Blast Toll at York County Slate Quarry
Seven men died in a slate quarry blast in southern York County near Delta after an accidental percussion cap detonation ignited 200 pounds of dynamite. Victims include Frank Weaver and his son Ralph Weaver, both from Delta, plus Winston and Lush Lynn formerly of the county. Investigations by state agencies and the coroner are ongoing.
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York County
L. A. Zech
Fountain Dale
Funkhouser Company
Delta
Frank Weaver
Ralph Weaver
Winston B. Lynn
Lush Lynn
Winston
Luther Williams
Roy Ayres
Lee Jones
Williams
Whiteford
Maryland
County
Lynn
Charmian
Tennessee
Lush
State Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Mines
Doctor Zech
Zech
Reckless Driving Charged In Gettysburg
Bernard V. Muller a delivery truck driver of Gettysburg R D 3 was arrested Monday evening in Gettysburg by Borough Officer Charles W. Culp on a charge of reckless driving. The information was laid before Justice of the Peace John C. Shealer.
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Bernard V. Muller
Gettysburg
R. 3
Charles W. Culp
Miller
Justice of the Peace
John C. Shealer
Public Sale in Mt. Pleasant Township Adams Co Pa
The undersigned will sell at public sale at his residence along the road from Mt. Rock to Cedar Ridge near Storm's store in Mt. Pleasant township Adams County Pa. Readily available items include a Columbian range large chunk stove kitchen cabinet buffet old chest of drawers old-style dressing bureau and more antiques Victrola with about 200 records beds and bed springs good cot with springs tables lamps and other furnishings 3 H. P. gas engine and many other articles not listed Sale starts at 12 30 P M Terms by
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Mt. Pleasant Township
Adams Co
Mt. Rock
Cedar Ridge
Storm
First Snow Depth Inches soaks Adams County
Adams county received the season's first snowfall from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning with depths over an inch. Sleet preceded a steady drizzle, leaving roads slick and surfaces icy before warming to slush by midday. Rural wells and springs benefited as precipitation replenishes depleted water supplies after a dry month.
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Adams County
Littlestown Men Fined for Game Law Violation
Charles E. Plank and Stewart W. Boyd pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a deer found in the mountains after a chase along a rough road. Basehore, Gettysburg, imposed $100 fines plus $2.50 costs each, after they denied killing the animal and claimed they found it.
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Big Flat
Littlestown
Justice of the Peace Basehore
Gettysburg
Charles E. Plank
Littlestown R. 1
Stewart W. Boyd
Gettysburg Street
Mountain road pursuit ends in deer seizure two men detained
County Game Protector R C Anderson and Travelling Protector George D Bretz, with Trooper Hochreiter and Highway Patrolman Mahalik, pursued a car on a mountain road. They found an 80 pound doe in the vehicle after stopping the pair near Big Flat. The men admitted transporting the deer though denying they killed it, claiming they found it while hunting. The incident ended with the suspects detained.
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R. C. Anderson
George D. Bretz
Shippensburg
Hochreiter
Gettysburg
State Police
Thomas C. Mahalik
Big Flat
Plank
Bretz
Brett
Littlestown
Littlestown pair released after posting surety at hearing
Justice Basehore scheduled a hearing for the Littlestown duo who appeared this morning with cash in hand and paid fines to avoid 100 days in the county jail. Guns and licenses were returned after fines. Officers had patrolled Big Flat road after dark Tuesday evening checking east bound cars on the Lincoln highway at Cashtown for illegal kills.
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Justice Basehore
Littlestown
Big Flat Road
Lincoln Highway
Cashtown
Sluggish Return of Social Security Forms Post in Adams County
Security data on thousands of applications for account numbers under the social security act were distributed last week to employees in Adams County post offices territory. Only a few hundred completed applications were returned by the deadline approaching this Saturday December 5. Forms may be obtained at the post office.
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Adams County
Public Sale Notice of Adams County Real Estate Auction
In Pursuance of a Writ of Levari Facias sur tax lien from the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County the property will be exposed to public sale on Saturday December 19 1936 at 2 oclock in the afternoon at the Court House Gettysburg Adams County Pa. The tract lies in Huntington Township Adams County Pennsylvan ia and adjoins Frank Hamilton Sampson Albert Spencer Snyder Sampson Albert and Willis Hoke containing twenty five acres more or less with a two and a half story stone and weatherboard house and one stable. Seized as the property of Heirs at Law of George Day decd Mrs John Day Mary Fanns Mrs Andy Harmon and George W Day and to be sold by the Sheriff Gettysburg November 17 1936. Ten percent of all sales by the Sheriff payable immediately after sale. If not complied with property will be resold.
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Court of Common Pleas
Adams County
Court House
Gettysboro
Huntington
County of
Adams
State of
Pennsylvania
Frank Hamilton
Sampson Albert
Spencer Snyder
Willis Hoke
George Day
John Day
Mary Fanns
Santa Claus Spirit of Charity symbol of benevolence
A reflective piece presents Santa Claus as Spirit of Charity, a symbol of benevolence and compassion. It portrays him as the ideal of a community-minded group who quietly pave paths to happiness through kindness and sympathy.
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Santa Claus
Charis
Employers Must Enroll Under Act for Wage Tax
The act requires all employers with workers to enroll. Failure to register won’t bar tax payments, as the tax is general and collected on eligible employees. Area numbers for Pennsylvania begin with 176, followed by 07, with serial numbers 8,000 and up as applications arrive. Cards are issued, records filed in duplicate, one copy sent to Baltimore, one kept locally. Employees should inform their employers of their account numbers to ease later payments.
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Pennsylvania
Baltimore
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York, PA
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Rt" A
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Sheriff's Sale
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