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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

25

County Dairy Herd Group Reports on Membership

Adams County Dairy Herd Improvement association marked its largest membership since reorganization at a Friday meeting in the extension office. Twenty two herds are under test. officers Weaner president Walker secretary treasurer Hostetter Leer directors Kline and Hartman attended. directors voted to renew tester insurance and contribute five dollars toward Kline’s conference attendance.

Adams County Dairy Herd Improvement Association Extension Association Court House Edgar Weaner Associated Allen Walker Irvin Hostetter Edgar Leer Paul Kline M. T. Hartman Kline

Army Truck Off Road Injures Soldier West of New Oxford

A Camp Holabird soldier suffered a minor injury when an Army truck left Lincoln highway five miles west of New Oxford. The driver Lester Gratzmyer said a westbound car forced the truck off the road on icy snow. John Bradford, 22, also from Camp Holabird, had facial cuts and a bruised nose after the impact and received first aid.

Camp Holabird Maryland New Oxford Lincoln Highway William N. Lesser Gettysburg State Motor Police Lester F. Gratzmyer Quartermaster Corps John W. Bradford

Gift Idea: A Year of the Local Community Paper

A thoughtful present proposal offers a year long subscription to the home community newspaper. The gift supports local news coverage, events, and community alerts for residents and families alike.

First and Final Accounts filed in Adams County Orphans' Court

Notice to legatees and others that administration accounts for multiple estates in Adams County Pennsylvania will be presented for confirmation on December 16 1940 at 10 30 AM. Executors and administratrices listed include Stock Hulick Siegfried Topper Markley Colgan Little Gladfelter Durborow Stambaugh Bly Thorn Comfort Boyd and others. Winfield G Horner is the Register.

Register Orphans’ Court Adams County Pennsylvania Jacob A. Stock Rose Stock Amy S. Riley Gettysburg Naomi E. Hulick Jacob M. Hulick New Oxford Anastasia Siegfried Edward C. Siegfried McSherrystown Sadie Topper William F. Topper Abbottstown Edgar K. Markley H. &. Spangler Biglerville Mary Edith Colgan F. X. Colgan Lillian Little Dollie G. Adams Mount Joy Adams State of Eva Gladfelter Jacob Albert Keith Littlestown William G. Durborow Dale W. Guise Wilson B. Stambaugh Anna Mary Bosserman East Berlin Gilbert Bly James I. Bly Straban Township Mia M. Thorn D.b.n.c.t.a Charles H. Comfort Robert Boyd James M. Boyd Franklin Township

Safety First Merry Christmas Danger Season

National Safety Council warns holidays are the year's most dangerous period with auto wrecks burns and falls. Guidelines urge supervising children with dangerous or electrically powered toys and avoiding lighted candles on trees. Use fire resistant practices salt icy steps and drive carefully to survive 1941.

National Safety Council United States Forestry Service

Hunterstown Mission Society Entertains Guests

The Women’s Missionary Society of the Great Conewago Presbyterian church in Hunterstown held its regular meeting at the chapel. Guest speaker Mrs Charles W Baker Jr of Gettysburg spoke. a girls’ skit was performed by Lavora Gilbert and others, with a duet by Lavera Gilbert and Anna Deatrick, a piano solo by Mrs Levi Spangler, and a special hour with refreshments.

Women's Missionary Society Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Hunterstown Charles W. Baker, Jr Gettysburg Lavora Gilbert Arvilla Bowers Mary Ann Bowers Pearl Brown Violet Brown Betty Clark Anna Deatrick Jean Edwards Esther Dellinger A. A. Guss

Fire Delivered to Littlestown Engine House

Littlestown firemen quickly handled a car fire in front of the Hanover street engine house at about 5 10 Sunday morning. An extinguisher doused the blaze before it caused major damage to the vehicle owned by a Hanover resident, whose name was not recorded by the firemen.

Littlestown Engine House Littlestown Hanover Street

Firemen extinguish chimney blaze at local service station

Gettysburg firemen were called at 2 30 Sunday afternoon to the Fast End service station a half mile east of Gettysburg on Lincoln highway where they extinguished a chimney fire with no damage reported.

Gettysburg

Baltaley Reports Campaign Costs in Adams County Race

Luther Baltaley, defeated Republican candidate for the general assembly from Adams County, filed his campaign expense account showing total expenditures of 52745. The largest item was a 350 assessment to the county G O P committee. December 5 is the filing deadline for reports. Neither county committee has filed expense reports yet.

S. Luther Baltaley General Assembly Adams County G.O.P

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