Adams County Suspends Plans for New 845000 Jail
Adams County commissioners voted to suspend construction of the 845000 jail to support national defense efforts. They cited steel and metal priorities and the war emergency, noting bids would have been ready. The jail was to be built on county farm land near Gettysburg along the Biglerville road.
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Adams County
J. A. Hamme
York
United States
Hamme
George P. Taylor
J. Arthur Boyd
Edgar C. McDonnell
Biglerville Road
Gettysburg
Births Reach Record November Total in Gettysburg Area
November births totaled 36 with 17 boys and 19 girls in Gettysburg and surrounding townships. January had 28 births. Gettysburg reported 29, Cumberland 4, Straban 3, Freedom and Highland had none. Deaths numbered 11, eight in Gettysburg and one each in Cumberland Straban and Highland.
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Gettysburg
J. Herbert Weikert
Register of Vital Statistics
Cumberland Township
Strabant
Freedom
Highland
Cumberland
Straban
Army Men Aid Abbottstown Firefighters in Cottage Blaze
A fire in a three room frame home of Charles E Crawford on Lincolnway West near Abbottstown borough line started about 11 30 a m likely from an overheated stove. Abbotstown Fire Company and four trucks from a convoy carrying colored soldiers joined the effort aiding with water and gas masks. One side of the home burned away and the room of origin gutted with all furniture destroyed.
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Abbottstown
Charles E. Crawford
Lincolnway West
Fire crews battle house blaze using booster tank water
Firefighters fought a residential blaze using water drawn from a booster tank to extinguish flames in the home. The incident involved rapid deployment and interior attacks to control the fire.
Navy calls veteran Jacob W. Dubbs to active duty
Jacob W. Dubbs of York street has been called to active duty with the United States Navy for a second World War. A retired naval officer, he previously served 20 years and earned an honorable discharge after serving in World War I.
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Jacob W. Dubbs
York Street
United States Navy
Dubbs
Auto Damage Reported Near Mt Olive Cemetery
An automobile owned and operated by Glenn O Messinger of Hanover sustained about 25 in damage after leaving the Hanover Abbottstown pike in front of Mt Olive Cemetery just south of Abbottstown The car also damaged roughly 50 feet of hedge along the cemetery’s west boundary.
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Glenn O. Messinger
Hanover
Abbottstown
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Mt. Mitchell Rises Highest Peak in the East at Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell State Park in North Carolina highlights Mt. Mitchell at 6,684 feet above sea level as the region's tallest peak.
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Mount Mitchell State Park
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Judge Appoints Defense Aides in County Plan
Judge W C Sheely announces Blaine G Walter of Biglerville to police supervisor for defense purposes and Charles K Hartzell of Gettysburg to supervise first aid squads. Walter will coordinate with local police and borough defense councils to form emergency police. Police schools will later be held with Gettysburg Chief Glenn Guise and Sheriff D J Wolff as instructors.
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W. C. Sheely
County Defense Council
Blaine G. Walter
Biglerville
Pennsylvania State Police
Charles K. Hartzell
Gettysburg
Mr. Walter
Glenn Guise
D. J. Wolff
Police school drills train county defense squads in Phila
Mr Hartzell coordinates with borough defense councils to ensure trained first aid squads are ready for emergencies across the county towns. Mr Walter assists in aligning efforts of existing organizations. E S Taker of Tocopilla Ohio holds the world record catch of a broadbill swordfish weighing 860 pounds.
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Mr. Hartzell
Mr. Walter
E. S. Taker
Tocopilla
Ohio
Abbottstown Wardens Form New Defense Council
Twenty volunteers in Abbottstown pledged to staff an air raid warden station after a mass meeting at the Abbottstown fire hall. About 50 residents attended, with George Zudrell chairing and Mary Elder as secretary. George Baker was chosen to meet Judge Clarence W. Sheely of Gettysburg to secure details for a local defense council.
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Abbottstown
George Zudrell
Mary Elder
George Baker
Clarence W. Sheely
Gettysburg
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