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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1940

Page

4

Met. Edison ordered to cut light rates in Pennsylvania

The Public Utility Commission ordered Metropolitan Edison to reduce annual rates by 1,002,840 dollars with effects starting after January 1. Rates for residential, commercial, power, municipal, and street lighting will be lowered. Metropolitan Edison serves 125,000 customers across fourteen counties and operates from Reading. The commission required new schedules within ten days and noted nearby Pennsylvania Power and Light plans a 1,281,000 dollar reduction starting March 1. Navy department also awarded C H Musselman a 24,745 dollar contract for canned applesauce.

Harrisburg Dec Public Utility Commission Metropolitan Exitson Company Associated Gas and Electric System Reading Adams Berks Bucks Chester Cumberland Dauphin Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Monroe Montgomery Northampton Pike York P.U.C Pennsylvania Power and Light Company

Adams County Schools Get Vocational Aid Totaling 8487

Auditor General Warren R Roberts approved 1 405 266 57 in aid to 65 counties for last school year s regular vocational education courses. Adams County receives 8 487 with 1 082 561 07 state and federal funds for full part time and evening vocational programs in agriculture home economics trade and industry and distributive occupations. District allocations include Arendtsville 3 901 Biglerville 1 025 Fast Berlin 625 Gettysburg 1 500.

Adams County Arendtsville Fast Berlin Gettysburg

We Repair High Top Boots and Heavy Shoes

Chas Berkheimer offers repairs at the corner of York and Walnut in Hanover PA. He advertises specialty in high top boots and heavy shoes with reasonable prices and prompt service.

Chas. Berkheimer Cor. Bldg York and Walnut Sta Hanover

New Oxford and Littlestown payment totals by county

Fragmented figures show payments from New Oxford and Littlestown area totaling 8,487 with allocations to Cumberland 11,991.80 Dauphin 24,657.21 York 21,621.49 and other entries including Fulton 3,966.44 Pranklity costs 8,127.60.

New Oxford Littlestown Cumberland Dauphin Fulton York

Divorce Decree Recommended in Pax ton Thomas Case

A divorcee decree is recommended to Adams county court in the Mary Louella Pax ton Thomas versus Samuel Joseph Thomas case. The matter involves Mt. Joy township and Liberty Street, with the report filed in the Prothonotary office of Lee M. Hartman.

Adams County Mary Louella (Paxton) Thomas Mt. Joy Township Samuel Joseph Thomas Liberty Street Lee M. Hartman

Court Master Rules on Desertion Charge

The master at the courthouse found that a charge of desertion was sustained, though another allegation of indignities to the person was not established, in the case overseen by J Francis Yake Esq.

J. Francis Yake, Esq

Auto recovered after theft from parsonage garage

A car owned by the Rev. Dr. Harry H. Beidleman of 55 Frederick Street, stolen from the parsonage garage Saturday night, was found abandoned in a roadside ditch between Irish town and New Oxford near the Ed area.

Harry H. Beidleman Frederick Street Irishtown New Oxford

Car Recovered by State Police at Gettysburg Sub-station

The machine was returned to its owner Sunday evening. The car was found by Private Evanko at the Gettysburg sub-station of the State Motor police with slight damage to the vehicle.

Evanko Gettysburg The State Motor Police

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