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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
10
Herschell Deardorff, 24, of Waynesboro formerly Gettysburg, died in Waynesboro Hospital at 6 10 Tuesday morning after an operation for a chest wound suffered July 30 1931 at the Marsh Creek hunting camp South Mountain.
Calvin Hubert Bream age 21 of Gettysburg R 4 Fairfield road died after a 15 gallon tank gasoline explosion in a shed at his father’s home. He was burned Monday morning at 8 oclock and died at Corners Hospital at 10 oclock Monday evening.
Francis X. Weaver of McSherrystown dies in the West Side Sanitarium after injuries from the May 21 automobile crash that killed four others. The accident occurred when the Kessler car and Richard Weaver’s car collided head on near Spring Grove, with five dead. Weaver was 68, a former cigar box maker and bank director, survived by multiple children and noted clergy relatives. Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Church McSherrystown with extensive Knights of Columbus attendance and interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery. The coroner’s jury attributed deaths to injuries from the collision. Claude Lauchman of Nashville was not involved.
Let ters Testamentary on the estate of Caroline S. Strausbaugh of Conewago Township Adams County Penn a has been granted to the undersigned. All debtors must pay promptly and all claims must be presented. Executors Serena Strausbaugh and F V Topper, with attorney Raymond F Topper Gettysburg Pa.
The Adams county commissioners approved a 100 dollar annual appropriation for the motor repair unit of the National Guard at Gettysburg and granted access to two desks and a table stored at the courthouse. They also voted Memorial Day grants to groups staging war dead ceremonies.
Application filed with the Public Service Commission seeks a certificate of public convenience for abandoning motor bus service as a common carrier between York and Gettysburg via Hanover. A Harrisburg hearing is set for June 9. Hanover voters face a 25 mill tax and a $3 head tax. Mrs Nellie L Barnhart died suddenly at her York home after a short illness and heart attack despite no recent medical care.
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