Knouse Heads Assn for Fifteenth Year
M E J Knouse of Biglerville was reelected president of the Adams County Sunday School Association at the thirtieth annual convention near New Chester. Officers and department heads were chosen, with 400 present for the closing session and next year’s meeting location to be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. EJ Knouse
Biglerville
Adams County Sunday School Association
FH. H. Starry
York Springs
J. Blaine Bushey
Biglerville R. D
Lilly Dougherty
Gettysburg
Esther Zepp
Lloyd Garretson
J. Harold Little
Maude Whitefeather
N. B. Schurman
Ana Albert
Gardners
M. Hadwin Fisher
Hoke Slaybaugh
Walter Is. Myers
J. L. Aber
State Association
St. James Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Aspers
Democratic voters pick candidates for Littlestown borough offices
A Democratic mass meeting in Littlestown Friday endorsed George R. Julius for largess and listed auditors Arthur Bair and William N. Formwall. Town council nominees include Benjamin F. Redding and Charles Pfeffer, with other posts filled by Eugene F. Kuhn, Stanley M. Staub, I. H. Crouse, Howard T. Wherley, George A. Kres, Francis W. Duttera, Led ward K. Parr for school director. Existing filed candidates include Tax collector Leroy F. Wintrode, William O. Mundorff, W. D. Sheely, H. A. Menchey, and J. Henry Melling plus Maurice G. Wareheim for assessors.
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Littlestown
George R. Julius
Largess
Arthur Bair
William N. Formwall
Benjamin F. Redding
Charles Pfeffer
Eugene F. Kuhn
Stanley M. Staub
I. H. Crouse
Howard T. Wherley
George A. Kres
Francis W. Duttera
Ledward K. Parr
Leroy F. Wintrode
William O. Mundorff
W. D. Sheely
H. A. Menchey
J. Henry Melling
Maurice G. Wareheim
Frederick Scribe Predicts Bright Future for Hemler
Frederick Post declares McSherrystown native and Mount St. Marys College alumnus Hemler a future major league pitcher. While green, he has the physique, arm, brains, and hitting ability to join the Cleveland Indians in two to three years. Hemler is a grandson of the late Henry Hemler of Brush Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Evans
Hemler
McSherrystown
Mount St. Mary's College
Cleveland Indians
Frederick
Rally Memsley
Mountaineer
Frederick Post
Young Hemler
Henry Hemler
Brush Run
Littlestown School District Finances Show Gains and Tax Rates
The Littlestown School District reports year end July 1 1929 balances with on hand funds rising from 252.97 to 1580.91 and sinking fund increasing from 5766.28 to 12664.10. Expenditures totaled 19890.94 with 14776.21 for salaries and 1260.38 for textbooks. Tuition income totaled 3454.15. Tax rates were 11 mills for schools and 8 mills for buildings. A Meckley grove picnic netted about 130 for a grandstand on a new diamond donated to the club.
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Littlestown
Hittingers
Meckley’s Grove
Bittingers
Novel electric demonstration outfit toured to boost Delco system
Joseph A. Brenner of Hanover staged a mobile Delco light and water plant on a chrome yellow Ford to show electricity in remote areas. The Berlin Junction demo drew about sixty people and highlighted home uses from lighting to powering a water system, with a 230 watt battery and automatic assist for higher power. A demonstration is planned for Hampton Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco
Joseph A. Brenner
Hanover
Brenner
Berlin Junction
York news dealer rises from city council to mayor bid
The Tri-State Carrier reports Howard Eyster of York, proprietor of the York News Agency and city council member, may run for mayor amid praise for his administration. The piece includes his portrait and notes friends urge a mayoral bid as Eyster contemplates entering the race. A separate public sale notice, by alias writ FIHRI FACIAS, lists two Gettysburg real estate parcels to be sold by sheriff G D Morrison on August 38, 1929, at 2 pm with ten percent down.
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Tri-State
Philadelphia
Howard E. Idystier
York
York News Agency
City Council
Horatio Alger
Eyster
Weaver
Meyor
Nyster
Court of Common Pleas
Adams County
Court House
Borough of
Gettysburg
Penna
Wm. E. Olinger
Wm. Johns
West High Street
Washington Street
Charles Johnson
Emory Bair
W. M. Biggs
Giant 70 Foot Oak Stands On Levi Miller Farm
A massive oak near Sell's station on Levi Miller's farm measures about 19 feet around at the base and 115 feet sprawl. The tree stands roughly 70 feet tall with a broad crown, set behind the farm buildings beside a watercourse. erosion from the adjacent stream required a concrete wall to shore up its foundation and keep the giant from toppling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Miller
Sell
Meadow Grove
Drivers Without Licenses Alarm Pennsylvania Bureau
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles estimates 606 000 Pennsylvanians drive without licenses while 1 950 000 are expected to be licensed in 1929. Minors often operate cars, prompting possible use of visible license tags or buttons on drivers at all times when the car is in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau
Miss Helen Griffith Accepted as Student Nurse in Washington
Miss Helen Griffith daughter of Mr and Mrs Russel Griffith Hanover has been accepted as a student nurse at a Washington hospital and expects to begin service this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Griffith
Russel Griffith
Hanover
Washington, D. C
Proclamation to Coroners and Justices in Adams and Fulton
Sheriff G D Morrison orders coroner, justices, and constables to appear with records at Gettysburg for Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions on the fourth Monday of August, the 26th, at 10 30 a m. in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
D. P McPherson
Courts of Common Pleas
61St Judicial District
Fulton
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Charles W. Johnson
W. H. Stock
Gettysburg
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Gettysburg, PA
Bell
C. V
Knouse Heads Assn
Lipplestown
Frederick Scribe
Littlestown School Report
Sheriff's Sale
G. D. Morrison
Sheriff's Office
C. C. Arnold
Optometrist
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Metropolitan Edison Company
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Autmatic
Associated Gas and Electric System
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C. E. Lough
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Delco-Light Company
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