Thompson Urged For Road Chief At Adams County Convention
Adams county township supervisors and auditors attended the twenty first annual convention at the court house Tuesday where H A Thompson former assistant township engineer and state road official urged use of worthwhile WPA projects but cautioned against excess spending He advocated designating project foremen and discussed home rule vowing opposition to centralization and urging funding via gasoline taxes to township officials.
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Adams County
Court House
H. A. Thompson
State Department of Highways
State Road Supervisors’ Association
State
Arthur H. James
Supervisors’ Association
Northampton County
Thompson
George D. Sheely
New Oxford
County Association
W.P.A
Clayton Starner
Men
Adams County Township Supervisors’ and Auditors’ Association
John H. Knox
Cumberland Township
Oliver J. Waybright
Freedom Township
P. A. T. Bower
Butler Township
M. G. Rouzer
George McKendrick
Franklin Township
A. D. Little
Mt. Pleasant Township
County
State Supervisors
Allentown
John Hockensmith
Fremont Weigle
Tyrone Township
L. E. Carbaugh
Highland Township
H. G. van Riper
State Highway Department
van Riper
State Supervisors’ Association
C. J. Sneeringer
Mt. Pleasant
Leo McKenrick
Samuel Allison
Harry Sell
Conewago Township
John W. Woods
Robert Cromer
Union Township
Mr. Sheely
County election results set officers for Adams area boards
Annual organization meetings produced re-elections and confirmations across Adams County school and joint vocational boards. Presidents include Biglerville’s W Kinnefelter and Mt. Joy’s H Allen Walker with several vice presidents also re elected.
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Adams County
Biglerville
Lloyd W. Kinnefelter
M. T. Dill
Fairfield
Harry E. Brown
G. E. McGlaughlin
Freedom Township
Hugh Adelsperger
C. W. Spriggs
Mount Joy Township
H. Allen Walker
Melvin C. Patterson
Arendtsville
Joint Vocational School Board
Charles Ogden
Lloyd J. Orner
New Chester Hogs, Visits, and School Notes
Gates Deatrick of The Pines killed a 383 pound hog. Sunday services at St John s Reformed at 10:30 and Sunday school at 9. Local folks visited, pupils listed as having perfect attendance in November. Ruth E Bricker is the teacher.
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Gates Deatrick
New Chester School
Ruth Groupe
Irene Heller
Hazel Heller
Marian Starry
Margaret Wolf
Jean Stitt
Margie Deatrick
Freda Groupe
Edna Bly
Pauline Wolf
Mary Stitt
Ted Groupe
Phillip Groupe
Charles Deatrick
Jimmy Benton
George Weaver
Albert Shanebrook
Richard Milchimes
Charles Stitt
Fred Groupe
Edward Huff
John Blye
Ruth E. Bricker
Speeding Driver Faces Charge on Lincoln Highway
Walter Migila of Camden New Jersey a transcontinental bus line driver was cited for 52 mph on the Lincoln highway and will be charged before Justice Gerald Orndorff in Oxford township Russell L Gulden of Gettysburg was charged with failing to yield to traffic on a through street and nearly hit a police car he has been mailed a 10 day notice.
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Walter Migila
Camden
New Jersey
Lincoln Highway
Justice of the Peace
Gerald Orndorff
Oxford Township
Russell L. Gulden
Gettysburg
John H. Basehore
Gulden
Assemblyman Thompson Calls for Local Audit Oversight
G. R. Thompson urged auditors to audit justices of the peace and other accounts, saying home rule prospects in Pennsylvania look brighter. He referenced the 1938 state supervisors convention at Altoona and recalled past road and tax issues from his township road supervisor days. Thompson vowed to oppose centralization of government.
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Thompson
Pennsylvania
Altoona
G. R. Thompson
Marriage Licenses for Morelock Luckenbaugh and Patterson Leatherman
David Edwin Morelock of Hanover and Carrie Arlene Luckenbaugh of Menges Mills are issued a marriage license. Melvin G. Patterson and Ethel E. Leatherman of Littlestown are issued a marriage license at Westminster Maryland.
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David Edwin Morelock
Hanover
Carrie Arlene Luckenbaugh
Menges Mills
Melvin G. Patterson
Ethel E. Leatherman
Littlestown
Westminster
Maryland
Local Court Notices and Hospital Updates
David Leber of Hellam R 1 faces charges for disobeying a stop sign at Abbottstown with 10 days to appear or pay a $5 fine. Mrs Clyde Meckley of Hanover was transported by ambulance to Hanover Hospital. Mrs Raymond Spangler of Hanover underwent appendectomy at Hanover Hospital.
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David Leber
Hellam R. 1
Justice Orndorff
Abbottstown
Clyde Meckley
Hanover
Hanover Hospital
Raymond Spangler
Abbottstown State Bank Shareholders Meet Jan 3 1939
The annual meeting of Abbottstown State Bank shareholders in Abbottstown Pa is set for Tuesday January 3 1939 from 1 to 2 pm in the Banking room. Directors will be elected for the ensuing year and other business may be transacted.
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Abbottstown State Bank
Abbottstown
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