Fire Destroys Farm Property on Knoxlyn Road
A mobile, garage, and a 4 by 12 foot chicken house on Allen Knouse’s farm along Knoxlyn Road burned Friday near midnight from a suspected short circuit in the automobile. About 150 chickens, two turkeys, and three ducks perished. Loss estimate between 2000 and 2500 dollars with insurance on the buildings. Fire companies from Fairfield and Gettysburg saved the hog pen, barn, and other structures.
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Allen Knouse
Knoxlyn Road
Fairfield Road
Knouse
Arthur Knouse
Fairfield
Gettysburg
Fairfield Company
Man Charged in May Blackmail Plot In Gettysburg
Howard J. Leonard 48, of Green Township Fayetteville R 2, was arrested by State Troopers for allegedly attempting to blackmail Mrs. Robert C. Miller of Graeffensburg Inn. A May 21 letter demanded $10 and warned of arson if not paid. Leonard posted $1,000 bail and awaits a hearing.
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Robert C. Miller
Gettysburg
Howard J. Leonard
Green Township
Fayetteville R. 2
Russel Kniess
G. A. Hahn
State Police
Leonard
Justice of the Peace Gillan
Chambersburg
Gettysburg Girl Injured After Vehicle Collision
Helen Lock six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Eli Lock of Gettysburg shoemaker, suffered slight bruises when she ran into an automobile in Gettysburg Wednesday night.
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Helen Lock
Mr. and
Eli Lock
Gettysburg
Weikert Attacked and Robbed Near Fairfield
Wilbur Weikert nineteen of Highland township was assaulted and robbed at the Myers residence in Hamiltonban township near Fairfield. He was knocked unconscious, robbed of a gold watch valued at forty dollars and eleven dollars in cash, and left at his car. State police began an investigation after the Sunday morning incident.
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Weikert
Myers
Wilbur Weikert
Highland Township
Harry Myers
Hamiltonban Township
Fairfield
Miss Myers
Ethel Myers
Higher Standard Set For Pennsylvania Elementary Teachers
The state council of teachers establishes a post September 1 1936 requirement that elementary teachers hold four years of college grade work. Current holders remain unaffected. New rules aim to balance training with job availability and raise elementary standards to match high schools.
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State Council of Teachers
Pennsylvania
James N. Rule
W Ray Moul Improving After Leg Infection
W Ray Moul of Hanover is improving after a leg infection that followed an accident.
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W. Ray Moul
Hanover
Prohibition Raid Nets Liquor Stills and Homebrew
Federal agents and state police raided ten Franklin County sites Saturday including near Adams County. Officers seized a 50 gallon still, 10 gallon crack, and 200 gallons rye mash near Hughie Benders home in Green township. At Harry Jamison’s Guilford township home they found moonshine, home brew bottles, and Jamison posted 1000 bail. Chambers Spoonhour in Greene township had 108 home brew bottles. Warrants based on alleged liquor purchases. Justice Shirley J. Zarger issued the warrants.
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Gettysburg
Franklin County
Adams County
Hughie Bender
Green Township
Harry Jamison
Guilford Township
Jamison
Chambers Spoonhour
Fayetteville R
Greene Township
Spoonhour
Justice of the Peace
Shirley J. Zarger
Chambersburg
County Chicken Coop Is Looted
Thieves stole about 100 chickens from Earl Champion’s farm in Mt. Pleasant township. Neighbors woke to cackling at 1:30 Monday morning as David Christian fired at three shadowy figures leaving with burlap bags. No injuries or confirmed hits. The incident was not reported to authorities.
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Earl Champion
Mt. Pleasant Township
David Christian
Champion
Christian
Woods graduates with honors in mathematics at Princeton
John W. Woods of Gettysburg son of the Rev and Mrs D W Woods graduated with honors in mathematics from Princeton University.
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John W. Woods
D. W. Woods
Gettysburg
Princeton University
Skunk Shot After Bottle Ensnared Head in Hanover
A skunk wandering Hanover Wednesday night stuck its head in a milk bottle on Curtis Keefer’s porch and wandered the street. Chief Wolford fired a single shot, ending the animal’s ordeal after bystanders alerted police.
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Hanover
Wolford
Curtis Keefer
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E. H. Walter
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