Nab A and P Robbers After They Kill Pal
Two robbers who held up an A and P store in York last Saturday are in custody in Elizabeth New Jersey on murder charges. A third member is dead. Police recover 13 guns silks pajamas an expensive sedan and other items. Suspects Harold L George 21 of Brooklyn and Bernard Toner 19 of Brooklyn are jailed with the killer identified as George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and P
York
Elizabeth
N. J
Oice
Paterson
Baltimore
Frank
Bunk
Warren
Harold L. George
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bernard Toner
Toner
Public sale of valuable real estate in Adams County
The attorney in fact for heirs of John Mauss will offer at public sale two, Oxford Township parcels on Lincoln Highway near New Oxford. Lot 1 covers about eight acres with a frame house and outbuildings. Lot 2 includes nearly four acres with a small dwelling and farm structures. Sale starts at 1:30 p.m. with terms announced by Jacob C. Mauss, Gettysburg attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mauss
Yate
Oxford Township
Adams County
Penna
New Oxford
Lincoln Highway
Catholic Cemetery
Frazier Estate
W. A. Cashman
J. B. Staub
Franklin Mauss
Jacob C. Mauss
Gettysburg
R. D. G. J. L. Williams
M. L. Slaybaugh
Fisher Opens New Police System In Pennsylvania
Governor Fisher announced a teletype crime news system linking Gettysburg Hanover York and 92 towns statewide. The Bell setup uses 3400 miles of circuits to instantly type and share crime details with police stations across four regional zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Hanover
York
Robert von Moschzisker
State Supreme Court
Lynn G. Adams
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Edward Martin
Republican State Committee
Donald McKelvey
Pennsylvania Police Chief's Association
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Harrisbng
Philadelphia
Wyoming Barracks
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Public Sale Ordered of P. J. Miller Property Adams County
Sheriff G D Morrison lists personal property seized from P J Miller in Straban township for public auction on December 31 1929 at 10 am at the premises in Straban. Items include furniture, tools, farming equipment, livestock, vehicles, crops and household goods totaling extensive inventory.
Commutation of Sentences Asked for Three Men
Application for commutation of the sentences of Clarence Hilty Gettysburg and Eugene Stump will be presented to the state board of pardons in Harrisburg January 15 1930 on grounds of good behavior Attorney S B Neely announced Hilty sentenced February 4 1929 to 15 months in jail and a $100 fine for illegal possession of liquor Stump given one year and a $300 fine for the same charge after pleading guilty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hilty
Gettysburg
Eugene Stump
Littlestown
Adams County
State Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
Neely
Hilty
Traul
Stump
Sheriff Sale Notice of 100 Acre Adams County Farm
In pursuance of a writ of fieri facias from the Adams County Court of Common Pleas the property of David Malcolm and Frances B. Malcolm will be sold at public sale on Saturday January 4 1930 at 2 PM at the Gettysburg Court House Adams County Penna. The tract lies in Butler Township adjacent to Milton Lady Wm Stallsmith G J Brown and others containing 100 acres with a two story frame house ground barn and outbuildings plus running water and some fruit. Ten percent of sale price due immediately after sale. failure to comply risks resale. G D Morrison Sheriff Gettysburg December 6 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael DeRosa
Brooklyn
New York
Gettysburg
Pittsburgh
DeRosa
Tidewater Lines, Inc
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Baltimore
Spring Grove
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Hanover High
Arendtsville High
Charles Dell
Hanover
Richard Wolford
Charles Weinberg
Walter Amusement Company
Daniel Brown
Reading Township
Abilene
Kansas
Washington Central High School
Charles Terry
Terrys
Harvard
D. M. Mosey
Helen Mathers
Adams County
St. Paul
Minnesota
Court of Common Pleas
P. J. Miller
Straban Township
Penna
Court House
Butler Township
Milton Lady
Wm. Stallsmith
G. J. Brown
David Malcolm
Frances B. Malcolm
Liberty Township
Harry Eyler
Grant Gladhill
Ester Gladhill
Fannie Moses
Stuart McClear
G. D. Morrison
Estate to be sold in Liberty Township Adams County Pa
The sale offers a 119 acre farm with a two story stone house bunk barn wagon shed chicken house running water a good spring and fruit trees. Property owned by Stuart McClear and to be sold by Sheriff G D Morrison on November 22 1929 with sheriff sale payable immediately after sale for noncompliance.
ORM es ep ere RE yl
A fragmented OCR item outlines a local notice in terse terms. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, but the fragment hints at an official action or event requiring attention from residents or organizations.
Runaway Youth From New York Is Halted
A fifteen year old New York City boy Francis Roush left home with thirty five cents to travel west for a brighter future than school. He rode ferries and walked long distances from New Jersey to Philadelphia and Hanover before a policeman recognized his exhausted condition and contacted his father Okey Roush, a New York chauffeur, who was en route to return him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Roush
New York City
Francis
Hudson
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Hanover
Walford
Okey Roush
New York
Two Baltimoreans Injured In Harrisburg Road Crash
George Schmidt and Isaac Silber suffered severe cuts and Isa dore Lichovitz was slightly hurt when their light truck left the Harrisburg road north of Gettysburg and struck a telephone pole. The trio were hospitalized after the Friday afternoon crash. Aaron W. Kinneman and George D. Little reported massive hogs weighing 524 and 525 pounds respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron W. Kinneman
Abbottstown
George D. Little
Threshermen Name Officers For Year
Adams county threshermen and farmers protective association elected officers for another year at a Saturday meeting in the court house. E F Strausbaugh was named president Jacob Sharrah vice president A C Keefer secretary and Frank Waybright treasurer Delegates to the Harrisburg state convention January 23 and 24 are Keefer Sharrah Waybright L E Hershey and Dwight Strausbaugh Secretary J A Rose of Harrisburg spoke on compensation and automobile insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Adams County Threshermen's and
Farmers’ Protective Association
Court House
Jacob Sharrah
A. C. Keefer
Frank Waybright
L. E. Hershey
Dwight Strausbaugh
W J. A. Rose
Notice of Annual Meeting of Farmers and Merchants Bank
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting and election of stockholders of Farmers and Merchants Bank of New Oxford Adams County Pennsylvania will be held at its banking house on January 13 1930 at 2 PM and continued until 3 PM for electing a Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year and for other business as may be brought before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Penna
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Executor's Notice for Anthony F Brady Estate
Let ters Testamentary on the estate of Anthony F Brady of Conewago Township Adams County Penna has been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the estate must pay and those with claims must present them. James S Brady Executor 640 Frederick St Hanover Pa or to J L Williams Esq Attorney for the Estate Gettysburg Pa Whispered prayers. Finally he
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony F. Brady
Conewago Township
Adams County
Penna
James S. Brady
Frederick St. Hanover
J. L. Williams
Gettysburg
Register of Wills
Negro Injured In Snow Crash On Lincoln Highway
One man, Richard James, sustained a lacerated head and shoulder injury when a sedan carrying three men skidded on a snow covered Lincoln highway near Gulden's Station and hit a telephone pole. The car from Tennessee to Egg Harbor NJ was badly damaged. James received first aid from Dr. Sheetz in New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Highway
Gulden
Tennessee
Egg Harbor
N. J
Richard James
Sheetz
New Oxford
Dividend Notice From Farmers and Merchants Bank New Oxford
At the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of New Oxford a regular dividend of 5 percent was declared plus an extra 1 percent and a special Christmas dividend of 2 percent. Checks will be mailed to stockholders by January 1, 1930. James W. Barnitz cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
New Oxford
Estate of John E Kepner administration granted
Notice is given that administration of the estate of John E Kepner late of New Oxford Adams County PA has been granted to James W Barnitz administrator. Creditors and debtors are asked to present claims and pay debts promptly. Address: New Oxford PA. Attorneys: Keith and Sheely Gettysburg PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Kepner
New Oxford
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
James W. Barnitz
Keith & Sheely
First National Bank
Gettysburg
Will of Mrs. Mary Gitt Probed in Littlestown Estate
The will of Mrs. Mary Gitt, late of Littlestown, was entered to probate in the office of C. G. Taugh inbaugh. Personal property valued at 6000 dollars and real estate at 8500 dollars. Executors named are Arthur B. Gitt Ray C. Gitt and Emory C. Gitt. J M McLaughlin of Franklin Township paid a 100 dollar fine plus costs for killing a doe in the recent hunting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gitt
Littlestown
C. G. Taughinbaugh
Register and Recorder
Arthur B. Gitt
Ray C Gitt
Emory C. Gitt
J. M. McLaughlin
Franklin Township
Justice of the Peace
Shealer
Fire damages Mitchells restaurant in Gettysburg kitchen blaze
A Sunday morning fire at Mitchells restaurant Gettysburg started when hot grease ignited. Firemen arrived to find the kitchen blaze extinguished but spreading to inner walls. Water and extinguishers saved the rest. pies and foodstuffs destroyed. damage estimated over $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell's
Gettysburg
Estate of John E Hoff Letters Granted in Adams County
In re Estate of John E Hoff late of Mount Pleasant Township Adams County Pennsylvania. Letters testamentary granted to George W Hoff and Augustus I Hoff and J Donald Swope Esq attorney. Creditors urged to pay promptly and claimants to present demands without delay at Hanover Littlestown or Gettysburg addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hoff
Mount Pleasant Township
Adams County
Pennsylvania
George W. Hoff
Hanover
Augustus I. Hoff
Littlestown
J. Donald Swope
Gettysburg
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Nab A.& P
Pal
John H. Duttera
Lincolnway
S. W. Holtry
Bell
Linecolnway
W. New Oxford
H. E. Shellenberger
Bell Phone
Abbottstown, PA
United States
Oslord
Fisher
Sheriff's Sale
Fordson
Sheriff Sheriff's Office
Ie Hwane
Stokes’ Garage
Overland-Willys-Knight Sales and Service
Stromberg
Frank A. Duff
General Motors
A. C
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
C. Y
Leroy Rife
New Oxford, Pa
Threshermen
York Street
Chestnut Street
J. E. Bemiller & Son Proprietors
Howard W. Poor
Market Street
York, PA
Rainagatt
Baltimore Street
Hanover, PA
Jas. W. Barnitz
HOTEL
Altland
Goys Oidad
Carlisle Street
VT Riall
ParziGo
U. W. Myers
Cherry Street
Myerstown
RADIO
Jubve Esau
Asher
Guy A. Staub
Bolton Street
New
Oxford, PA
Hanoy Pressing Works
PA. C. V
Paul M. Sterner
Granite
E. H. Walter
Optometrist
Center Square
Brewers -Ee
S. George ST
Unusual Savings
Christmas Club
People’s Bank of Hanover
Hanover, Penna
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