Elizabethtown sees again jack the peeper sightings
Across Elizabethtown complaints to Chief W. Blaine Stephens report a returning window peeper haunting homes on East Bainbridge Street unsettling residents. The dispatch recounts two men peering into Allen Burkhart and Mrs. E A Nunemaker residences, prompting local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Jack the Peeper
W. Blaine, Stephens
Allen Burkhart
E. A. Nunemaker
East Bainbridge Street
Hurt In Clay Crash Zone Near Ephrata
Reid a 20 year old from West Chester R D was injured Sunday when his car left the Ephrata Lebanon highway at Clay and crashed into the yard of G L Eberly. He suffered three fractures to the left arm and forearm and was treated by Dr. D H Anderson before being moved to a Reading hospital. Reid said he swung out to avoid a car entering the highway from Brunnerville road. Two young women with him were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
West Chester
R. D
Ephrata-Lebanon
Clay
G. L
Brunnerville Road
Truck Bursts Into Bareville Home Porch After Out-of-Control Drive
A Lancaster driver lost control on a Sunday trial spin and rammed a motor truck through the porch and living room wall of Rufus Groff in Bareville. Groff awoke as plaster showered him. the truck, uninjured, caused over 500 dollars in home damage. State Patrolman John Cass investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Groff
Bareville
Joseph Cappi
Lancaster
Mr. Groff
Cappi
New Holland
Groff
John Cass
Fire Probe Yields No New Clues on Danville Bridge Blaze
Independent probes by nearby farmers failing to reveal origin of Thursday afternoon fire that destroyed the New Danville covered bridge. Rumors circulate about arson and bootleggers linked to Safe Harbor dam while state officials report unknown origin and delay further inquiry without solid evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Danville Covered Bridge
Henry Horst
J. G. McCarrell
Harrisburg
Horst
State Department of Highways
Safe Harbor
Elmer E. Hess
Lancaster R. D
Brainweight gender differences noted in study
The text reports that male brains are typically heavier than female brains, with adults averaging about 48 ounces for males and 45 ounces for females. It notes that brain weight at birth and age fourteen reverses this pattern, with females heavier, and concludes that brain weight does not directly relate to intelligence.
Multiple Local News Items From Across Pennsylvania
Pottstown: Mrs Helen Kwasizur 24 of Philadelphia was shot and killed while visiting her father's Chester County farm in what police say was an accidental shooting during target practice. Norristown: Court clears the way to cut Norristown council from 86 to 12 after a hearing endorses the petition by residents, with Judge Williams approving as a taxpayer. Greensburg: A voodoo doctor sparked a near riot in Slickville by telling two wives their husbands were unfaithful. Clifton Jones is jailed for obtaining money under false pretenses. Chambersburg: A Franklin County suit seeks 7527 dollars plus costs against David E Kauffman former tax collector and bonding company for unpaid balance on a 1928 tax duplicate. Hanover: Thousands of schoolchildren attend the closing day of the 46th Hanover Fair. Harrisburg: Hazleton School Board may set a 25 minute lunch period per state code amid a student strike. York: The estate of G Ernest Bantz of Baltimore leaves 26729 dollars cash, four houses in Frederick Maryland, and jewelry to York to fund a park and memorial. city solicitor receives deeds and title for safekeeping.
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Pottstown
Helen Kwasizur
Philadelphia
Chester County
Ignatius Kwasizur
William Conin
Greensburg
Slickville
Clifford Jones
Chambersburg
Franklin County
David E. Kauffman
Washington Township
Kauffman
York
Frederick
City of
G. Ernest Bantz
Baltimore
Bantz
Bantz ‘Park
Fred B. Gerber
Elm Village Public Sale Of Two Acre Elm Hotel Property
Public sale to be held on premises in Elm village Lancaster County Pennsylvania description includes two story brick dwelling known as Penville Elm Hotel with two acres of land improvements electric lights large frame barn fruit trees on site hard road four miles from Manheim and four miles from Lititz sale begins 2 PM Standard Time Tuesday September 23 1980 terms and conditions to be announced by undersigned auctioneers and attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Penville
Manheim
Lititz
Millard Hartman
Alvin H. Hartman
Florence Himmelberger
H. H. Snavely
A. H. Young
Strange Sounds Crickets Float a Science Note
A peculiar science note references crickets and sounds heard when they move their elbows, noting a jarring moment for a cricket as it bumps a defining bone described in the Cleveland Plain Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Theater
Prothonotary's Notice on Accounts for Court Confirmation
Accounts to be presented to Court for confirmation nisi on September 15, 1930. Hartman Albert F. Trust Estate Lancaster Trust Co. Succeed Trustee. Foreman Sarah weak minded Columbia Trust Co. guardian. C E Helm Prothonotary.
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Nisi
Hartman
Albert F
Lancaster Trust Co
Foreman
Sarah
Colubia Trust. Co
Guardian
C. E. Helm
Prothonota
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Bert
North Queen Street
Appel & Weber
W. H. Buch
Clothier & Gents’ Furnisher
Columbia
Janson Field
Columbia High School
J. B. Kennedy
Houston Mifflin
Walnut
Locust Streets
Eleventh
Mifflin Athletic Field
Mountville
Lincoln Highway
Lancaster Automobile Club
Gordonville
Julius Wiker
G. W. Frew
Paradise
Ira Brown
Paradise Presbyterian
Orphans’ Court
William N. Appel
Eugene G. Smith
Talmage
Fritz Lauer
Germany
Berks
Linton Myers
Undertaker Overly
Lancaster High School
Stacy Peters
Goodville
Aaron M. Martin
Pennsylvania State Game Commission
Mt. Gretna Military Reservation
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Bauchweh
Die
Norristown
Williams
Hanover
Hanover Agricultural Society
Hazleton
W. M. Dennison
Sientiffick
ARCH
GRUBE
W. H. Muth & Co
M. Ada Schnerer
Hershey & Gibbel
Lititz, PA
Miles
Lutz’s
Mar
Lothom E. Front and Locust Streets
B. FE. Lutz
GEO. H. Lee CO. Poultry and Stock Remedi
Penryn Poultry Far A. B. Heagy
Manheim, R. D
Great Britain
America
N. Moyer’s
Joseph C. Brown
Liti
Farmers National Bank of
Joseph B. Wissler
Jacob A. May
Rothsville
Warwick Town
Nathan I. Long
Eato
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