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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference medical prescriptions and services, mentioning doctors and business terms in disjointed form with no clear event, date, or place. Limited readable names and context prevent precise summary without additional text.
Adams County Democrats held a 280 strong Victory dinner at the Blue Parrot tea room Gettysburg to applaud Roosevelt’s first inauguration and the New Deal on its fourth anniversary. Guests dined at $2.50 a plate with speakers including Senator John S. Rice and Congressman Harry L. Haines, then heard Roosevelt’s radio address from Washington DC. Signatures from all diners were sent to the President through the state committee.
Public sale announced for March 27 1937 to auction a full farm outfit and eight room house contents in Latimore Township Adams County Pa. Items include Oliver Hart Par tractor Geiser threshing machine belting grain sacks and farm tools plus two row potato duster and 200 White Leghorn hens Household goods listed from three bedroom suites to appliances and cookware with sale start at 12 30 PM Terms under 10 cash over 10 six month note with 2 discount. Auction conducted by Jesse A Trostle Paul Miller auditor.
The Campbell shoe company plant in Littlestown was sold in federal court in Baltimore to DeC Donovan of Boston for $170,000. The sale ends numerous bankruptcy hearings as the plant, opened in 1933 and once employing 890 workers, remains closed since December 1936.
Report indicates the facility will begin operations once the plant is prepared, with plans for the future still in progress.
Dr and Mrs C Donley announce the birth of a daughter Saturday in Pottsville.
John W. Dahl 47 of Dillsburg faces a charge of failing to yield after a Sunday evening crash at a Heidlersburg road intersection. Glenn Phillips 26 of York Springs was injured with a fractured left collarbone. Both vehicles damaged. Phillips treated at Annie M. Warner Hospital.
Fifteen relief applications were received from Adams county in the week ending February 27. The state emergency relief board reported 986 persons on relief rolls with direct relief expenditures of 1 667.10. Twenty three cases opened and eight closed. most openings due to loss of private employment or works program work. Total Pennsylvania direct relief rolls rose to 162 470 cases, 500 628 people, the smallest weekly increase since December.
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