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THK NEWS-COMET, EAST BERLIN, A IT, 11ST (5, 1JM8 PAGE THREE Bortner Rites Held Saturday Services for Pfc. Clotr.s II. Eort- ncr, 31, a native of Adams county, whose body had been returned from Italy for burial, were held Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the W. A. Feiser funeral home, Hnn- over.

His pastor, the Rev. Syndcr Allemaii conducted the service and interment was made in St. John's Lutheran cemetery, Abbotlstown. The Hanover American Legion post will conduct military rites for the soldier, who was a son of Mrs. Alice Grimm Bortner, Hanover R.

3, and the late William Henry Bortner. He was killed in action June 5, 1944, near Rome. Private Bortner was wounded in action in Italy February 11, 1944, during the battle for Cassino, later recovering from these wounds and returning to action. He was reported missing in action June 5, 1944. but later word was received that he had been killed in action on that Young Bortner's mother received a letter from Colonel H.

C. Hine, Kivins; the following details on his death: "On the afternoon of 5 June 19'M Company D. 168th Infantry went into an a a in the vicinity of Rome, Italy. Pfc. Bortner was carrying ammunition for the machine guns at a time; when enemy artillery was very active.

It was dur- ing this shelling that your son was hit by shrapnel from one of these shells and killed instantly." The young man, who was born January 13. 1913, in Adams county, was employed by the Hanover Wire- cloth company before being inducted into the service at New Cumberland January 9, 1943. He received his infantry training at Fort McClellan, and from there was sent to Fort George G. Meade, leaving there for embarkation September 30, 1943. He landed in North Africa and went from there to Italy.

At one time he was on the beachhead. A memorial service was conducted I for Pfc. Bortner Sunday, July 30, 1944, in St. John's Lutheran church, Abbottstown, of which he had been a life-long member. His mother has received on his behalf the Purple Heart and the Suits Piled In Freak Crash That Cost Life Two actions in trespass were filed with the county protnonotary July 30 by the law firm of Swope.

Brown and Swope resulting from an accident May 4 at Hampton when a tractor- trailer jackknifed and struck a barn. The suits are being brought by Albert L. Thomas, Hampton, owner of the barn, who is seeking repayment for damages to his barn, crops and equipment, and by Melvin Ree' ver, Hampton, who was in the barn at the time and was injured. Reever is I also seeking damages to his mobile which he had parked in the barn just a few moments before the I crash and which was damaged. I Named as defendants in the ac- tions are the Roadway Express, of Akron, for whom the truck was being operated, and Georgte Stanko, Steubenville, who owned the truck.

Driver Was Killed Marion Joseph Metaler, 30, Steubenville. driver of the tractor-trailer was fatally injured in the crash. Death was due to a fractured skull and internal injuries. He was dead barn and about three and a a SOFTBALL Silver Star medal. I Surviving besides his mother, are one brother, Robert Bortner, Hanover, and one sister, Miss Geneva Bortner, at home.

41 1 1 1 1 A 1 I i A A rt 1 1 1 repacking of croos spilled ab when pulled from the cab of the fa 4. the cars, damage to a peg mi truck. tons of corn spilled out. It took rescuers an hour to extricate the dead man from the wreckage. Reever suffered a punctured left lung, lacerations of the left leg and two broken ribs.

He is damages to cover his hospital bill, damages to his car, and loss of work. Thomas is seeking damages to his barn, and other amounts covering tit by irrow, On Tuesday, i Lutherans defeated the East Berlin team by a 7-4 score with i a i i a good game. The Reforms in the the Abbottstown of 11-4, League Standings by New Oxford Lutherans 11 I. 0 New Oxford lioiTm Coming Games A UP, (i. New Chester at N.

O. Reforms. Fast Berlin at Abbottstown. Aug. 10 Berlin at N.

O. Lutherans. A at New Chester. A Insurance Agency Complete Service Kast Berlin Phone 15-B-2 ON PAY DAY--BUY BONDS According to news stories at the time, Metzler was driving the truck two miles south of York Springs light truck ahead of him loss of crops and the like. when made W.

L. Baldwin, Gettysburg, has been sworn in as a special deputy DR. B. L. LEVIN OPTOMETRIST W.

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17-21 -pftlllS-- i i i i GREAT BROADWAY SHOWS 1 ON THE HUGS MIOWAl A a left turn into a driveway. by Sheriff Dorsey Shultz. Baldwin Mctzler, according to police swerved at one time worked for the Brady to the right and struck the detective agency in turning it over. The tractor-trailer 1 then jack-knifed, rolled over and struck the barn. The impact buckled the timbers of the barn and approximately five tons of hay fell on the tractor-trailer and on Reever and his automobile.

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