Owl Scouts Face Unknown Challenge in Local Race
A fragmentary note mentions local owl-related event and a challenge facing the team. No further details or context are readable to specify participants, place, or outcome.
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
9
A fragmentary note mentions local owl-related event and a challenge facing the team. No further details or context are readable to specify participants, place, or outcome.
Adams County commissioners at a Tuesday session voted $600 for the county Child Welfare Society for the year, a $100 increase over 1939. Delegations from Liberty and Mt. Joy townships asked for bridges at Fiat run and Becks run sites. no action beyond promised inspection. Milk bid for the county jail was awarded. Ivory C. Gill of Littlestown did not bid. President George P. Taylor presided with Commissioners Arthur Boyd and E. C. McDonnell and Chief Clerk C. Arthur Brame present.
About 50 Adams county families served by the Farm Security Administration rehabilitation program will attend a session on Thursday afternoon February 8 from 1 to 4 o clock in the county courthouse. Clarence A. Myers county supervisor, M. T. Hartman county agent, and Mildred L. Adams county home economics extension representative will speak on farm problems of 1939 and plans for the year.
An intensive drive will be conducted this week to sell tickets for the President's birthday party at the Hotel Gettysburg.
Announcement by M. D. DeTar, general chairman, outlines an annex event next Tuesday evening. The Adams county committee met at the Hotel Gettysburg to report ticket sales. Seventy percent of funds stay in Adams county for crippled children, the rest go to the national foundation. Sponsor tickets cost $5 and general admission is $1.
The Mer Rally of the Gettysburg Classis of the Evangelical and Reformed churches meets Sunday afternoon February 4 at 2 30 in Trinity Reformed chapel Hanover. Rev Dr David Dunnor lecturer from Theological Seminary Lancaster speaks on The Church and the World Today. Music by combined choruses and Trinity Reformed orchestra. All men of the Reformed churches invited. State Revenue Officials note licenses expire January 31 though permit shows February 29. legislature changed date in 1939. Also January 31 ends current automobile inspection period.
Sunday guests visit relatives including Melvin Masemer and Dorothy Jeane in York. Hampton foods club to meet at Mary Inskip’s home Thursday evening. Miss Missouri S Livingston 66, sister of Mamie Miller, dies near Dillsburg. brothers Warren and Milton Shue survive. Julius Schimmer set to become Hampton postmaster after February 2. Daniel Hartzell kills hogs weighing 546 1 2 and 610 pounds. Born Monday to Ro and Mrs Myers in Hampton a 10 pound baby. Several families hosted or visited relatives this weekend in Hampton Hanover and York R D with listed names among attendees and patients noted on sick lists.
Mrs Margaret Mason has recovered from an attack of quinsy. Mr and Mrs EO OH Pottorff occupy the home of the late Mrs AHee Crshman near New Chisatnr.
Residents from Heidlersburg and nearby towns share visits and family news. Mrs Clartine Foster of Lewisburg spent time with her father and Viola Herman, with Haverstock family also noted. Trene Fosser plans months with sister Pauline near Littlestown as Mr and Mrs Snyder of Gettysburg stop by. Mr and Mrs J C Brame, of near town, and Mr Frank H are among those mentioned in recent social rundowns.
Hanover resident Brame plans to leave Piiday for Piomda with the aim of spending the remanines of the whiter John Knox Stuart Knox and Lid Garretson Bighervile R. D. Friday visitors included Joe Heverstick and Mrs Emma Rhoads. Stuart Knowlest and Mat atict joined by Mr Jesse Milhimes and daughter at the Hauverstick home near Hutter town.
The fragment mentions Catherine Strasbaugh and Charles Smith in a context suggesting a marriage or ceremonial event. Details are incomplete but indicate a local or personal matter involving these individuals.
Public sale will be held Thursday February 1940 at the seller's residence. Items include farm implements such as a cultivator wheelbarrow forks and shovels and a variety of household goods like a washing machine Victrola and antiques. Sale begins at 12 30 pm with results announced by Edward J Breighner and Nathaniel Miller. George D Sheely serves as clerk. No smoking around buildings.
A celebration was held at Louis Myers home for the birthday of Harold Myers. Attendees included Casper Myers and family, honoring Harold as the guest of the event at Hanover Hospital.
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