Waynesboro Man Convicted in Frederick Safe-Burglary Case
Irvin Martz of Waynesboro whose companion, Clarence Wallace, was shot by detectives in Santa Barbara is found guilty in Frederick court. The verdict caps a notable spree tied to a bold robbery and the Creager murder, drawing a crowded courtroom and mixed reactions from relatives and supporters.
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Waynesboro
Samuel Martz
Florence Graft
Baltimore
Irvin Martz
Frederick
Martz
Veggman
Clarence Wallace
Santa Barbara
Cal
Worthington
Lewis
Wallace
Frederict
Leo M. Creager
Harrisburg Man Takes Bride in Philadelphia
Miss Edith Hain daughter of William G. Hain married J. M. Young of Harrisburg in a quiet Philadelphia ceremony. The couple will reside in Harrisburg where Young works as a Bowman's department store buyer.
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Lebanon
Edith Hain
William G. Hain
Philadelphia
J. M. Young
Harrisburg
Young
Bowman's Department Store
Local briefs from Shippensburg and nearby towns
Reports from Cumberland Valley and surrounding areas note events: Shippensburg hose company profits of 600 dollars at a fair. Annville selling Red Cross seals and seeking new supplies. a marriage license issued in Lancaster for John Jones and Ada Rice of Harrisburg. Cleona to open a 75 worker handkerchief factory. Frank R. Spangler named census enumerator for Annville. Miss Jennie Hacker reports her mother died of heart failure in Ephrata. Rev. C O Leidich resigns in Lebanon to serve Berks County. Wilson College in Chambersburg closes for holiday. Clarence E. Cramer and Sarah Helen Ecker wed in Shippensburg. Henry D. Fortna opens Berks county’s first retail liquor license in Reading. marriage license granted in Chambersburg to Silas Diller and Emma R Horst. Arthur Fake of Lebanon sought for bigamy. Hunter licenses issued up to 4 321 in Carlisle. Marion Carter and Marion Flood convicted in Reading and sent to prison. deer on Wilson farm in Barnitz breaks neck. Eugene Bender aids Mrs Egolf and shoots a turkey stuck in a walnut tree.
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Lebanon
C. O. Leidich
Seventh Street Lutheran Church
Marion Carter
Marion Flood
Eastern Penitentiary
James J. Merkel
Carlisle
Wilson
Barnitz
Eugene Bender
Make Man Tablets Promote Strength and Vitality
Adventurous workers and busy professionals seek energy from Make-Man Tablets. The ad promises increased weight, strength, and endurance by a special iron formula that builds new blood and nerves. Sold at drug stores and Illinois Supply House in Chicago for 50 cents.
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Ihland Supply House
W. Madison
Chicago
Ady
West Virginia man buys 802 acre Southampton orchard for 80000
Ernest F. McDonald of Inwood West Virginia purchased the Southampton Orchard Company property near Shippensburg Pennsylvania for 80000. The deal covers 802 acres and 8000 apple trees planted in 1913 along the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Mainsville three miles south of Shippensburg. The purchaser is a noted producer from Apple Pie Ridge. The Southampton Orchard Company, organized in 1913, lists several investors from Shippensburg Martinsburg and Chambersburg among its members.
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Shippensburg
Ernest F. McDonald
Inwood
W. Va
Southampton Orchard Company
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Mainsville
Southampton
Franklin County
McDonald
Walter W. Trout
H. H. Hutherford
J. F. Millard
Martinsburg
John C. McDowell
Chambersburg
Thief Leaves Marks of Identity in Wake
York, Pa. December 19. Joseph Byum aged 21 stole 120 dollars worth of clothing from Belvidere Hotel roomers and left his old suit, his picture, and an insurance policy with his name and address. Detectives traced him to Harrisburg where he was arrested and brought back to York for a jail hearing.
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York
Harrisburg
Joseph Byum
Belvidere
Byum
Kuehn
Press Charge Against Illicit Whisky Maker
United States Commissioner Harry J. Schools set bail at 2500 for Nicolas Steiner of Indiantown Gap to face moonshining charges in federal court. Steiner, a Romanian, could not meet bail. allies tried to raise it with police cooperation aiding Internal Revenue agents. In a separate item, Charles A. Eberly’s will funds a 1000 memorial at Trinity Reformed Church Mercersburg and a 100 bequest to Fairview Cemetery. estate valued about 40000.
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Lebanon
United States
Harry J. Schools
Nicolas Steiner
Indiantown Gap
Scranton
Steiner
Ser-geant Campbell
State Police
Internal Revenue
Chambersburg
Charles A. Eberly
Mercersburg
Trinity Reformed Church
Fairview
Parole Granted to Harvey Bentz for Christmas Home
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on December 19 Judge Henry granted parole to Harvey Bentz who was convicted of aggravated assault and battery at the September quarter sessions. Bentz has been jailed since then as his father mother and many prominent citizens urged mercy through a petition.
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Lebanon
Henry
Harvey Bentz
Aged Widow Catherine Noll Dies After Fall
Mrs. Catherine Noll widow of Henry Noll died at . She had fallen about 14 weeks earlier and remained bedbound. The report notes her age as 84 years and references her residence in Lemoyne Pennsylvania. The item continues with unrelated local society notes from Waynesboro and Marietta about a church Bible class anniversary and a community Christmas tree decoration plan.
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Waynesboro
Catherine Noll
Henry Noll
Isaac Petrie
Christmas Midnight Service at St John’s Episcopal Church Marietta
The Rev. Henry D. Speakman will lead a midnight service at St. John’s Episcopal Church commemorating Christ’s birth. A special choir concert and holy communion will be celebrated. In Dauphin the Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. Sarah Spensler’s home for regular business and a social, adjourned for the holidays.
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Marietta, Pa
Henry D. Speakman
St. John's Episcopal Church
Christ
Mite Society
Dauphin, Pa
The
Presbyterian Church
Sarah Spensler
South Erie Street
Market Street Repairs and Cantata at Marysville High
Repairs to Rossmoyne Street are under way after driver complaints. The Cumberland Valley railroad bridge entrance is in good condition. Marysville High School plans a cantata titled The Old-Fashioned Santa Claus with a large cast rehearsing in the high school rooms. Ali Nicodemus, 79, died at his Markes home from paralysis after serving as a Methodist Church steward for over 50 years.
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Market Street
Lemoyne
Rossmoyne Street
Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge
Marysville
Marysville High School
Chambersburg, Pa
Ali Nicodemus
Markes
Methodist Church
Revised Mandarin Bible completed by Chinese translators
After twenty five years of effort a team of missionary linguists and Chinese scholars completed the Revised Mandarin Bible. The monumental translation totals 31 175 verses and is hailed as a milestone in Chinese missions. Dr Chauncey Goodrich leads the committee and returns home on first furlough in 21 years.
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Italy
Republic of China
China
Chauncey Goodrich
Goodrich
Mandarin Bible Translation Praised for Colloquial Clarity
In remarks attributed to a scholar, the Mandarin colloquial is praised as a worthy language alongside world languages, noting its written form and mastery by a translator. The speaker expresses gratitude for a Bible rendered in both classical and Mandarin colloquial styles, seen as close to the original Scriptures.
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Southeast
China
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West Virginian
Marietta
H. S. Hiestand
Resinel
Bible Societies
Urabe
OCOAN
Gukgas Ukug
Roger
Rogers
Jacob Tausig
Diamond Merchants & Jewelers
Butler’s
Wom
New York
Market St
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