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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
2
An early Santa report notes children largely favor traditional gifts like red wagons, tricycles, balls, gloves for boys and dolls for girls, despite living in an electronic age. The piece highlights enduring charm of simple toys and shared childhood comfort.
Attractive gifts under a Christmas tree add sparkle to the holidays. Instructions describe decorating packages with plastic foam boots coated in shellac and red glitter, then gluing a collar on the boot. A wagon can be made from a rectangular box by cutting wagon.
Mrs Della A Bankert 73 wife of John P Bankert of Hanover died Sunday at 3 40 am at York Hospital after a week as a patient She was a member of United Church of Christ St Pauls Union Church and Sunday School life member of Missionary Society affiliated with Gideon Grange Patrons of Husbandry Surviving six children Walter W Bankert Hanover Richard D Bankert Spring Grove R 2 Mrs Pauline Zumbrum Potomac Md Mrs Grace A Snyder Rochester N Y John A Bankert.
Instructions describe assembling a decorative package using 44 inch plastic foam wheels and tongue edged with pine cleaners glued to a base. A Christmas card image is cut for a three dimensional look and attached with pleated two by two inch paper strips glued to both the image and the package.
Ext Hanover R. 1 and Glaydis R. Bankert at home. Survived by 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, two brothers Raymond and Robert Wildasin, and a sister Mrs Alta Winters of Abbottstown. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in St. Pauls Church with Rev. Harvey M. Light officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
Fern L Heiges 58 of Hanover active in Conewago Boy Scout district helped establish Camp Conewago Dicks Dam died suddenly Saturday at 5 15 p m at his home Dr Donald E Withers York County deputy coroner attributed death to a coronary occlusion Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p m at Bucher Funeral Home Hanover Rev Edgar D Ziegler officiated Interment in Rest Haven Cemetery
Parvin R. Bower 71 of York Springs died suddenly Saturday evening about 6 15. A retired farmer and Hunt County native, he passed away following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife and other family. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the local funeral home.
Maurice C Bower of York Springs died after a life in the community spanning farming and church service. He was married to Alta Kennedy Bower and leaves a son Maurice C Bower of Millington New Jersey, a brother Reynolds of York Springs and two sisters Mrs Stuart Kennedy and Mrs Harry Helman. Funeral services were held at York Springs Methodist Church with Rev Amos D Meyers officiating and interment at Sunnyside Cemetery.
Wayne Altland son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Altland of Wellsville Route 1 near Kralltown has been elected president of York County Future Farmers of America. He is a junior at Dover Area High School.
Government surplus sales offer hundreds of items including cameras, cars, trucks, hardware and more at a fraction of original cost. Coupons explain how to buy, ship, and get free surplus, with depots nationwide and overseas. Mail $2.00 to Surplus Sales Information Services in Washington DC for the pamphlet.
A high school student remains an active FFA member and holds the role of sentinel within the chapter, reflecting ongoing leadership and engagement in agricultural education activities.
An early high school student served as historian and treasurer for the local FFA chapter and held vice president roles in the 4-H Rifle Club and 4-H club at Krafitown High. The narrative highlights his leadership duties while a sophomore.
Notice forbids all persons from entering farm lands for hunting archery trapping gathering or any purpose. Offenders will be prosecuted. List includes Henry Osborne Farm Straban H A Peterson Long Pond Farm Straban Tap New Oxford R a R HO Sheppard properties Manheim West Manheim Tap York Co and Coneware Union Teps Adams Co Harper Howe Hamilton Tap Carson Lamberson Farms Mt Pleasant Twp Nell Readine township Nell Manor East Ber a R 1 FE Tunney Tunn-Rich Farm Mi Pleasant Twp New Oxford R 2 Floyd J Stambaugh farm New Oxford R 2 Mt Pleasant Twp A Raymond Geisier farm Melhorn propertytenanted Straban Twp New Oxford R 2 Clarence Ford Farm Straban Herbert Lee Blye Farm Gettysburg R 4 Straban Twp Mrs Vena Reber farm Mt Pleasant Tap Robert Shrader property Mt Pleasant Twp Bertha Kohier farm Oxford Tap Shs R. and Z Blanche Miller farm Mt Pleasant Twp Glenn D Almoney farm Mt Pleasant Tap Elise M Livingstone property Mt Pleasant Twp Ray Doyle property two tracts Oxford Twp Robert Borden Farm Straban Rush Ko Seg Sr farm Hamilton Tap Lester Lo Gibbs Farm Reading Tun Thomas Haley Farm Gettysburg R 5 Straban Tap J C Marquet Farm Reading Twp New Oxford K 2 Linus J Bevenour Farm Oxford Twp New Oxford Ro 1 Paradive School Grounds and Farm Abbottstown Pa
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