In Memoriam Hensel Remembrance From His Wife
In sad remembrance of my dear husband William Hensel who departed this life one year ago February 16 1927. He sleeps free from pain and wishes to be left to sleep on while the wife speaks of his suffering and peace. By his wife Mrs Wm Hensel. Edward L Weikert Jr of Gettysburg a Democrat filed a petition for the legislature from Adams County.
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Ahd
Wm. Hensel
Edward L. Weikert, Jr
Gettysburg
Adams County
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
A vintage advert promotes St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that eases aching joints and stiffness instantly. It claims relief for rheumatic pain, lumbago, neuralgia, backache, and sprains without skin burning, urging readers to buy a trial bottle at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
Coroner's jury verdict in Irishtown murder case
A coroner's jury at Gettysburg concluded that John L. Lawrence Sr was fatally struck with a hatchet or blunt instrument by "Christy" Lawrence in a squalid Irishtown shack last Saturday night. Witnesses described the scene, the victim found on a cot, and the accused facing murder charges with no counsel appointed yet.
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Irishtown
Adams County
John L. Lawrence
Christy
E. A. Miller
Lawrence
Christy” Mathewson
Christy" Lawrence
Diamond Mound
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Caresc
Irishtown- Fedgerove
John N. Lawrence, Jr
William Weaver
Trishtown
Lawrenc
Weaver
C R. Wolff
Gettysburg
Joseph Merrifield
Fee
Christy” Lawren
Ovan “Christy
G. I. Morriseun
Bob
Simeone
Merrifield
Shockey slain after ambush on Beartown trail
Samuel Shockey, a notorious mountaineer nicknamed a bad man, was shot dead with three shotgun wounds two and a half miles north of Beartown. Authorities suspect avowed enemies. his death ends a violent criminal saga that includes a 1924 murder and a prison escape.
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Samuel Shockey
Franklin County
Beartown
Christian
Shockey
Reuben Shockey
Sevial
Byers
Eastern Penitentiary
Potice
Jacob Shocker
Jacob
Samuel
Sshockey
Funeral Held For Murder Victim At Conewago Chapel
Brief services were held at the Lawrence home in Irishtown at 8 30 oclock with further rites at Conewago chapel where the murdered man belonged. Pallbearers included John McKim Edgar McKim Joseph McKim Paul Liversperger Patrick Noel and Raymond Brady nephews of the dead. Father Carl Brady sang the mass and two serving boys were also nephews. The funeral was among the most largely attended at Conewago chapel.
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Conewago Chapel
Lawrence
Irishtown
John McKim
Dgar McKim
Joseph McKim
Paul Liversperger
Patrick Noel
Raymond Brady
Carl Brady
Manhunt Details Shockey Murder Near Beartown
Samuel Shockey, 27, escaped from Eastern Penitentiary four years ago and fled to the mountains near Beartown. His body, found near Salt Lick Road, shows ax blows and shotgun wounds, with a canvas hideout and provisions discovered nearby. Police pursue one or more suspects as coroner’s jury calls it murder.
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Shockey
Philadelphia
Graterford
Beartown
Wade
Christian Shockey
Samuel
Christian
Sam
Waynesboro
Salt Lick Road
Samuel Shockey
Jacob Shockey
Tryon
Elmer Shockey
Ralph Shockey
Hattie Reese
Eastern Penitentiary
S. E. Shull
Chambersburg
Blue Parrot Tea Room Plans Second Story Addition
Plans by proprietor C. T. Zeigler to add a complete second story at Get tysburg over the existing Blue Parrot Tea Room. The unit will rest on steel uprights with girders and include three large private dining rooms that can join as a banquet hall. Russell Moser and Mr. Vernon bought a touring car from Harry G. Myers.
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C. T. Zeigler
Gettysburg
Russel Moser
Vernon
Harry G. Myers
Lumber Sale at Iron Springs PA Offers Pine and Oak Stock
Military lumber for sale in Iron Springs Pennsylvania includes 380,000 feet of pine frame lumber in 2x6 2x8 and 12 to 16 foot lengths. Also 10,000 feet of oak offall boards. Contact David E. Metz for details and availability.
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David E. Metz
Iron Springs, PA
Cleveland Symphony to perform in York’s William Penn High School
The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra will give a concert in York on February 23 under Nic holai Sokoloff for the York Music league at William Penn High School. The program includes works by Wolf Ferrar i Schubert Tchaikowsky Debussy Sibelius and Wagner. A children’s concert is also announced with selections from Mozart Grieg Bizet Wagner and Saint Saëns among others.
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Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
York
William Penn High School
Nicholai Sokoloff
York Music League
Suzanne
Wolf-Ferrari
Schubert
Polacca
Tschaikowsky
Paris
Tannhauser
Wagner
Debussy
Finlandia
Sibelius
Mozart
Clair Diehl Family Moves to Newly Built Home at Menges Mills
Clair Diehl and family left the Betts tenant house to occupy their freshly constructed residence at Menges Mills, marking a new chapter for the household.
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Clair Diehl
Irvin Betts
Menges Mills
Menges Pushes Education Bill For Farmers
Congressman Franklin Menges of York urges house committee to favor his vocational education bill. He says extending agricultural education helps farmers meet problems and reduce reliance on broader measures. He cites pest control teaching as key and seeks extra funding in cooperation with states per the National Vocational Education Commission.
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House Committee On Education
Franklin Menges
York
Menges
National Vocational Education Commission
Los Angeles
Ash Wednesday Lent Begin On Feb 22 This Year
The observance of Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent this year falling on February 22. Churches anticipate 40 days of fasting and reflection leading to Easter.
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