Fire Damages Conley Home in Dillsburg Wednesday
A Wednesday blaze destroyed a nine room Ber mudian home owned by Mrs Christine Conley on the York Adams line near Dillsburg. Loss estimated at 12800 with 15000 fire equipment and 15 engines deployed. The family of four became homeless and sought shelter with a relative.
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Cristine Conley
Dillsburg R. 2
Dillsburg
Upper Adams
Franklintown
York Springs
East Berlin
Hampton
Abbottstown
Adams County
York- Adams
New Oxford
Braytown
Conley
Albert’s
Six Countians Attend National 4-H Congress
Six Adams County youths travel to Chicago for the national 4-H Congress joining peers from Pennsylvania. Five teens earned state titles to qualify, while Associate County Agent Duane Duncan helps lead the Pennsylvania contingent along with four other adults.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Duane Duncan
Duncan
Coun
A Gift in Sterling for Every Occasion
A guide to choosing sterling gifts at holiday time. Suggests starting teens with flatware, adding fill-in pieces for brides, and matching a pattern from a registr y for practical pieces like serving spoons and coffee spoons. Emphasizes usefulness and broad appeal of sterling gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Bed ford group joins 34 for Chicago trip
Tians left Friday from the Acme lot to Bedford where they joined 34 others en route to Chicago. Barbara Johnson 18 of Gettysburg R1 a Penn State freshman won a state leadership award. Duncan group includes Richard Funt state 4 H public speaking winner, Paul Middour Jr state entomology winner, David Almoney state livestock demonstration winner, and Martha Hikes state health award recipient. National congress opened Monday and closes today.
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Tians
Acme
Bedford
Chicago
Barbara Johnson
Howard Johnson
Gettysburg R
Pennsylvania State University
Johnson
Duncan
Richard Funt
Sterling Funt
Biglerville R. 1
Delaware Valley College
Martha Hikes
Ralph Hikes
York Springes R
Shippensburg State College
National Congress
Kuhn Transfer of Oxford Twp Property to Days
John H. Kuhn and Patricia S. Kuhn of Oxford Township sell property in Oxford Township to Raymond K. Day and Lucy M. Day of Hanover Township 5 for 18300 dollars.
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John H
Patricia S. Kuhn
Oxford
Raymond K
Lucy M. Day
Hanover R
Adams County to Join State Pheasant Study
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has conducted three years of field studies on ring-necked pheasants in York Lebanon and five other counties. Adams County with strong pheasant populations will join the statewide research using aluminum leg bands to provide individual bird histories and movement data.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
York County
Lebanon County
Adams County
Pennsylvania
York Springs News Notes Holiday Visits and Hunts
Thanksgiving visits in York Springs include Mr and Mrs Dale Keefer and daughter Beverly Shar on with Miss Nancy Hillis from St Johns College Annapolis. Rosser Wickline shot a 130 pound four point buck near The Peak Adams York County line. Allen Keefer, aboard USS Waldo County, reports ship repairs in Bermuda after May Mediterranean tour. Timothy Christopher Botterbusch welcomed. Trooper Elmer Soprano shot a 14 point buck near Stanton Virginia. York Springs and New Oxford Methodists toured Zembo Mosque Harrisburg for Dr E Stanley Jones evangelistic rally with Baltimore Great Hymns Choir.
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Dale Keefer
Beverly
Sharon
Nancy Hillis
St. John's College
Annapolis
Keefer
Thad Keefer
Frank
Aspers
Rosser
Millard Wolfe
Allen
Waldo County
U. S
Mediterranean
Bermuda
Ronald Botterbusch
Timothy Christopher Botterbusch
Elmer Soprano
Gardners
Private Hunter Completes 8 Week Reserve Course
Pvt. John C. Hunter 22 son of Mr and Mrs Melvin W Rohrbaugh Abbottstown East Berlin completed an eight week general supply course under the Reserve En listment Program at Fort Polk Louisiana He was trained in receipt storage and issue of supplies and material and previously received basic training at Fort Gordon Georgia He is a 1960 graduate of Bermudian Springs High School.
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John C. Hunter
Melvin W. Rohrbaugh
Abbottstown St
East Berlin
Fort Polk
Hunter
Fort Gordon
Bermudian Springs High
Hunters urged to return bands to Pennsylvania Game Commission
The public is asked to aid hunters in returning all bands found or recovered in the county. Each band should be sent with its number and recovery details to the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Harrisburg or to Dale E. Sheffer of Gettysburg. Hunters may keep the band if they prefer.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Harrisburg
Dale E. Sheffer
E. Stevens St
Gettysburg
Fr Wildeman Meeting Opens With Parish Prayers
The Sunday gathering led by Rev. Michael Barrett at the 1845 church opened with a Marian prayer. Mrs Francis Renaut and Mrs James Sneeringer chaired reports from parish council members while council presidents were urged to forward Christmas contributions to Camp Hill and cash gifts to Paradise School. Affiliation dues are paid though some deanery assessments remain.
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Our Lady of Good Counsel
Michael Barrett
Francis Renaut
James G. Sneeringer
Gettysburg
Loyola Krepps
McSherrystown
Ralph Keffer Sr
Hanover
Adams County Aged Care Program Allocates October Aid
Seventy one Countians received eight thousand two hundred twenty five dollars in October under liberalized medical care for the aged. An additional forty five aged residents received nursing care at the county home. Since July first the county has spent thirteen thousand five hundred six dollars for eleven seniors under the program, with income and asset limits allowing partial benefits upon local Board of Assistance review.
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Adams
County Board of Assistance
Air Force air bomb-navigation specialist graduates at Lowry AFB
Patrick L. Noel son of Rodney A and Mrs Noel of New Oxford R1 has completed U S Air Force bomb navigation training at Lowry AFB Colorado. A Delane Catholic High School McSherrystown graduate he is reassigned to Glasgow AFB Montana for duty school and previously worked for Aircraft Armaments Inc in Cockeysville Maryland before active duty.
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Patrick L. Noel
Rodney A. Noel
New Oxford
R 1
U.S. Air Force
Lowry Afb
Colo
Delane Catholic High School
McSherrystown
Glasgow Afb
Mont
Deanery activities fund due by December 30
Parishes must submit their activities fund by December 30. Parishes will hold Day of Recollection as separate groups this year and presidents should notify Mrs. Otto Matzelle with scheduling details. Mrs Sneeringer reported on the National Council of Catholic Women convention in Washington, D. C. earlier this month.
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Otto Matzelle
Fayetteville
R. D
Sneeringer
National Council of Catholic Women
Washington, D. C
Edwin J. Killalea
Loyola Krepps
Ralph Keffer
John Hemler
Bernard Selby
Gribbon
St. Joseph’s
Hanover
Teachers’ Institute
Catholic Charities Drives and Parish Plans Highlight Diocesan Meeting
June discussions covered annual reports at call of diocesan president, women nominees for Catholic Charities reps, revival of Propagation of the Faith memberships, and par ish council renewals. Libr ary loan aid offered, layettes for Gettysburg office, baby showers and gifts to Sister John Frances, chaperone asks for Delano High dances, vocations prayers, and a Mother Mary shrine prayer vigil.
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Jack Shatzer
Chambersburg
Father Bridy
Catholic Charities
Gettysburg
John Frances
Sneeringer
Frances Poist
Hanover
Delane Catholic High School
David K
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