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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

3

County Sportsmen Seek Closed Turkey Season

Adams county sportsmen at a June meeting in Brysonia urged the state game commission to place a fall open season on wild turkeys and circulated a petition among hunters. President M. Mark Bream of Gettysburg presided with speakers Dwight Putman J. W. Weidner Allen Kane Solomon Crum and George Culp.

Adams County County Fish and Game Association George Culp Brysonia State Game Commission Dwight F. Putman Gettysburg J. W. Weidner Allen Kane Solomon Crum John Brehm State Fish Commission

Relief Offices Reopened in Gettysburg for Adams County Work

Office in Oburg directs relief efforts as the Gettysburg headquarters for Adams county relief work is re-established at 109 York street. Announcement confirms Friday reopening and organizational coordination.

O'Burg Adams County York Street Gettysburg Biglerville Martin Walters J. B. Peters York Springs A. B. C. Williams Ernest King New Oxford R. L. Kohler Harry Weikert Littlestown H. FF. Snyder Irvin Kindig

County relief headquarters shift to Chambersburg area

Miss Olive Archer reports Adams Franklin and Fulton counties will return county relief operations to area No 4 chambersburg. Gettysburg offices used for interviews during the period but relief work now follows prior plan to improve case handling and prompt service. County staff include Rebecca Sawyer Verna Myers Betty Basset Harriet Arthur. Area headquarters stay in Chambersburg.

Gettysburg Chambersburg Rebecca Sawyer Verna Myers Betty Basset Harriet Arthur

Marriage License Issued in Hagerstown for Kennell Powell

A marriage license was issued in Hagerstown to John L. Kennell 52 of Gettysburg and Margaret E. Powell 22 of Silver Run Maryland.

Hagerstown John L. Kennell Gettysburg Margaret E. Powell Silver Run Maryland

Annie Warner Hospital Directors Re‑elected for One Year

All officers of the Annie M. Warner Hospital board were re elected for a one year term at the annual meeting. Dorsey Dougherty was re elected president for his ninth term with John D. Keith and Dr. E. H. Markley as officers. Miss Martha McKay remained superintendent as staff and board members reviewed a busy May.

Annie M. Warner Hospital Dorsey Dougherty John D. Keith E. H. Markley Martha McKay Edward Freed Raymond Foulk Mr. Dougherty G. D. Stahley Harry Deardorff M. F. Stoner

Work Sheets Due June 27

The Adams County Agricultural Conservation Committee sets Saturday June 27 as the final day for filing work sheets in the county. Persons who have not already filed are urged to submit their worksheets by the deadline.

Adams County Agricultural Conservation Committee

Straw Stack Fire on Biglerville Farm

A straw stack on farmer E C Fidler's property near Biglerville along the Biglerville Heidlersburg road burned Friday afternoon about 3 30. Fire companies from Biglerville Aspers and Arendtsville joined to spare nearby buildings by drawing water from a stream 1000 feet away. Percen Bohr lives on the farm. the land has been fallow for some time.

E. C. Fidler Biglerville Biglerville-Heidlersburg Aspers and Arendtsville Aspers Percer Bohr

Advertising in This Newspaper Delivers Quick Results

Classified copy promises rapid impact for advertisers. Space highlights fast response potential and broad reach within the local market, inviting readers to place ads for immediate visibility and customer engagement.

Engagement Told at Hanover Club Dinner

Mr and Mrs M C Jones entertained twenty guests Friday at the Hanover Country Club in honor of daughter Miss Margaret A Jones whose engagement to Rev Clark Smith was announced. The couple will wed after dates are set. Both families named by the engaged pair are present and the event featured yellow and white decor.

M. C. Jones Hanover Country Club Margaret A. Jones Clark Smith Paul Smith Jefferson

Refuses to Talk in Disorderly Conduct Case

Joseph A. Little, 28, McSherry town, was placed in county jail Saturday morning by Trooper F. G. McCartney and Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Wolff on a charge of disorderly conduct. After a hearing before Justice John St. Baschore, Little pleaded guilty, paid a $5 fine and costs, and was released. Officers on an early patrol in Union township stopped a car with Little aboard. he refused to answer questions and became disorderly.

F. G. McCartney Daniel J. Wolff Justice of the Peace John

Will of Weldon J Hemler Probate Proceeding Recorded

The will of Weldon J Hemler of McSherrystown was entered to probate at the register and recorder office on Thursday afternoon. His widow Alverta C Hemler of McSherrystown is named executrix with no real estate listed.

Weldon J. Hemler McSherrystown the Register and Recorder Alverta C. Hemler

Christy Cabanne First Directed Douglas Fairbanks in 1910

Director Christy Cabanne led the first on screen direction of Douglas Fairbanks in 1910 marking an early collaboration that shaped silent film careers and the era's action cinema.

Christy Cabanne Douglas Fairbanks

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