Mothers' Board Considers Caucus After New Appointments
Adams County Mothers' Assistance Fund board members plan a caucus this week to set officers and staff after five new members join the board. Governor Earle accepted the resignation of president Mrs. D. P. McPherson, with no immediate replacement named. Only Mrs. George M. Neely remains as a holdover, while new appointees include Mrs. Charles H. Huber and four others.
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Mothers’ Assistance Fund Board of
Adams County
D. P. McPherson
Earle
Old Board
McPherson
Philadelphia
Charles H. Huber
Charles B. Dougherty
Susannah M. Neiderer
William D. Himes
John OC. Bream
Licenses Delayed Until January 15 in County
Word from County Treasurer Willian I. Shields states that 1937 dog and fishing licenses and tags will not be received before January 15. County residents may send applications to the miscellaneous license division, department of revenue, Harrisburg.
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Willian I. Shields
Shields
Department of Revenue
Harrisburg
Expert To Talk At Farm Meeting Adams County Extension Set For February 12
The Adams county agricultural extension association tentatively set its annual meet for February 12 at Gettysburg High School auditorium. J Willis Kerns of Pennsylvania State College will be invited to deliver the principal address and report on European agricultural conditions. Miss Mary Louise Bradstock briefed on home economics work and announced her resignation after 16 months.
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Adams County Agricultural Extension Association
M. T. Hartman
Gettysburg
Harry E. Brown
Fairfield
J. Willis Kerns
Pennsylvania State College
Kerns
Europe
Gettysburg High School
Hartman
Mary Louise Bradstock
Bradstock
Adams County
Countians
President Brown
John Bream
B. E. Benner
Quintin D. Robert
G. Roscoe Worley
Robert Durboran
Edgar Leer
Russell M. Spangler
A. B. C. Williams
John Peters
Smiths Celebrate Golden 50th Anniversary in Hanover
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith of Hanover observed their golden wedding anniversary. Married January 1 1887 at Conewago chapel by Rev. Father Mallory they have three daughters Anna Marks Queens Village Long Island Sister Margaret Mary Steelton and Bertha Aumen Conewago. Mr. Smith 72 Mrs. Smith two years younger. A goose dinner at the Auman home in Conewago followed the celebration with daughters and immediate family present.
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WM. G. Smiths
William G. Smith
Hanover
Father Mallory
Conewago Chapel
Smith
Annie Noel
Near Square Corner
Anna &. Marks
Queens Village
Long Island
Margaret Mary
Steelten
Bertha Aumen
Conewago
Auman
Local Notables Report Eye Infection and Philadelphia Visit
Gi. P. Emmett of York Springs is afflicted with an infected eye. Arthur Martin of Irishtown spent time in Philadelphia visiting relatives.
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Gi. P. Emmett
York Springs
Arthur Martin
Irishtown
Philadelphia
Negro Wanderer Is Found Dead Near New Oxford Brick Yard
An unidentified elderly African American man, about 75, found dead in an unused kiln at the Alwine brick plant near New Oxford, is at the county home while state police seek his identity. He arrived Monday afternoon, carried a lunch, and was later found to have died likely of a heart attack.
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Alwine Brick Company
New Oxford
Philadelphia
Henry Alwine
Abbottstown
Edgar A. Miller
Adams County
John L. Hochreiter
Griffin
Dreyfuss and Company
Waynesboro
Man Shot Near Greenmount Inquest Hears Possible Manslaughter
Frederick Bollinger 27 died at Warner hospital from a gunshot to the abdomen fired Sunday at the Witherow home near Marsh Creek Heights. John Witherow 38 is held in the county jail awaiting a likely manslaughter charge as coroner's inquest is scheduled later this week. Preston Null 21 was present. Witherow says he was showing the gun and it discharged while he claimed to be boss of the house.
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Bollinger
Withcrow
Frederick Sylvester Bollinger
John W. Bollinger
Greenmount
Warner Hospital
John Witherow
Freedom Township
Witherow
John Herman
State Police
Edgar A. Miller
Herman
Preston J. Null
Null
John
H. P. Freeman
Emmitsburg
Adams County Firemen Urge Regular School Drills At Convention
Adams county firemen held the first quarterly meeting in Biglerville where a committee was formed to urge school directors to require regular fire drills in every schoolhouse. The group plans first aid instructor classes and funded Red Cross membership, with death claims paid to estates of several residents.
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Adams County
Biglerville
James B. Aumen
Gettysburg
Donald Hershey
Cashtown
Charles Gulden
Aspers
Charles Boyer
York Springs
Charles Anthony
Littlestown
County Association
McSherrystown
Bonneauville
Adams County Red Cross
Harvey J. Adams
Centennial
E. Dale Heiges
Guy Lawrence
Irishtown
Eugene Muller
Bendersville
Albert Staub
McSherrysdown
Frank Carbaugh
Reward Janitor With Pay Boost
Adams County commissioners voted unanimously to raise janitor John L. Bowers salary from 65 to 75 dollars per month effective immediately. They noted the 75 dollar promise made when elected and that the amount matches the former regular janitor’s pay for eight years. They began drafting the 1937 budget and assessing taxes and later inspected a damage claim in Idaville.
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John L. Bowers
County Court House
Adams County
Bowers
Idaville
Unnamed Bollinger Brother Dies in Cumberland Township
The death of an unmarried man from Cumberland township ends a two year tenure on the road supervisors board. Survived by parents and eight siblings including Mrs. Russell Beaver and J Sterling Bollinger. Private funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM from H B Bender and son funeral home with Rev. Herbert Schmidt officiating at Mt. Joy church cemetery.
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Hanover
H. B. Bender and Son Funeral
Herbert Schmidt
Mount Joy Lutheran Church
Mt. Joy Church
Adams County Board of Auditors Begins Duties
The Adams county board of auditors started their annual task of auditing all county offices Monday. Last year the work finished mid March, but this year extra duties are expected to extend the period. The sheriff’s office accounts will be examined and the group was asked by the federal government to supply statistics on county expenditures from 1932 to 1935. All members attended: President H. H Thomas, Secretary Samuel C. Lott, and P. A. T. Bower.
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Adams County Board of Auditors
Sheriff's Office
H. H Thomas
Samuel C. Lott
P. A. T. Bower
Falls On Gun Wounds Self In Gettysburg Youth
William Woodward 18 of Gettysburg is hospitalized at Annie M Warner with a critical gunshot wound to the right shoulder from an accident while checking trap lines near his home Monday morning. He stumbled among vines and underbrush, fell, and the shotgun discharged. His father Joel Woodward, hearing the shot, rushed to assist after the cries for help. The youth, conscious but bleeding heavily, had left home about 15 minutes earlier to inspect traps.
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Willian
Woodward
Gettysburg
Annie M. Warner
Joel Woodward
Lions club donates white canes for blind residents
Six white canes about 42 inches high were received by the Lions club Gettysburg for distribution to blind people in the county. The canes, painted white and red, will aid blind travelers where cane use is common, a club member said.
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Lions’ Club
Gettysburg
Lions Club
December temps in Gettysburg rise 4 degrees above normal
Weather records show December average 36.3 degrees in Gettysburg, 4.1 degrees above normal. Dr. Henry Stewart notes the month’s high of 64 degrees before Christmas and a low of 10 degrees above zero on December 1.
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Gettysburg
Sime
Henry Stewart
Cigar firm certificate filed under assumed name in McSherrystown
A certificate for carrying on business under an assumed name was filed Tuesday at the Prothonotary's office by Peter F. and Joseph F. Smith of McSherrystown. They will manufacture cigars under the name F. X. Smith's Sons in McSherrystown.
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Prothonotary
C. Arthur Brame
Peter F
Joseph F. Smith
McSherrystown
F. X. Smith
Man Charged With Assault After Argument Near Gettysburg
Carroll Griffin of Straban township was arrested Thursday evening by Constable Glenn Guise on a charge of assault and battery. The complaint was filed by Mrs Emma Rinker who lives about two and a half miles east of Gettysburg on the Lincoln highway. The alleged assault occurred at the Rinker home following an argument.
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Carroll Griffin
Straban
Glenn Guise
Justice of the Peace
John C. Shearer
Emma Rinker
Gettysburg
Lincoln Highway
Rinker
Hearing yields noisy exchange as witnesses testify
Saturday testimony from two witnesses sparked a heated exchange of accusations. Justice Shearer dismissed the case for lack of sufficient evidence.
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Justice Shearer
Waiting Lists for Aid Downstate November Report
In early November Adams County had 93 people on the old age assistance waiting list, with 12 on the mothers' assistance list and six for pensions for the blind, according to a report from the state welfare department.
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Adams County
State Welfare Department
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