Public Opinion from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (2025)

PUBLIC OPINION Family Chambersburg, Monaay, Mr. and Mrs. William Miss Patricia Ann Landis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Menno E.

Landis R. R. 3, became the bride of William Robin Gable, son of Mr. and Mrs. William S.

Gable, 235 W. Queen in a ceremony at 7 p.m., July 5, in Chambersburg Church of the Brethren. Performing the rites was the Rev. Ray Landis, Allentown, the bride's uncle. Connie Landis was her sister's maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Sharon Ardinger, 235 W.

Queen the bridegroom's sister; Becky Ernst, 602 E. Washington with Michelle Landis, another sister of the bride, as junior bridesmaid. Flower girls were Lori Ann and Shiela Jo Landis, 572 Elm the bride's nieces. July 14, 1975 Page 8 Tell it to Ann By Ann Landers No-Ring Woman has second thoughts Dear Ann Landers: I hope all those people who think living together is as good as or better than getting married will read this letter and think again. I am in such a trap and I don't know what to do.

G. and I decided we were in love. He didn't want to get married again after two divorces (one was a real mess), and it was O.K. with me. That was seven years ago.

Our five-year-old son starts school in the fall. His name is the same as mine. I will have to go to school with him and write on the registration blank, son of Miss A.L. and G.O. How will it look? Whenever I mention marriage, G.

says, "I couldn't think more of you if you were my legal wife. Let's not spoil our beautiful relationship by getting married. I did that twice." He really treats me royally, Ann, and he's crazy about the boy. Tell me what to No-Ring Woman Dear Woman: Give 1 G. ten days to make up his mind.

Either you get a ring on your finger and that piece of paper in your hand, or it's goodbye. And make it stick. If he loves you and the boy as much as you say, he'll marry you. If not, it's better that you know it now. Dear Ann Landers: My brother telephoned me last night, quite upset.

He said he had just received a note from the principal of his son's school saying Jerry, who is six years old and in the first grade, is known for picking on the other kids and makes a general nuisance of himself. The principal warned him that if Jerry hasn't settled down by the time school starts in the fall, he will be expelled. Is it possible to expel a first grader? How can Jerry be helped? Concerned Uncle Dear Uncle: A child whose anti-social behavior disrupts the classroom can be expelled no matter what the age. Obviously your nephew needs counseling and so do his parents. Children who cannot get along with others and misbehave constantly are troubled.

They seek attention outside the home because there are so few rewards IN the home. It would be helpful if you could establish a close relationship with Jerry so when he feels the need for help he can holler "Uncle." Dear Ann Landers: I am very fond of a young man who needs psychiatric help. He has moods that are frightening. Sometimes he becomes so depressed I'm afraid he might take his life. Other times he is euphoric beyond description.

His temper is unpredictable. I never know before we meet whether he is going to be cheerful and affectionate, or glum and rejecting. I've begged him to seek professional help (he can well afford the best) but he refuses. What can I do? Plenty Worri ed Dear P.L.: Nothing. Unless a person recognizes the need and wants to avail himself of it, it's utterly hopeless.

This goes for alcoholics, overeaters, chainsmokers the whole kit and kaboodle. Nobody changes anybody. People have to change themselves. And it's the hardest work there is. Club news Demonstration given The Happy Hamilton 4-H Club members met last week with Kathy Gayman, president, presiding and leading the club pledge.

Roll call was answered by listing a way to improve a person's health. Nadene Meyers showed how to wear scarves properly and Sherry Edwards demonstrated how to make foam pictures. The county dress revue will be held Tuesday, July 22, at the New Franklin Elementary School. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, July 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Franklin County Extension Office.

Members entertained Kay and Ordean Yaukey, known as "Dean's entertained members of Chambersburg Community Theatre at a general membership meeting Wednesday night, July 9, in Municipal Recreation Center. Mr. and Mrs. Yaukey teach in the Waynesboro School District, and in addition Mrs. Yaukey is a part-time teacher of speech and theater arts at Mont Alto's Penn State Campus.

It was announced that the next production for CCT will be "Showboat" directed by Annabelle Foster. Casting will be held the first week in September with show dates being Oct. 16, 17 and 18. The next membership meeting will be at 8 p.m., Aug. 13, at the center.

Named to state post Charles F. Hill, has been elected commander of the Department of Pennsylvania, Amvets. Announcement of Hill's election was made during last week's meeting of Hume McNeal Byers Post No. 224, where he is a member. The local meeting featured officer election: Donald Secrest was named commander; Richard Alleman, first vice commander; Norman Reitz, second; Samuel Rotz, adjutant; James Griffith, finance officer; Charles Faulkner, judge advocate.

Appointed officers are: Rotz, state executive committee; Hill, service officer; Daniel Weller, chaplain; Hill, public relations officer, and Ernest Whitsel, historian. An appeal was made for contributions to the Amvetssponsored Eric Amsley Fund. Containers for contributions have been placed in the business area. The post placed fifth in membership in the state, and received first place for new members. Past Commander Bruce Cummings Jr.

was recipient of a plaque from the state department for obtaining most new members. The post was represented at the convention by Cummings, Secr Rotz, Hill, Strait, Weller, John Young, Jacob Fahnestock, John Rossman, Clarence Bigler, Alleman, Harlan Wineland, Richard Harvey, Faulkner, Harry Cummings, John Kriner, William Higgins and Chalmer Sipes. Wedding bells Robin Gable Mrs. Daxel Vytautas Tarner Others in the wedding party were James Hammond 129 N. Franklin best man; Eugene Landis, R.R.7, and Richard Landis, 572 Elm the bride's brothers, and Kurt Ernst, 602 E.

Washington ushers; and Troy Ardinger, 235 W. Queen the bridegroom's nephew, ringbearer. A reception followed in Fellowship Hall. The bride and bridegroom are 1972 graduates of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. 1.

She is employed at Glick Shoe Store, and he is employed by M.E.Landis Aluminum Products. After a wedding trip to Wildwood, N.J., the couple will make their home at 660 S. Main St. Mr. and Mrs.

Gary L. Mowrey Rita Jeanne Clapper became the bride of Gary Lee Mowrey Sunday, June 29, at the All Faiths, Chapel on the Pennsylvania State University Altoona campus. The bride is the daughter of Thelma R. Gagermeier, Altoona, and the late Samuel C. Gagermeier.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Mowrey, 1044 S. Fourth St.

The Rev. Glenn Stahl performed the double ring ceremony. Presiding at the organ was the father of the bridegroom and Mrs. Mowrey presented several vocal selections. Attendants for the bride were her sisters: Miss Lois M.

Gagermeier, Patton, maid of honor; Joan E. Spencer, Zanesville, Ohio, matron of honor: and Patricia Winstead, bridesmaid; and Carole Landeck, Altoona, bridesmaid. Serving as best man for his brother was Joel Mowrey, Vandergrift. Ushers were ring Mr. and Mrs.

Robert E. Diehl Mr. and Mrs. Homer J. A reception was held at Stake, R.R.

1, Newburg, have the University Lodge, Shipannounced the marriage of pensburg. their daughter, Carole Joyce, The bride is a graduate of to Robert E. Diehl, son of Mr. Chambersburg Area Senior and Mrs. Jay Diehl, 415 S.

High School and is employed Fayette Shippensburg. at Shippensburg State College as an administrative assisThe ceremony was pertant. formed in First Church of A graduate of ShipGod, Shippensburg, Saturday, pensburg Area Senior High June 14, with the Rev. J.E. School, the bridegroom is emLewis officiating.

ployed by Kuhn TransportaMatron of honor was Mrs. tion Gardners, as a Vicki L. Hopkins, sister of the truck driver. bride, and serving as best The couple is residing at man was William Hopkins III. R.R.

1, Newburg. Middle years By Catherine St. Albans TM teachers (Last of a series) "It's hard to be specific because one person's did you become a teacher of TM (Transcenperience is different from another's but the most comdental Meditation)," I asked Karen Mehr, when I visited mon experience is that people notice they have clearer our local TM center recently. thinking and are able to solve Ms. Mehr is a graduate of problems more easily with Central Connecticut State Col- less effort.

lege. "And especially in stressful "I took courses here in the U.S. before I Eu- situations, they find they're went to she said. "It about not so shaken or easily upset. was able to deal with a year's work of study here They're and then I went to them intelligently and they also notice they have a lot Livigno, Italy, and Bad Kissengen, meditaGermany, for a very commore vitality.

Every teacher tion allows the nervous systraining tem to get stronger and prehensive course. This took six months healthier so on the basis of a and we had classes for seven healthier body, you start to days a week. think more clearly and feel "The courses were personbetter. ally conducted and supervised by the Maharishi Yogi and it's "It's especially helpful for important to know that only very upset and very tense people who attend these people. One person had a lot courses given by the of headaches and tried every Maharishi can become teach- way to get rid of them he ers." (Maharishi Mahesh could think of; but with TM, founder of the Tran- he says 80 percent of his headYogi, scendental Program, studied aches have been removed." for 13 years in the Himalaya As outlined, Transcendental Mountains with his teacher, Meditation seems to be a very Swami Brahmananda simple way to remove stress.

Sarawati, a Shankaracharya, Whether it would relieve which is a title of high spiritu- stress in each and every peral authority.) son, I cannot say. I have not "It took me a year here tried it myself because I because I was working at the wanted to be objective in writtime," explained Ms. Mehr, ing about it. "but a person with time can All I can say is that up to the take a one-month in-residence present I've had no excourse here before going to Europe. The course is called perience with meditation other than prayer; and until I The Science of Creative Ininterviewed some meditators telligence and consists of a recently, I'd known of no one series of 40 color videotapes who meditated other than al of the Maharishi speaking of young man who was part of a the theoretical aspects of TM group of people I was with at and about the practical apa Connecticut vacation resort plications of this growth of creative intelligence in over twenty years ago.

people's lives. He could out-distance all "This qualifies you to go on the other young men in sports to the six-month course. A lot but yet was considered of people just take the course strange because every afterfor a deeper understanding of noon, he'd withdraw for a the technique of TM. They short time to meditate. And don't have to become teachers he did it openly.

Once this afterwards. happened in the middle of "Have you any idea if many some horseplay on a raft. He people in their middle years simply sat down, closed his become meditators?" I eyes and meditated for about asked. twenty minutes and then "I think about 50 percent of joined in the horseplay again. the people we've worked with Today, he would not be conhere have been between 30 sidered unique because I unand 65.

Now this is a rough derstand it is not unusual to estimate but I have noticed a find people meditating on great number of married trains, buses, planes and in libraries, train stations and do meditators say of hotel lobbies any place they their experiences after medi- find themselves at meditation tating awhile?" time a 2 United in marriage at quino, 1308 Scotland 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, Kenneth Fulmer, in St. Pius Church of Stanardsville, and Bill Montville, N.J., were Karen Hopple, Kinnelon, N.J., the Lou Carroll and Daxel bride's cousin. Vytautas Tarner. The bride's A reception in The Manor, parents are Mr.

and Mrs. West Orange N.J., followed. George Carroll, Franklin The bride, a graduate of Lakes, N.J. The bridegroom Ramapo High School, Frankis the son of Daxel Y. Tarner, lin Lakes, is attending Union 559 Montgomery and the College, Schenectady, N.Y., late Sonja M.

Tarner. and American University, Miss Cynthia Welsh, Washington, D.C. The brideFranklin Lakes, was maid of groom is a graduate of Chamhonor. Bridesmaids were bersburg Area Senior High Miss Shaun Canning and Mrs. School and Shippensburg Lawrence Jobson, Silver State College, and is studying Spring, and Miss Janice in the master's program at Caltagirone, Oakland, N.J.

American University. He is a The bridegroom's sister, teacher at White Oak Junior Melissa Tarner, was flower High School, Silver Spring. girl, and his brother, Todd Mr. and Mrs. Tarner are Tarner, ring bearer.

spending the summer at Samuel Small, 101 Sunset NASA Base, Wallops Island, was best man. Serving Va. In the fall they will take as ushers were John Tar- up residence at Stanardsville. Paul L. Clapper and John A.

Clapper, Altoona, sons of the bride. A reception was held at the Family Host Cafeteria, Altoona. The bride is a graduate of Altoona Area High School and attended the Altoona School of Commerce. She is attending the Altoon Campus of the Pennsylvania State University and is employed by Diberts, Altoona, as supervisor of the bookkeeping department. The bridegroom, a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, received a degree from Pennsylvania State University and is pursuing a doctorate degree in mining engineering at the university.

He is employed by the Department of Mineral Engineering PSU, in mining research. After a wedding trip to Disney World and Miami Beach, the couple will reside at 134 Kings Highway, Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C.

Anderson Miss Judy Lynne Lehman, Ushers were Darrell Lehman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lehman, 433 S. Carlisle Greencastle, became the bride of Leonard Charles Anderson, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles R. Anderson, R.R. 1, Orrstown, Saturday, June 15. The Rev.

J. Richard Gottshall performed the double ring ceremony in the Greencastle Church of the Brethren. Miss Teresa Knode, Williamson Avenue, Greencastle, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Patty Lehman and Florine Chilcote. Christine Lehman was the flower girl.

Serving as best man was Kenneth Hoffman, Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, Md. North Antrim Way, Greencastle, brother of the bride, and Doug Lehman, Warm Spring Road, brother of the bride. Acolyte was Carl Lehman, and Darren Chilcote was the ring bearer. A reception was held at the church. The bride is a graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School and is employed as a waitress at Sunny Way Diner, Greencastle.

The bridegroom, a graduate of Southern Huntingdon County High School, Orbisonia, is employed by Corning Glass Works, Greencastle. The couple is residing in Mercersburg..

Public Opinion from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (2025)

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Chambersburg is a pleasant area to live and work in. It is a larger town in PA so there is a diverse range of good and bad within the town. It is very easy to commute and walk within the town, there are larger city-like areas that offer plenty of real estate and job opportunities.

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Riflemen from the region were requested by George Washington in 1776 to fight the British in Boston. Chambersburg was invaded three times during the Civil War, and Robert E. Lee made the decision to move east into Gettysburg in the town square. Much of downtown Chambersburg was burned on July 30, 1864.

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Chambersburg, the seat of Franklin County with a population of about 5,000, had been occupied twice previously during the Civil War—in October 1862 by J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry and in June 1863 by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

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Benjamin Chambers's great-uncle [?], the more famous Colonel Benjamin Chambers (1708-1788), founded the town of Chambersburg, Pa.; his son, Colonel James Chambers (1744-1805), commanded the noted First Pennsylvania Regiment.

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Median household income in Chambersburg, PA is $53,493. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Chambersburg, PA was Census Tract 109 with a value of $61,597, followed by Census Tract 111 and Census Tract 112, with respective values of $59,224 and $52,333.

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Chambersburg Annual Crimes
ViolentProperty
Number of Crimes56507
Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents)2.5322.87

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Sister City - Gotemba, Japan.

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Situated as the County Seat of Franklin County, Chambersburg is a large and diverse community. Sometimes dealing with city issues, Chambersburg Borough still maintains a small-town quality of life.

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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
• Density3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Urban52,273
• Metro149,618 (Micropolitan area)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
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DateOctober 10, 1862–October 12, 1862
LocationWestern Maryland South Central Pennsylvania
ResultConfederate victory

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Riding through the night, two brigades of Confederate cavalrymen reached the outskirts of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, about 3 a.m. on July 30th, 1864.

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Thirty-seven miles south of Chambersburg, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, the first battle on Union territory. About 400 of the wounded were transported by Cumberland Valley Railroad cars to Chambersburg for care in makeshift hospitals.

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Chambersburg is known for three things- it is historically significant as a site of an American Civil War battle peripheral to Gettysburg. Secondly, it is a major infrastructural hub, with a CSX terminal and several freight yards.

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Chambersburg has a 2024 population of 22,364. It is also the county seat of Franklin County. Chambersburg is currently growing at a rate of 0.53% annually and its population has increased by 2.18% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 21,886 in 2020.

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The town is next to the Appalachian Mountains and sits right outside of Caledonia State Park, which includes a section of the Appalachian Trail.

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Chambersburg has a 2024 population of 22,364. It is also the county seat of Franklin County. Chambersburg is currently growing at a rate of 0.53% annually and its population has increased by 2.18% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 21,886 in 2020.

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