monday with a high and a morning low. It records two readings for today at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. though exact figures are missing.
Two Properties Sold At Adams County Tax Sale
The Adams County 1978 tax claim sale ended Monday with two properties auctioned for 102.71, bringing yearly total to 30,073.06. Fifty properties were sold this year as the tax claim bureau plans to petition the local court to hold a sale for the remaining properties, director Daniel Wolff said.
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Adams County
tax claim bureau
Daniel Wolff
School Board Pushes for Outside Negotiator
The Upper Adams School Board met Monday to discuss band trip plans to Winchester Virginia and the district's negotiating duties. Superintendent Dr Janes Sehoch urged hiring outside consultants and forming a committee to interview prospects while opposing voices urged following the long range plan delegating negotiations to principal Ronald Ebbert. The board later voted to seek an outside negotiator and to have Ebbert represent the administration. A veto proposal on the Apple Blossom Festival band trip was also discussed.
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Winchester
Upper Adams
Janes Sehoch
Hobart Benchoff
Schock
Eugene Haas
Biglerville
Ronald Ebbert
Robert Kluck
Dave Houck
Haas
Ebbert
Schooh
New Oxford Budget Proposed For 1979 In Borough Meeting
New Oxford Borough officials presented a proposed 1979 budget of 106700 at Monday night’s council meeting with plans to study and ratify at the next session. Anticipated receipts total 118125 from real estate taxes liquor taxes fines and police services interests grants and revenue sharing and miscellaneous sources. Expenditures listed include administration salaries office supplies repairs telephones electricity tax collection bond expenses and insurance with various line items and totals.
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New Oxford
Computerized Conferencing Topic Of Talks At College
Free public lecture at Gettysburg College on computerized conferencing as part of the Senior Scholars Seminar in McCreary Hall. Lecturers include Dr. Murray Turoff of NJIT and Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz of Upsala College, with co directors Drs. Crowner and Marschall guiding the 10 week program on Computers and Human Communication.
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Gettysburg College
Soclock i Bowen
McCreary Hall
Murray Turoff
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Upsala College
David Crowner
Laurence Marschall
Turoff
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