Murder Victim Zinn Found After Ride Suspects Sought
The body of Marty B. Zinn, 48, a former city employee, was found near Ore Valley road in York township after he was last seen with two unknown African American men at 7:30 pm Sunday. Medical examiners report a fatal blow to the head, suggesting he was killed earlier and thrown from a vehicle with no signs of a struggle or blood. Police hold a suspect in custody in York city prison while two suspects remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Laan
Herbert L. Grimm
York City
Jenry J. Siulth
Marty B. Zlinn
Zinn
L. A. Zech
Ore Valley
York Townsnin
Newspaper Subscription Terms and Rates
The notice outlines subscription terms: $1.00 per year in advance or $1.40 if not paid within the year, with discontinuation if arrears are not settled. Failure to order continuance at expiration leads to new arrangement. Advertising rates apply, with liberal reductions for contracts and county ads at $1.50 yearly in advance or $2.00 if unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttnti
Kellure
Diphtheria deaths and local changes in Reading and Straban townships
Forty years ago in Reading township a kitchen fire destroyed by free. Fannie Taylor of Straban township died of diphtheria after attending Gettsburg institute. Mrs. Geo Bender of Straban township also died of diphtheria. she left a six week old child and her husband is ill. Captain E J Miller expands his Bonneauville undertaking shop to furniture. Abram Senft near White Mall injured in wagon fall. Abeart Kunkle of Bonneauville cut his hand with an axe. Brick pavement laid in Bonneauville. street lamps lit at night. Harman Groft of York bought woodland near Bonneauville for $50 per acre for building. W D B Stock to move to Mt Pleasant farm. father to town. Emory C. Ieselker of Hamilton two and Annie Bushey of Franklin two wed Nov 23. Annie Stallsmith, 10, Straban two, died Dec 1 of diphtheria. Mrs Hannah Davis, 92, Straban two, died Nov 30. Mrs James Guffee, 65, Hunters town, died Dec 2. Andrew B Reynolds, 76, near Five Points, died Nov 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hoover
Reading
Fannie Taylor
Straban
Institute
Gettysburg
Geo. Bender
Bender
E. J. Miller
Bonneauville
Abram Senft
White Mall
Abert Kunkle
Bonneauville Catholic
Francis Rudisil
W. DB. Stock
Emory C
Ieselker
Hamilton
Annie Bushey
Franklin
Annie
Wallace Stallsmith
Local Marriages And Accidents Highlight Community News
Clayton Eicholtz of Tyrone township marries Minerva L Hoffheins of Straban township in a ceremony led by Rev H W Bender. The article also notes marriages license for Robert T Peters and Mary J Seas of Hamilton township and lists various local incidents including injuries, dieseases, deaths, school attendance reports, fair receipts, property purchases, and weather conditions with snow drifts two to four feet affecting roads.
Dover Girls Triumph Over New Oxford in County Match
The Dover high school girls’ sextet defeated New Oxford 60 to 15 in Dover Friday night before the Dover Spring Grove county league game. Key scoring came from Dover’s Gamber and Swartz with New Oxford’s McClain also prominent. final scores by periods were 20 11 20 and 22 for New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover High School
New
Oxford High School
Dover
Gamber
Swartz
Miss McClain
New Oxford
TFT
Aelle Reterte
Gettysburg Legion Plans Relief Work For Needy Veterans
The Gettysburg American Legion post commits to Christmas relief for Adams county veterans families. Baskets of food for needy veteran families, plus shoes and clothing for children, will be distributed in cooperation with the Adams County Red Cross to prevent duplications. The relief committee includes Ralph Stoner Norman Tate and Harry Lackner of Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Gettysburg Post
American Legion
Legion Post
Red Cross
Ralph ‘Stoner
Norman ‘Tate
Harry Lackner
Gettysburg
Hoboes to Cut Wood for Shelter in Spring Grove
Borough council plans to cut several cords of wood from the town woodlot and pile it near the lockup to supply fuel for wanderers seeking lodging this winter. Lodgers will receive a buck saw and an axe to prepare fuel sized for the stove, after costs for fuel rose to seven or eight dollars monthly. A. M. Stemmel takes over Hotel Hanover duties in Hanover, succeeding George Mentzer who moves to Union Bridge to open a restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
A. M. Stemmel
HOTEL
Hanover
Local Marriage Licenses Issued in Fayetteville Harrisburg and Baltimore
A marriage license was issued to Thelma Perry of Fayetteville I R by Clayton Palmer on Saturday morning. Other licenses include Mervin Loli and Min Hk on White of York Springs, Alston Peters and Anna E Bittinger of Benders, and John O Prager of Baltimore. Harriet Ann Buckminister of Hanover and Rowland J Morgan of Pittsburgh were married Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schnabdle
Fayetteville
Thelma Perry
R. I
Clayton FL Palmer
Harrisburg
Saturn
Mervin Loli
York Springs
Alston L. Peters
Anna E. Bittinger
Benders
John O. Prager
Baltimore
Ms Y
McSherrystown News Highlights Local Events and Accidents
Seven events section reports a nine year old boy injured by a car in McSherrystown driven by Elzworth Krichten. It notes a birthday dinner at the Ackerman home, property moves by S H Rinehart and family, and Mrs Mary Smith recovering from illness. Road repairs on Edge Grove to Irishtown are supervised by the state. Genevieve Jane Livelsberger and Paul W Tressier engage. Councilman Claude Wagaman and treasurer J Preston Smith receive $500 road fund grant. A son born to Grant Herr of Martinsburg WV is announced. Town cleanup crews remove trees along Conewago chapel cemetery. Mrs William Sipling suffers a heart attack. New Hanover couple Roy and Mrs Dicks move to 220 Frederick St. Edward Reese Christening at St Marys. Staff Sergeant Reginald Rice visits McSherrystown. Emma Murten relocates to Gertrude Lily’s residence. North Street car tracks torn up under Talbot act. Red Cross roll call closes with over quota led by Emma Cooper, Irene Miller, J Preston Smith, and Stella Poist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Brady
Joseph Brady
McSherrystown
Elzworth
Krichten
Joseph Ackerman
Ackerman
S. H. Rinehart
Joseph Yingling
Peter F. Smith
Catherine Brennen
Mary Smith
Edge Grove
Robert Sneeringer
Irishtown
Harry Livelsberger
Genevieve Jane Livelsberger
Paul W. Tressier
Hanover
Miss Livelsberger
Claude Wagaman
J. Preston Smith
Grant Herr
Martinsburg
W. Va
Herr
Elmer J. Herr
Midway
Conewago Chapel
William Sipling
Roy Dicks
Charles Buster
Brushtown
Frederick Street
Edward
Edward Reese
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Daniel ‘Crowley
Reginald Rice
Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
George. I. Rice
Rice
Emma Murten
Vitus Smith
Gertrude Lily
North Street
Talbot
Red Cross
Farmers’ Bank
Emma Cooper
Irene Miller
Stella Poist
Waiting for Snow in York County
Gallatin of Los Angeles visits his old home towns of York and Hanover and says he has not seen snow since leaving York County. He plans to stay briefly unless snow arrives, then will head to Florida before returning to California. An old time Democrat, he notes states he passed on the way east “went for Roosevelt” until Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Gallatin
Los Angeles
California
Hanover
Mr. Gallatin
R. M. Baugher
New Oxford
York County
Florida
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Adams County Appeals Week Opens for Limited Real Estate Matters
Few appeals heard by Adams County commissioners on Wednesday the first of three days at the courthouse. No real estate appeals this year except for improvements and reductions. Assessors from Abbotstown Arendisville Bendersville Berwick Bigierville Butler Conewago Cumberland East Berlin Fairfield Franklin Freedom Gettysburg first ward assisted the commissioners with the appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County Commissioners
Court House
Abbotstown
Arendisville
Bendersville
Berwick
Bigierville
Butler
Conewago
Cumberland
East Berlin
Fairfield
Franklin
Freedom
Gettysburg
First Ward
Man Posts Bail in York Springs Assault Case
At a hearing before Justice of the Peace John C. Shearer, Harry Fogie of York Springs R. 2 posted $300 bail on an assault and battery charge. Prosecutor E. C. Williams, Gettysburg, said the incident involved his wife Rosie Fogle of Greenmount. In a separate rough accident, someone cranked a truck in Gettysburg Monday and broke a right arm when the engine back fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
John C. Shearer
Harry Fogie
York Springs R
Rosie Fogle
Greenmount
E. C. Williams
Gettysburg
Deaths Continued From Page One In Adams County
Long death notice lists multiple local figures including Mrs. Annie M Keefer 58 of McKnightstown and others from Gettysburg Orrtanna and Hanover. It notes services at Pleasant Hall Lutheran church and interments, plus details on families and survivors across Adams County communities.
Community Notices and School Report From New Chester
New Chester residents and neighbors visited, with names listed including Sanders Medlwee and Blambaugh families. Local school reports highlight enrollment figures and perfect attendance with teachers named and a lengthy roster of students. Activities include a Conquerors class meeting and regional visits to relatives in York Hanover Gettysburg and Baltimore.
Broadcast helps injured fan watch Army Navy game in hospital
Francis Fornwald of Harrisburg, injured in a Lincoln highway crash, was hospitalized with concussion and a fractured ankle when his car veered into a ditch. To avoid missing the game he had a radio installed in his room, and he listened to play by play while in Gettysburg Warner Hospital. He was discharged Sunday. Also noted is the death of Ada Pauline Staley, 68, of Eiggerville R D, from a heart attack at home. She leave a husband Edmund F. Staley and children including Mrs. Willis Eckert and Fem R. Staley. Surviving siblings are listed. Mrs. Staley was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. W. Huber
James A. Huber
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hanover
William W. .Huber
St. Agnes” Catholic Church
Lancaster
Huber
Gethsemane
Neat 'Columbia
Francis Fornwald
Harrisburg
Army
Fernwald
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Forn Pees
Fornwald
Ada P. Staley
Ada Pauline Staley
Edmund F. Staley
Eigierville
R. D
John Erb
Denver
Colorado
J. N. Hake
Kirkland
Indiana
Harry Sell
Bigierville
Lillie Slagie
Ana Slagie
York
Mervin Slagie
Murray
Slagie
Westminster
R. C
Luther
Long Beach
California
Burnie Slagie
Portland
Oregon
New Oxford High Boys and Girls Basketball Schedules
New Oxford High announces boys and girls basketball schedules with games across November to February against teams including Spring Grove Hanover Emmitsburg Glenville Gettysburg Littlestown Arendtsville Dover Rigterville and Rimertown. Completion of three rural road projects adds nine miles to the Lincoln highway Cashtown Bermudian Road and Mt Tabor road extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Spring Grove
Hanover
Emmitsburg
Glenville
Gettysburg
Bigiervile
Arendts-ville
Bigler-ville
Arendteville
New O Nford
Sming Grove
New , Oxford
New
Dover
New Oxord
Glenile
Biglerville
Arendts
Littlesown
Rigterville
Arendtsville
New Ox _ wad
Emmitsurg
Littlestown
Cashtown
Mt. Tabor
Idayville
Mt. ‘Takor
Notice Estate of Mary A Rider
Estate of Mary A Rider late of New Oxford Adams County Pennsylvania deceased. Letters testamentary upon the estate have been granted to Ross Rider Executor. All persons with claims against the decedent must file them and all indebted must pay promptly to the undersigned Hanover Pa. Attorneys Keith and Sheely Gettysburg Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Rider
New Oxford
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Adams ‘County
Ross Rider
Hanover
Keith & Sheely
First “National Bank
Gettysburg
Local Licenses Revoked and Restored in Area Traffic Incident
Mrs MB Bilpornghh and others visited as state school officials in Trenton amid a reckless driving charge leading to I W Carter Gettysburg license suspension. Roy Hollinger and Albert Davis Dover and Gettysburg licenses restored. Philip Reese Hanover injured in collision with Paul Emly Springs Grove car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MB. Bilpornghh
Doylesown
Middle‘town
Marguerite Shark
Gins
Trenton
Nyaware
Marks Brahie
Gargners
I. W. Carter
Gettysburg
Roy Hollinger
Dover R
Albert Davis
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Oxford
Pall Smalter
Clayton E. Eicholtz
Tyrone
Minerva L Hoffheins
H. W. Bender
Robert T. Peters
Mary J. Seas
Jacob Trimmer
Chester
Porker
Grover Reigle
Maggie Gallagher
Bonneauille
Levi Stock
Wan. B. Baker
Frank Bempers
Wm. Faverstick
Heidlersberg
sGeorge Stailsmith
Heidlersburg
J J
Altoona
Bittinger
John
Hemier
Mr. Rock
Weldon
Edw. Overbaugh
Conewarg
Harry A. Cook
Maitie A. Houtzahn
Geo. Oaster
Oxford Township
Geo. Smith
Stomon
Marea Kuhn
Judge Kuhn
Brooklyn
J. Henry Felty
Union Township
Wm. Hofe
Jennietse Coleman
Arlen B. Souther
Andie Staub
Aurlie
NEW Oxford G. F
G. F
Lingg
Smith
DiiNer
Andrews
Herm
Gross
Ogden
Leas
Gable
Harriet Ann Buckminister
Kanover
Rowland J. Morgan
Fitlsburgh
Ten
Red Mount
Annie M. Keefer
Abraham C. Keefer
McKnightstown
Franklin County
Keefer
Clarence Swisher
Gettysburg R
William Kroushour, Jr
McKnightstown RB
Glen Keefer
Ray Keefer
Jerry Keefer
Bruce Keefer
Wayne Fortna
Abraham Fortna
Shippensburg
Samuel Fortna
Pleasant Hall
Amos Fortna
Orrstown
L Slohr
Lutheran Church
George B. Ely
Homringhaus
Albert Homringhaus
Toledo
Ohio
Mary C. O'Keefe
Mary Catherine O'Keefe
Burkittsville
Maryland
Ida ‘Harbaugh
Joseph Hollinger
Jos. Hollinger
Clayton ‘Hollinger
James Wilkinson
Frank Wilkinson
Orrtanna R
Mt. Carmel ‘Church
William ‘Wilkinson
Orrtanna R. 1
Nash Thomas
John T. Amsbaugh
Daniel P. Frock
Oscar Bowman
Union Mills
Ligouri Mattingly
C. E. Mattingly
Ventura
Calif
John Haggerty
Clare of Assisi
St. Joseph's Convent
Philadelphia
Mr. Haggerty
Wim. R. Robert
Wm. R. Robert
Flohr's Church
Joseph Rebert
Revert
Clara Elizabeth Mickley
Annie Cover
Orrianna
Daniel Ogden
Philip Sowers
Lawrence Robert
McKanightstown
J. Edward Robert
Augustus S. Seniz
Catherine Seniz
Yoost
Jos. Bollinger
Carroll Sentz
William Koontz
Jos. Koontz
Seven Stars
James Koontz
Thomas Koontz
Silver Run
Russel Kontz
White Run
George Harner
Emmits
New Chester
G. B. Sanders
L. B. Medlwee
Roy Boone
Sanders
JG. Maron Blambaugh
Harry J. Hoover
Hampton
Allen R. Mehring
Owen
Red Lion
Las Neliie Copman
B.C
Ellis Stambaugh
Pine Run
Charles Hoff
Robert Hoffman
SS. Ehrehart
Ruby Clemens
Kenneth Wilkinson
Richmond
Virginia
N.F. Shank
Leroy Shank
al Harboldt
Michael Bohn
John ‘Stock
Frank March
Arlerie Myers
Dorothy
Bernice Roland
Pauline Rife
Ethel
Florence Spahr
Romaine Williams
Harold Eisenshart
Isaac, Earl
Mervin Myers
William Witter
Walter Brame
Merle
Robert
Paul Stitt
Leslie
Owen Shinham
Howard
Vernon Trimmer
Arthur
Maurice Wolf
Dale Pottorff
Earl Cossetti
Dolores Group
Hazel
Verna Shinham
Naomi
Mae
Mary- Grace Brame
Mary Little
Mary Stitt
Pauling Wolf
Geneva Cooley
Harry S. Bream
Shoro
Charles Plank
Daniel Arendts
Annie Adams
North Dakota
JR. Weaver
General Insurance
Hanover Street
Phome
Ceason
Hanover School
L. Eigholtz
Ross Stock
Fou Miller Auto Supply
Chambersburg “Street
Chevrolet
Superior Garage
New Oxford, Pa
Furniture Exchange
Baker’s Battery Service
Bor
Jid Meréndats
Bank Ve ‘New
Henry Fo
Keystone Radio Service
North
Stratton Street
House of All “Radio
Philco
Philcos
Guy A. Staub
Sinj Berie
Kayser
Carlisle Street
Farm Bureau
Leeds
Ettysburg
P. G
John H. Duttera
Waehouse
Lincolnway
Stoke’s Garage
Baltimore Street
Ranover, PA
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