Robber gang burns car after mugging Harrisburg motorist
J H Middleton 46 of Harrisburg was attacked on the Emmitsburg road five miles south of Gettysburg early Sunday. Three men two pulled him from his car while the third set the machine on fire. They stole $73 and a gold watch and fled in a closed car. Middleton, knocked unconscious, recovered at Warner hospital. He had planned to deliver Christmas gifts to his sister near Mount Vernon Virginia.
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Emmitsburg
Gettysburg
Middleton
Addie Jenkins
Mt. Vernor
Leslie Kennell
Gettysburg R. 3
Warner Hospital
Marsh Creek
Kennell
W. S. Mounin
Value of State Crops Increases 1929 Pennsylvania
The 1929 value of Pennsylvania crops rose to 243,984,000 dollars from 219,656,000 in 1928 despite poor yields. Higher prices boosted values while weather was unfavorable including wet spring drought and fall frosts. Potatoes yielded 25,740,000 bushels at 1.60 dollars per bushel, below 1928 output but price much higher.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Aged Woman Clara M Myers Found Dead in Hanover Home
Mrs Clara M Myers 80 widow of John M Myers of Hanover was found dead in her bedroom Saturday morning by her sister Miss Katharine Brenner. Ill two weeks with heart trouble. Died of heart disease and infirmities of old age. Survived by daughters Mrs Mary Gotwalt and Mrs George Hartman and two sisters. Burial at St Josephs Church Hanover.
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Hanover
Miss Katherine Brenner
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Miss Brenner
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Anthony and
Katherine
Garber) Brenner
Berwick Township
8. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mary Gotwalt
George Hartman
Creamery Fined for Polluting Big Conewago Tributary
Representatives of a Western Maryland creamery paid a $100 fine in Gettysburg for polluting a tributary of the Big Conewago creek at Fairfield. The charge cites ammonia discharge killing fish. J M Kauffman named as superintendent. State fish warden George H. James filed the sworn information.
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Western Maryland Creamery Company
Baltimore
Justice Shearer
Gettysburg
Fairfield
J. M. Kauffman
George H. James
Creamery Company
Conewago
Robbery Targets York District Attorney Elect Home
The home of York County District Attorney elect Ralph F. Fisher was robbed on Friday evening. The entire second floor was ransacked and Christmas gifts bought by the Fishers for friends were stolen. The couple were away from the house for about 45 minutes.
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York County
Ralph F. Fisher
York
Fisher
Proclamation for Adams Fulton Court Sessions January 1829
Proclamation to coroner and constables of Adams Fulton county to appear with records and examinations before the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions at Gettysburg on the fourth Monday of January the 27th day at 10 30 a m. Signed by Sheriff G D Morrison dated December 20 1829.
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Courts of Common Pleas
51St Judicial
Adams and
Fulton
Qoyer
General Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Charles W. Johnson
W. H. Stock
Adams
Gettysburg
York bids for star route may alter Hanover service
Four bids for a York to East Berlin star route via Thomasville Abbottstown were sent to Washington after York post office officials forwarded them. The plan to discontinue Hanover Abbottstown East Berlin service prompted a Hanover conference with Congressman Menges. Harrisburg officials reportedly may reject all bids, with a one way York to East Berlin morning route proposed as an alternative.
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York Post Office
Thomasville
Abbottstown
East Berlin
Washington
Brooks
Hanover
Franklin Menges
J. D. Hardy
Harrisburg
Evster 25th Wedding Anniversary Observed at Brushtown Home
The twenty fifth wedding anniversary celebration of Mr and Mrs Paul Evster was held at their home near Brushtown Friday evening. McSherrystown council of the Knights of Columbus conferred the first degree on a class of candidates in St Marys hall. The sun entered Capricornus about 1 am December 22 and officially opened the winter of 1929 30.
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Paul Evster
Brushtown
McSherrystown
Woman Refuses To Prosecute Husband In Domestic Incident
Mrs. Léroy Gochenaur of Bendersville withdrew charges against her husband after he was arrested on assault and battery. Police described a wrecked home and the couple’s three children. Gochenaur, 23, paid costs. bail set at $300 prior to withdrawal due to his mother's illness.
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Léroy Goéhenaur
Bendersville
Hobbs
Hughes
Gettysburg
Gochenaur
S. B. Gochnaur
Joseph Gochenaur
Biglerville
Gochenaurs
Hampstead Edges Littlestown In Varied Basketball Scores
Hampstead defeated Littlestown 38 to 5 in boys action at Littlestown while Hampstead girls routed Littlestown 42 to 14. The matchups showcased strong offense for the Hampstead squads and a lopsided win for the girls.
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Hampstead
Maryland
Littlestown High School
H. Girls
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