Pageant and Mass Celebrate Conewago Shrine's 150th Milestone
A vast crowd gathered on a sunlit day for a pontifical mass on an 85 by 64 foot rostrum at Conewago Chapel. Monsignor Guilday preached after reading a Vatican message from Cardinal Pacelli and a greeting from the papal delegate.
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Chapel Hill
Monsignor Guilday
J. Preston Smith
MecSherrystown
Vatican
Conewago Chapel
E. Cardinal Pacelli
Leech
E. Carol Pacelli
Papel
Chiongani
United States
Washington
Church of Sacred Heart
North America
Conewago
Bridge inspection underway by Adams county officials
Adams county commissioners and their clerk W. G. Horner began Wednesday the annual inspection of all county bridges. The task, which usually takes four or five days, is normally completed in early summer.
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Adams County
W. G. Horner
Governor approves funds for Gettysburg anniversary and tourism
Governor Earle approves two appropriations totaling 75 000 dollars for the 75th anniversary observance of the Gettysburg battle in 1938 and 500 000 dollars to advertise Pennsylvania to attract tourists.
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Earle
Pennsylvania
Missing Link Tales From Atlas Mountains Discovery
Reports of unusual half human creatures found in the Atlas Mountains near the Sahara surface in the June 6 issue of the American Weekly. The Baltimore Sunday American publication features this and other curious stories from far lands.
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Atlas Mountains
Sahara
Big
Baltimore Sunday American
Sheriff’s Sale of 83-Acre Adams County Farm
In pursuance of a writ of fieri facias the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County will publicly sell Saturday June 12 1937 at 10 am at the Gettysburg Court House the 83 acre Cumberland Township land bounded by O C Rice J B Walton Public Highway B E Benner Jessie Scott and others seized as the property of Amelia Butt and John P Butt. Ten percent of sale price due at once.
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Adams County
Court House
Gettysburg
Cumberland
County of
Adams
State of
Pennsylvania
O. C. Rice
J. B. Walton
Public Highway
B. E. Benner
Jessie Scott
Amelia Butt
John P. Butt
B. W. Spence
Huntington Township
Adaims County
Gelvin
Henry A. Meals
Oxford Road
Mervin Beltman
Brough Farm
Hunterstown Road
Abraham Meals
Park Gardner
Idaville Road
Stone
Brandon
Norval Foulk
William Day
Frank Hewitt
Brandon Farm
Huntington Farms, Inc
Rev Richard E Shaffer Installed At East Berlin Church
The ordination and installation of Rev Richard E Shaffer as pastor of East Berlin Reformed Church will be held Sunday afternoon June 13 at 2 30 o clock in Zwingli church East Berlin The service committee includes Rev H E Sheely Rev M J Roth and Rev Paul Yoder The charge to the pastor will be delivered by Rev J K McKee with Doctor Yoder giving the congregational charge The event marks Shaffer long time membership at Zion Reformed York
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New Oxford
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Hanover
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Jefferson
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Yoder
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East Berlin
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Dewey
Rock Chapel
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Myrle Kopp
William Albright
Chestnut Hill School House
Roy Fagan
York Springs
Kenneth D. James
Jennie Starry
Five Points
Harry Weigle
Noel
Philadelphia
Mark Knouse
Carlisle
Donald Meckley
State College
J. C. Brame
Earl Pifer
Chalmers
John and
Bobbie
Dillsburg
R. D
J. S. Brown
C. Y. Brown and
C. Y. Brown, Jr
Harrisburg
CCC Engineer Hurt in Fall at Washington Sewer Plant Site
J Chester Bell, formerly of Stra ba township now in Baltimore and a sanitary engineer for the CCC Third Corps area, is hospitalized at Emergency hospital Washington DC with serious injuries from a four foot fall while inspecting a new sewage disposal plant at a CCC camp near Washington. He struck the braces on the forms with his right side. internal injuries undetermined.
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Straba
Baltimore
Third Corps
CCC
Emergency Hospital
Washington
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Bell
Car Overturns on Biglerville Road Injuries None
A. R. Orner of Gettysburg R F 3 escaped injury when his car overturned after a collision with Wilmer R. Lady of Biglerville on the Biglerville Heidlersburg road at 6 am. Damages were about 250 for Orner and 5 for Ladys car. police reported no charges.
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A. R. Orner
Gettysburg
Biglerville-Heidlersburg
Orner
Heidlersburg
Wilmer R. Lady
Biglerville
Lady
J. P. Monaghan
Wests announce birth of son at Annie M. Warner
Mr and Mrs Robert West announce the birth of a son at Annie M Warner hospital this morning.
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Robert West
Gettysburg R. D
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Firemen Carnival Lights Up Heidlersburg Schedule
Community notes report residents moving between Gettysburg and nearby towns, visits among families, birthdays and open air events. The piece closes with a Firemen's Carnival set for June 17 to 19 and other local social updates.
Restored and Revoked Driver Licenses Report
The state motor patrol announced license actions including John E. Slaybaugh of New Oxford regaining driving privileges after suspension. E A Jacoby of York had license revoked for intoxication and Mrs C G Nesbit of Wellsville had revoked license restored. Burnell A Feeser of Hanover remains under suspension for reckless driving.
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New Oxford
R. 1
State Highway Motor Patrol
E. A. Jacoby
York
C. G. Nesbit
Wellsville
Revenue Department
Burnell A. Feeser
Hanover
Huntington Farms Inc. Lands Sale in Adair County 1937
Sheriff to sell the Gelvin and Meals Farm tracts in Huntington Township. The property comprises three parcels totaling about 221 acres with multiple outbuildings including a two story frame house, barns, silos, and tenant housing. The sale is set for May 12, 1937.
Local man charged with 70 mph speed on Gettysburg road
Travis Arnold of Biglerville appeared before Justice P A T Bower in Butler township after being charged with speeding at 70 miles per hour on the Gettysburg Biglerville road early Sunday morning.
Farm Transfer Records 180 Acre Spicer Property
Property transfers recorded Tuesday list J C Spicer and wife selling to Paul Spicer a 180 acre farm in Tyrone township. The sale covers the same 180 acre tract in Tyrone township.
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Office of the Register and Recorder
J. C. Spicer
Paul Spicer
Tyrone
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