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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
3
School district lists show 535 eighth graders passing H.8. exams across multiple townships and boroughs including Mt. Pleasant, New Oxford, Reading, Straban, Tyrone, and York Springs. Names of students across districts are recorded with erratic punctuation and OCR artifacts.
Five women escaped serious injury when a deer leapt into their car on the Harrisburg Gettysburg road north of Dillsburg. The deer died instantly. Mrs. J B Wineman of Gettysburg was treated for nose lacerations and eye injury after glass shattered in doors. Miss Catherine Wineman, driver, and others in the rear escaped harm. All workers returned to Gettysburg the next day.
East Berlin man John Myers has been charged with driving over the railroad grade crossing just beyond West York as danger lights were flickering.
The Milk Control Commission sought restraint for over nine months and Judge Sheely barred C. A. Feeser, operator of the Sanitary dairy in Conewago township, from buying, handling, or selling milk in or through the state until he secures a compliant milk dealer's license. Costs imposed. decree served by Sheriff Spence.
Adams county reports 279 graduates from nine high schools for the year, up from 267 despite Gettysburg senior class being the smallest in years. Totals show 132 boys and 147 girls across Abbottstown Arendtsville Biglerville East Berlin Fairfield Littlestown New Oxford York Springs and Gettysburg.
Adams County received only about half the normal May sunshine. Rainfall for May surpassed normal by 1.56 inches, helping erase earlier deficits from previous months.
Charles E. Deatrick of Biglerville files a campaign expense account showing 10.05 spent on advertising and travel with no contributions or unpaid bills. The filing occurred at the county elections office. P A T Bower of Butler township reports expenses under 50 in a successful Democratic committee bid.
Following a September vote in six Adams county districts, beer or liquor sales were prohibited in three boroughs and three townships. Biglerville borough and Butler and Tyrone townships closed beer sales Tuesday. Bendersville and Menallen township already barred liquor. York Springs approved beer by a narrow margin.
Proceedings reference failure to comply with board orders under the milk control act. The action centers on alleged noncompliance with regulatory directives and enforcement provisions. Proceedings will determine penalties or corrective measures as required by law.
Liquor sales were barred by a close vote in the district. Beer licenses in dry areas expired a week ago and were not renewed, while liquor licenses are allowed to lapse as old permits expire in those districts.
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