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‘The Mount Joy Bulletin
Good Mechanics and
Modern Machinery at
Your Service.
VOL. XXXVI NO. 9
May Abolish P. R. R.
Underpass
At Rheems
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EN-
GINEER HELD A CONFERENCE
WITH NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
MONDAY RELATIVE TO A
CHANGE
Agitation among residents of
Rheems and vicinity for restor-
ation of the Harrisburg pike to its
original route, eliminating three
angular curves created some years
ago when an underpass replaced
the grade crossing there, has re-
ceived official recognition fram the
State Department of Highways, 1t
was earned Friday
S. P. Longstreet, district engincer
of the department conferred with
residents of Rheems to discuss
their petition to relocate the un-
derpass to eliminate the curves
and thus remove the cause of
many serious accidents which have
cceurred at this point during the
past several years.
Mr. M. D. Heisey, of Rheems,
leader of the movement, said Fri-
day that the Harrisburg pike orig-
inally passed through Rheems on
a straight line, crossing the Penn-
sylvania railroad at an angle. Some
years ago when it was decided to
eliminate the grade crossing at
Rheems, the highway was relocated.
As the road approaches the rail-
road from the east, it now turns
sharply to the left, runs parallel
with the railroad for a short dis-
tance, then passes under the rail-
road by a right angleturn. On the
other side it turns sharply to the
left to join the original route.
In recent years there have been
numerous accidents at the under-
pass and at the curves on either
side of it. Drivers not familiar
with the road have had difficulty
in making the curves, and the toll
of life and injury has been serious
Mr, Heisey said.
Mortuary
Record For
Past Week
MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN
PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO
THAT GREAT BEYOND WITH-
IN THE PAST WEEK
Goldie V. McQuate, 20, died at
Manheim Monday.
Frank P. Hogendobler, 49, of Co-
lumbia, died last Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary McMullen, 80, widow
of Joseph McMullen, died near
Mountville.
Mrs. Margaret Kline, 23, of Col-
umbia, died at the General Hos-
pital, Lancaster.
Mrs. Mary Herren, 93, oldest
member at the Neffsville Brethren
Home, died Monday.
Mrs. Fanny Mae Ehrhart, 22,
wife of Ezra Ehrhart, died Mon-
day at Washingtonboro.
Christian C. Kauffman, former
State Senator and a native of Co-
lumbia died at Philadelphia.
Rev. Andrew B. Saylor, 73, for
more than half a century a min-
ister in the Evangelical church, died
at Lebanon. He was formerly a
pastor here.
MRS. AMANDA S. BOWERS
Mrs. Amanda S. Bowers, seventy-
one, died at her home near Eliza-
bethtown, in West Donegal twp.
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C—O CO
SPLASH PARTY
A very delightful swimming par-
ty, was enjoyed, last evening by
the Luther League of Trinity Lu-
theran Church and its friends at
“Twin Oaks” Swimming Pool near
Ironville.
The party left the parsonage at
6 o'clock in charge cf Miss Helen
Dillinger, President of the League.
Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs.
James Keener, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Garber, Mr. and Mrs. George Ful-
ler, Betty and Bobby, Misses Erika
Pcthke, Elsie Dillinger, Dorothy
Detwiler, Betty Young, Hazel Gar-
lin, Ethel Moore, Miss Broske, Eth-
el, Beulah and Mary Louise Smith,
Martha Snyder, Jeanne - Schock,
Pauline Heilig, Messrs. Kenneth
Fbersole, Clyde Gerberich, Mrs.
George Brown and son Bruce, Mrs.
Clyde Eshleman and Mrs. George
Kercher.
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LOCAL PROSECUTIONS
These prosecutions were made
here during the past week and will
be heard before Justice Zeller:
Failure to stop at stop sign—
William Weidman, Florin.
Improper Passing—William S.
Mcllvaine, Paradise.
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C. S. FRANK & BROS. SALE
Will be held on Friday evening
July 31st, when they will sell. 25
head of T. B. Tested Tioga -and
Potter county Cows, also.a few
stock bulls, shoats, “il kinds fruits,
merchandise etc. Sale at 7 P. M.
PAUL MARTIN, TOWN, GETS
THREE LARGE CONTRACTS
Paul Martin, local contractor and
builder, received the following con-
tracts recently:
Large auditorium at Lemoyne,
will cost approximately $25,000.00.
3-story and basement building at
Harrisburg for Myers & Co., for
$25,000.00.
Club House for Rescue Hose Co.,
at Middletown.
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FISHERMAN MADE GOOD
CATCH AT BOWERS SAT,
Ten local fishermen spent Sat-
urday at Bowers Beach where they
reported a nice catch and a bit
of rough weather.
The party consisted of: Messrs.
Joe Habecker, Michael Randler,
Donald Smith, James Beamesder-
fer, Harry Beamesderfer, Arion
Shelly, John Schroll, Richard Bates,
Cappy Mummau and Lester Weaver.
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HIS 27th TERM
Mr. E. S. Gerkerich, of the Ger-
berich-Payne Shoe Co. here, was
re-clected president of the Ger-
berich family for the 27th consec-
jutive term at their reunion at
| Twin Oaks last Thursday. His
con Grant D. Gerberich, on West
Main street, was elected second
vice-president.
Picked From
Community
Card Basket
Mr. Warren Eshleman is visiting
at his home on East Main St.
Rev. I. A. McDonald, of Lem-
oyne, was in town on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt spent
the weekend visiting with relatives
in town.
Dr. and Mrs. Oliver G. Longen-
ecker are spending a week at
Great Lakes, Michigan.
Mr. John Dillinger, Misses Grace
Henderson and Mary Strickler spent
Sunday at Hollaway Beach.
.Miss Sara Fellenbaum spent sev-
seral days at Lancaster as the
guest of Miss Anne Fellenbaum.
Mr. Clayton Pennypacker, of
Oklahoma, arrived in town, Friday,
where he will visit for sometime.
Mr. Harold Wendler, of Lancaster,
was the guest of Reuben Shellen-
berger here last Thursday evening.
Prof. and Mrs. Wm. Nitrauer have
returned to their home on New
Haven St. after spending six weeks
at Portland, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Siller, Law-
rence Kramer and Mr. Dan Kramer
were Sunday guestsof Mr. and Mrs.
Omar Kramer at Ironville.
Mr. Paul Hipple and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Myers and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Germer, spent Sun-
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WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED
tained body bruises in an automo-
bile accident west of Middletown
when two cars oollided.
C. R. Shirk, Jr, of town, Sus--
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29th, 1936
NEIGHBORS HARVESTED
MRS. BENJAMIN ZINK’'S CROPS
Neighbors and friends of Mrs.
Benjamin Zink, near Elizabeth-
town, whose husband was fatally
injured recently when run over by
a hay wagon, gathered at her home
and assisted in making hay and
harvesting and threshing grain
crops.
Those who participated were:
Paul Zink, Raymond Zink, Park
Kreider, Enos Goss, A. S. Hoover,
Orville Miller, H. G. Miller, F. G.
Risser, Clarence Geib, I. A. Ris-
ser, Martin Hershey, Irvin Ober,
Elmer Brandt, Paul Schreckengast,
Glenn Huntzberger, Arthur Kaylor,
Harry Schaefler, Ira Coble, P. S.
Foreman, Samuel Miller, Warren
Heisey, George Heisey, John Willis,
Noah Redke, Joseph Huntzberger,
Wilmer Brubaker and Harold Bru-
baker. 5
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9 One-Room
Schools To
Go This Fall
ONLY 285 LEFT IN LANCASTER
COUNTY—FORMER BUILDINGS
CONVERTED INTO SOFT
DRINK, HOT DOG, GAS STA-
TIONS AND DWELLINGS
Gradually those “little red school
houses” thruout Lancaster county
are being abandoned for school
purposes, centralization replacing
them.
Nine more little one-room schools
will become eligible for conver-
gion into residences, soft drink
stands or gasoline stations on Sat-
urday, August 15, when Manor
township offers them for public
sale,
Like seven others elsewhere in
Lancaster county, they closed for
the last time as schools this year.
Pupils will go to consolidated
schools in September.
285 Left In County
Superintendent Arthur P. My-
lin's records showed today that
there were 301 one-room schools in
the county last term but only 285
will be opened this fall. The num-
ber has been declining gradually
within the last two decades but
Lancaster ccunty still has the lar-
gest number in Pennsylvania.
Many of the ex-schools have
been remodeled and used as dwell-
ings, according to a survey made
several years. ago. Porches and
annexes were added in several
cases. Scme, in wooded sections,
were bought for use as summer
lodges. Others became soft drink,
hot dog or gasoline stands and a
few were used by nearby farmers
for storage or curing of tobacco.
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43,200 LANCASTER CO.
FAMILIES OWN RADIOS
Thera are 43,200 families in Lan-
caster county owning radios the De-
partment of Commerce estimated
on the basis of a privately conduc-
ted survey which it considers ac-
curately reflects the facts.
In the state of Pennsylvania
there were 1,938,400 radios in homes
on January 1, 1936, as against 1,-
076,770 on that date in 1930.
No similar comparative figures
are available for counties.
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PURCHASED PROPERTY
Franklin Krider, East Petersburg,
purchased the property of the late
Jaccbh E. Mumma, at East Peters-
burg, at a public sale conducted
Saturday by Emma H. Mumma,
administratrix of the estate for
$2,380.
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FRANKS SALE FRIDAY
Friday evening, July 31, Messrs.
C. S. Frank and Bro. will hold a
public sale of cows, bulls, shoats,
fruit, merchandise, etc. at their
place of business near town. The
sale will be held at 7 o'clock
standard time.
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BECAME ILL SUDDENLY
Mr. David Hershey, mail carrier
rom Dépot te post office, became
ie office last “Thursday
ning and was removed te his
home,
this writing:
Farm Women Elect
Mrs. Nolt President
LARGE DELEGATION, REPRE-
SENTING 14 SOCIETIES, IN
COUNTY, ATTENDED 20th AN-
NUAL MEETING AT ELIZA-
BETHTOWN
Four hundred members of 14 So-
cieties of Farm Women of Lancas-
ter county, attended the 20th an-
nual meeting of the Lancaster Co.
Farm Women’s Society convention
held in the Elizabethtown college
auditorium, Elizabethtown, Satur-
day afternoon, with Mrs. N. N.
Baer, of Salunga, presiding.
Morning Session
The morning program was as
follows: Songs, under the leader-
ship of Miss Bertha Belser, Eliza-
bethtown; devotions, Rev. L. C.T.
Miller, pastor of the local Christ
Reformed church; greetings, Mrs.
Clarence Risser; president of So-
ciety No. 6, the hostess society;
response, Mrs. N. W. Baer, Salun-
ga, president of the County asso-
ciation; business session; instru=-
mental music arranged by Mrs.
Wayne Aungst, Elizabethtown; ad-
dress by Allen S. Meck, York; vo-
cal solo, T. H. Ebersole, principal
of the Elizabethtown schools;
dress by Mrs. Gustav Ketterer,
Germantown.
ad-
During the business session the
following officers were elected by
the County society: President, Mrs,
Lloyd Nolt, Mt. Joy R. D, of So-
ciety No. 4; vice president, Mrs.
David C. Witmer, Mt. Joy R. D,
Society No. 8; secretary, Miss Lela
Coble, Elizabethtown R. D., Soci-
ety No. 6, and treasurer Mrs. John
Stehman, Manheim, Society No. 5.
(Society No. 10 of Neffsville, in-
vited the group to hold the an-
nual meeting at Neffsville, next
year.
Afternoon Session
In the afternoon session Miss
Bertha Belser, of Elizabethtown, led
the singing, followed by a reading
by Mrs. Margaret Coleman, Eliza-
kethtown; address, Dr. D. W.
Kurtz, president of Bethany Bibli-
cal Seminary, Chicago, Ill; flute
solo, Miss Evelyn Kraybill, Rheems;
reading, Mrs. Harry Shenk, Eliza-
bethtown; play, “The Arrival of
Billy,” by the society; and songs.
Large Barn
Near Town
Is Destroyed
FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
CONSUMED WHEAT AND BAR-
LEY CROPS; ALSO IMPLE-
MENTS ON SCHOCK EST.
FARM
Fire, destroyed a large barn and
threatened a tobacco shed and the
dwelling house on the Harry
Schock estate, immediately north of
the boro at 1:45 p. m., Sunday.
Harry Wagner, tenant farmer,
said that damage amounted to
$12,000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
Six hundred and fifty bushels of
wheat, 150 bushels of barley and
all the farm implements were de-
stroyed. A threshing machine
owned by Joseph Hostetter, of
town, also was consumed.
Friendship Fire Company re-
sponded to the alarm laid 2,400
feet of hose to Chickies creek and
succeeded in saving the dwelling
house and tobacco shed. The Mari-
etta fire company also responded
but was not in service.
The fire is believed to have been
started by spontaneous combustion.
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CXTENSIVE AUTO TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Zerphey
and son Wallace and C. K. New-
comer, of town, and Miss Geneva
Foltz, of E'town are spefiding a 10
days vacation in'.Dgllas, Texas at-
tending the Fair and also visiting
in Mexico.
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PROBE MAYTOWN ROBBERY
Gasoline and tools were stolen
from the M. R. Hoffman farm at
Maytown recently. State Police
from the Columbia station are in-
The Affairs
In General
Briefly Told
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE
TIME TO READ
Lancaster is considering the in-
stallation of a police radio station.
Samuel Keene, 67, and his son
35, were arrested for cruelly to
animals.
Fire destroyed all the frame
shedding at the Goodville Menn-
onite church. .
Fifteen persons were injured in
auto accidents in this vicinity over
the week-end.
the Grocers’
to Atlantic
4,820 accompanied
Picnic from Lancaster
City last Thursday.
A Lancaster lad tatoed his
itials on his arm with a pin—now
he has blood poisoning.
A number of heron, rarely seen
in this section, were observed on
the river islands above Columbia.
Mr. Christ Weidman, East Main
St., employed at H. S. Newcomer
and Son Hardware, is on the. sick
list.
The clerk at the Hershey Inn,
Hershey, was held up and robbed
of $275 by two bandits at 3.30 last
Wednesday merning.
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COMMITTED FOR COURT
O. B. Hoover, of Florin, was ar-
rested for drunken driving by
Officer Zerphey and in default of
$500.00 bail he was committed for
a hearing, the hearing was held by
Squire Zeller on Monday and in
default of bail he was again com-
mitted until the next term of
in-
Quarter Sessions Court.
vestigating.
EDITORIAL
Lancaster Merchants used more than twenty pages of
newspaper advertising in one day to induce people to attend
Sales Day at Lancaster today.
That conveyed a vast amount
of purchasing news to the public.
What have Mount Joy merchants done to off set that
invitation? Very little.
Advertising pulls as the fire
burns. If you want to check
a fire you'll do something. If you want to check the flow of
patronage to Lancaster stores you must likewise DO SOME-
THING.
That something is to advertise and let patrons know what
vou have to offer. If you can’t
supply them then they should
rightfully go elsewhere, but until that time people should
and will buy at home if sufficient inducement is offered.
No matter what the size or nature of your business. Make
it worth the public's while and there will be a beaten path
where he is improved at
to. your door.
COUNTY FIREMEN MEET
AT E'TOWN FRIDAY NITE
The Lancaster County Firemen’s
Association will meet at Elizabeth-
town Friday night as guests of the
Friendship Fire Company. The
weather permitting, the meeting
will be held on the lawn in the
rear of the fire hall.
Charles Garman, burgess of El-
izabethtown, will head the recep-
tion committee and the main ad-
dress will be given by Dr. Frank
Croman. Roy Sheaffer will be in
charge of the entertainment pro-
gram and has in store a few sur-
prises for the firemen.
A report on the fire school, to be
held at Millersville, will be made
by Earl F. Lefever, chairman of the
Fire Prevention Committee.
Millard M. Tawney, ex-president
of the State Association, and a del-
egation from Lebanon County,
headed by president Ed. Wise, are
scheduled to be present.
News of The
Day From
The Dailies
BUSY FOLKS CAN KEEP POST-
ED BY GLANCING AT THIS
COLUMN OF CONDENSED
NEWS ITEMS
Lebanon will hold a horse show
August 29.
Hanover will get a supply of
natural gas from Pittsburgh.
Two cases of scarlet fever were
quarantined at Indiantown Gap
Sunday.
Two Nazareth boys drove a 22-
year old automobile 180 miles in
4! hours.
Two boys left the air out of the
tires on twenty-five cars parked at
Palmyra Saturday.
Luke Westenberger, 22, of near
Gaineshurg, had his left eye re-
moved at a Harrisburg Hospital.
Two firemen were killed and
five injured when an engine
struck a tree and upset at Fayette-
ville.
Alkert May Jr, of Middletown,
was burned when matches in his
pocket caught fire while attending
a movie.
Rather than go down over a
250 ft. precipice, a driver of a
Greyhound ran his bus into a bank,
upset the car and while many were
hurt, no cne was killed. This hap-
pened near Johnstown.
Weddings In
Our Locality
RAUB—COLLIDGE
Miss Mary Kathryn Coolidge,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen B.
Coolidge, of Jersey Shore, and
Charles A. Raub, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Raub, of Marietta, were
married on Sunday.
PICKELL—SCHAEFFER
Ralph H. Pickell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard M. Pickell, of Lam-
peter and Miss Mary A. Schaeffer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles |
Schaeffer, of this boro, were united |
in marriage on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock by Bishop Henry E.
Lutz. Following the ceremony the
couple left on a wedding trip to
Washington, D. C. Mt. Vernon,
Luray Caverns, Harrisonburg and
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AUXILIARY CORN ROAST
The American Legion Auxiliary
will entertain their husbands to a
corn roast, to be held at the Cove
on Monday evening, August 3rd.
Mr. Eli Hostetter will be the ca-
terer.
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THE COURT'S ORDER
Mr. Albert Myers, of 268 S. 8th
Street, Columbia, was ordered to
pay $3 a week to his wife Cora
Myers, of Newtown for the support
of his son.
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BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hostetter,
of town, announce the birth of a
son at 8:39 a. Monday at the
Lancaster General haspital.
Money Spent in News-
paper Advertising Is A
Good Investment.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
IF YOU DIDN'T COME HOME
WITH A REAL SUNBURN YOU
WEREN'T IN STYLE—ALL HAD
AN ENJOYABLE TIME
Ninety-one people boarded the
special train at our local P. R. R.
station, last Thursday morning, to
attend the Grocer’s Picnic at At-
lantic City.
Among those who spent the day
at that famous and popular sea-
shore resort were: Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Derr, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Darrenkamp and daughter, Jean;
Mr. John Grosh, Clara Schroll and
George Halbleib, Jr., Master Rob-
ert Leiberher, Miss Carrie Ney,
Miss Dorothy Webb, Mrs. Joe Ha-
becker, Mrs. George Shatto and
Nine Went To
The Shore Thursday
| sister Myrtle, of Lancaster; Mr.
and Mrs. George Heiserman, Mrs.
Newpher Smeltzer and granddaugh-
Miss Maude Snyder,
{ Miss Elsie Dellinger, Mrs. Anna
| Miller, Miss Erika Pothke, Mrs.
{Mabel Young and daughters Ruth,
|Helen and Evelyn; Mr. and Mrs.
ter, Irene;
| Monroe Lindemuth, Miss Helen
Schroll, Miss Martha Engle, Miss
| Hilda Engle, Mrs. James Krall,
| Miss Katherine Zeller, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Miller and daughter Mabel;
| Mrs. Ray Engle and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Silas Stoner and daugh-
| ter, Franceanna, Dick Beamesder fer,
| Joseph McLaughlin, Leo Frank,
| Miss Marie Mumma, Miss Violet
Spangler, Mrs. Dan Piefer and two
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STRICKLER REUNION
WAS HELD AT HANOVER
The twenty seventh annual Strick-
ler family reunion was held in
Forest Park, Hanover and was at-
tended by 200 clansmen from the
States of Maryland, Ohio, Virginia
and Pennsylvania. The program
consisted of an address by the Rev.
Dr. G. M. Diffenderfer; report by
the assistant historian, Mrs. Jas. P.
Strickler; special musical numbers
by Mrs. Sara Strickler Frey, Ray
De Venney and Junior Schaefer;
reading, Catharine Eppley; Com-
munity Singing led by Ray
Devenney; Mrs. Strickler
Witmer, Pianist.
Prizes were given to the oldest
person, Joseph Strickler, Wrights
ville; Youngest child, Lois Gakle,
York; Longest distance, Mrs. Ger-
aldine Fby, Virginia; largest family
present, Amos R. Strickler, Mount
Joy and Isaac T. Gable Dallastown.
Mr. Elmer Quickel, York, Pa. was
elected President.
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SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOL
OPENS HERE NEXT MONDAY
was
Laura
The third annual Summer Bible
School opens next Monday morn-
August 3rd in the Mennonite
Church on W. Donegal St. Work
in Bible Study, Memory Work,
Mission Study, group singing, and
work will be
ing
expressional given.
‘A large corps of teachers is again
provided.
Any child in the community,
from four years up to and includ-
ing high school age: is welcome.
A class for adults is also provided.
Sessions begin at 8:30 and close
at 11:15. School will continue for
two weeks.
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CAUGHT A WHOPPER
Mr. Henry Eby, one of the ex-
pert fishermen in this section,
landed a beauty in the Big Chick-
ies recently.
a strike and off went Mr. Fish with
his line which broke above the
cork. By the cork dragging thru
the water it was easy to follow
the fish and without ever giving
the removal of clothing a thought,
Henry started wading.
In a short time he landed his
prize, a small-mouthed black bass
almost 19 inches long and weigh-
ing 2 3-4 lbs
rt A MAGE
HE WAS DISORDERLY
Charles Slick, Maytown, charged
with drunkeness and
of the State Police was committed
to jail for a hearing before Jus-
tice of the Peace Frank Blair, Co-
lumbia. Slick arrested in
Maytown by Corporal Snyder upon
complaint of residents of that com-
was
munity.
ATTENDED AN OUTING
Mr. and Mrs. Irving C. Swarr
and daughter, Betty, and Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Stambaugh, all of town,
attended the annual and
outing of the Railway Mail Clerks
Association at Williamsgrove, Pa.
last Tuesday. They had a most
enjoyable time.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Albert S. Miller, Manheim R. D.
2, and Elsie ©. Ober, Meunt Joy
picnic
R.
While angling he got |
disorderly
conduct by Corporal W. P. Snyder,
Happenings
In the Town
Of Florin
Mr. David Greason spent the
past week at Leacock.
Mrs. C. Miller Wolgemuth is
slowly improving at the home of
her parents, C. A. Melhorn.
after spending two weeks with
David Alleman at Bainbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Schock and
Miss Rebecca Schock of Washing-
ton Boro, visited in town on Fri-
day.
Mrs. Lizzie Fisher and daughter,
Ruth, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Fike
attended Ruhl’'s Tent meeting on
Sunday.
A Birthday suprise party was
given Friday evening, at the home
of Elizabeth Stehman, in honor of
Winfield Randler.
The boys had a novel time don-
ning there girls in print dresses,
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ABOUT 300 MEMBERS
ATTENDED HOFFER REUNION
About 300 members of the Hoff-
er clan attended the 19th annual
reunion held Sunday at Hoffer’s
Park, Middletown.
The male quartet of the. Mount
Joy United Brethren Church, con-
sisting of Merle Hoffer, Warren
Bentzel, Abram Stauffer and Cur-
Reisch, sang several .numbers
during the program. Miss Martha
Engle, of town, rendered a reading
while Miss Rachael Hoffer, also of
town, gave a piano solo.
tis
Mr. Abram Hoffer, of Mt. Joy,
was elected treasurer for the en-
suing year; Miss Racheal Hoffer,
pianist; Mr. Merle Hoffer, a mem-
of the program committee.
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BUILDING A $350,000
UNIT AT MASONIC HOMES
ker
the first unit of the
A McKee group of me-
1 morial the Masonic
| Homes, Elizabethtown, were an-
The unit will
Plans for
Virginia.
buildings at
| nounced Friday.
| cost $350,000.
| Contracts have been awarded and
| construction is to start in about
{two weeks. Construction will re-
| quire at least a year.
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TWO FRIENDS SHARE
| Mrs. Susan Sample, late of this
{ boro, who died May 26, left a will
| written three days before, which
| left her entire estate to two friends,
{ Mrs Elizabeth G. Strickler, and
{ Reuben Fellenbaum, both of town.
[The two beneficiaries were also
| named executors and were granted
| letters June 2.
Miss Helen Eichler returned home .
{
| Our Union Picnic
| At Hershey July 31
{] Mount Joy's Union Sunday
{| School Picnic will be held at
|| Hershey Park, Hershey, Friday,
July 31. Complete details will be
announced later.
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