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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1946

Page

6

Soldier B J Willet killed in automobile accident in Kansas

Sgt. B J Willet of McSherrystown aged service member with prior duty at multiple camps died near St Marys Kansas after an automobile crash. Inducted 1942 served in army ground forces wife Angela Weaver Willet surviving parents and siblings. Funeral services set at 9 30 from parental home with high requiem mass at 10 in Church of the Annunciation St Marys cemetery interment there with Catholic War Veterans honor guard.

Burnell J. Willet North Eweet McSherryatown Peet Riley Kansas St. Mary's Willet Miami Fla Army Ground Forces United States Angela Weaver South Street McSherrystown Bernard Carbaugh Hanover Charles Horwedel Francis Swope Car Willet John W Willet Ruth Cover Donald Willet Rita Willet Miriam Willet

Roland Orner Home From War

Roland Orner son of Mr and Mrs D H Orner Shady Acres Harrisburg road returned home with an honorable discharge after more than 22% months service overseas He was wounded twice in the arm leg back and lung in the Anzio campaign He went overseas in January 1944 after 17 weeks of basic training Hospitalized a month after being wounded on the beachhead

P E. Roland Orner D. H. Orner Shady Acres Harrisburg Road Pfc. Orner Anzio

Army air corps veteran who served in world war two

Former service member joined southern France forces then sustained neck and lung injuries. He was hospitaled in Naples Italy later discharged as unfit for combat and assigned to several units including the 2286th Quartermaster outfit and MP duties. He earned a Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, ETO ribbon with two battle stars and an arrowhead, Victory ribbon, Combat Infantryman badge and three overseas bars.

France Naples Italy 2286Th M. P 1056Th 533Rd Air Service Group Stir 429Th Pfe Orner New York Randolph

Discharges Filed by Former Servicemen at Court House

Among discharges filed by former servicemen for recording at the court house Saturday were Louis Edward Weaver Navy ship’s cook James Henry Shomper Navy Robert L. Carter Crettysburg Pfe George F Weaver Navy T Robert L. Carter York Street Pfe George F Weaver Mesherrystown and Pvt George J Shultz New Oxford.

Court House Louis Edward Weaver Navy James Henry Shomper

Adams County Schools Share Of State Aid Shaped By 1945 Legislation

Pennsylvania auditor general Harold Wagner approved 13.27 million dollars in school aid to nearly all districts for 1945-46 under the 1945 Legislature minimum salary plan. Adams County districts split 75 614.97 with Gettysburg receiving 10 800 and Biglerville 95 700 among others.

Harold Wagner Auditor General Pennsylvania Commonwealth Department of Public Instruction Adams County Gettysburg Abbottstown Arendtsville Bendersville Berwick Township Biglerville Butler Township Conewago Township Cumberland Township East Berlin Pairfield Franklin Township Freedom Germany Hamilton Township Hamiltonian Highland Township Hunt

Local Township Financial Totals Across Regions

The document lists numerous township and borough revenues by locality with exact amounts. Townships such as Liberty, Mt. Joy, Reading, Tyrone, Union and York Springs appear alongside boroughs like Littlestown and New Oxford, showing varied income figures ranging from $4060 to $3,812.50.

Ington Latimore Liberty Township Iittlestown McSherrystown Menallen Mt. Joy Mt. Pleasant New Oxford Oxford Reading Township Strachan Tyrone Township Union Township York Springs

Hilbert Sell 46 Acre Cumberland Farm in Pa to Conley Couple

John R Hilbert and Elizabeth Hilbert of Gettysburg sold their 46 acre Cumberland township farm to Alexander D Conley and Grace Conley of Martinsburg Pa. Possession is set for April 1 1966. Sale arranged by John C Bream. On Pay Day Buy Bo.

John R. Hilbert Llsabeth Hilbert Gettybeurg Cumberland Township Alexander D. Conley Grace ¥. Conley Martinsburg John C. Bream

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Sgt B. J. Willet Ts” Fatatie Hurt Edward and Marjorie Lawrence Willet The Church of the Annuncciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Name Society of the Church Knights of Columbus Catholic War Vet Center Square Roland Orner PFC United Telephone Company OF Pennsylvania Wayne Egg E. Donald Scott Baltimore St Houck’s Texaco Carlisle St Hanover, PA Goodrich B. B.egoodrich En Mitchell's Restaurant Gettysburg, PA Bender Balto Street Smart Sportswear Stough Motors Garage Stough Motors Lincolnway West New Oxford, Pa Walterdorf Furneture CO Silt Farm Eaton’s la Cross Shuman’s Shuman’s Cut Rate Store Sell Right Meat Market Third Street Sally Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
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