End of Season Loss Noted in Odd Fragment
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
7
A fragmented OCR item notes a loss and mentions a few names and details, though the text is incomplete. The readable portions suggest a sporting or event setback without clear context or dates.
Earsel F. Pyles son of Mrs. B. F. Pyles and Miss Lorene Slaybaugh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Slaybaugh were married in Westminster Maryland June 11. The Rev J Hess Beet performed the ceremony with attendants Miss Marie Pyles and Norman L Plank. They will reside at their respective homes for now.
Chester Thomas Hemler, son of Mr and Mrs James B Hemiler of 124 Chambersburg Street, was admitted to Mercy Hospital Baltimore on Monday for treatment of a skin disease.
The Pennsylvania Department of Highways opened bids for six highway improvement projects totaling nearly 10 miles. Adams county includes 2.44 miles of grading and drainage with two reinforced concrete structures and one eye beam bridge on rural route 01063. Bidders include Harry E. Goetz of Greencastle at 18264 dollars for the Menallen township and Bendersville borough job.
The state highway department schedules road work in Adams County with surface treatments on route 94 from Cumberland county line to York Springs, route 34 in Arendtsville, and route 394 from Biglerville through Table Rock to Schriver's Corner.
Marriage license applications were filed Monday by Richard F Klunk and Helen B Strausbaugh of New Oxford and McSherrystown, John W Riser and Mary Catherine Ackerman of New Oxford and McSherrystown, and R Donald Scott and Margaret Elizabeth Nau of Gettysburg.
The Bester Long Company of Hagerstown Maryland was sole bidder for asphalt driveways and walks at Gettysburg battlefield entrance stations. Their bid of 11099 dollars and 45 cents covered 18 feet wide pavement about 0.216 miles long plus 140 feet of curb and related walks and drainage.
Mrs Alice Jane Myers 63 died Saturday at 3 40 p m from complications after four months illness She was daughter of the late Jacob and Eliza Hinkle Survived by husband Willis Myers Route 1 East Berlin children Lis Kimmel Wellsville Albert Myers Harrisburg Basil Snyder Hampton Mary Myers at home stepson Milton J Myers York Springs and brother Daniel Hinkle New Oxford Funeral services Tuesday at 1 pm at the home and at Lower Bermudian Lutheran Church Rev L B Hafer officiating Burial in Mt Olivet Reformed Cemetery Two Churches
Egg production in 1934 reached 3,238,426 dozen from 3,209 Adams County farms. The report details county output and participating producers in a regional agricultural bulletin.
A federal census release from Washington outlines 1934 poultry figures by county. It notes 3,279 farms with 466 670 chickens over three months old and 2 949 farms raising 519 743 chickens, plus 495 farms reporting 3 421 turkeys.
A court order signed Monday by Judge W C Sheely directs funds stolen nearly seven years ago from Abbottstown State Bank to be turned over to the bank. The bank will reimburse American Surety Company which insured the county banking institution against robbery losses and had compensated the loss.
William Francis Lindsey confessed in court on April 25 to robbing the bank on November 6 1929 at pistol point from cashier Wilson A Bream. He received a suspended sentence of five to ten years and returned a total of 1581 82 including loot and interest. The money had been held by the clerk of the courts since the robbery.
Altland, president of the bank, was presented by Raymond F. Topper, Esq. The petition sought return of funds to the bank so the insurance company can be reimbursed under policy provisions. Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian.
Liberal allowance on weed tires and free motor testing with latest device announced by Lawyer's Garage Dicial Inspection Station No. 5909 in Biglerville Pennsylvania.
The article notes an athlete labeled as the busiest Indian in pi tutes engaging in multiple acting roles, described as playing "characters" in various productions.
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