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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1949

Page

29

Ride 3 091 Miles A Day In 65 Buses

Adams county schools rely on 65 buses to cover about 3001 miles daily with transportation costs totaling $144 198 49 annually. 4118 pupils ride buses while 7006 attend schools, and some students appear in multiple contracts due to route changes.

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County seeks bids to reduce court room echoes

Adams county commissioners approved acoustical improvements for the court room to lower reverberation from 0.8 to 0.125 seconds. Bids will be opened January 25 with work to start after January 4 and complete within 45 days. Ceiling paintings will remain. wall treatments may be added. Other actions included painting the asylum interior and property transfers in Abbottstown and York Springs.

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Over-Subscribe Stock Issue In Two Hours

A new 4 percent preferred stock issue of The United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania sold out within two hours after offering. Proceeds from 10 139 shares at 100 par value will fund campus expansion and service upgrades. Since 1946 the company has added over 4 million to its plant, with more than 1.5 million this year.

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