31 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
1
Local social notices include anniversaries births and moves. Cpl Ed Carbaugh returns home from Ma Gill Field to serve near New Oxford. Mrs Sadie Hippensteel celebrates 56th birthday. School and church events list reopenings and upcoming roasts and gatherings.
A list of New Oxford businesses will close all day Monday September 4 in observance of Labor Day. Shops named include Bolliger's Shoe Store Rohrhaugh's Grocery Myers' Grocery Noel's Meat Market Marsey R HW Smith Grocery High Street Starker Steighter's Furniture Shop George W Lillich & Sons Grain Elevator Kelvinator Sales & Service Kiddie Corner Noel's Variety Shop James Myers Hardware Store New Oxford Furniture Store Smith's Furniture Store and Shoe Repair Shop.
Final preparations by the Fair Family committee members and department heads report a record number of exhibits and an expected 4,500 to 5,000 exhibitors. A major change is the parking layout and the relocation of the horse show to the front section, using part of the former parking lot, ahead of the event.
Readable notices cover weddings of Esther Klinedinst and Robert Myers Jr in Hallam with Attestant James Anstice. Elizabeth Wilson and Edward Smith wed at Gettysburg home with Rev. Brown. Additional items include Jerry Rucker and Donald Lawrence marriage in Fort Worth, and local community notes on illness and club meetings.
notices report D H Sharrer and Som feed mills at Litlestown Hampton and New Chester closed all day Labor Day. births listed for Hanover R 3 and 4. hospital stays announced for several residents. fire company receipts and charity notes, baptisms, marriages, and relocations appear from Hanover area sources.
Miss Anna Moore of New Oxford and Miss Bernardine Murren of Oxford avenue McSherrystown joined the Sisters of Christian Charity at a ceremony Monday in Mendham New Jersey. The event drew relatives from New Oxford McSherrystown Philadelphia and Hanover as they witnessed the dedication of the two young women as Sister M Elsa and Sister DePaul.
Thousands of Adams county pupils will visit the South Mountain Fair during school days energy on Friday Sept 7 and 8. Litestown high school band performs Thursday from 2 to 4 20 and 4 20 to 5 pm New Oxford high school band also performs. Paul A Harmer directs both bands. About 400 students showcase penmanship exhibits. Florence gas ranges advertised by Lervhardt Bros Hanover.
Adams County marks its sesquicentennial from August 30 to September 4 with a series of events. Highlights include patriotic concerts at Port Meade Lincoln Square Gettyspure, speeches by Governor Dull and U.S. Congressman, talent nights, film screenings, and a county youth parade. Activities span Youth Day to Firemen's Day with concerts, parades, and church homecomings in communities across the county.
Luther G. Shank 72 of York died at York Hospital. Survived by wife Mae and children Helen Mae Richard, plus two brothers and several grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Edward W Baumeister Colonial Mortuary with Zion Reformed and St Pauls EUB pastors officiating. Interment Mt. Rose Cemetery. Eugene V. Miller 65 of York died at home after illness. Survived by wife Minnie and children William, Mrs Edwin Trene, Mrs Paul Dresser, seven grandchildren, and three brothers. Attended St. Rose of Lima and worked for Western Maryland railroad and Medusa Portland Cement. funeral Tuesday at Baumeister Colonial Mortuary with high mass at St. Rose of Lima. Interment Mt. Rose. John K. Forry 68 formerly of Adams County died at Hanover Hospital. Survived by wife Irene Bollinger, five children including Rev. Alvin J. Forry, and siblings. Funeral Saturday at Christ Reformed near Littlestown. interment Christ Reformed No. 3 cemetery.
Ruth Kay is noted in the McAllister Building Hanover with referenced activity or listing. The brief item locates an individual in a specific building and city, signaling a public notice or directory entry.
Sixty men, including two Ukrainians, prepare for draft exams with lists of examinees from Gettysburg to Harrisburg and surrounding towns. The roster mentions Maurice E. Gasiley, Robert Coffield, James Roberts, Earl Messinger, and many others from Geitysburg to Terre Haute, with exam sites scheduled for early morning departures.
Marriage licenses granted to Henry Jacob Swek and Mary Louise Mellinger at the court house on Friday. Vincent Baadie and Catherine Louise Orenc also received licenses on Saturday. Names include George Joan Baadie, Catherine Louise Orenc, George Carson Hor, and Charis W. Daisies. White Majorestt boots advertised at Cout-Rates Shoe Store, 41 Carlisle Street, Hanover, Pa.
State police sergeant W Kurt Duhrhof presented photos from the Caledonia scene. Two month old Nancy Carol Lattsbaugh of Shippensburg was fatally injured in the smashup. Other named individuals include Ba teau Swene worth 19 and Ebvo 2 ar uel Fassel with Cari 3 and Har Biglery Badgers.
Hanover defeated Fairfield 8-1, taking an early lead in the Adams County baseball playoffs. Fairfield’s loss solidified a two-game row in the round-robin standings, with the title decisions to be settled in upcoming games this week. Conewago VFW clinched fourth place with a Wednesday win at Orrtanna, while remaining standings remained unsettled as teams pursue the II and III positions.
A report outlines positions at Scranton Electric Co. and mentions a connection to local figures. The piece notes a Pennsylvania graduate and a Hanover native, with a Gazaghter credit and two Houces children, Sarah Ann aged eight and Robert aged four.
A fragmented notice lists church services and pastors for several area congregations including East Berlin Reformed, Conewago Chapel, Salem BE, Galdens United Brethren, Work Springs, Evangelical and Reformed, Emmanuel, Abbetistown Lutheran, and Chester Lutheran. Services span mornings and evenings with worship, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and associations noted. a closing card signs off with Joseph I. Weaver.
Schools in New Oxford set to reopen on Thursday September 7 for the 1956 term. The jumble of names suggests student assignments and instructors across subjects from education to medicine and arts, with facilities redecorated and pupils entering for the first time under vaccination measures.
The Kiddie Korner center advertises a Shellie Nurser disposable baby bottle at new low prices. It claims vacuum-free design prevents air intake, easy filling, and instant heating with a tossaway use.
Blaurice Herman has sold his share of the business in Boitlinger Hanover a furniture store once run by Herman. The store will be owned and operated by sellinger w Edward Dennis. Herman resumes his former salesman position. Miss Alice Jane Stock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stock, Carisie street, enters Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia next week.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Hamy Fire Company plans a bake sale and soup sale in Center Square. From 1 to 4 pm they offer home baked seeds soup and cold chicken. Funds support the fire company activities at the Centennial covered hall.
Public notice of a real estate sale at 2 story brick building on Hanover Street New Oxford listed by Delma Haceman estate 37 MM Steet McSherystown. Auction includes goods and land with sale date September 16 by New Oxford Social and Athletic Club.
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