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New Chester Area Notes Farm Sales and Thanksgiving News
Emmanuel Smith and family moved from the Kennedy Emmert farm near York Springs. Orville Diller sold a farm to Marvin Decker. John P. Funk of Waynesboro sold his farm and equipment to Mr. Miller of Hagerstown on the Houck farm near Heidlersburg. Many residents and visitors for Thanksgiving are noted with travels and visits. A quilt sale at the Pines raised 62.60 won by J. H. Wolf & Son of New Oxford. Various local families are listed visiting, renting property, or reporting deer kills and church events. Lulu Hoopert of York Springs will move to New Cumberland in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmanuel Smith
M. S. Kennedy P. Emmert
York Springs
Orville Diller
Mervin Decker
John P. Funk
Waynesboro
Gettysburg
Heidlersburg
J. Harold Little
Kate Weaver
the Pines
J. H. Wolf
J. H. Wolf & Son, of New Oxford. BE. L. Weigle and Wife, of Heidlersburg
Frank Weigle
Woodside
Clarence Heker
M. F. Slaybaugh
Harrisbore
Lizzie Clark
Pittsburgh
Jane Clark
Five Points
Roy Eicholtz
New Oxford
Pius Reynolds
Twin Bridges
Geo. Trimmer
Robert
John
Curtis Ginck
Rock Chapel
Augustus Stough
Lloyd Kemp
York
Belle Emlet
Francis Fleming
Fairfield
John Stitt
Melvin Emlet
Jacob Emlet
Frank Bly
Harl Cooley
Thomasville
Mary Cooley
Grant Mace
Blair Crist
Steelton
Calvin Mus
Selman
Hanover
Arthur Brame
Frank Miller
G . A. Shinham
Samuel Shull
Hunterstown
Darits Shull
Chas. Millhimes
Edwin Snyder
Marion Mineer
Hilda Millhimes
Riley Dillman
Stewartstown
John Winand
Grant Asper
Groscost
Raymond Shank
Wm. Shank
Ohn HoJffman
Harrisburg
Chas. Brown
Allen Dennis
Alvin Groupe
Wm. Moul
Robert Cleaver
Hunter Own
Geo. Martin
John Millhimes