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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
3
A court order directs confiscation and destruction of a teletype machine seized in February from David Weller’s bookmaking operation behind the Hotel Gettysburg. $12.50 cash seized will go to the county treasurer. machine to be destroyed within 15 days under Sheriff Spence.
May brought 15 marriage license applications at Clerk of the Courts Roy D. Renner’s office, the highest May total this year, though still below May 1935. The three day license law, effective last October, requires a three day gap between filing and issuance. A Woodstock Virginia couple filed but did not return for the license, leaving no mailing address.
A delegation from the Adams county crippled children board visited the state hospital at Elizabethtown on Monday afternoon. Attending wereDr S W Frost Dr W E Tilberg Mrs Gilbert Reen Mrs John B Rice of Gettysburg Clarence Wills of Greenstone C P Keefer New Oxford Miss Sylvia Johnson York Springs and Mrs Elizabeth Schiebel Hanover. The group was joined by Miss Margaret McMillan Dr and Mrs R B Saby Mrs S W Frost Mrs W E Tilberg and Mrs C P Keefer.
Edward Jacobs of Abbottstown reported to state police at Gettysburg that 20 chickens worth one dollar each were stolen from his property last Wednesday.
Adams county treasurer William I Shields announced 48 beer licenses issued today to 48 retailers and five clubs in Adams county. Four applications remain pending bonds or county intake. Licenses include postings for Gettysburg and New Oxford area establishments with fees allocated to boroughs and townships.
At the Adams county Red Cross executive committee meeting plans were laid for the public event in the courthouse at 7 45 Thursday evening June 11. Walter Davidson will speak on flood relief work and 66 certificates will be awarded for first aid and life saving training.
Jay W Bringman announces three playgrounds in Gettysburg and three in McSherrystown for summer use by children aged six to fourteen. Recreation instructors under Arthur M Gordon supervise daily programs after 1 pm on weekdays, excluding weekends, with staff including Paul Martin Miss Byrle MacPherson and an additional hire. Professor Pius L Staub oversees McSherrystown sites with two National Youth Administration aides assisting.
Henry Reph, 27, of New York City, pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace John C. Shearer in Gettysburg to a serious charge tied to the May 21 attack on a six year old girl. Reph was returned to the county jail for court after being taken into custody Saturday morning by Officer George E. Aughinbaugh following the incident.
The suspect was described as the alleged assailant and reportedly confessed to the crime on Saturday evening. The charge was laid on Monday.
Miss Ethel Stock of Gettysburg an operator in the county seat telephone exchange was admitted to Annie M Warner hospital Sunday in critical condition. She was taken suddenly ill at her home that day.
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