Thousands of Autos Junked in Pennsylvania Since January
The bureau of motor vehicles reports 65 876 motor vehicles junked from January 1 to November 7 1929. One thousand three hundred twenty one cars had junk certificates issued. Twenty thousand eight hundred twenty four titles were canceled for reasons other than junking and about 3000 vehicles failed compulsory inspections prompting possible registration cancellations.
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Janary
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Pennsylvania
Eynon
All Traps Must Have Tags On All Traps
Adams county game warden Leo Bushman notes traps for game must bear owner name and address even if on others land. Fines up to ten dollars apply for improper tagging. Several prosecutions have already been made this fall as the muskrat season opened December 1 and other trapping has been open for weeks.
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Leo Bushman
Adams County
Bushman
Mr. Bushman
Christmas Means Hope
Christmas means hope in a world of practical science as the Almighty intervenes, fulfilling ancient promise amid dull pessimism, in commentary from the Detroit Free Press. Subscription notice: Item-$1 per year.
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Detroit Free Press
Hunters peppered by shotgun blast in York County incident
Walter Sowers and Esse Blicker of Hanover were shot at while rabbit hunting with Clyde Riley in Jackson township. Sowers and Blicker were lightly injured with pellets. Riley and others reported many pellets striking but causing no serious harm. They were treated by Dr. T. C. Miller in Abbottstown.
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Walter Sowers
York
Esse Blicker
Hanover
Clyde Riley
Charles Riley
Jackson Township
York County
Sowers
Riley
Sowers and Blicker
Percy Alwine
Berlin Junction
Pigeon Hills
T. C. Miller
Abbottstown
Blicker
End of Life by Shotgun Ends Local Man After Shooting Match
Melvin C. Sprenkle of Blue Ridge Summit killed himself with a high powered rifle after returning home from a shooting event. Police say he had been drinking heavily. the body was found in the kitchen by neighbor Charles L. Albert and John Tracey near the Sprenkle residence. Mrs. Sprenkle reportedly fled the house after hearing her husband threaten self harm.
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Melvin C. Sprenkle
Blue Ridge Summit
Charles L. Albert
Sprenkle
John Tracey
Tracey
Calf Born At Gettysburg Farm Weighs 118 Pounds
A pure bred Holstein cow gave birth to a male calf weighing 118 pounds on Saturday at the farm of Frank M. Lott in Gettysburg R4. The event marks a notable birth on a rural livestock operation.
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Frank M. Lott
Gettysburg
Mold Youth For Passing Checks
Edward Larrigan 18 alias DeSetto and Roath of Brooklyn was arrested in Hanover on charges of passing worthless checks. Former Get tysburg academy student accused of forged checks for 18 25 and 10 dollars, car theft nights, and using the name Edward Roath at school.
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Edward Larrigan
DeSetto and Roath
Brooklyn
Gettysburg Academy
Hanover
Ivan G. Naugle
Gettysburg
C. Ross Shuman
Larrigan
Charlies H. Huber
Academy
Rufus Weaver
Drive
Edward Roath
Justice Shealer
Shuman
Hanover Banks Pay Out 268454 in Christmas Savings
Checks totaling 268454.29 were mailed Monday to 5688 members of Hanover banks Christmas savings clubs. Peoples bank issued 3100 checks for 143000 while Farmers state bank mailed 2588 checks for 125454.29. Christmas savings clubs for 1930 are open, and Naill Motor Co. has been named Hanover Ford agents after purchasing Edmond Steinman’s Adams Motor Co.
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Farmers State Bank
Peoples Bank
Hanover
John F. Shultz
R. W. Snyder
Naill Motor Company
Harry C. Naill and Sons
Richard Y
William Y. Naill
Ford Cars
Edmond Steinman
Adams Motor Company
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Trimmer Printing Company
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Bray Ree
Broadway
Hanover, Pa
O’coats
Broadway Hanover
Shealer
N. A. Meligakes
Sweetland
George B. Aughinbaugh
C. W. Cook
Cook
New Oxford
Carver
Vallo
Santa Claus
N. B. Carver
Baltimore St
Red Arrow
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