Forty four school directors attend Harrisburg convention
Forty four directors from 22 districts in Adams county join the State School Directors' convention in Harrisburg. Straban township is fully represented. County officials and many local supervisors attended, listing names from Adams and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Harrisburg
Straban ‘Township
Ira Y. Baker
Marshy C. Little
Lloyd C. Keefauver
Gettysburg
Paul B. King
Littlestown
Leslie V. Stock
Biglerville
J. Faber Wildasin
O. G. Griffin
Abbottstown
Pius 8. Orner
Paul M. Hartman
Arendtsville
Harry C. Brinton
John W. Lucabaugh
Berwick Township
Willis H. Lady
J. H. Seasley
Huntington
Eston
White
Liberty Township
Henry 8. Stover
J. R. Biden
Richard M. Phreaner
Charles
M A. Shildt
Charles W. Rinehart
Oxford Township
John H. Albert
Reading Township
Harman H. Beamer
L. Guy Sterner
Edgar Weather
William O. Wolf
Earl Guise
Straban
Zeal R. Peters
Tyrone
Levi C. Zepp
H. A. Stonesifer
Paul C. Worley
Union
Strike motion in $10,000 damage action in Adams County
A motion to strike the plaintiff Grover C. Stover’s statement of claim was filed Friday in Adams County prothonotary. The case against B. E. Stoner stems from an October 7, 1937 accident on the Lincoln highway near Stover’s home that left him with broken legs and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Grover C. Stover
Gettysburg
B. E. Stoner
Semasters
Richard 4. Brown
J. Donald Swope
Stover
Lincoln Highway
Here
Stoner
Wheat theft report near Huntington Township under investigation
The state motor police were alerted to the loss of between eight and ten bushels of wheat from Wilbur Chronister's property in Huntington township on January 20. Officer Joseph F. Bushey is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Chronister
Huntington ‘Township
Oficer
Joseph F. Bushey
Stolen tea chickens plague Brush town hennery
Milton Neiderer of Brush county reports tea chickens were stolen from his hennery last week per Crabbs Detective agency in Hanover. Neiderer says his roasts have been robbed several times previously, indicating a continuing theft issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Neiderer
Brushtown
Crabbs
Hanover
Neiderer
Executor's notice in estate of Alice Bievenour
Letters testamentary granted by Adams County Register of Wills to William Bievenour ext. 822 Prospect St York Pa. All claims against the decedent must be made known and all debts paid promptly to William Bievenour. Attorney is Wm A Allen 25 8 Central Nat Bank Bldg York Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bievenour
Abbottstown
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
William Bievenour
Prospect St
York, Penna
County Home Receives Lighting Upgrades On Orders
Commissioners ordered new lighting at fire escape exits in county home buildings and another light in a winding stairway per state labor and welfare department recommendations. The home largely meets the state code for 87 poor houses, a code sent to the State Association of County Commissioners for a conference. One person has been admitted to the county institution since January first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Labor and Industry
State Department of Welfare
State Association of County Commissioners
Seven Stickerless Cars Stopped by State Police
Gettysburg substation arrests over the weekend include seven drivers charged with lacking the new inspection stickers since enforcement began February 1. One motorist faced a charge for failing to yield to traffic on a main highway. Multiple individuals from Hanover, Gettysburg, and surrounding areas were brought before local justices of the peace on sticker and stop sign and yield-right-of-way charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Charles L. Lentz
Broadway
Hanover
Roy L. Keasler
East Middle Street
Justice of the Peace
Leo A. Storm
Bonneauville
Cedric W. Tilberg
Justice of the the Peace
Cumberland Township
Samuel Dayhoff
York
Olynda Lampert
G. Gale Dixon
Harrisburg
Holly Springs
Henry J. Hoffacker
York Street
Straban Township
Justice Brown
Hunterstown
Floyd Johnson
West Philadelphia
William D. Brown
Schriver’s
Paul L. Dick
Carlisle R. G
York Springs
F. E. Coulson
McSherrystown Property Title Transfer Report
Deeds placed on file at the register and recorder show transfer of title to jet along German street in McSherrystown. Half-interest goes to the Weavers from Mary E. Johnson of Baltimore and the other half from J Donald Swope executor of the will of George L Rice late of McSherrystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of the Register and Recorder
Jet
German Street
McSherrystown
Weavers
Mary E. Johnson
Baltimore
J. Donald Swope
George L. Rice
Dangerous Substitute Worth More Than Small Profit
A warning notes that selling a substitute priced at 666 for a few cents profit is dangerous for business. It urges valuing customers as assets since losing them harms the enterprise more than minor gains from substitutes.
Gettysburg Motor Club to Report County Traffic Hazards
The Gettysburg Motor Club’s Good Roads and Signs Committee launches a hazard reporting drive for Adams County roads. Frederic E. Griest mails letters to 57 committee members urging them to identify dangerous intersections and hills for improved motorist warning signs on both county and state routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg Motor Club
Adams County
Good Roads and Signs Committee
The
Motor Club
Frederic E. Griest
Flora Dale
Local Politicians Named Across Several Towns
Bright and John GC Wible lead in Littlestown and McKnightstown with list of candidates including Joseph I. Bowers R L Crouse Richard A. Little Samuel C. Mann and Walter D. Shoemaker McSherrystown candidate Joseph Simnith Clarence D. Deardorff noted in McSherrystown and McSherrystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlestown
Joseph I. Bowers
R L. Crouse
Richard A. Little
Samuel C. Mann
Walter D. Shoemaker
McKnightstown
Clarence D. Deardorff
McSherrystown
Joseph Simnith
Miss Mary E. Martin 75 Dies After Car Collision
Miss Mary Elizabeth Martin of Gettysburg dies at Warner hospital at 11 10 AM Sunday from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Harold C. Sheads. She leaves three sisters and a brother and will have a high requiem mass at St Francis Xavier Church. An inquest by Adams county coroner Dr. Edgar A. Miller will be held soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Martin
Gettysburg
Warner Hospital
Miss Martin
Harold C. Sheads
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Jerome and
Sophia
Rollman) Martin
G. W. Weaver and Son
Leander
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
The
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rose Mayer
York
Gertrude Ramer
Harrisburg
Laura Althoff
H. B. Bender and Son Funeral
Mark E. Stock
Catholic Cemetery
Edgar A. Miller
Adams County
Abandoned Car Accident Leads to Failing to Stop
Charges against Earl Weaver for failing to stop at the scene of a White Hall collision and for parking without lights on his car were to be filed. The accident on the Bonneauville Littlestown road caused minor damage and no injuries as Maurice L. Baughman pursued a fleeing vehicle to Bonneauville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Weaver
Littlestown R. 2
White Hall
Bonneauville
Littlestown
Maurice L. Baughman
Baughman
J. G. Warren
J. P. Monaghan
State Motor Police
Weaver
Gettysburg
Justice of the Peace
Leo A. Storm
Auto Runs Off Road Into Bank Near Guldens Station
A car driven by Philip H. Case of Waynesboro ran off the Lincoln highway about a mile east of Guldens station while attempting to pass a westbound Greyhound bus Sunday at 2 30. Bus driver Mitchell H. Potter of Philadelphia avoided a collision with a pedestrian. Case’s car sustained slight damage. no state police investigation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Highway
Guldens Station
Philip H. Case
Waynesboro
Greyhound
Mitchell H. Potter
Philadelphia
Case
Patrol proceeds replace motorcycle with new white Plymouth at Gettysburg
State motor police replace a motorcycle at Gettysburg substation with a second white Plymouth coach from Harrisburg for traffic division use. The first ghost car arrived earlier this year, and the Gettysburg substation now has two white Plymouths a black Terraplane coupe and one motorcycle. The criminal investigation officer at Gettysburg uses a sedan for official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Criminal Investigation Officer
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C. F. Bless
Gitt
Penney Co
Center Square
Oe Bros
York, PA
MT. Rock Inn
Centennial, PA
Nanover
M. C
Wolf
H. E. Heckenluber
Aspers
Donald Garretson
Bendersville
Arnold Orner
G. W. Koser
C. H. Musselman
Cashtown
H. W. Deardorff
East Berlin
Jesse Gentzler
Fairfield
J. A. ‘Baker
D. C. Musselman
Gardners
Luther E. ‘Bream
New Oxford
Harold R. Goldberg
W. D. Myers
Orrtanna
I. Z. Musselman
W. F. Yoder
F. Elmer Coulson
E. M. Wolf
John Aberly
Robert Aulthouse
Spencer W. Arnest
George ‘Black
Glenn L. Bream
Ralph B. Butt
James P. Cairns
Henry Cordes
Earle A. Deatrick
E. ‘H. Dougherty
W. E. Eckert
Benton D. Gilbert
E. L. Golden
H. D. Hoover
F. A. ‘Hummelbaugh
A. E. ‘Hutchison
John D. ‘Keith
Esq
Hanover, Pa
Brenner’s
Bright and
John GC. Wible
Martin
Alice R. Martin
James E. Martin
Chas, Mangold
York St
Doan
McCornick-Deering
McCormick-Deering
International Spreader
Idea
Melvin J. Sheffer
Hanover, Penna
Britcher & Bender
Chambersburg Street
Stauffers
Goodrich Batteriess
Oyler Tire Co
Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA
Leubert
A. G. Luebert
P. D
Coatesville
ED. T. Auker
Liniment
BUY Right Stores
Baltimore Street
Svaaie
North George Street
Paen Lane
Aero Oil CO
New Oxford, Penna
Allis-Chalmers
Eres Ewes Sn
Paul P. ‘Lerew
Penna
Roth Ther Ros
Rm Maring
Baltimore St
York Post
Legion
Ralph Dunbar
Wm. Penn High School
Teat Nin
Flinchwadgs
Y. George St
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