Contractor Sues Adams Electric Over Reputation Damage
Oxford Building and Development Co of 31 York S Hanover filed suit in Adams County against Adams Electric Cooperative Gettysburg and two employees Charles Overman and Leo Weaver alleging libel and malicious actions to ruin its reputation. The complaint cites April 1978 statements by Weaver to multiple homeowners and contractors that Oxford homes were not well insulated, seeks damages totaling 30 000 and future losses, and notes Lambert sought release from a March contract due to alleged insulation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Building and Development Co
Adams County
Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc
Gettysburg
Charles Overman
Leo Weaver
Oxford building
Weaver
Norma J. Sheely
Wayne L. Lambert
Mark Hallowell
Douglas L. Lambert
Lambert
Adams County 4-H Beef and Lamb Show Set for Oct 24 25
Adams County 4 H beef steer and market lamb participants will join the 20th York Adams Beef and Lamb Show and Sale at the Thomasville Livestock Auction October 24 and 25. Lamb show starts 5 p m October 24 with about fifty lambs. beef show begins 9 30 a m October 25 with about sixty five steers. Participants from Adams include Erik Quarb..., Glen Plank, Chris Bell, Peggy Eastein, Pattie Trimmer, Jeff Golden, Amy Breighner, Melody Breighner Bodenberg, Kevin Diehl, Pam Reichart, Kim Reichert, Dennis Flickinger, Gary Flickinger, Tim Spangler, Mike Spangler. Sale times 4 p m for lambs and 5 p m for steers. Individuals are encouraged to attend and bid. Contact Jared K Tyson for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
York-Adams
Thomasville
Jared K. Tyson
Erik Quarbeck
Fairfield
Glen Plank
Gettysburg
Chris Bell
Littlestown
Peggy Eastein
Pattie Trimmer
East Berlin
Jeff Golden
York Springs
Amy Breighner
Melody
Breighner
Jimrerenart
Pam Reichart
Kim Reichert
Dennis Flickinger
Gary Flickinger
Tim
Mike Spangler
Tyson
Governor Shapp Vetoes John Doe Fund Bill
Governor Milton Shapp vetoed a bill allowing counties to keep excess funds from tax claim sales of John Doe properties. Adams County has collected 388,000 in five years. The measure, sponsored by Senator William J. Moore, passed Sept. 26 and was vetoed nine days later. The legislature may reconvene in January.
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Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
John Doe
Adams County
Shapp
John
William J. Moore
Moore
mide
Rev Swick Named To Lutheran Post
Rev. Kenneth G. Swick of Biglerville R2 is appointed assistant director of Congregational and Community Services in the South Region. He will coordinate and oversee agency service programs in Gettysburg and Chambersburg Districts while serving as pastor of St. Mark Heidlersburg and St. John Hampton churches and doing counseling at Adams County Family Counseling Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Social Services
South Region
Elwood J. Culp
Kenneth G. Swick
Biglerville R. 2
West Region
Swick
USS SR
Ageney
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Rev. Swick
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Heidlersburg
St. John Lutheran Church
Hampton
Family Counseling Agency
Adams County
Adams County Holiday Bureau Receives 500 Dollar Gift
Mrs Charles A Smith chair of the Adams County Holiday Bureau announced a 500 dollar check from Cumberland County National Bank. CCNB president Edward O Baker presented the gift at the Lamp Post Inn while outlining support for the 1978 Christmas season. The bureau, run by the Council of Church Women United, aids needy families and lonely seniors, withGettisburg Presbyterian Church serving as the location and December weeks four and eleven as the open period.
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Charles A. Smith
Adams Count
Kermit Benfer
Cumberland County National Bank
New Cumberland
Smith
Benfer
Lamp Post Inn
Samuel Green
Charles Lewis
Joseph Alcaro
Joseph Cornell
George Wood
Dorothy Lemke
Ralph Lambert
Adams County
Gettisburg Presbyterian Church
Youth Honor Day Events Set By Local Moose
Upward of 600 children are expected for the annual Youth Honor Day events hosted by the local Moose lodge on York Street October 30. Activities split into two age groups with a 6 to 8 pm party for younger children and a teen dance afterward. The lodge began Youth programs about 30 years ago to offer safe Halloween fun and curb prank damage. The lodge issued 3.00 Youth Honor Day pledges to area schools urging citizens to avoid defacement or harm during Halloween, with Mayor Charles L naming October 39 as Youth Honor Day in a proclamation read at the lodge meeting. Plans include a Halloween Week dance October 28 and a pig roast and events on October 29, plus treats and costume prizes. An anniversary program week is planned for November 12 with banquets and a class enrollment on November 18. Gov Brailes and F Morelock presided.
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pai nose lodge
Monse lodge
Charles Llaimed
Gov. Brailes
F. Morelock
May Develop Hostel On Battlefield
The National Park Service unveiled a policy to develop inexpensive hostels in selected national parks to provide supervised overnight stays. Potential sites include Gettysburg Battlefield, with no firm proposal yet. hostels aim to balanced, energy efficient accommodations and boost hiking and cycling access.
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U.S
William J. Whalen
National Park Service
Gettysburg National Park
John Bearnst
Gettysburg Battlefield
Barnsi
Europe
United States
Whalen
National Park System
Cape Cod
National Seashore
Mass
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
N.J Pa
Park Service
American Youth Hostels, Inc
Adams to Join Allegheny Suit Over Farview Hospital Costs
Adams County commissioners signed a petition to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to join an Allegheny County suit against Farview State Hospital alleging arbitrary rate setting. The suit notes rates rose from 8.70 to 175 dollars per day since 1967, with annual per patient costs cited at 364,000. Also approved a film projector program for Green Acres County Home Hog with Bell & Howell projector and 25 programs for 1,090 dollars.
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Adams County
Commonwealth Court of Pennnsylvania
Allegheny County
Farview State Hospital
Farview
Alice Routsong
Green Acres County
Bell & Howell
Mrs Eisenhower Tea Honor Slated In Gettysburg
Mrs Elna Group president of Adams County Council of Republican Women announces a tea in honor of Mrs Mamie Eisenhower on Saturday afternoon Oct 28 at the YWCA Lincoln Square Gettysburg. Co chairs are Mrs Grace Pfeffer and Mrs Mildred LeVan with assistants Mrs Peggy Scharf Betty Fidler Betty Kump and Kay Kondrai. invitations mailed to members.
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Elna Group
Adams County Council of Republican Women
Mamie Eisenhower
YWCA
Lincoln Square
Gettysburg
Grace Pfeffer
Mildred LeVan
Peg Scharf
Betty Fidler
Betty Kump
Kay Kondrai
Gettysburg Youth Shot in Left Foot Near Railroad Street
A Gettysburg youth and two companions were shot at about 9 p.m. Friday on West Railroad Street. Thomas F. Fitzberger, 71 Stevens Street, was treated at Warmer Hospital for a left foot wound. Police report a single shot was fired from a black car that pulled up beside them as they walked from Tommy's Pizza toward Wayne Thurfey's home.
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Gettysburg
Railroad St
Gettysburg Borough
Thomas F. Fitzberger
Stevens St
Warmer Hospital
Tommy's Pizza
Washington St
Wayne Thurfey
James W. Thurfey
N. Stratton St
Nine hurt in Friday traffic crashes on two roads
Five people were injured in three separate Friday accidents near New Oxford and Gettysburg. Robin Leatherman, 16, and Terry Baugher, 16, were treated or admitted after a collision at Brickerafter and Freshman Mill roads. Henry Frank, 18, of New Oxford, also treated at Hanover Hospital. Joseph Knight, 20, was treated at Warner Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Cindy Knight near Sunken Gardens Motel. Cindy Knight faces pending charges. Sandy Sharrah, 19, of Orrtanna, was involved in a collision with a farm tractor on Scott Schoolhouse Road near Cashtown.
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New Oxford area
Brickerafter
Fleshman Mill Road
New Oxford
Robin S Leatherman
Henry Frank
Hanover Hospital
Bonneauville
Leatherman
Mill
Frank
Brickerafter Road
Joseph Knight
Hanover
Warner Hospital
Sunken Gardens
Gettysburg
Knight
Cindy Knight
Sandy Sharrah
Orttanna R. 1
Scott Schoolhouse
Cashtown
Nationally Known Planner To Seek Aid For Fahnestock Bldg
Representatives from state government and a nationally known historic district planner will examine the Fahnestock Building at Baltimore and West Rhiddle Sis to determine its future. The building, vacant for years, faces possible loss without preservation funds. Weiland of the Fahnestock Joint Committee said the state Department of Community Affairs may offer assistance and federal funds through its outdoor recreation division could aid rehabilitation for contemporary use.
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Baltimore
W. Rhiddle
Roberts Weiland
Fahnestock Joint Committee
Historic
Gettvysburg-Adams Counts, Inc
state department of Community Affairs
Weiland
DCA
HG-AC
Fahnestock
McCaskey
Ed Weintraub
Murphy store
Zerfing
Adams County Historical Society
John Milner
Milner
Hankey
Pan-Am Magic Show Comes to Gettysburg by Sertoma Club
The Pan-American Magic Show arrives in Gettysburg at 2 pm Saturday December 2 at Gettysburg Junior High School Auditorium Marvels of Mystery features Josef Smiley and Georgi Presents a two hour afternoon of magic and illusion Funds raised support Sertoma Club civic and charitable activities Advance tickets offered at reduced prices for area residents and the less fortunate.
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg Sertoma Club
Gettysburg Junior High School
Josef Smiley
Georgi
Sertoma Club
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