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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1917

Page

23

Severe hailstorm devastates Hagerstown and counties

A violent hailstorm hit Hagerstown and Washington county for about 10 minutes, with eggsized stones causing extensive damage to homes and crops. Losses were estimated between 5000000 and 7500000 dollars amid widespread destruction across Westminster Union Bridge and Frederick areas.

Hagerstown Washington County Westminster Union Bridge Frederick Frederick County

Destructive hailstorm Hits Waynesboro

A violent hail and rainstorm struck Waynesboro for over 30 minutes starting at 3 pm. Large hailstones and a fierce cloudburst smashed windows, flooded homes and stores, and caused estimated damage between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars in the town alone.

Waynesboro

Adams County Registration Day totals 2441 men aged 21 to 31

Adams County recorded 2441 men ages 21 to 31 filing registration blanks across districts. Listings include Abbottsown 2 Arendtsville 24 Bendersville 238 Berwick 42 Biglerville 37 and many others, with Reading 82 Tyrone 52 Union 60 and York Springs 15 among them.

Adams’ County Abbottstown Arendtsville Bendersvill Berwick Biglerville Butler Conewago Cumberland East Berlin Fairfield Franklin Freedom Germany Gettysburg Hamilton Hamiltonban Highland Huntington Latimore Liberty Littlestown McSherrystown Menallen Mt. Joy Mt. Pleasant New Oxford Oxford Reading Strachan Tyrone Union York Springs

Notable Fifty-Year Sunday School Attendance Record

Mrs. Elizabeth Hatter aged 83 of Shippensburg completed fifty years of uninterrupted Sunday school attendance at Memorial Lutheran Sunday School. She missed only one Sunday due to a fall and hosted an adjourned class at her home that afternoon.

Elizabeth Hatter Shippensburg Memorial Lutheran Sunday School Jack Landen Slayes Maryland Hagerstown

Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Notice

A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure failures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood targeted remedy. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio backs the product with testimonials and a 76 cent price per bottle.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo IF. J. Cheney National Bank OF Commerce Helly

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