Old Cemetery Is Rededicated
W Clarence Sheely of Gettysburg spoke at the dedication of Flohr’s enlarged burial ground. The program included Devotionals by ministers Ely Koons and Dysart and music by Edwin Rice. He traced Flohr’s church and cemetery history from its early 1800s origins, noting 1883 record losses and 1822 land additions for expanded grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiohr
Bheely
C. A. Cluck
McKnightstown
Fiehr's Cemetery Association
Sheely
Flohr
Johr
Menno Shimonis
Plohr
History of Joint Church and Cemetery Lands in Flohr's
The record traces 19th and 20th century actions by the McKnightstown Reformed and Flohr's Lutheran congregations regarding church property and cemetery ownership. It details corner stone ceremonies, land deeds from Deardarff and Bhull, and the 1920s-1930s creation of Flohr's Church Cemetery Association with shared burial rights and dual representation.
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Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
Henry Deardarff
Henry W. Deardorff
Robert Bhull
Court of Common Pleas
Adams County
Flohr
iChurch Cemetery Association
New Cemetery Association
New Cemtery Association
Cemetery Association
the Reformed Church
McKnightstown
Flohr's’ Church
New
Flohr’s Church
Pfoutz’s Church Plans Centennial Observance in Highland County
Pfoutz's Church of the Brethren in Highland township near Herefter's mill marks its centennial. History from 1808 to the founding in 1822 and the 1833 church, with 1883 expansion, are noted. Centennial rites begin at 9:30 a.m. with J. I. Hereter, Gettysburg, delivering a history, followed by songs, lessons, and a basket dinner, then an afternoon program of hymns, addresses, and choral works through 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfoutz
Church of the Brethren
Highland Township
Hereter’s Mill
B. F. Lightner
Gettysburg
Lightner
Brethren Faith
J. I. Hereter
R. L. Cocklinn
Mechancsburg
East Berlin
Hershey
H. M. Stover
Waynesboro
John Waybright
Thurmont
Three Hanoverians Graduate From Catawba College
Three Hanover students Miss Evelyn Rahn daughter of Mr and Mrs Clinton D Rahn E Burnell Frock son of Mr and Mrs Edmond A Frock and William Black son of Dr and Mrs H Ross Black were graduates at Catawba College Salisbury North Carolina at the commencement exercises held last week All three received A B degrees and were listed among the graduates
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Hanover
Evelyn Rahn
Clinton D. Rahn
E. Burnell Frock
Edmond A. Frock
William Black
H. Ross Black
Pamane
Catawba College
Salisbury
N.C
Abbottstown News Roundup and Memorial Day Observances
Miss Lille Stambaugh recovered after appendicitis surgery at Warner hospital Gettysburg and went home. A large delivery truck owned by William Ruth caught fire near town but firefighters stopped the blaze with only minor damage. Mrs Emory Alwine and Miss Marguerite Gladfelter improved from illness while Dr. W F Hollinger returned home from York City hospital awaiting further recovery. York Springs beat Abbottstown 9 to 8 in baseball. Paradise Protectory won two league games defeating Midway Wildcats 5 to 4 and Pennville 5 to 3 at Paradise. William Hamme and Jacob Grim repainted Hanover Country Club house. Theophilus Beievenour bedridden. Lewis Moul convalescing. Refuge class of St John’s Lutheran met at the Faber Wildasin home. Peter Smith graduated Gettysburg High. Prof Charles O Garner and family moved to Union Bridge MD. Memorial Day services included parade from Lutheran church to cemeteries with veterans’ graves decorated and program at church. Robert Emig family moved from Hanover to Nathan Smith property. Abbottstown baseball team beat Nashville 13 to 3.
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Lille Stambaugh
Warner Hoapital
Gettysburg
William Ruth
Emory & Alwine
Marguerite Gladfelter
Hanover Country Club
Theophilus Bievenour
Lewis &. Moul
Rose
St. John's Lutheran
Ida Boozle
J. Faber Wildasin
Peter Smith
Abbottstown
Gettysburg High School
J. Israel Grim
Charles O. Garner
Union Bridge
Lutheran Church
Paradise Protectory Band
Paul Gladfelter
Lincoln
George Berkheimer
Howard E. Sheely
Robert Emig
Hanover
Nathan Smith
Theophilus Bevenour
Nashville
Army Camp To Open June 10 In Gettysburg
Uncle Sam’s reforestation camp for 200 jobless recruits will be pitched in Pitzer’s Woods at the junction of West Confederate Avenue and Wheatfield Road. Gettysburg National Park Superintendent McConaghie said selection of the site was made by Engineer Adams of the Third Corps Area after reviewing locations. The 200 men arrive next Saturday and will camp immediately, with work beginning to prepare the 600 by 200 foot plot shielded by trees. The superintendent and about ten foremen will be appointed by the national park service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Pitzer
West Confederate Avenue
Wheatfield
McConoghie
Gettysburg National Park
Engineer Adams
Third Corps
Baltimore
Gettysburg
Civilian Conservation Corps
Confederate Avenue
National Park Service
Mir. McConaghie
Butler Township School Board Cuts Tax Rate
Butler township directors met Thursday evening and cut the school tax from 15 to 12 mills, elected Herbert Miller to teach Good Hope school next year, and reelected four teachers. Board members include Lloyd Garretson as president and Roy Raffensperger as secretary with Luther Lady, Conrad Guise, Charles N. Thomas.
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Butler Township
Herbert Miller
Good Hope
Maude T. Walters
Biglerville
Guernsey School
Maude Pensyl
Bender's
S Alma Wert
Arendtsville
Bridge School
George A. Shank
Guernsey
Centre Mills
Lloyd Garretson
Luther Lady
Conrad Guise
Charles N. Thomas
Roy Raffensperger
Two Boys Run Away From Paradise Home
State police teletype reports two 14 year olds, William Dormer and Conrad Murray, ran away from Paradise protecto rate. They may reside in Sha mokin. Dormer is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. Murray stands 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 105 pounds.
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Paradise
William Dormer
Conrad Murray
Paradise Protectorate
Shamokin
Dormer
Murray
Gettysburg room at PA State Museum opened with Lincoln statue
The Gettysburg room in Harrisburg's Pennsylvania State Museum opened after renovation with new exhibits including a Lincoln statue on a pedestal with the Gettysburg Address, a Meade statue model by Charles Grafly, and a chair from Meade's battlefield desk. It also features Civil War relics, Meade and Hancock portraits, and Pennell etchings gifted by Mrs Pennell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania State Museum
Harrisburg
Lincoln
Department of Public Instruction
F Foban
George G. Meade
Washington
Charles Grafly
Philadelphia
Meade
Battle of
C. F. Hoban
Pennsylvania
Caproni Brothers
Boston
Rothermel
W.S. Hancock
Joseph Pennell
America
New York
State Museum
Pennell
McSherrystown Local Notes and Community Events
McSherrystown residents report several health updates with Keffer and Storm in critical and serious condition and others improving. A St Josephs academy commencement invitation is issued as the Knights of Columbus plan a corner stone ceremony for their new Main street home. 4-H club activities, voter party totals, and Central Catholic and Hanover Eagles items are noted along with cattle testing results for Elmer Herr’s Guernsey herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Keffer
J. W. Keffer
Helen Storm
Lows Storm
Hanover Hospital
Joseph Price
Genevieve Price
Sarah Bunty
St. Joseph's Academy
Academy
Harold Snyder
Frank Brehm
Knights of Columbus
Main Street
Vitus Smith
Brushtown
Dorothy Bowser
McSherrystown
James Becker
Midway
Central Catholic High
St. Mary's
Hanover Eagles
Youngfield
Clyde Brady
Harry Brady
Edge Grove
Reginald Ackerman
Joseph Ackerman
Elmer J. Herr
Guernsey
Mr. Herr
Juniors Defeat White Hall 8 to 2 in Season Opener
The Hanover Independent Juniors beat White Hall at that place Sunday 8 to 2 in their first game of the season. Quinten Robert was kicked by a mule and remained at home. Rugh Rebert spends summer vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Quinten Rebert. St Luke's Union church hosts a social at the church this Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
White Hall
Rugh Rebert
Quinten Rebert
St. Luke's Union Church
Quinten Robert
Abbottstown Final School Report Highlights Attendance
The Abbottstown borough final report lists perfect attendance in the grammar, intermediate, and primary schools for the past term. Names of students with perfect attendance appear alongside teachers Miss Mary E. Elder Miss Estella Hale and Miss Mellie K. Eisenhart, with a note of two half day absences.
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Abbottstown
Grammar
Kathryn Baker
Margaret Bowser
Frances Chronister
Dorothy Diehl
Betty Sanders
Josephine Altiand
Richard Alwine
Walter Alwine
Robert Berkheimer
Ervin Butt
John Kime
Edward Meckley
Billy Smith
Mary E. Elder
Pearl Baker
Anna Dentrick
Ferne Grim
George Alwine
Fred Schaffer
Richard Sanders
Estella M. Hale
Mildred Alwine
Regina Anthony
Bernadine Blevenour
Minnie Emly
Belletta Gise
Jeune Leib
Mary Rutter
Geraldine Rutter
Carroll Slothour
Kelns
Curtis Alwine
Francis Anthony
Ralph
Kermit Harbaugh Wins Ursinus Prize
Kermit Harbaugh son of Mr and Mrs E R Harbaugh of McKnights town reserved high honors Monday at Ursinus College by receiving the 25 Beeshore prize for excellence in Greek study. He holds one of the college scholarships offered to students of exceptional ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Harbaugh
E. R. Harbaugh
McKnightstown
Urainus College
Inquest Planned Into Two Fatal Harrisburg Road Crashes
An inquest will be held into the deaths of Kenneth Connor and his bride Clara Farr who died after a two car crash on the Harrisburg road seven miles north of Gettysburg on May 22. Connor died later at Warren hospital and Clara Farr was killed at the scene. Arthur H. Leh of Allentown was involved in the sideswipe crash. Nadine Miller of Lincolnway East is visiting the Millers at State College for several weeks.
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Kenneth Connor
Clara Farr
Harrisburg Road
Gettysburg
Hospital News From Gettysburg Hanover and Warner
Hospital notes list admissions discharges and surgeries in Gettysburg Hanover and Warner. Patients include Esther Hartman Eugene Aspern Beulah Harras Clarence W Epley Sarah Spangler and others with tonsillectomies appendectomies and hernias. Several patients were discharged including Mrs Edward Gobrecht and infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Hartman
Gettysburg
Eugene Aspern
Hanover
A. D
Calvin Miller
New Oxford
Paul Osborne, Jr
Bigterville
Delmar Kime
Huber Blocher
Beulah Harras
Bendersville
Warner Hospital
Clarence W. Epley
Winifred
Kathleen Jones
Richard Codor
William Sherman
Edward J. Gobrecht
Hanover Hospital
Sarah Spangler
Frank Creager
Ray Meckley
Abraham C. Keefer
Near McKnightatown
Harvey van Waltersdorf
Elizabeth Daley
F. Daley
Edward Gobrecht
Public Sale of High Grade Cows in Pennsylvania
Farmers urged to bid on a sale of top quality dairy cows judged by butter fat and overall condition. The auction begins at 12:30 p m with cash payment and delivery of cattle. Auctioneers F M Anderson Bruce Harbold and clerk N J King oversee terms at sale.
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Pesylvania
F. M. Anderson
Bruce Harbold
N. J. King
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Old Cemetery
Repose
Commonwealth
Joseph Morrison
William Erwin
Peter Piper
Jacob Mundorff
Frederick Bucher
Franklin Township
Yee
Catawba
Nom
PA Atate
Red’s Cafe
W. Market St
York
H. D. Zeigler
the Music Man
Tanger’s Poultry Farm and Hatchery
York Springs, Pa
Chrysler
Pontiae Co
Good Brothers Motor Company
Chrysler and Plymoutar Sales & Service
West Market St. York, PA
Ursinus Prize
Nadine Miller
Lincolnway
East
Guy Miller
State College
H. B. Bender & Son Funeral Directors
Gettysburg, PA
Hemler Beauty Shoppe
York St
Foot
Market St. & Continental
Janet Gaynor
Henry Garat
SAT
Eagle Fire Co. Minstrels
George Arliss
Dete Davis
Loretta Young
Gene Raymond
Budapest
Hospital News
Oliver
H. B. Davis
J. W. Hook Hardware Store
Broadway Telephone
Gas Sunoco
Ons
Sunoco
New Oxford, Pa
M. Moore
Midway, Ban
Latimore Township
al County
Whit -Ro
Rij
Mark E. Tron Jeweler
Baltimore St., Hanover, Pd
Baltitior
Yuengling’s
Pottsville
Earle
Sea Food
Chambersburg St
Gattgate
Mae
Livingston
Livingston’s
Lincolnway, W. New Oxford
Panaman
Casecee Strawn
Ssesees
Gettysbu
Cpwspaper
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