Two Plead Guilty To Auto Theft Case
Rodney Smith of Littlestown and Chester Lawrence of Gettysburg admitted breaking and entering and larceny in a Fleet Wing service station robbery. They confessed to stealing cigarettes cash and a .32 caliber revolver and to stealing a car later found abandoned in Harrisburg. Lawrence posted bail. Smith is jailed. Police tied both to the Reese theft and car recovery. Both have prior minor records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Smith
Littlestown
Fleet-Wing
Stewart Reese
Chester Lawrence
Getburg
Adams Count
Ith
Lawence
Smith
Lawrence
Gettysburg
Mere
Harriburg
Harrsburg
Mt. Pleasant Township
Galen
Oficer L. V. Bomgerdner
Tilestown
Mt. Pleasant
Omgardner
Untingdon Reformatory
Ayole
Gettysburg hunter bags 200-pound bear and 8-point deer
Four brothers returned from a Centre county hunting trip with a 200-pound black bear and an 8-point deer. Elmer Snyder shot the bear on the last bear day, Lloyd Snyder also claimed a bear, while Willis and Vernon Snyder did not shoot. The carcasses were displayed at Willis Snyder’s Littlestown Road home, drawing motorists who caused two side-swipe accidents with minor damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre County
Elmer Snyder
Gettysburg
Lloyd Snyder
Littlestown R. 2
Willis Snyder
Vernon Snyder
Littlestown Road
Woman's Fall Fractures Leg at Gettysburg Building
Mrs. Clarence Reinecker of Getburg sustained a fracture of the left leg near the ankle after a misstep on a stairway in the Stalismith building. She was admitted to Warner hospital Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Reinecker
Getburg
Stalismith Building
Gettysburg
Warner Hospital
Nine Months Jail Term In Manslaughter Case
Raymond L. Horn of Dillonville Ohio was sentenced to nine months in Adams county jail after a nolle contendere plea to manslaughter. A two month sentence for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated runs concurrently. Horn was involved in the August 28 auto accident near the Barlow picnic grounds that killed George H. Bowers of Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolle Contendere
Raymond L. Horn
Dillonville
Steubenville
Ohio
Adams County
Donald P. McPherson
Horn
Barlow Picnic Grounds
George H. Bowers
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Claude McKinley Norris
Hagerstown
Norris
New Oxford
Peter C. Fleshman
Oxford Township
Cout
Eugene Lawrence
Frederick L. Brady
Hanover
Verdict Given In Lau Death In Hanover
A coroner's jury returned a factual verdict Saturday afternoon on the death of Edward S. Lau age 64 of Hanover who died at Warner hospital August 23 thirteen days after a serious injury in an accident at New Oxford Lau superintendent of track for the Western Maryland railroad was driving a gasoline car east on a private crossing in the Kohler coal yard New Oxford when a truck driven by Donald Sanders collided with a motor driven hand car The witnesses heard included Kohler and Sanders Dr Edgar A Miller Adams County coroner conducted the inquest and the jury members were Luke Rohrhaugh S J Harlacher George Lippy H T Brown Dr William R Snyder and Guy Kohr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Lau
Hanover
Warner Hospital
New Oxford
Lau
Western Maryland Railroad
William L. Kohler
Donald Sanders
Kohler
Sanders
Edgar A. Miller
Adams County
Luke W. Rohrhaugh
S. J. Harlacher
George Lippy
H. T. Brown
William R. Snyder
Guy L. Kohr
Fire Company Elects Officers
A. J. Hawn was elected president of the Bonneatuville fire company at a meeting Thursday evening. He succeeds J. F. Staub. Other officers chosen include Joseph A. Chrismer vice president C. J. Weaver secretary C. H Smith treasurer Ambrose Myers chief L. F. Smith first assistant chief Leo Golden second assistant i chief and E. L. Golden C. P. Myers S. F. Eck Joseph Chrismer and Raymond Strasbaugh trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hawn
Bonneatuville Fire Company
J. F. Staub
Joseph A. Chrismer
C. J. Weaver
C. H Smith
Ambrose Myers
L. F. Smith
Leo Golden
E. L. Golden
C. P. Myers
S. F. Eck
Joseph Chrismer
Raymond Strasbaugh
Haines Spent $4,893 In Race
The Adams county democratic committee spent $1,708.07 in the general election campaign with receipts of $400 from John S. Rice $300 from Dr. H M Hartman $1,000 from Congressman Harry L Haines and $9 from the woman's democratic club The balance shown is $2 20 in the treasury Haines who was re elected spent $4 893 and received $200 from the democratic national committee Leighton C Tannor Bendersville spent $2 530 06
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County Democratic Committee
Clayton F. Palmer
Lily Dougherty
John S. Rice
H. M. Hartman
Harry L. Haines
Woman's Democratic Club
Treasury
York
Democratic National Committee
Leighton C. Tannor
Bendersville
Haines
Inmates Are Treated at County Home by Ladies Aid
Members of the Gettysburg Methodist Episcopal church Ladies Aid Society provided oranges to inmates at Adams County Home during Sunday afternoon worship. The Christmas theme framed the service with carols. Committee members included Mrs. M. R Remmel and others. A separate note reports Roy Waltersdorf of Hanover fracturing his right ankle after a fall in his yard Saturday evening while carrying a basket of apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Gettysburg Methodist Episcopal Church
Adams Bounnty
M. R Remmel
Aume Tate
H P Bean
Margaret Afe Mullan
Verna Kitenaller
Martha Lenta
Helen Paxton
Roy J. Waltersdorf
Hanover
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Gettysburg, Pa
Will Rogers
Marion Nixon
Dick Powell
Radio Land
Bing Crosby
Kate Smith
Mills Bros
Geo. Arliss
Richard Arlen
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
GUY Lawrence
Leese & Miller Grocers
Broadway
Square Hanover
Snyder
GC. A
Joseph Hartlaub
Parr's Hill
Fire Company
H.C. Esaley
E. Chestnut ST
County Home
Roy W. Spangler
York St
Hanover, PA
Ty Gogtet
Smart New English
Kroehler
Jacquard Velour
Walnut
Rembrandt
Lane
Waltersdorf
Baltimore Street
Stenger Music House Cor
York and
Middle Sts
Miller’s Music Store
Miller's Music Store
York St. Hanover
Newswanger
East Market Street
Continental Square
York, PA
Hartman
Ronson
The
Regal Co
Market Street
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