Two County Soldiers Safe From Pacific War Zone
Two county soldiers in the Pacific war zone report they are safe and ask families not to worry. Frank Weikert of Fairfield received a cable from Private Justin J. Eck, formerly of Bonneauville, saying Fine. Don't worry. Eck, in the Medical Corps, is stationed at Tripler Hospital in Honolulu and has been in Hawaii since August 1939. his parents are Mr and Mrs James H. Eck of Bonneauville. Corporal James Ulrich, near Littlestown, serving in Honolulu, escaped injury in the December 7 attack. his father John V. Ulrich of Germany township received a cable saying Safe. Writing soon.
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Frank Weikert
Fairfield
Hawaii
James H. Eck
Bonnéeauville
Stewart Sites
James Ulrich
Littlestown
United States Army
Honolulu
Japan
John V. Ulrich
Germany
A M A Founded in Philadelphia in 1846
The American Medical Association was established in Philadelphia in 1846 to unite physicians. It grew to become a major national medical organization guiding standards and advocacy.
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The
American Medical Association
Philadelphia
Theft of 360 dishes from church kitchen in Union Twp
State police and Chief H S Roberts investigate the theft of about 360 dishes valued at roughly $49 from the Christ Reformed Church grove recreation building in Union township east of Littlestown. The items were taken between December 8 and 12 after thieves broke into the building and cupboard doors.
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State Motor Police
H S Roberts
Littiestown
Christ Reformed Church Grove
Union Township
Safe family notices reach Fairfield from Honolulu and Manila
Mrs. Pat Rooney of Nichols Field Honolulu informs Fairfield residents that she and her Air Corps husband are safe. Mrs. E A Meyer of Biglerville reports her brother Stanley Lehman his wife and their son Christopher are safe in Manila where Lehman works for an oil company.
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Roy Sheads
Fairfield
Wheat seeds fuel broader uses across twenty industries
Research experts assert wheat supplies more than nourishment as it underpins about 20 industries including textiles, biofuels, paper, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, animal feed, and construction materials, highlighting its versatile economic role.
Two Injured In Lincoln Highway Crash West Of New Oxford
A car driven by Jonas Kern, 20, of Thomasville, left Lincoln highway and struck a telephone pole near New Oxford injuring Kern and Robert Eugene Shelley, 22, also of Thomasville. Both were treated. Kern faces charges for driving left of center before Justice Leo Storr.
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Lincoln Highway
New Oxford
John M. Micka
Gettysburg
State Motor Police
Jonas Kern
Thomasville
Robert Eugene Shelley
Kern
Justice of the Peace
Leo Storr
Mt. Pleasant
Abbottstown headline notes hog weighing 479 pounds
Ellsworth Shellenberger butchered a hog weighing 479 pounds. The Ladies Aid Society of Emmanuel Reformed Church gathered at Mrs. Edward Bankert's home.
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Ellsworth Shellenberger
Ladies’ Aid Society
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Edward Bankert
Marriages Banns Published At St Marys Church
Banns of matrimony recorded at St Marys Church in McSherrystown for Charles Clifton Smith and Gladys Mary Yingling and for Robert G Weaver and Mildred J Baird. A dinner marked Mrs Mary C Small eightieth birthday at her home with guests Mrs Small and daughter Gertrude.
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SP Mary’s
Charles Clifton Smith
C. Fred Smith
Town
Gladys Mary Yingling
Hanover
Robert G. Weaver
George Weaver
Mildred J. Baird
Mary C. Small
Gertrude
ITEM Requests News Tips
The ITEM invites readers to submit news tips and information by calling 14-R-5 for contributions and tips across local coverage.
Local Figures and Notables Plus Deer Harvest
Miss Helen Small, Augustus Klunk and family and Walter Emlet are noted. Mrs. Francis J. Irvin of Gettysburg R 1 had an operation at Annie Ml Warner hospital and is in satisfactory condition. she was formerly Miss Florence Smith near McSherrystown. Raymond Brady shot a four point deer weighing 125 pounds.
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Helen Small
Augustus Klunk
Walter Emlet
Francis J. Irvin
Gettysburg
Annie Ml Warner
Irvin
Florence Smith
McSherrystown
Raymond Brady
Gettysburg Factory GM Receives Word Sister Safe After Bombing
M C Jones general manager of the Gettysburg furniture factories received a cable from his sister Miss Vida Jones Honolulu stating she is safe and well after the outpost bombing by the Japs. Miss Jones visited him about three years ago.
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M. C. Jones
Gettysburg
Vida Jones
Honolulu
Miss Jones
Plan Meeting To Outline Defense Strategy County Wide
Officials announced a forthcoming meeting to outline the county defense plan. Judge W C Sheely leads the defense council with police and first aid coordinators and will host fire chiefs, fire company presidents, and borough defense chairmen. Session slated for late this week or early next week.
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W C Sheely
County Defense Council
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