Thornburgh cheers GOP women here at Gettysburg event
Governor Dick Thornburgh stumped for Republican women at a PCRW retirement reception outside the Eisenhower Home in Gettysburg. He praised three Republican women in his cabinet Alma Jacobs Shirley Dennis and Peg Smith. Thornburgh dismissed rumors about replacing Heckler as Health and Human Welfare secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.W. BURGER
GETTYSBURG
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Ginny Thornburgh
James D. Pickard
Commerce
Alma R. Jacobs
PCRW
William J. Moore
Senate
Majority Caucus
Charles W. Wolfe
Gettysburg National Military Park
Eisenhower Historic Site
John R. Earnst
Adams County
Republican Party
Clark Spence
Gettysburg College
Charles E. Glassick
Elsie Hillman
Republican
Eisenhower
Thornburgh
Alma Jacobs
the
Shirley M. Dennis
Education
Margaret A
Peg” Smith
Margaret Heckler
Ireland
A man of war who kept peace tribute at Eisenhower convocation
Dr. D. Ray Hostetter president of Messiah College paid tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower at Gettysburg College during the 15th annual Eisenhower Convocation wreath laying ceremony. Hostetter praised Eisenhower for commitment to peace and law and respect for spiritual values and noted Gettysburg as a fitting home for his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEBORAH IRVIN
GETTYSBURG
D. Ray Hostetter
Messiah College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Specter urges cutting aid to Egypt over hijacking incident
U S Senator Arlen Specter told the Pennsylvania Republican Women Convention that the United States should cut foreign aid to Egypt if needed to pressure Cairo. He cited the EgyptAir hijacking and demanded accountability from President Mubarak while praising U S Navy action against the hijackers and supporting a $1 billion aid cut as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROBERT HOLT
GETTYSBURG
Arlen Specter
U. S
Achille Laura
Mohammed’ Abul Abbas
Egypt
Harrisburg
Specter
Spector
Hosni
Murbarak
United States
Reagan
Mubarak
Pennsylvania
Senate
Gettysburg teacher Jacob M. Sheads celebrated for lifelike history lessons
Jacob M. Sheads, longtime Gettysburg educator and War veteran, is praised for making history vivid in class. He staged Roaring Twenties reenactments, a mock speakeasy, and dramatic Pickett’s Charge lessons while earning honors in 1958 and 1967. He continues teaching at local programs four decades after retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheads
Lewis A. Armistead
Pickett
Clara Bow
Gettysburg High School History Teacher Recounts Influence
Fox recalls following Col. Sheads and teaching history at Gettysburg High School. He graduated in 1900, earned a 1964 masters from Shippensburg State College, and returned to teach. He uses reenactments in class, including dressing as a meat cutter to study reform and meat packing, while noting lunch menu caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Bob
Sheads
Gettysburg College
Pearl Barber
Fox
Col. Sheads
Gettysburg High School
Shippensburg State College
re- Fox
ee Uefield
Gettysburg
USDA
Bex Stirs Patriotism At Eisenhower Convocation
Brian Bex addressed the Eisenhower Convocation in Gettysburg weaving fables and stories to urge Americans to preserve initiative and achievement. He warned against wealth redistribution and a rise of something for nothing, stressing the difference between opportunity and achievement in a free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEBORAH IRWIN
GETTYSBURG
Brian Bex
United States
Aesop
Bex
America
United Way aids pre school child care at Wee Day Care
The Times reports that working families face high costs for babysitters and find relief at Wee Day Care centers in Littlestown and Gettysburg. The Littlestown site at Rolling Acres Elementary is at capacity and care options exist across from Adams County Library on East High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOBBIE PLATT
GETTYSBURG
Littlestown
Rolling Acres
Adams County Library
East High Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
GOV
LeRoy E. Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower Society
Marion S. Scharf
Eisenhower Society
Times
Jerry L. Price
Hostetter
ROBERT D. HOLT
Jacob M. Sheads
Freedom Foundation
YWCA
Battle of
Penn Laurel
Girl Scouts of America
Elizabeth
Louie
Ida
JACOB SHEADS
United Way
Colaman
Lotte Peewee
Raedieje
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!