Nawakwa Lutheran Camp Readies Fourteenth Summer Near Brysonia
Open June 22, Camp Mawakwa near Brysonia enters its fourteenth season with a projected maximum enrollment. Rev. Mar shall E. Brenneman announces 700 reservations, two camps filled, and recent site improvements. Camp runs June 22 through August with multiple age groups and a leadership training school plus staff from Gettysburg and surrounding institutions.
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Brysonia
Marshall E. Brenneman
Gettysburg
Brenneman
Robert H. Fischer
Robert Young
Robert Fortenbaugh
Thomas Miller
Jeannette R. Spangler
William C. Waltemyer, Jr
George Burk
Robert Reiter
Harold Whetstone
Gettysburg Seminary
David Hock
Hanover
Milton Raup
Altoona
Gettysburg College
War Production Board Moves District Office to Yorktowne Hotel
The War Production Board district office relocates to the Yorktowne hotel in York. The move consolidates operations at the historic site as part of executive reorganization.
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War Production Board
Yorktowne Hotel
York
Change Hours for SSB Service at Gettysburg
A new schedule from George W. Hoke, manager of the Social Security Board field office in York, moves the Gettysburg office monthly visit to the third Thursday from 12 15 p m to 2 p m, replacing the prior 10 30 to noon slot.
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Gettysburg
George W. Hoke
Social Security Board
York
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
York Street
Adams County Firemen Cancel Twentieth Yearbook Plans
The Adams County Firemen's Association votes to skip the 1942 yearbook to conserve resources for national defense. Five county companies will decide at July Bonneauville whether the Labor Day East Berlin convention proceeds, with E. D. Bushman urging full representation. Past president James B. Aumen cites 19 years of growth and a $9,000 reserve, noting offers to publish this year’s book were refused to protect advertisers from misrepresentation.
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Bonneauville
East Berlin
E. D. Bushman
Arendtsville
National Defense
Aumen
James B. Aumen
Adams County
E W Thomas Joins Group 5 Victory Fund Committee
Edmund W. Thomas of Gettysburg and First National Bank is named a member of the Regional Victory Fund committee for Pennsylvania Group 5 counties. Alfred H. Williams of the Philadelphia Fed appoints him and Thomas is named chairman for Adams county. Committee members to be announced.
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Edmund W. Thomas
First National Bank
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Alfred H. Williams
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Thomas
Adams County
Evelyn Eckenrode to marry Mark Frazer on June 20
Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Evelyn Eckenrode daughter of Mrs Syrena Eckenrode Littlestown road to Mark Russell Frazer Gettysburg to be held Saturday morning June 20 at 9 o'clock in St Aloysius Catholic church Littlestown.
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Evelyn Eckenrode
Syrena Eckenrode
Littlestown Road
Mark Russell Frazer
Gettysburg
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Littlestown
Used Cars Listing From 1930s 40s Shows Wide Range
A catalog of prewar vehicles includes 1941 Chrysler New Yorker and Windsor sedans, 1941 Plymouth sedan and coach, 1940 De Soto DeLuxe coach, 1937 1938 1939 models across Plymouth Dodge De Soto Chevrolet and Ford lines. It lists many others in various body styles.
Adams County group drops summer pheasant pens plan near Gettysburg
The Adams County Fish and Game Association abandoned summer work on pheasant pens near Gettysburg along the Baltimore pike. Plans will resume in fall or winter. wire and equipment will be stored. Two new members were welcomed, and other business included a $130.75 balance, a $10 donation to the Women's Auxiliary, and room-painting decisions for the club house.
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Adams County Fish and Game Association
Baltimore Pike
Gettysburg
Bream's Dam
Association
John P. Small
York
Lawrence Lady
Hellam
Thompson Building
Women's Auxiliary
Club Farm
John
East Berlin Hi Graduates Large Class at Commencement
East Berlin high school honored its largest class in recent years with a Friday evening ceremony. Forty graduates received diplomas after a student produced pageant titled Out of the Past. Diplomas were awarded to Evelyn Luray Anderson and Mary Adamson among others.
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East Berlin
Modern High School
Evelyn Luray Anderson
Mary Adamson
Notable Local Obituary or Notice List
A long compendium lists plentiful individuals including Janet Biesecker Rubhetta Mae Dolheimer Betty Jean Butt Hazel P. Morrison Evelyn Bywaters Sylvia Ebersole Anna E Emig Janet Mary Dolheimer Margaret Christina Groupe Mae Anna Grove Anna belle L Hamme Jean Elizabeth Haverstock Levato Jacobs Naomi Julius Winifred Krall Dorothy Marie Leas Romaine Livingston Arlene Reichert Dorothy M Reichart Louise Reichert Helen E Smith Ruth Wehler Florence Wilt Marilynn Louise Witter John J Baker Charles Leroy Eisenhart Paul Fahs Claude Grim Jr Robert Gross Jr Robert E Volland Craig K Smith Ernest Hollabaugh Mervin D Jacobs Jr George Lighty Luther Myers Richard A Rosser Philip Roser Harold Swope
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Janet Biesecker
Rubhetta Mae Dolheimer
Betty Jean Butt
Hazel P. Morrison
Evelyn Bywaters
Sylvia Ebersole
Anna E Emig
Janet Mary Dolheimer
Margaret Christina Groupe
Mae Anna Grove
Annabelle L. Hamme
Jean Elizabeth Haverstock
Levato Jacobs
Naomi Julius
Winifred Krall
Dorothy Marie Leas
Romaine Livingston
Arlene I. Reichert
Dorothy M. Reichart
Louise E. Reichert
Helen E. Smith
Haines Votes With WPA Backing in State Delegation
Congressman Harry J. Haines of the York Adams Franklin district joined the state delegation in voting with administration forces to continue the Works Progress Administration program.
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Harry J. Haines
York-Adams-Frankins
Notice of Administration for Horace Mercer Leckliter
Estate of Horace Mercer Leckliter deceased in Littlestown Adams County Pa. Letters of administration granted to Jean M Leckliter administratrix. Claims and debts must be presented or paid promptly to the administrator at Bigham Markley First National Bank Building Gettysburg Pa.
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Horace Mercer Leckliter
Littlestown
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Jean M. Leckliter
Warmiey Alm, Keith
Bigham & Markley
First National Bank
Gettysburg
Support the War Effort with Defense Bonds and Stamps
A call to readers to fund the war through systematic purchases of U.S. Defense Bonds and Stamps ensuring steady supply for the front.
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U.S
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WPB
E. H. Walter
Nat'l. Bank
Center Square
Adams County Firemen's Association
Andes Furs
East Market Street
Jake Bealing’s
Frederick St
Stokers
Cor
Carlisle & Chestnut Sts
Hanover, Pa
Philadelphia
Hotel
Bathwith Radio
Dawiel Crawford, Jr
30Th and
Chestnut Streets
E. W. Thomas
York St
Dennis R. G. Wetzel
Fidler
Wiliam Zinkand
F. Mark Bream
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Bridgton and Harrison
Maine
C. Paul Cessna
Philip Sharpe
John Ogden
Lunt Sterling
S. George ST
York, PA
Dan G. Szwoyer
Broadway
Keys — Bottles Hornung’s — Piel
Free State
Dodge
Plymouth
Gill
Anover
Getty G
von Fou
Gos
Gettysburg Gas Corporation
Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA
Haines
Deatrick Bros. Funeral Directors
Balto, St. Tel
Shaffer’s
Manhattan
Pioneer
Carlisle ST
S & Parr
Penna
the Doctor
Brucher & Bender Drug Store
Chambersburg
Baltimore St
Axminster
S.&h
Hap Gibbs
FORD
W. Market Street
Lincoln
S. George Street
York Hospital
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