Hanover Man Killed in Auto Crash on Fairfield Road
Harry Francis Glessner 25 of Hanover died when his Buick left the highway near Fairfield and burned after a collision with trees. Police said he was alone, had visited a friend at Blue Ridge Summit, and spent the evening in Waynesboro. Coroner Dr. Crist said no inquest. Glessner a World War II veteran served in the 147th Infantry with three years overseas including Guadalcanal.
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Fairfield Road
Harry Francis Glessner
Gitt Apartments
Center Square
Hanover
Madeline M. Hoffnagie Glessner
New Oxford
Charles Elserman
Gettysburg
Glessner
Blue Ridge Summit
Waynesboro
Fairfield
Chester G. Crist
Adams County
Crist
Hamilton A
Catherine Devine Glessner
147Th Infantry
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Veteran laid to rest with military funeral in Hanover
Discharged July 22 1945 the veteran belonged to VFW American Legion Moose Eagles and Hanover Home Association all of Hanover Survived by wife and his mother of 45 East Middle Street Hanover two brothers George Glessner Baltimore and Charles Glessner Brooklyn N Y The Hanover VFW post led the service with Rev H E Sheely Trinity Reformed Church and Rev Paul L Foulk St Paul Lutheran Hanover at Feiser Funeral Home 10 am Wednesday burial Resthaven Cemetery
Longtime Adams County Teacher Retires After 45 Years
Luther A Yohe of Abbottstown ends a 45 year teaching career in Adams County schools. He began at 16 in 1901 at White Hall Mt. Pleasant township with 56 pupils. He taught in Brushtown Locust Grove Red Hill Hamilton and East Berlin before retirement.
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Luther A. Yohe
Abbottstown
Adams County
White Hall
Mt. Pleasant Township
Mr. Yohe
Brushtown
Locust Grove
Red Hill
Oxford Township
Hamilton Township
East Berlin
New Oxford Tops Gettysburg In Extra Innings
Bud Knox and Bevenour dueled as New Oxford beat Gettysburg 3-2 in 8 innings, Sponseller tied the game with three hits for Gettysburg, while Orrtanna edged New Oxford 3-2 in 11 innings with Haar and Staub contributing for the home team.
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New Oxford
Gettysburg
Sponseller
Orrtanna
Staub
Wagner
Beamer
Byers
Huffnaugle
J. Haar
Haar
L. Wetzel
Herring
Reception honors Priest on Silver Jubilee at Conewago
A Conewago social in Sacred Heart Church hall celebrated Rev. Harold E. Keller’s silver jubilee as priest. The program included readings songs poems and speeches with gifts and a spiritual bouquet presented by the Parish Council and National Council of Catholic Women.
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Harold E. Keller
Sacred Heart
National Council of Catholic Women
Conewago Chapel
Father Keller
Corrine Groft
Bernard Klunk
Jean Sneeringer
Carrie Miller
Mary Jo Adams
Regina Groft
Margaret Smith
Richard Jacoby
Winning Run Sealed As Wetzel Braves Prevailing Rally
Bases loaded in the late inning as R Deardorff grounded a ball bobbled for an error. Johnny Wetzel then singled to right driving in L Wetzel for the decisive run.
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R. Deardorff
Johnny Wetzel
L. Wetzel
1500 Trout Placed In County Streams
Adams County Fish and Game association planted 1500 trout from state hatcheries in two streams last week. Eight hundred were released in Marsh creek at Bream's dam and 700 in Tom's creek west of Fairfield, reported Floyd King, president of the association.
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Adams County
Adams County Fish and Game Association
Marsh Creek
Bream’s Dam
Tom's Creek
Fairfield
Floyd King
Plans All Star Tilt For July 5th
Arrangements for the all star game in the South Penn Baseball League were finalized at a Friday meeting. The charity game will be Monday July 5 at 2 pm in Bonneauville with North players from Wenksville Heidlersburg Cashtown Conewago VFW and Gettysburg and South players from Barlow Bonneauville Brushtown Granite and Greenmount. Each side provides four players. managers and umpires to be chosen later. Robert Goetz was ruled eligible for Cashtown after residency discussion. President Glenn Bream presided.
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South Penn Baseball League
Fire Engine House
Bonneauville
Wenksille
Heidlersburg
Cashtown
Conewago Vfw
Gettysburg
South
Barlow
Brushtown
Granite
Greenmount
Robert Goetz
Glenn Bream Presiden
Meeting Notes Hint at Granite Exclusion
Area teams gathered for a meeting where all clubs except Granite were in attendance, outlining scheduling and competitive implications for the season. The excluded team’s absence prompted discussion on next steps and potential adjustments.
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