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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1931

Page

5

Home Made Lincoln Shrine Dedicated in Hanover

Mrs. M. O. Smith of York Street Hanover opened her residence as a Lincoln shrine with a ceremonial program led by Harold H. Bair Post American Legion. A parade, musical acts, speeches by Mrs. Smith and Judge Stock, and telegrams from notable figures accompanied the event. The home was decorated with Lincoln memorabilia to mark Mrs. Smith’s birthday eighty three years prior.

York Street Hanover Lincoln Harold H. Bair American Legion Hanot Ith Abraham Lincoln Fornia California Nevada New Mexico West Virginia Smith

Pennsylvania Farms Receive Seed and Fertilizer Loans

The U S Department of Agriculture extended seed and fertilizer loans to 248 Pennsylvania farmers for spring and summer planting, totaling 47148 dollars. Across about half the state farmers qualified under drought relief funds, while Arkansas led with over seven million dollars. Some borrowers returned funds after early crop proceeds and final loan approvals in Adams county were still uncertain.

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Keystone Agriculture Department Arkansas Adams County M. T. Hartman

Gettysburg Youth Slashes Arm While Crawling Fence

Billie Dubbs ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Allen Dubbs Gettysburg slipped while climbing a new athletic field fence Wednesday evening at seven oclock. He cut a gash in his right forearm requiring 17 stitches. He went home and was taken to Warner hospital where the wound was closed. He was discharged afterwards.

Gettysburg Billie” Dubbs Allen Dubbs Warner Hospital Billie

Health cars go into field as mobile units announced

Dr. Theodore B. Appel secretary of health announced Friday that the mobile health cars are now in the field.

Theodore B. Appel Secretary of Health

666 Salve for Baby’s Cold and Headache Relief

An old remedy claims to relieve a headache or neuralgia in 30 minutes and to check a cold on the first day, with malaria relief in three days. Also marketed as a liquid or tablet salve for infant cold symptoms.

Graduation Held At McSherrystown St Marys High School

McSherrystown St Marys High School held its commencement exercises on Sunday afternoon. diplomas were awarded to Laverne Staub Eugene Livelsberger Felix Topper Justin Smith Grace Noel Pauline Topper Frances Colgan Kathleen Klunk DeSales Sneeringer Gladys Wagaman Rita Caster Evangeline Rice. Bookkeeping certificates went to Laverene Staub Eugene Liversberger Gladys Wagaman Evangeline Rice Rita Caster Pauline Topper DeSales Sneeringer Frances Colgan Kathleen Klunk Florence Small Grace Noel. Special prizes were given for unbroken attendance to Laverne Staub for eight years and DeSales Sneeringer for five years.

St. Mary’s High School Mcsherrystown Father Gladys Wagaman Pound Lillies Patrick Enright Eugene Livelsberger Laverne Staub Felix Topper Justin Smith Grace Noel Pauline Topper Frances Colgan Kathleen Klunk DeSales Sneeringer Rita Caster Evangeline Rice Laverene Staub Eugene Liversberger de- Sales Sneeringer Florence Small

Break In Loot Spreads Across Three McSherrystown Homes

Three homes in and near McSherrystown were broken into on Saturday evening between 8 and 9 30 pm. Loot included money and jewelry from two rooms. a diamond pendant necklace worth 30 dollars and a crystal necklace valued at 10 dollars were taken from Mr. and Mrs. Preston Smith. Entry was gained by forcing through two screen doors and breaking glass. Robbers rifled drawers and left rooms in disorder as police investigate.

McSherrystown Preston Smith

Robbers Enter Homes On McSherrystown- New Oxford Road

Intruders entered two rural homes on the McSherrystown to New Oxford road. They forced a door at one residence and used a stolen pick to breach a locked door in a second home. In the Todt residence near Conewago Chapel a sum of money and a ring were taken while Frank G Todt was away from 6 30 to 10 00 p m.

Murren Frank G. Todt Mary C. Poist McSherrystown New Oxford Road Conewago Chapel Todt

President Hoover Praised by Civil War Veterans at Encampment

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War passed a resolution at their annual encampment in Lancaster praising President Hoover for enforcing federal laws and running the government on an economy basis during the closing session on Thursday.

Hoover Sons of Union Lancaster

107 Carlisle Street Gettysburg Seed Corn Bandit

The notice lists Gettysburg at 107 Carlisle Street in Lancaster for a Sure Crop and 90 Day Seed Corn event involving Wilson Black. Soybeans are noted in connection with the seed crop.

Carlisle Street Gettysburg Lancaster Wilson

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