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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
12
A striking image from Hawaii captures Kilauea in eruption, hailed as one of the most remarkable volcanic eruption photographs ever taken. The photo documents the lava fountain and ash plume from the island's active volcano, offering a vivid record of the eruption.
Display announces iridescent goblets and both tall and low sherbets with a special price of $2.50 per half dozen, inviting customers to view the collection and take advantage of the deal.
A promotional blurb extols the Norwalk Vault as a superior grave safeguard. It describes a steel reinforced cement, airtight waterproof vault that can be handled easily and promises enduring protection against time. Manufactured by York Norwalk Burial Vault Co. at 1400 Second Ave Elmwood York Pa.
The Rev. Dr. J. Gould Wickey of Littlestown will become president of Carthage College Illinois succeeding Rev. Dr. Harvey D. Hoover who resigns to take a chair at Gettysburg Seminary. Wickey a Gettysburg College alumnus 1922 earned a PhD at Harvard and studied at Oxford on a traveling fellowship. He is pastor of a large Lutheran church in Fargo New Jersey and a philosophy professor at Concordia College Moorhead. He is married to Ethel Basehear of Littlestown.
At about seven Saturday evening near East Berlin a Chevrolet driven by Irvin Mummert collided with a Hudson six driven by Homer Buehl. Buehl swerved right to avoid the Mummert car, hitting its front wheel and fencing Kuhn farm field. both vehicles damaged though Buehl’s car appeared more harmed. Passengers included Mrs Mummert and children, and Mrs Mable Faust with two children. No injuries reported.
Adams county sent five spectators to the biennial Republican state committee meeting in Philadelphia on Saturday. Official representative Harvey Scott of Gettysburg attended alongside Dr. Eugene Elgiff East Berlin county medical director and George W. Baker Abbottstown in the state treasurer's office Harrisburg. William C. Tyson Flora Dale Robert C. Miller Gettysburg postmaster and C R Wolff Gettysburg also attended.
A surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoffman in Littlestown honored their son Otis on his first birthday. Charles H. Howard, son of Mrs. Mattie Howard of Gettysburg, earned a Master of Arts degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on Friday.
Ray Kremer, a longtime Pittsburgh pitching star, spent eleven minor league seasons before reaching the majors at age 28. In his first Pirates season he won 18 games and lost 10, a peak moment in his professional career to that date.
Roy P. Funkhouser of Gettysburg is groomed by party leaders as the likely next county chairman. The election will be held at a Democratic committee meeting on Saturday June 26 at 9 30 in the Strand Theatre Gettysburg. Robert D. Bream of Cashtown will not seek re election. The report notes shifts in local politics and other regional happenings including a war damages bill for William F. Redding and local property transactions and events.
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