Two County Soldiers Safe in Pacific War
Cablegrams from two county soldiers report safety and request family calm. Private John J. Eck, formerly of Bonneauville and stationed at Tripler hospital in Honolulu, writes “Fine. Don't worry.” Corporal James Ulrich, of Germany township, also in Honolulu, e ch
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Frank Weikert
Fairfield
James Ulrich
Littlestown
United States Army
Honolulu
Japan
John V. Ulrich
Germany
American Medical Association Founded in Philadelphia 1846
The American Medical Association began in Philadelphia in 1846 as a professional body for physicians. The establishment marked a formal national medical organization prioritizing standards and advocacy in healthcare.
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American Medical Association
Philadelphia
Theft of Dishes Worth Four Dollars in Littlestown Area
State police and Chief H S Roberts investigate the theft of about 360 dishes valued at $40 from the Christ Reformed Church recreation building in Union township near Littlestown. The loss occurred between December 8 and 12 after thieves forced entry by breaking door and cupboard locks.
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State Motor Police
H S Roberts
Littlestown
Christ Reformed Church Grove
Union Township
Families Informed Of Safe Relatives In War
Mrs. Roy Sheads of Fairfield and Mrs. Pat Rooney of Honolulu report to relatives that Rooney and her Air Corps husband are safe. Mrs. BEA Meyer of Biglerville learns her brother Stanley Lehman his wife and their son Christopher are safe in Manila where Lehman works for an oil firm.
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Roy Sheads
Fairfield
Wheat valued for food and twenty other industries
Experts say wheat serves as a staple food and a base for products across twenty industries. It is highlighted for its versatility beyond nutrition, influencing sectors such as textiles, biofuels, and packaging.
Faces Charge After Crash Near New Oxford
Two men were injured when their car ran off the Lincoln highway near New Oxford and hit a telephone pole. Jonas Kern 20 Thomasville sustained a possible fracture and bruises while Robert Eugene Shelley 22 Thomasville had forehead lacerations. Kern will be charged before Justice Leo Storm for driving to the left of the center of the highway.
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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 Storm
Mt. Pleasant
Abbottstown hog weighs 479 pounds at butchering
Ellsworth Shellenberger butchered a hog weighing 479 pounds. The Ladies Aid Society of Emmanuel Reformed Church met at the home of Mrs. Edward Bankert.
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Ellsworth Shellenberger
Ladies’ Aid Society
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Edward Bankert
Smith and Yingling marry at St Marys Church leet masée
In McSherrystown the bands of matrimony were published for Charles Clifton Smith and Gladys Mary Yingling at St Marys Church. A second couple united was Robert G Weaver and Mildred J Baird. A dinner marked Mrs Mary C Small's eightieth birthday at her home with guests Mrs Small and her daughter Gertrude.
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Mary
Charles Clifton Smith
C. Fred Smith
Town
Gladys Mary Yingling
Hanover
Robert G. Weaver
George Weaver
Mildred J. Baird
Mary C. Small
Gertrude
The Item Appreciates News Contributions
Public notice invites readers to contribute news items by calling 14-R-5 for submissions and tips. The prompt emphasizes community engagement and channels for input.
Local Health Board Reports Surgeries and Family News
Miss Helen Small Augustus Klunk and family and Walter Emlet underwent an operation at Annie M Warner hospital Gettysburg. Wet condition is satisfactory Mrs Irvin 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 M Warner Hospital
Irvin
Florence Smith
McSherrystown
Raymond Brady
Gettysburg factory GM receives safety notice from Honolulu sister
M. C. Jones general manager of Gettysburg furniture factories got a cable from his sister Miss Vida Jones in Honolulu confirming she is safe after the bombing of the outpost by Japanese forces. She visited him about three years ago.
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M. C. Jones
Gettysburg
Vida Jones
Honolulu
Miss Jones
Plan Meeting To Outline County Defense Strategy
A session was announced after a conference Tuesday evening with Judge W C Sheels and local emergency coordinators. A meeting for all county fire chiefs, fire company presidents, and borough defense council chairmen is planned for late this week or early next week with notices not yet prepared.
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W C. Sheels
County Defense Council
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