Newspapers: Items in the News Comet, October 17, 1930, Dover, York County, PA

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Miscellaneous items from the News Comet, October 17, 1930

DOVER

"Spooners' Lane," near the Read Machinery company, York, is being haunted by 
officers of the law.  The police authorities of Spring Garden township are 
making an effort to break up the parking on out of the way places in the 
township.  Damaging complaints have reached the ears of the officials of the 
township and they are making an effort to break up the spooning places.  Among 
those arrested early Sunday morning was Charles Miller, Dover R. 2.

The pupils of the Dover schools will not be permitted to sell any product except 
Red Cross Christmas seals.  The services of Fred Straley to lead the orchestra 
were secured for the following school term.

Henry Shaffer, road supervisor, was ordered to remove fences and trees along 
Mayfield street so as to make the street the proper width.  The expense of this 
work is to be charged to the property owners.  F. A. Myers and Mr. March were 
notified to lay pavements along their properties on South Main street.  The 
street light committee was instructed to place three additional lights.  The 
following bonds were ordered paid on November 1:  No. 3, H. U. Baughman; No. 9, 
H. U. Baughman; No. 20, Lillie Ramer; No. 22, James Zinn.  The followoing bills 
were ordered paid:  Henry Shaffer, labor, $7; D. S. Brillhart, labor; Edwin 
Stough, caring for pump and labor, $11.05.  The treasurer's report is as 
follows:  Balance in treasury September 2, 1930, $3,471.61; expenses, $91.37; 
water rents received, $31.63; balance, $3,411.87.

An old time serenade was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Raffensperger 
in honor of their son, Willis.

Clayton Alvin Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curvin Johnson, and Hazel Dorothy 
Julius, daughter of Mrs. Annie Julius, all of this place, were married in Salem 
Union church, Thursday by the pastor, the Rev. J. was used.  They were attended 
by H. Hege.  The single ring ceremony labor, $11.05.  The treasurer's report  
(Transcriber's note:  Typed as written)

Richard Smith, son of Warren H. Smith, who, while riding a motorcycle down the 
Baltimore 'pike a few weeks ago, collided with a culvert and was taken to 
Hanover hospital, was brought home by his grandfather, Michael Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hass and Mrs. Edna Erney visited Mrs. Haas's granddaughter, 
Mrs. Lloyd Neiman, who is confined to a Harrisburg hospital.  Mrs. Neiman was 
formerly Miss Ellen Artzberger, of this place.

Nellie Gross, nine-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gross, was removed 
to her home on Sunday by Raymond Bievenour from the West Side sanitarium.  
Nellie underwent an operation for appendicitis, tonsils and adenoids.

H. Clair Brenneman has been confined to bed suffering from painters' colic.  He 
is employed as a painter for his father, Samuel Brenneman.

Mr. and Mrs. George Leckrone announce the birth of a son on Thursday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Stouch are the possessors of a red beet which they raised in 
their garden this summer weighing 9 pounds.  It has a circumference of 26 
inches.

Mrs. Aaron Boyer has been conned to bed by illness.

Mrs. Samuel Nace, 53, mother of Mrs. Harry Aldinger, Dover, died Saturday at 
Hellam.

Abraham J. Adams, 31, brother of J. Howard F. Adams, Dover, died Monday at Bath, 
New York.

News Comet, East Berlin, PA, October 17, 1930