Mrs Anna M Shultz Killed After Snowy Highway Collision
Mrs. Anna M. Shultz 71 died after being struck by a car on the Lincoln highway at Cashtown Sunday at 11 45 am as she walked home from church. J Theodore Pettit 59 of Red Lion could not avoid the skid on snow and struck her throwing her against the car. She died fifteen minutes later at Cashtown post office. Coroner to hold inquest after funeral. She leaves eight children and was longtime Adams county resident. Interment Flohr cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Shultz
Lincoln Highway
Cashtown
Albert Woomer
Edgar A. Miller
Adams County
Mayers
Gettysburg
Pettit
Miller
Shultz
Franklin Township
Jacob Shultz
Carrie Hiker
N. E. Shultz
Ernest Shultz
Joel McLaughlin
Fairfield Station
Flohr’s
Death of Benjamin F. Fisher Linked to Stroke
Benjamin F. Fisher, brother of Register and Recorder Robert E. Fisher and former Adams county resident, died last month in Shreveport Louisiana from a stroke. He had been with Standard Oil since 1909, rose to superintendent then vice president, and was buried in Shreveport after illness kept him from returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Fisher
Register and Recorder
Robert E. Fisher
Adams County
Shreveport
Fisher
Louisiana
Standard Oil Company
Fire damages Vincent Lawrence double home in Gettysburg
Fire caused an estimated 100 dollars damage to Vincent Lawrence’s double home in Gettysburg on Monday. The blaze started as the family tried to thaw frozen water pipes and spread from the partition to the second floor after the fire was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Lawrence
Gettysburg
Tragic Illumination Gas Deaths In Hudson Falls Family
Two children James Hartman and Phyllis Hartman died in York hospital from accidental illuminating gas poisoning in Hallam Hallam Hallam Hallam Hallam Hallam. Coroner Zech suspects the gas heater exhausted oxygen after the family closed doors and windows. Father Ernest W Hartman mother Emily Hartman and son Wesley were in the hospital with varying conditions as investigators question why the cabin was not vacated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Hudson Falls
N. Y
James Hartman
Phyllis Hartman
York Hospital
Ernest W. Hartman
Emily Hartman
Wesley
Zech
Hallam
Vacuum Oil Company
Walter Emig
Emig
Hartman
Purchase of Six Cylinder Seagraves Fire Engine
A new six cylinder Seagraves 600 gpm pumper was unloaded at Hanover sidings for the McSherrystown Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1. The $6 505.50 purchase was funded by the building fund. The old four cylinder truck remains with the company. The triple combination apparatus includes a pumper booster tank and hose cart and is painted battleship gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seagraves
Hanover
McSherrystown Steam Fire Engine Company
McSherrystown Company
Pigeon Hills man traps wild cat near Hanover reservoir
Charles Laughman of the Pigeon Hills set a trap while trapping skunks near High Rock by the Hanover Water Company reservoir. He found a large wild cat attempting to climb a tree beside the trap. The animal had an 18 inch tail and claws over an inch long.
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Charles Laughman
Pigeon Hills
Laughman
High Rock
Hanover
Executor's Notice in Re Estate of Henry Rang Deceased
Letters testamentary on Henry Rang late of McSherrystown Adams County Pennsylvania granted to executor Rev L A Reacter McSherrystown Pa. Notice to all indebted to estate to pay immediately and to those having claims to present them properly authenticated without delay for settlement. Topper Esq Gettysburg Pa is attorney. 12-22-61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rang
McSherrystown
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Rev. L. A. Reacter
County study aids Boy Scout program for youth
Prof W Raymond Shank Adams county superintendent issues request for all one and two room school teachers to pick up Boy Scout manuals. Shipment of 145 manuals will be placed in school libraries while a survey of boys ten and older gathers names ages churches and reading habits to boost local scout membership and distribute calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Raymond Shank
Adams County
Professor Shank
Boy Scouts of America
Shank
Boy Scout Movement
National Council of the Scouts
Scout Movement
Hanoverian Sues In Adams County Auto Collision
Louis W. Pfaff of Bortner Bottling Works sues Adams Hanoverian for 343.04 in trespass after a Lincoln highway wreck near Gettysburg on September 19 1932. Defendant Iola McDevitt of Washington DC faced for alleged speeding failure to warn and unsafe passing. damages listed 143.04 to truck value 100. Plaintiff owned the truck. no injuries reported. Defendant has 15 days to file affidavit of defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis W. Pfaff
Bortner Bottling Works
Hanover
Adams County
S. L. Allison
Gettysburg
Iola McDevitt
Washington, D. C
W. Clarence Sheely
Keith & Sheely
Lincoln Highway
Edmund Frock
McDevitt
Washington
License Granted to 102-Year-Old Grand Rapids Driver
Thomas Gordon of Grand Rapids Michigan receives a license to operate an automobile. Gordon lists his age as 102 in the official record, confirming a long driving life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gordon
Grand Rapids, Mich
Christmas Baskets Planned for Gettysburg and Adams County
The Adams county Red Cross chapter will provide Christmas baskets to deserving families in Gettysburg and surrounding areas. Last year about 250 baskets were distributed with more planned this year. about 150 baskets are expected from the Red Cross itself. The organization has received two gross of canned fruit from the Arendtsville junior Red Cross, and the Gettysburg Rotary club will assist. Residents can contribute food or funds by informing Miss Margaret McMillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
The
Red Cross
Gettysburg
Margaret McMillan
Arendtsville
Triple Collision on Hershey's Hill
A three-vehicle crash on Hershey's Hill Saturday at 5 45 pm damaged two cars and a truck. Delbert Meckley suffered facial and leg injuries, while Donald A Lehman and Ambrose Wagaman were involved. Meckley faces charges for driving without an operator's license.
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Hershey’s Hill
Delbert Meckley
Hanover R. 6
Abbottstown Pike
Donald A. Lehman
Abbottstown R. 1
Meckley
Ambrose Wagaman
Hanover R. 3
Lehman
Wagaman
Abbottstown
Highway Patrol
Hanover school bond sale sets high bid record
The Hanover school district sold its $50,000 bond issue Saturday to E. H. Rollins and Son of Philadelphia for $52,130.95, the top of six bids. Bonds bear 1% interest and pay in $500 denominations, sold at $104.26 per $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
E. H. Rollins and Son
Philadelphia
Board of
Adams County Court House Decorated for Christmas
Adams county officials raised funds to adorn the courthouse with lights laurel and two large Christmas trees. S. L. Allison and Louis W. Wagaman gathered greens in the South Mountains, and all decorations were paid privately with no taxpayer cost. The courthouse will close Saturday afternoon through Monday for the Christmas holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
S. L. Allison
Louis W. Wagaman
South Mountains
Laurel
Court House
iComplete Plans To Retest Cattle
A meeting of Menallen township herd owners at the home of township chairman Ryland Wright finalized plans for the district’s annual cattle re testing. Robert Smith and W E Brough of Aspers R 2 won the contract to provide transportation for the two veterinarians conducting the tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menallen Township
Ryland Wright
Robert Smith
W. E. Brough
Aspers R. 2
Gettysburg Mothers Club Visits Dams County
Members of the Gettysburg Mothers' club visited Dams County for a community outreach event. The visit highlighted local groups and notable figures involved in civic service during the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gettysburg
Mothers' Club
Dams County
Christmas Carols At Home Social For Inmates
On Friday afternoon residents sang several Christmas carols and received a treat of oranges and candy from visitors for the inmates.
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Kin
STOKE
Stoke’s Garage
Baltimore Street
Hanover, PA
van Raalte
R-Tex Delanese
Bondeaux
Dewdale
Balto. St., Hanover
McSherrystown, Pa
R. Ef, Topper, Esq
Gettysburg, Pa
Barnhart’s Book Store
West Market St
York, PA
Adams
Beauty Parlor Hood
New Central Hotel
Richard Dix
Chain
Hershey's Hill
N. B. Carver & Sons
Xmas Hanover
Columbia Jewelry Co
Center Square
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Tess of
Conan Doyle
Sherlock
Holmes
Clive Brook
W. F. Dodson
Balto. ST
Hanover Motor CO
Chas, H. Huff
Prop
Broadway
Lester M. Jacobs
Carlisle St
Women’s Arch
Harry Cohen
Frederick St
Feeser & Blocher Frederick St
Mage
Detide Greetings
Fair and Square Shoe Store
Bonnie Laddie and
Sundial Shoes
George
WJZ
iComplete
Conrad
Family Shoe Store
Children’s Shoes
Yuletide
Penn Furniture and Carpet Co
N. Penn ST
Coffman-Fisher
Fluhrer
Jewelry
West Market Street
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