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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
4
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In our hearts your memory lingers sweetly tender and true. A bereaved family recalls and honors Lester H Parmer, son of Mr and Mrs William J Parmer, with sorrow and love.
The obituary lists survivors including Elmer and Seaman B. of Gordonville Marvin L. of Quarryville Edna E. wife of Chester Witmer Harris town sister Mrs. Julia Martin Lancaster and brothers Harry Beartown Elam Lancaster Amos Philadelphia. Funeral services were held at Edwin S. s home 422 S Shippen Street Lancaster then at Intercourse U B Church with interment in the adjacent cemetery.
Levi Reemsnyder sixty two of Paradise died at St Josephs Hospital after a four week illness. He worked forty years as a machinist at Champion Blower and Forge Works Lancaster and belonged to St Johns United Brethren Church. Survived by wife Clara son Amos Lancaster daughter Janet Wimmer Downingtown brother Harry Lancaster. Funeral held at St Johns A B Church Paradise with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Harold B. Martin eleven months son of John and Edna Burkholder Martin of Stevens R1 died at 3 a.m. Monday in Reading Hospital after six weeks illness. Survived by parents brothers and sisters Weaver Lester Elvin John Jr Amos Nora and Arlene at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Amos Martin Lititz R4 and maternal grandmother Mrs Anna Burk-
Mrs Milton M Hunchberger and nine month old Cosette Fan tine have moved to live with Cosette’s grandparents in Bowmansville after a series of Army transfers. The couple wed October 11 1942 at Camp Wheeler Macon Georgia with Chaplain Jewett. Sgt Milton M Hunchberger now serves at Camp Meade Maryland.
Isaac Nolt of New Holland Earl Township is confined to home with undulant fever per Dr. A J Greenleaf county health report. Condition not regarded as serious.
Funeral services were held from the late home Stevens R 1 on Wednesday at 1 30 with further services at Meadow Valley Mennonite Church at 2 Interment followed.
Israel Hollinger, ninety, died at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ivan G Zimmerman Goodville at 1205 am Monday after weeks of illness He ran a Goodville drug store for sixty years retiring about eighteen months ago He was a member of the Goodville Mennonite Church He leaves children Lydia Anna wife of Mahlon Good East Earl R D 1 Alice wife of David Good East Earl R 1 George Talmage Samuel Manheim Mary wife of Ivan Zimmerman Amanda of Goodville plus eight grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren two sisters and no brothers Barbara Gehman Denver Samuel Hollinger East Earl R 1 Emma Martin New Holland R 1 Funeral home yesterday at 145 pm and at the Goodville Mennonite church at 2 oclock Interment follows
Mrs Letitia E Hyman eighty three widow of Samuel Hyman of 102 N Church Street Molinton died Saturday morning at her daughter Mrs Charles Hornberger's home. She was daughter of the late Linton and Sarah Irwin Patton and leaves daughters Mrs Bessie Beard Grace wife of Charles Hornberger Mrs Della Gordon Mrs Clara Klopp Mrs Mona Wynne and son R Irwin etc along with twenty eight grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren Interment was in Churchtown Cemetery. Services held at Churchtown Methodist Church.
A column honors Independence Day and the Declaration of Independence. It links the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness with contemporary sacrifices and the need to preserve these principles for future generations. It invokes Thomas Jefferson and the idea of self rule as foundational to American freedom.
A column jests on modern transport replacing bicycles and predicting an airplane impact on church attendance. It notes Downingtown Lancaster Railroad fare equalization boosting usage after prior discrimination and mocks July 1 end-of-world forecasts with a 1894 humor sample about band members sending a sub to toot.
Twenty five years ago on June 28 1919 Oj was found near Lyndell in Chester County a land lease spurred by oil hopes. The editor notes an unusual Fourth of July with no firecrackers and likely no firewater as observances approach. Deaths listed include Barbara Ruess Martin Hoover Harry Mentzer Susanna Hilton Edgar Bair and others from Morgantown Earl Township Bareville New Holland and nearby areas.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Goodville Fire Company held a doggie roast on the fire company lot Monday evening. A ball game featured the night with the ladies beating the boys 6 to 4. Committee members included Mayme Baxter, Ethel Brendle, Sulia Horst, Betty Shirk, and Annabelle Stauffer. The Auxiliary plans a meeting Monday at 8:00 PM in the Fire Hall.
Lesson outlines Joshua 1 1 3 with focus on new leadership after Moses death. Emphasizes God’s provision of a new leader God’s promise of victory obedience and courage and future purpose for Israel under Joshua.
Church announces daily prayers from 9:00 to 9:15 a.m. Stephen Bachman, pastor. Worship at 9:00 a.m. Church School at 10:24 a.m. Morning worship follows at 10:45 a.m.
Rev F C Aungst leads at New Holland with Sunday School at 9 00 am Holy Communion at 10 15 am Prayer Service Wednesday at 7 80 pm Ranch s Sunday School 9 80 am Worship and Sermon 7 30 pm
Cedar Grove Presbyterian Rev John M Buyers Pastor Sunday School 989 am Morning Worship 1080 am Young Peoples Meeting 780 pm Bridgeville E C Charge Rev Chester B Starr Pastor Bridgeville Boys Day Service 930 am to 1100 am Evening Service 730 pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday 745 pm Mt Culmen Sunday School 1000 am Prayer Service 730 pm
Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel lists Rev. Joseph Baley as rector and Rev. Alphonse Funk as assistant. Holy Mass at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Druckenbrod serves as pastor. Limeville Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. C E at 7:15 p.m. Evening Worship 7:45 p.m. Mt. Zion offers Sunday School 9:30 a.m. worship 10:80 a.m. Holy Communion.
Rev. Henry R. Bauers presides as pastor with New Holland church school at 9 30 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m Leola offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship service at 10 30 a m
Rev. George W. Wilt, pastor, leads the morning service at Trinity Lutheran Church at 10 30 a m.
OCR fragment shows worship times and phrases associated with Mt Airy church. It mentions a pastor, a service at 9:30 am, and a reference to Sunday worship. The readable data are largely garbled but indicate a religious service roster.
A reflective piece urges obeying inner impulses to show warmth and kindness. It argues prudence can dull humanity and calls for loyalty to the royal within us. It champions acting with compassion over cold politeness and asserts wisdom includes following the heart.
A wartime letter from Sgt Al J Yandt to his parents describes a Rome Red Cross tour. The account covers the Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, Victor Emmanuel Monument, and a USO show, noting the city’s wealth, pride, and contrast with local poverty.
The ceremony held at the bride’s home in North Philadelphia was officiated by Rev. Ivan H. Dugan with a double ring rite. The bride, a nurse cadet graduate, wore white crepe. bridesmaid Miss Janet Sensenig wore blue crepe. Groom, a Drexel Institute graduate and mechanical engineer at Eastman Kodak Co., will reside in Rochester after a trip to the Great Lakes.
Local notices announce the births of sons and daughters to families in Eph rata New Holland Lancaster Goodville Banks East Earl Terre Hill Lakewood Ohio Hershey and nearby areas. Times and places vary with many at home and a few in hospitals.
Clarence R. Zoll of Ephrata and Hilda Mae Trego of New Holland are listed along with other individuals including Clayton Frantz Eberly Denver and Helen Arlene Fry Martindale in a fragmented notice. The partial OCR shows a set of names tied to rural routes and towns.
June 12 diary entry from William F. Rohrbach of a Fighter Bomber Squadron describes the invasion start, wartime turmoil in England, and his hope it ends soon. He mentions letters home, requests for a package, and notes about friends and mail delays.
Several days visiting the moat Lieutenant Stauffer who is stationed at Babson Park Boston. The text notes a visit to a naval station and mentions the officer’s location and assignments.
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