05 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
1
Public auction set for June 7 1930 at Gettysburg Court House exposes nine Adams County farms and tracts across Huntington Menallen Tyrone and Carlisle roads. Properties include Woodview Orchard Hill Top Orchard Home Farm Crumm Farm Hoff man Farm and J A Brown Farm with hundreds of acres and multiple dwellings and improvements.
The Very Rev. James A. Huber pastor of St Joseph's Hanover marks his fiftieth anniversary of ordination with a high mass on Tuesday June 10 at 9 o clock. He was ordained June 24 1880 in Philadelphia by Archbishop Wood. He has served St Joseph's for over 26 years, helping the parish grow from about 820 to 1200 and oversee eight imported stained glass windows costing about 150 each.
A 55 foot flagpole at the Adams County home broke in three places as contractor Charles Kappes and inmates watched. The upper section toppled toward Harrisburg road and crashed into Kappes sedan. Kappes and inmates scrambled away as the pole fell. The contractor had been painting from a lower height when the staff joints gave way. The Hemler residence at McSherrystown was repainted by Herbert Warren.
Property of W. S. Adams to be sold by G. D. Morrison Sheriff Gettysburg Pa dated May 3 1930. Ten percent of all sales payable immediately after sale. if not completed with property it will be resold.
In Pursuance of writs of fieri facias the court will expose to public sale on Saturday June 7 1930 at 2 PM at the court house Gettysburg Pa a 42 acre Latimore Township tract with a two and a half story house outbuildings wells and fruit trees. Property owned by Minnie V Boyce and John W Boyce seized by Sheriff G D Morrison Gettysburg May 9 1930.
Pursuant to a writ of fieri facias from Adams County Court of Common Pleas a 115 acre Huntington Township farm in Gettysburg PA is to be sold at public sale on June 14 1930 at 2 PM at the Court House. The property adjoins Edgar Leer Annie Bushey Edw Davis C W Chronister and others includes a two story frame house bank barn wagon shed hog pen milk house chicken house two wells fruit trees and cultivated land. If not sold on June 14 the sale will be rescheduled to May 16 1930.
The state highway department now assumes full maintenance costs for all bridges on state routes, transferring ownership from counties. Counties still own bridges not on state highways. Over 2,100 county bridges became state property last year, with 212 wooden bridges already taken for rebuilding as part of road improvement plans.
Edward Moul a 69 year old York man suffered a hip injury and shock when his sedan hit a iron guard rail at a culvert on Hanover road one mile east of Gettysburg. He was eastbound at high speed after a westbound truck passed. The car zigzagged struck the rail broke a wheel nosed over and was loaded on a truck. Two other occupants escaped with minor injuries.
Facias from Adams County Court of Common Pleas directs public sale on June 21, 1930, in Orrtanna village Hamiltonban Township. One acre tract with a large frame warehouse and store room, plus a fruit packing building. Property of Geo. M. Weller. Sale date set for May 23, 1930.
Jewelry valued over $800 was stolen from two fourth floor Gettysburg apartments, those of Miss Mahel Grenoble and Angelo Camberis, between 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Monday. The burglar entered by forced locks, ransacking Grenoble's dressers and Camberis's suit, leaving few clues. City police noted the thief appeared to know the residents well and left no obvious signs. The incident followed later notes on the Adams County Institute dates and a bankruptcy decree for J. N. Hufnagle of Hanover with assets listed at $100 and debts of $10,563.90.
James K. P. Scott 86 known as Colon el, Civil War veteran and Gettysburg historian, died at Warner hospital soon after Memorial Day events at the National Cemetery. He authored The Story of the Three Days Battles at Gettysburg, published 1927. He and his father served in the Civil War. he was married to Beth Waring of Philadelphia. Full military honors were given at his funeral.
Notice that Letters of Administration have been granted to Jacob R. Berkheimer and Robert C. Berkheimer for the estate of Henry M. Berkheimer of Abbottstown Adams County Pennsylvania. Creditors are asked to present claims and debtors to make payments to the administrators or their attorney J L Williams Esq Gettysburg Pa.
William H. Oerman aged 39 died suddenly Wednesday night in his York room. He ran a poultry and produce business from the same address. George Hamme, an employee, found the body when he went to talk to his employer. County coroner Dr. L L Zech ruled death by heart attack.
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