Five State Highways to Be Marked as Through Traffic Routes
The Pennsylvania Department of Highways, by 1927 legislature, will designate five state highways as through traffic routes totaling about 1240 miles. Drivers must stop before proceeding at all intersections with these routes, signage to be yellow with black letters and reflector letters on about half of the signs for night illumination.
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Department of Highways
Harrisburg
Erie
Wm. Flinn
West Virginia
Franklin
Yellowstone Trail
Chief Crabbs Declines Re election as Hanover Police Chief
Chief Jesse Crabbs announced he will not seek re election as Hanover police chief when the council meets for reorganization on January 2. He says from January 1 he will devote all his time to work as a detective, constable, and auctioneer.
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Jesse Crabbs
Hanover
Crabbs
Former Hanover Priest Fatally Hurt in Crash
The Rev. Raymond I. Joyce former assistant rector of St. Joseph’s Hanover was fatally injured in a car collision at Mt. Carmel. He aged 32. The crash occurred as he drove Rev. Mark McElwee home after visiting friends. Driver Harry Graham Centralia surrendered to police and faced involuntary manslaughter charges.
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Raymond I. Joyce
St. Joseph's Church
Hanover
Mt. Carmel
Father Joyce
Mark McElwee
Shamokin
Conewrgo Chapel
Friends
Milton
Father McElwee
Church of Our Lady
Harry Graham
Centralia
Graham
Northumberland County
Anna
Edward Joyce
Priest ordination and early assignments noted in Pennsylvania churches
The article lists the path of a priest: ordained by Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg Cathedral on May 26, 1928. He served at St. James in Steelton, then July 1923 moved to St. Joseph's Hanover as assistant rector, stayed until Sept. 26, 1925, then went to Mt. Carmel. The Littlestown male quartet performed at Hanover church Sunday service.
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Mt. St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
St. Charles Seminary
Philadelphia
St. Vincent's
Beatty
McDevitt
Harisburg
St. James Church
Steelton
St. Joseph's Church
Hanover
Mt. Carmel
Littlestown
Hanover Church
Fire destroys Wa. Topper's Liberty farm barn in gale
A large bank barn on Wa. Topper's Liberty farm burned Sunday evening with an undetermined origin, causing estimated losses over 4 000 dollars. Neighbors responded in force, fighting the blaze by bucket brigades as livestock was saved and no fire company was summoned.
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Topper
Liberty
Fire destroys farm structures and hay on Topper farm
Fire consumed the barn, most of this year’s hay, farm machinery and a silo full of ensilage. The wind blew away from the Topper home preventing spread to the dwelling and corn crib. Sleet and freezing rain hampered volunteer firefighters for hours. Family provided coffee for the responders. Loss partly covered by insurance. Mr. Topper recently bought the farm from Norman Welty’s estate.
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Topper
Mr. Topper
Norman Welty
Plank Re elected Gettsburg School Board President
For the twelfth consecutive year A. B. Plank was chosen president of the Gettsburg school board. Plank has served as a school director fifteen years. Snow and slot fell in abundance Sunday, giving Adams County its first real aspect of winter.
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A. B. Plank
Gettsburg
Plank
Adams County
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