Baltimore Truck Crash Kills Wiseman in Gettysburg Area
Oliver Wiseman 28 of Baltimore was killed when an Atlantic and Pacific supply truck swerved off the Gettysburg Harrisburg road three miles north of York Springs. Driver Arthur Phillips was injured and hospitalized after the giant truck crashed into a tree. The accident prompted a coroner’s inquest and police investigation into whether Phillips fell asleep at the wheel. Wiseman’s body was sent to Baltimore for burial. Phillips was treated and released, with possible second degree manslaughter charges pending if sleep causation is proven.
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Oliver Wiseman
Baltimore
Atlantic and Pacific
York Springs
Gettysburg
Arthur Phillips
Jak
Hos Avital
Mayers
State Highway Patrol
Getfpenure
Phillips
Harrisburg
Wiseman
A. and P
R. A. Nehbinger
Nebinger
Warner Hospital
F. I. Mayers
Jettysburg
Motor Atrol
May‘s
A. Nebinger
Son
Phil
Bathore
Gar A. Miller
Midway Avenue To Be Widened
Gettysburg county surveyor Roy H. Winebrenner said Adams County officials have declared Midway Avenue a public highway and approved widening Line 1 to a 60 foot roadway with 40 foot medians and ten foot sidewalks. About 40 men will work this week on grading and replacing the old trolley bed along the nine foot roadway segment.
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Line 1 Avenue
Midway
Roy H. Winebrenner
Gettysburg
Adams County
Ding
Aged woman suffers fall at Bisck home stairs
An elderly woman aged 38 years dislocated a leg after slipping on a staircase at the Bisck residence Saturday night. Witnesses say she lost footing on the stairs while visiting the Misses Anns and Alice ck and Flora Daie. Medical help was summoned and she was treated on scene.
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EK. Black
Ces
Anns
Aliceck
Flora Daie
Bisck
Adams County Education Directory Reports 1932 33 Enrollment
Six thousand one hundred eleven pupils attend Adams county schools outside Gettysburg. The directory lists 135 buildings across 34 districts with 700 high school students, 924 grade students, 3152 rural students, and 1335 in consolidated schools. It also notes calendars, tax data, and lists of teachers and directors.
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Adams County
Gettysburg
W. Raymond W. Raymond Shank
Gettysbure
E. A
Harrisburg
Association of School Board Secretaries
State
Adams County School Directors’ Association
Gettysburg High School
Department of Superintendence
Minneapolis
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Lebanon
Biglerville
National Education Association
Chicago
Illinois
State College
Adams county Agricultural Extension committee meets in court house
The Adams county Agricultural Extension association executive committee held its December meeting in the court house with Harry Brown presiding. John C. Bream served as secretary. They planned next year activities and the annual meeting for late January and adjourned to an oyster supper at the Hartman residence.
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Adams County Agricultural Extension Association
Court House
Harry Brown
Fairfield
John C. Bream
Gettysburg
Police Probe Girl Story in Greeley Area Hold-up Case
Gettysburg girl told state police she had a date with Edward Watson of Biglerville the night of the G W Koser hold-up but he failed to appear. Police seek a second man and doubt Watson’s full alibi while examining tips and hat evidence linking him to the crime.
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Gettysburg
Edward Watson
Biglerville
Adams County
G. W. Koser
Watson
Mr. Koser
Koser
Biggerville
Biglerville Road
Gibson Dayhoff In $10 000 Suit
Justice of the Peace Neil W Gibson and Raymond Dayhoff a 28 year old former special police officer of Gettysburg now serving 18 months in Lancaster county jail are named defendants in a $10 000 damage action. Dayhoff allegedly negligent in driving Justice Gibson's car into two other vehicles injuring Mrs Anna Sheppard. A trial date was set for next March with other occupants unnamed.
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Justice of the
Meace
Neil W. Gibson
Raymond Dayhoff
Gettysburg
Lancaster County
Dayhoff
Lancaster
Justice Gibson
Anna Sheppard
Gibson
Times
Sheppard
John C. Wible
Case Update Delays Trial In Lancaster Proceedings
For December 19 the case is not set for the January or April terms in Lancaster. Gibson is named as a co-defendant. It is unknown if Gibson has secured counsel for the trial.
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Lancaster
Gibson
Pape Couple Must Pay Damages in Franklin County Case
Mr and Mrs John Pape of Gettysburg who run garages in Gettysburg and Chambersburg must pay 2000 dollars to Mr and Mrs J Harold Praver of Chambersburg after a Franklin County court verdict returned Thursday evening. The jury awarded the damages in the case heard at Court 5 45 PM.
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John Pape
Gettysburg
Champersburg
J. Harold Praver
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Fraver Family Sues for 20500 After Auto Crash
The Fravers seek 20500 in damages for injuries to Mrs. Fraver and her daughter Selena from a collision caused by Joseph Mowrey of Chambersburg driving a Papes owned automobile. They previously received 1329 to Mr Fraver and 671 to Mrs Fraver.
Accident in Chambersburg sparks appeal over verdict
An accident in Chambersburg on February 20, 1931, preceded a two hour jury deliberation. The trial produced an indicated appeal for the Papes.
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Chambersburg
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Maxwell
FORD
New York
Goodfellow
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Hanover
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HART
Hanover’s Fresh First
Hanover, PA
Shamille
Samuel Miller
Carlisle St
Gettysburg, Pa
Folmer
Elgin
Columbia Jewelry Co
Center Square
Zilas
Newswanger’s
Aries
Daniel Green
E. Market St
Continental Square
York, PA
Wheel Toys
York Cycle CO
S. George St
York
Ben Lyon
Zasu Pitts
Marie Dressler
Polly Moran
Washington
Lee Tracey
Constance Cummings
California
Navels
Florida
Trimmer
Fire Island
Beale’s Restaurant
New Oxford, PA
Ronson Lighters
Bibles
Whitman
Liggett’s Candy
RCA Victor Radio
Eastman Kodaks
the Peoples Drug Store
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