York station recruits join infantry for Camp Jackson training
Two recruits Guy E. McIntyre and William A. Lawrence from Centennial join the army and will head to Camp Jackson S C for training. In town notes a charity Ramona showing at Crystal Theatre and a St Mary’s school festival are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Army
Guy E. McIntyre
William A. Lawrence
Centennial
Camp Jackson
S. C
Ramona
Crystal Theatre
New Oxford
Geo. E. Snyder
A. L
Auker’s Drug Store
St. Mary’s School
W. K. Warrer
Carlisle Pike
Hamilton Township
David Hoover
East Berlin
Geo A. Raffensperger
Muntarstown
W. H. Kling
Kling
Pear Town
Jos. Bevenour
Kohler
Milton
Kilpatrick's
Mt. Pleasant Township
Helen J. Myers
Civil War Veteran Lewis N Brady Dies at 85
Lewis N Brady, Civil War veteran, died Wednesday evening near Irishtown from a systemic illness aged 85 years 6 months 6 days. He left a widow and numerous children including Mia Adams York Hanover Mary Melhorn Lawrence and Thomas Brady plus siblings and in laws. Funeral is Saturday with a requiem high mass at Conewago Chapel at 9 o'clock officiated by Rev. Dr. Charles Koch. burial follows in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Brady
Lewis N Brady
Irishtown
Thomas
Maggie Brady
Mia
Jennie Adams
York
Jacob Kale
Hanover
Stanley Blake
Baltimore
Harry Brady
Edgegrove
Mary Melhorn
Paul Lawrence
Arthur Noel
Hospital notes report numerous local patient updates
Local hospitals list several patients with illnesses and surgeries. Miss Martha Mummert of Pine Run is critically ill in York Hospital. Charles H Emmert of Hanover and Mrs. Amanda Laughman of Hanover are among patients. others include John Shanahan with appendicitis in Lancaster and Mrs. Leas undergoing goiter removal in Philadelphia. Community notices mention a Near East Relief collection, a box social for Annie M Warner hospital fund, and local social events. Oranges offered at 25 cents a dozen by H C Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mummert
Samuel Mummert
Pine Run
York Hospital
Chas. H. Emmert
Hanover
New Oxford
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Charles Myers
Felix Caster
Mr. Myers
Union Protestant Infirmary
Mrs. Myers
John Shanahan
York
F. X. Colgan
Edith
Helen Colgan
Philadelphia
Pontius
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chas. Pfeffer
Littlestown
West Side
Amanda Laughman
IR. D
W. P. Lindemuth
General Hospital
Lancaster
John Leas
W. R. Jones
St. Paul's Sunday School
Rosa McDermitt
Qualityville
Annie M. Warner Hospital Fund
Blanche
Catherine Lingg
Busy Workers’ Club
George Rabine
Lincoln Way
East
Leetawana Council
Pocahontas
H. C. Smith
Balto
New Oxford Reformed Charge
John W. Keener
St. Paul’s
St. Paul's
Ing Service
P. m
Christian Endeavoor
Hoffman
Emmanuel's
Crucilla of Nazareth
Jeve
W. A. Diehl
Mercury
Oak Grove
Burdee Myers
Swift Run Hunting Club
Harris Bros
Harper Howe
John Butler
Swartz
York Haven
Collecors
Abbottstown
East Berlin
Fairsfield
Union Township
York Springs
Bendersville
New England
Marriages Highlight Hanover Philadelphia Area Couples
The list records multiple 1920s nuptials linking Hanover and Philadelphia. Couples include Chauncy P. Colestock and Eleanora Edgar, Loretta Donnelly and Jacob Myers, Harry Hemler and Elsie Pabbler, and more, with details on their wedding sites and home plans.
Farm laborer shoots self after family slaughter
Carvin Fahs 34 of Fordville near Bigmount attempted suicide by firing a 82 calibre revolver into his head at his brother in law Harry Berkheimer’s home where he and his wife were helping in hog butchering. The bullet lodged in the frontal brain, skull fractured. Fahs in critical condition at West Side Sanitarium York. He had six months of melancholia and previous suicide attempt by horse liniment last July. He was treated at Sheppard and Pratt Towson and returned home four weeks ago. An X ray located the bullet’s position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Carvin Fahs
Fordville
Bigmount
Harry Berkheimer
Fahs
Berkheimers
Eugene Elgin
East Berlin
West Side Sanitarium
York
Sheppard and Pratt Institution
Towson
Live Wire Burns Wagon Horse Kills One Near Dillsburg
A live high tension wire fallen across a roadway near the P. and M. railroad crossing near Dillsburg killed a horse owned by Charles Leib and shocked another. A line repairman M. E. Kraybill, 19, of Grantville, was burned about the head and hands and taken to Carlisle hospital. The wagon occupants escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillsburg
Charles Leib
Bolling Springs
M. E. Kraybill
Grantville
Carlisle
Married Across State Lines at Pennsylvania Church
At 9 30 Saturday night Arthur Krug and Mary Forney of Keymar Maryland went to St Pauls Lutheran in Littlestown to wed not realizing Maryland license invalid in Pennsylvania. Rev H Clay Bergstresser accompanied them as they crossed the state line two miles down the Baltimore pike and were married under two oil lamps on the buggy top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krug
Mary Forney
Key Mar
St. Paul’s Lothian Church
Littlestown
H. Clay Bergstresser
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rav. Bergstresser
Baltimore ‘Pike
State Line
Woman's Arm Gash in Home Sawing Incident
Mrs. Jacob Hollinger of East Berlin about 50 was severely injured when her right forearm was caught in a circular saw at home on Wednesday afternoon. She was guiding wood as her husband and D. W. Sunday attended to the gasoline engine. the saw took the wound and 15 stitches were required. She rests comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hollinger
East Berlin
Murderers of Bushman to be electrocuted January
Charles C. Reinecker and Clarence R. Collins, tied to the Gettysburg murder of George J. Bushman who once ran a local garage, are slated for electric chair on January 1 per Governor Sproul's office announcement dated Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushman
Charles C. Reinecker
Clarence R. Collins
Gettysburg
George J. Bushman
Battlefield Town
Sproul
Stork News Listings Births in Several Towns
Stork notices announce newborn daughters and sons for families in East Berlin Carlisle Littlestown York and Lititz. Names include Carman Leathery Gibb Reid Eppleman and Ernest Lindbloom with former Miss Emma Motter noted. Item office offers sale bills and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman Leathery
E Ast Berlin
R. H. Gibb
Carlisle
Bob
York Springs
Harrisburg
Adams County Poorhouse exposed for neglect and hunger
The Times reports deplorable conditions at the Adams County Home with inmates lacking food and proper care. Witnesses including long-term residents and patients describe hunger, mismanagement, and a misused electric system, while Dr Dalby plans to resign over the conditions.
Son Murdered After Funeral in Newcastle Ind
Harold Ross aged 19 was found dead after returning from his former home in Newcastle Indiana. He had been attending his father Harry Ross’s funeral and his body had been forwarded from Jefferson Barracks St. Louis. Michael McEvoy is held by police as a suspect in the fight that fractured Rosss skull. Neither army authorities nor the Red Cross flagged any unusual circumstances in notifying the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
Harold Ross
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Harry Ross
Gettysburg
St. Louis Star
Chicago
Michael McEvoy
Ross
Red Cross
Illnesses Reported Across Several Towns and Officials
Mrs Samuel Wolf of Lincoln Wey West is gravely ill. Geo Eyler at Hagerstown acts as telegraph operator due to Ammon Bupp off duty for his father's sickness. Emanuel Bupp improving. Rev David H Baker of Abbots town confined to bed. Samuel M Bushman of Gettysburg, bank director, seriously ill after a second stroke. his brother Joseph also recently stricken. Hebron Lodge No 465, New Oxford, elected officers 15 years ago with W M Dr W R Snyder and others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidlersburg
Hampton Square
Mt. Rock Path Association
Conewago Chapel
Father Bollinger
John F. Miller
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Robert
Mrar
Wm. Schriver
Knights of St. George
S. of W
Mite Society of the Reformed Church
Ralph Miller
C. C. Brown
Beulah Sponseller
Simon Kime
Harry ©. Stock
Straley’s
Theodore Stotler
Emory Yohe
Gettysburg
Curtis Stoner
Samuel Wolf
Lincoln Wey
West
Geo, Eyler
Hagerstown
W.M
Ammon Bupp
Emanuel Bupp
David H. Baker
Abbotts
Samuel M. Bushman
First National Bank
Joseph Bushman
Hebron
A. M
New Oxford
W. M
W. R. Snyder
G. EB. Spotz
J. M. Hulick
Jas. W. Barnitz
Z. H. Cashman
A. W. Himes
G. A. Klingel
W. F. Sheely
Grand Lodge
John A. Sheely
Resident Plea Against Vandalism by Local Youths
A town resident urges parents to curb bad behavior by youths aged under 16 at the post office lobby during evening mail distribution. The writer notes postmaster Mr. Warner’s leniency and warns of possible prosecution if parents do not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Stray Shot Killers Clarified in Valley Shooting
Reverend Will W. Whalen of St Ignatius Catholic Church in Buchanan Valley concludes Albert Clapsaddie did not fire the fatal shot that killed Charles Steich while deer hunting in the South Mountains last week. He argues the bullet came from an unknown hunter and urges repeal of the high powered rifle requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Clapsaddie
Buchanan Valley
Charles Steich
Union Township
Steich
South Mountains
Will W. Whalen
St. Ignatius Catholic
Father Whalen
Clapsaddie
Narrow escape in sugar truck crash near Abbottstown
Curtis El Diehl returning from Abbottstown with a sugar load veered off the pike at Waltman farm, the truck overturning. He and Emory Smith were helped by New Oxford men. Diehl escaped uninjured though Smith suffered a stiff neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis EL Diehl
Abbottstown
Waltman Farm
Diehl
New Oxford
Mr. Diehl
Emory Smith
York
Five Generations Gather in York Family Portrait
Mrs. Catherine Alwine, 87, of Abbottstown, gathered with four generations in York for a family photo. The lineup includes her daughter Mrs. Theodore Attland, 55, of Abbottstown, her granddaughter Mrs. Charles Neiman, 38, of York, her great granddaughter Mrs. Paul Sowers, 20, also of York, and Sowers’ eight week old son. Also shown are Wm. C. Alwine and Percy Alwine of Berlin Junction, sons of Mrs. Catherine Alwine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Alwine
York
Alwine
Abbottstown
Theodore Attland
Charles Neiman
Paul Sowers
Plum tree blooms unusually late near Cross Keys
An extraordinary sight is reported as a plum tree near the Carlisle pike at Cross Keys, belonging to Robert Klingel, is budding and blooming in mid December. Every limb shows buds bursting and many are full blown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Klingel
Cross Keys
Carlisle Pike
Legion Meeting Friday In Miller Building Rooms
The Geo F Snyder post American Legion will meet Friday at 7 30 in their Miller building rooms. Very important business will be transacted by order of John E Keiser commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Snyder
American Legion
Miller Building
John E. Keiser
An Ideal Christmas Gift From The Home Paper
A Christmas gift idea offers 52 issues of the home newspaper, ideal for a friend far from their hometown. The suggestion emphasizes regional news, local events, and the sense of connection the paper provides across distance.
Real Estate Deals Reported Through W P Stoner Agency
Mrs Agnes Small of Conewago township sold her property to A D Feeser of Union township on private terms with possession April 1. C B Stoner of Conewago township sold his 120 acre farm in Mt Pleasant township to H I Spangler of Cumberland township with possession April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Stoner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chauncy P. Colestock
M. G. Colestock
Eleanora
Ss. Edgar
Jas Edgar
Myers
University of Pennsylvania
Harry P. Hemler
Elsie Pabbler
St. Joseph’s Parsonage
J. A. Huber
Froom
Henry Hemler
Brush Run
Harry L. Mummert
Edna Mummert
Frances Wallet
J. C. Reeser
Manley Mfg. Co
Elizabeth Kale
George Kale
Mount Pleasantt Township
Jacob Sheely
M. J. Roth
Midway
Sell
Percell H. Little
H. D. Little
Pauline Gardner Folmer
John Folmer
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
R. H. Bergstresser
Grover C. Frock
Lindaman
Martha M. Koontz
Myers District
Carroll County
Roy E. Wintrade
John Wintrade
Pleasant Township
Christchurch
Friends’ Meeting House
New Garden
Chester County
William B. Wilson
Tra FE
American Legion Post
Arndtsville
Flora Wrigley
Avonville
Stork News
Adams County
The
Times
J. P. Dalby
the Times
Nirrow
Legion Meeting
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