Granite Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. P. Ward Stallsmith of Gettysburg R. 5 near Granite observed their 50th anniversary with about seventy guests at a buffet hosted by their daughters. They wed June 10, 1901, in Arendtsville. Mrs. Stallsmith, Grace Belle Myers, is the daughter of the late Robert Myers of Arendtsville. He was born near Granite and later ran a news stand and drug store before entering real estate. The couple has four children Ruth Quintanilla in Mexico City Kathryn Riis in Concord New Hampshire Elizabeth and Martha Stallsmith at home, with six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Gettysburg
Stallsmith
Granite
Arendtsville
Grace Belle Myers
Robert Myers
Mr. Stallsmith
John A. and
Sarah Blair Stallsmith
Granite Hill
West Virginia
First National Bank
Lincoln Square
Wills House
Rea and Derick, Inc
Ruth Stallsmith
Quintanilla
Mexico City
Kathryn Gertrude Riis
Concord
N. H
Elizabeth Stallsmith
Martha Belle Stallsmith
No Draft Calls In County This Month
Adams county registrants under the draft law will be able to relax for another month. There will be no calls for induction and none for physical examinations during June. Six men from the county were inducted into the army during May, but this marks the second month with no call for physical examination of potential draftees.
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Adams County
Selective Service Office
State Selective Service Board
Conductor Cappy Fisher recalls forgetful passenger on rail trip
Cappy Fisher, retired after 35 years as a railroad conductor, recalls a salesman who rode his train. The man, busy with work, carried a dicta phone to catch up on letters and once left his ticket on his desk.
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Cappy” Fisher
Cappy
Merry announce birth of son at Warner hospital
Mr and Mrs Bion FE Merry of Get tysburg announce the birth of a son at Warner hospital on Saturday.
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Mrs. Bion FE. Merry
Gettysburg
Warner Hospital
Hunterstown DV Bible School Opens Monday
A community Daily Vacation Bible school starts Monday at 9:00 a.m. and runs daily until June 22 at the Presbyterian church in Hunterstown for children ages 4 to 15. Classes include Beginners 4-5, Primary 6-8, Junior 9-11, and Intermediate 12-15 with assigned teachers and pastors guiding each group. Transportation requests should be directed to Rev. Amos Meyers of York Springs before the opening day.
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Presbyterian Church
Hunterstown
Presbyterian
Methodist Sunday Schools
God
Geiman
Ford
Beamer
Elledge
Criswell
Amos Meyers
York Springs
State Retail Beverage Association Meeting Report
Two delegates Daniel Greenawalt and Maynard Stuckey presented reports at the Adams County Retail Beverage Association meeting held June 7 at the Hotel Altland in Abbottstown Burnell Buohl presided The next meeting is planned for September 6 at Bar 30 Ranch near New Oxford and plans for summer social activities were discussed.
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State Association
Adams County Retail Beverage Association
Altland
Abbottstown
Daniel Greenawalt
Maynard Stuckey
Burnell Buohl
Bar 30 Ranch
New Oxford
Local notes and obituaries from Sittanning area
Twenty years ago notes report Clair Brame family moving to Harrisburg and Marshall family living with Noel family in York. New Oxford high graduates plan further study at Duke, Thompson’s, West Chester, Mt Alto, Mercy Hospital, State Teachers College, Beaver College. Charles Wm Wehler of Paradise township dies. Fred Bunty suffers a fractured collar bone. Rev J Monroe Danner and Florence V Miller marry in East Berlin York. Misses Anna and B Helen Baker sail from New York to Europe.
Lincolnway East graduate Edgar Diller earns U of P Dental degree
Thirty years ago Edgar Diller of Lincolnway East completed studies at the University of Pennsylvania Dental School Philadelphia. A new bridge is under construction by Tyrone township spanning the mill at Charles Dietrich's farm near Belmont school house.
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Edgar Diller
Lincolnway East
U. of P. Dental School
Philadelphia
Tyrone Township
Charles Dietrich
Belmont School
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