Hanover News Roundup May Deaths and Local Affairs
Ten people died in Hanover during May. Reports cover local incidents including injuries in Hanover, school awards, church matters, graduations, and town governance developments. Entries mention Abbystown and Littlestown events, a new airfield plan, farm updates, and civic league changes.
Local notices from Gettysburg region 1928
A compilation of community items across Hanover Littlestown Gettysburg and surrounding towns. Movements births marriages estate letters testamentary captains and police reports mix with school events church notices and memorial day activities.
Deaths continued from page one in Abbottstown area
Death notices record Walter Stine and family from Thomasville buried after lockjaw at York hospital with private graveside service led by Rev. Paul Gladfelter. Also reported are the deaths of Rachel Perry in Union Bridge at age 12, widow Margaret Matteson in Easton with daughter J Edward Hostetter, and Ida Bott of York, age 84, who died of a heart attack leaving four children and several siblings in York, Abbottstown, Hampton, East Berlin, and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
R. G Davis
White Church
Abbottstown
Bittingers
Samuel D. Langletz
Betty Plank
Gettysburg
Goucher College
Baltimore
A. B. Plank
Gladys Dehoe
Teachers’ State College
West Chester
Littlestown
Albert Dehoff
Robert
Edward Musselman
Shue
Lancaster
Jesse L. Shutt
Philadelphia
H. B. Shutt
Braver Ice Cream Company
A. J. Spear Dairy Company, Inc
Houston
Texas
George E. Hoffman
I. Edgar Hoffman
Gardners
Beckley
Majestic Theatre
Harrisburg
Hoffman
Biglerville High School
Beckley College
A. Isabel R R Oss
James R. Ross
Colorado State Teachers’ College
Greenly
Miss Ross
West
St. Paul’s Lutheran Congregation
McSherrystown
Wilbert L. Robert
Edgar R. Leister
Dennis
Hanover Association For
Charles B. Reuzer
Hanover Engineering Company
Hanover Hospital
Maryland Hospital
American Legion
D. TF. Forney
Manor Avenue
Eastern Flying Corporation
Bonneauville
Leo F. Stock
Catholic University
Washington
Mt. ‘St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Sara Stock
Doctor Stock
Carnegie Historical Association
Mt. St. Mary’s
Andrew B. Weikert
Weikert
John W. Hartman
Civil Service Commission
Hartman
Adams County
Rade
New Oxford
William Wertz
Claude Reed
Niagara Falls
Pen Mar Park
Western Maryland Railroad
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
York
J. B. Baker
Kuhn
Shaffer
Hanover Saving Fund Society
Paul Winebrenner
Emmanuel
Trinity
Grace Reforme
Trinity Reformed Church
Iemmanuel Reformed Church
Thos. B. Little
Turtle Creek
Sams Creek
Carroll County
Tolly Conoway
Conaway
A. R. Wentz
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Littlestown High School
Methodist Hell
Vivian Brumgard
Kathryn Flickinger
Ray LeGore
Marcella Stavely
Paul Althoff
Harry Badders
Lewis Bair
Oneida Collins
Robert Harner
Bay
Mary Davis
Richard
Rose
Marlin
Naomi Brehm
Lauther Rickrode
Albert Weikert
Robert Myers
Round Hill
Theodore
Carl Leese
Maurice Zinn
Parkville
Lewis Leinart
Chas. Harmony
Maggie
Hilda Leinart
Henry Keeney
Emanuel Shaffer
Black Rock
Harry II
Miller
Chas. Weigle
Heinard
Walter
D. C
Henry Heinard
Chas Hartzell
Daniel
Alverta Myers
Mary Bosserman
Victory
Lloyd Keckler
Jacob Kemper
Heidlersburg
Morris Kemper
Carrie Dicks
Edgar King
John Dicks
Peents
Amos Sauble
Melrose
Kermit Crist
John
C. W. Hamm
Mary Crist
Chas
Leese
Chas. Wilkerson
Harry Myers
Joseph Stickley
Virginia
Annie March
Roy Kraber
Lansdowne
Lutheran S. S
W. E. Thomas
Church Lawn
Walter Stine
Thomasville
Lockjaw
York Hospital
Paul Gladfelter
Rachel
Peter Perry
Union Bridge
Harry L. Perry
Margaret L. Matteson
Charles Matteson
Easton
J. Edward Hostetter
Ida M. Bott
Jacob VI Bott
Bott
Margaret Bott
Nevin Harbold
Harry Albert
Hampton
Charles Albert
Charles Diller
Berlin
George Albert
Thomas Ehrhartt
George Tschop
William Senft
Abbottstown Local Notices and Social Chores Update
Abbottstown residents engage in property work and family events. G M Freed plans cement walks around his Abbottstown property while Nathan Smith buys Altland property now housing William Laughman. Edith Kellenberger repaints, Myrtle Hoke improves, Miss Helen Baker returns home from teaching. Paradise township boards pay 771.75 tuition to Abbottstown schools. Nathan Smith heads to Florida after selling household effects. Clyde Miller family travels to Renova to visit Mrs. Long. Franks Spangler welcome a son James. Grace Hemletr honored at birthday party. G V Miller finishes sawing Roth timber and buys more land. Altland buys woodland from Feeser. Mrs T C Miller repainting Abbottstown square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Freed
Abbottstown
Nathan Smith
Charles Altland
William Laughman
Earl Haverstick
Jonas Burgard
Edward Kellenberger
Myrtle Hoke
Gloria
William Altland
Helen Baker
Hanover
Paradise Township
Florida
Smith
Tampa
Clyde Miller
Renova
Thdhy
George Feeser
Berwick Township
T. C. Miller
Bert Altland
Thomasville
In Memoriam Mrs Geo Haverstock Tribute Note
Remembrance lines mark the one year since Mrs Geo Haverstock died June 2 1927. Daughters Mrs W Ralph Miller and Etta Deardorff express sorrow, note her freedom from sickness, and vow to meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Haverstock
W. Ralph Miller
Etta Deardorff
In memory of Emma A. J. Wyers one year remembered
A memorial notice from Velma Verna and Marcella Fair, grandchildren, recalls Emma A. J. Wyers who died June 6, 1927. It speaks of sorrow, gratitude, and a graveyard tribute, with a family note on farewell and enduring love. The Littlestown Canning Company reports tomato plant output this season between 400000 and 600000, price ten cents per bucket, unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma A. J. Wyers
Grandma
Velma
Verna
Marcella Fair
Littlestown Canning Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hery
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Clarence P. Smith
Bernadette
C. C. Collins
Irma
D. J. Forney
Cashtown
Frances Mitchell
Bluefield
W. Va
Jean Melhorn
Squire Clyde Shultz
Shillington High School
Charles J. Hemmig
Altland House
Helen Lower
Shippensburg State Teachers’ College
E. G. Lower
Table Rock
Edith Strasbaugh
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Strausbaugh
Eugene D. Richwine
Ross Richwine
Gardners R. D
Warner Hospital
Earl Rudisill
Woolworth
Carlisle
Vineland
N. J
York Springs
Orpheus Diller
E M. Wolf
Latimore Township
Mae ‘Biddle
Emma Biddle
Wettysburg
Glenn S. Everett
Miss Biddle
Atlantic City
Huntington Township
The
J. J. Schmidt
D. Guy Hollinger
L. H
Abbottstown School Board
John Leese
Hokes Station
York County
Pennsylvania College
George Haines
Perkiomen Seminary
Pennsburg
Biglerville National
Bendersville National
National Bank of Arendtsville
First National Bank of Fairfield
Albert Manning
Aspers Rl
State Pflice
Enehampton
Rer Rey Wtre & Allen Barnes
McKnightstown
George J. Lansberry
Somerset
Joseph
Wilson Bill
John F. Martin
Oscar R. Bowman
Ora G. Bollinger
Burgess Slagle
J. Claude Myers
Colonial Inn
McPherson
Leroy Wintrode
William F. Wintrode
Ruth E. Wible
George Wible
C. R. Wolf
Bloomburg
Gettysburg College
Wible
J. McCrea Dickson
Jéanne Miller
Public Service Commission
Gettysburg Water Company
Ropos LeGore
Viola Lemmon
Laura Mateh
Catherine Mehring
Theda Mot
Hal Dobelie
Grace Richter
Hanover R
H. A. Markle
Wm. Powers
Breubenville
Ohio
John Bucher
Rendersville
Jessie Hinkle
Bernard Stinfield
Mechanicsburg
J. P. Myers
Howard Treiber
Arline
Hershey Park
Robert Swab
Florence
Henry
H. D. Leh
Marylla
Annie Slothover
Mae Thomas
Teachers College
Shippensburg
Albert Myers
Ranover
Russel
Pleasant Hill
Emma
Lutheran
Andrew A. Keffer
Conewago
J. A. Hykes
Helen Spotz
Thomas Monk
Daniel Harbold
Dover
N. B. Harbold
William Zepp
Do. I. Brown
United Power and Light Corporation
Abilene
Kansas
Paul
H. B. Dicks
Ira Masemer
Mervin
J. R. Hartman
Emma Wehler
East Berlin
Boutson
Albert Thomas, Jr
Chevrolet
Arendtsville
Frank Bowman
Reformed Ladies’ Aid Society
Robert H. Myers
George S. Zeigler
Marietta
Myers
Francis Hamilton
Dillsburg
Preston Myers
Charles Markle
Luther Rickrode
Kathryne G. Hill
Homer S. Hill
Ithaca
N. Y
Institution of Public School Music
Miss Hill
Womens Self Government Association
McKeesport
Steed Ata Te
Uuipo Igs
Luray
Luray Caverns
Western Maryland
Borg
Ben Zern
Quaker City Cleaners & Dyers
Jas. P. Hoffman
York ST
Golden Gate
New Oxford’s
Gordon Brand
F. Treger
Prop
New
Oxford
J. EK. Bemiller
York ST. Hanover, PA
Msherrestow SN
C. & M.’Restaurant
Newark
Littlestown, Penna
Bell Phone
IOCO
Griest
Firestone
United States
Michelin
Paul P. Lerew
Ford
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