Fragments Point to Miler Event in Local Report
A partial OCR snippet mentions a noon time frame and a miler, suggesting a local athletics event. Names and details are incomplete, but the item notes a race heats or results in a public notice style.
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
9
A partial OCR snippet mentions a noon time frame and a miler, suggesting a local athletics event. Names and details are incomplete, but the item notes a race heats or results in a public notice style.
Dedication exercises for the new library at Camp Nawakwa Lutheran leadership camp near Brysonia will be held Sunday afternoon June 21 at 3 o'clock. Dr M Hadwin Fischer camp director announced the dedicatory speaker will be Dr A R Wentz of Gettysburg. Public invites. The camp season features multiple sessions and rising enrollment with several camps filling to capacity.
Orndorff Brothers of 111% High St Hanover advertise a stock of fresh meats canned and packed foods and the best in fresh fruits and vegetables with seafood on weekends. Loy N and Howard H Orndorff direct the business and emphasize "Service with a smile" as their motto.
In Adams County Orphans Court Tetters testamentary granted to Edgar T Auker H B Flaherty as executors under the will of Dr D C Brownell late of New Oxford Pennsylv Announce payment by debtors and presentation of claims to the executors First National Bank Blog New Oxford Pa or to attorney E V Bullett Gettysburg Pa.
Public sale set for Saturday July 11 at 10 am at the Court House Gettysburg Adams County Pa exposing real estate Lot 1 Abbottstown and Lot 2 with terms Ten percent deposit due at sale and resale if not complied. Includes property owned by William Reichert and P W Reichert with structures and railroad right of way noted. Seizure and execution by Sheriff B W Spence June 5 1936.
Harrisburg report details 45 state appointments and 19 dismissals. Appointments include Mrs. Gertrude M. Erb Hanover clerk in health, Henry S. Stine Hanover clerk in military affairs, and Frank J. Slonaker Gettysburg clerk with salaries of 1620 and 1380 respectively. Also notes a Birmingham incident where an acorn corked in a bottle sprouted.
The Most Rev George L Leech announced seven clerical changes in the Harrisburg diocese including new assignments for Bernard Mattern Chester T Leszewski and Vincent J Topper. Several priests move to different parishes while others return to religious communities after ordination.
Shamokin parishioners report Reverend in charge at Holy Trinity Church will assist the rector. Details indicate a shift in duties within the Columbian area church staff.
Paul Eiserman was arrested May 28 by state police on a charge of permitting race horse betting at his Hanover establishment. He was held for court after a hearing before Alderman Jacob Stager, York, with bail renewed at 500 for August quarter sessions. State Trooper George E. Funk testified betting was found in progress during a prior raid. Thirteen bonds of 10 each posted by patrons were forfeited for failure to appear on disorderly conduct charges.
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