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New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
9
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Cumberland County Cattle Show draws 311 cattle in 15th year
The Cumberland County Dairy Cattle Show runs August 6 to 9 at Wil Hers Grove near Mechanicsburg with 311 cattle entered by 91 exhibitors. Judging opens Tuesday and Wednesday with breed classes led by Paul Misner and R H Olmstead. The 4-H roundup and evening demos highlight the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland County Dairy Cattle Show
Wil Hems Grove
Mechanicsburg
H. K. McCullough
Newville RD
Paul B. Misner
Catonsville
R. H. Olmstead
State College
Future Farmers
Allen Laboratories
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Motor Police
L. F. Nicholas
Bethel
Native Harrisburg man killed by freight car wheels
Luther Edward Bittle a 56 year old Harrisburg resident and Reading company employee died after falling from a freight car in Hershey. He suffered a fractured skull left foot amputation and massive shock. Post mortem by coroner Dr Earl Grim. Survived by wife Edna three daughters three sons eight grandchildren two sisters two half brothers. Funeral Thursday at Richard Lee Snyder funeral home with burial in Littlestown cemetery.
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Hershey
Luther Edward Bittle
North Twelfth Street
Harrisburg
Reading Company
Bittle
Mt. Pleasant Township
Adams County
Hershey Hospital
Earl Grim
Dauphin County
Reading Relief Association
Order of
Railway Conductors
Edna Bittle
Catherine Stankovich
Mary Epplin
Ella Jacobs
Charles
Robert
Henry Bittle
Elmer Duttrn
Littlestown
Ira Deibert
Bedford
Floyd Bittle
Hanover
Clyde Bittle
Gettysburg
Reuben
Laura (Foulk) Bittle
Richard Lee Snyder
Regina Street
William A. Webb, Jr
Olivet
Presbyterian Church
Littlestown Cemetery
Fairfield takes fourth with big win over New Oxford
Fairfield easily defeated New Oxford 12 to 2 Saturday to climb to fourth place. Jim Donaldson led with four hits including two doubles and a triple while R McGlaughlin limited New Oxford to six hits. Fairfield played errorless defense and totaled 11 safeties off Schriver and Staub.
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Adams County League
Il. Pet
Gettysburg
Cashtown
Littlestown
Fairfield
New Oxford
Fayetteville
Arendtsville
Emmitsburg
Walloping N. C
Jim Donaldson
R. McGlaughlin
Schriver
Staub
Heidlersburg Social Notes and Local Gatherings
Margaret Bowers travels to summer course at State Teachers College Shippensburg with her mother Nellie Bowers. Families from Heidlersburg and nearby towns attend the Fidler reunion at Williams Grove with speakers Revs R R Rodes and J Harold Little. Funeral of C S Pittenturf at Aspers draws large crowd. he was born in Heidlersburg. Neighbors and relatives visit and repair local properties as heat buckles Harrisburg Road concrete. various visits and gatherings occur across Get tysburg R D Center Mills and York Springs R D communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bowers
State Teachers’ College
Shippensburg
Nellie Bowers
Fidler
Williams Grove
R. R. Rodes
York
J. Harold Little
Hanover
C. S. Pittenturf
Aspers
Pittenturf
Heidlersburg
Jacob Livingood
R. J. Miller
Francis Dick
Kathleen Kopp
John Slaybaugh
Center Mills
Otis Hoover
Ward Houck
Gettysburg
R. D
W. S. Houck
John
Margaret Stouffer
Harrisburg
Cecil Guise
Howe
German’s Park
John F. Houck
Florida
Gilbert Hickenbotham
Minnie Stouffer
Margaret
Sadie
Freed Family Reunion Observed Across Many Towns
The sixteenth annual John H. Freed family reunion was held at German's Park on Sunday. Present were numerous Freeds and relatives from New Oxford East Berlin Mount Joy Spring Grove York Abbottstown Littlestown Windsor Orrtanna and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Freed
German’s Park
Ida M. Freed
M. R. Freed
Gwendolyn
Charles Sterner
Clarence Bittinger
Richard and
Donald
New Oxford
H. E. Freed
William Geisler
East Berlin
J. Willis Freed
Mount Joy
Charles C. Freed
Hezekiah Lents
Ruby Jane
Marguerite
Spring Grove
E. E. Freed
Clark Aldinger
George Null
Mary Alice Lewis
Roger Peeling
Charles Peeling
York
Mark Alwine
George
George Hoffheins
Dale
Anna
Phyllis
Gerald
Virginia Altland
Abbottstown
A. M. Myers
Hanover
George Basehear
Mary Elizabeth
Littlestown
A. A. Carbaugh
Ross
Ruth
Lois
Lancaster
Hershel Alwine
Earl
Louise
Windsor
Aden Andersen
Robert Myers
Orrtanna
Orphanage Receives $1000 Bequest in Will
By the will of Mrs. Mary E Gotwalt York the Hoffman orphan age near Littlestown is bequeathed $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Gotwalt
York
Hoffman
Littlestown
Local festival draws crowd on Lutheran church lawn
Mrs Ruth Menges and family joined Miss Margaret Decker Miss Peggy Decker and Mrs Morris Fogle at a Saturday Lutheran church festival. A daughter Christian Elizabeth was born to Bernell Grim and Loretta Albright. Hanover visitors Boyd Crook and family joined Robert Megonnell home. Harvie Ensor visited William Hartzell’s family.
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Ruth Menges
Margaret
Peggy Decker
Morris Fogle
Hanover
Frank Decker
Lutheran Church Lawn
Bernell Grim
Christian Elizabeth
Robert Megonnell
Harvie Ensor
William
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