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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1966

Page

4

Assessment Appeals To Be Heard In December

Adams County commissioners agreed to start around December 5 hearings on property reassessments. They expect the appeal load will require several days of work, with about 38 hearings planned and more notices to go out in the Burlington areas and county regions.

Adams County James Deatheridge Morrison Co Comir Assessburg Menailen Hamiltonpan Serra Esser Gettas

State weighs allowing counties to run food stamp plans

Friday morning the Adams County commissioners learned from the state Commissioners Association that the state may permit all counties to use food stamp programs to distribute surplus foods to needy families. The association noted counties already approved and that all counties could receive approval within a year or eighteen months. The county has resisted direct distribution by its own offices, preferring a district plan with cooperating stores purchasing foods and no need for separate facilities.

State Commissioners’ Association Ano Ted Adams County

Death of George Davis 88 at Pesllyn Pennsylvania

George Davis 88 father of Mrs. Ralph Tyson died in his sleep at his home in Pesllyn Pennsylvania. He was a retired railroad signal engineer for the Reading Railroad Harrisburg Gettysburg Division and helped relocate the Reading in Adams County. Surviving are his wife Milan Frost Weidner and children including Mrs Carroll Utz Hanover and Ralph Groff York Springs. Funeral services were held at Pittentorf Funeral Home York Springs with burial in Uriah Cemetery.

George Davis Ralph W. Tyson Gardners R Pesllyn Harrisburg-Gettysburg Reading Railroad Company Reading Adams County Laure Laxe I House Alice Aldred Sandy Spring Raymond Co. Wildasinay York Oval York Springs Mirena Frosti Weidner Weidner Jennie Bickrode Carroll Utz Hanover R. Springs R Rosie Wolf Gardners R. D Harry Huff Hamp Reba Ruppert East Berlin Clifford Weidner Carlisle William Weidner Pittentorf Uriah

Obituaries Detail Groft and Smith Deaths in 1960s Era

Two individuals, Earl Joseph Smith of West Pittsburgh and a Groft family member from New Oxford, are noted in a long obituary entry. Groft relatives include a widow Gertrude Weigel and siblings in New Oxford and Mechanicsburg area. Smith was a Hanover Shoe retiree with a large family and Catholic connections. services included a Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Basilica for Groft and an Arequiem Mass at St. Vincent's, Hanover for Smith.

Oxford Francis X Rosa M. ‘Rinenart Groit Gertrude R. Weigel Sacred Heart Basilica Conesaga Chapel Holy Name Society New Ord Social and Athletic Club Irishtown Fire Company cSherrystown Home Association Surising Jalien Brashears New Oxford Charles F. Groft New Oxford R. 1 Earl J. ‘Gro MecSherrystown Thomas J. McGouga Earl Smith Earl Joseph Smith West Pittsburgh New Castle Hospital Potomac Ave Hanover Hanover Shoe, Inc Anna Mary Burns William Alice Smith Arch Emil Cronnig Zita Bechtel Florence Smith McShererstown Geneva Bernadine Centennial Theophilus Lebanon Legeri Smith Florida Smith Holy Cross Catholic Church Arequiem St.Vincent’s Church Robert J. Maher

Engaged Breitegam Smith Seeks Hometown Wedding Details

Engagement announcements from Mrs Blanche Smith and Mr and Mrs James D Nelson reveal Helen Smith of York Springs R 1 engaged to Paul Breitegam Jr a Cocalico Union High School and Shippensburg State College alumna with a 1951 masters also a reading specialist in Denver Pa He is a 1956 graduate of Cocalico Union High School and works as a district salesman for Royal Hostess Inc in Trenton New Jersey The notices list St Vincent's Cemetery and Wetzel Funeral Home Hanover as arrangers with local ties to Ditsburg and Delone Catholic High School The item notes Army schooling Monterey and a stay at Camp Lejeune North Carolina with the CSMC and confirms the couples future plans in the area

Breitegam—Smith Helen Smith York Springs R. 1 Blanche Smith Claudel E. Smith Paul Breitegam Jr Paul Breitegam Reamstown Miss Smith Bermudian Springs High School Shippensburg State College Shippensburg Cocalico Union Denver Ditsburg Cocalico Union High School USAF Germany Army Language School Monterey Cal Albright Colege Reading Royal Hostess Inc Trentton N. J Skowronek Nelson James D. Nelson Gardier Stan A. Sko Jo. Hartford Conn Delone Catholic High School Catholic University Washington, D.C Bucsley High School Hartford Camp Lejeune N.C CSMC

Entertaining Guests Across York Springs Area

Mr and Mrs James E Behner of York Springs hosted Thanksgiving Day guests at their Tranksgiving home. Readable names include Mrs Lewis H Elliot from Brethren Home New Oxford, Lewis C Cruse and Harold, Carlises, Stanley C Myers Palmyra, Irvin Bebsey and son Ervin Je York, Chester R Behney Gettysburg, Roy Starry Mrs Margaret Franquist Miss Margaret S Myers, James C Bekney and children Jennifer Judy Jimmie, Ronald E Nelson and daughters Seglinde Gloria Jane all of York Springs.

James E. Behner York Springs Lewis H. Elliot Joe New Osford Lewis C. Criswe Harold Carlisies Stanley C. Myers Palmyra Mirs Tirvin N. Bebsey Ervin Je. York Chester R. Behney Gettysburg Wo Roy Starry Margaret Franquist Margaret S. Myers James C. Bekney Jennifer Judy Jimmie Ronald E. Nelson Seglinder Gloria Jane

Klunk Miller-Aliss Bibiana Rose Micer Wedding

Aliss Bibiana Rose Micer, daughter of Mrs. Joseph E. Miler and Cyril F. Klunk, married Saturday at am in McSherrystown. The couple is linked to addresses on Ridge Avenue and North Street with family ties to Catherine Klunk and Eugene Klunk of Baltimore.

Nuptials at Blessed Virgin Mary Church McSherrystown

The text describes a nuptial Mass at Blessed Virgin Mary Church McSherrystown with Rev. Msgr. Patrick F. McGeel officiating. The bride’s party includes matron of honor Mrs Jane K Shearer and bridesmaids Abs Jean Little and Mrs Gwen Hartlaub. Larry E Klunk is best man. ushers are Melvin Riser and Stanley R Taylor Jr. Acolytes are David Little and Michael Miller. The bride, a Deane Catholic High School graduate, works as cashier for Washington National Insurance in Hanover. the groom works as a machine operator at Alloy Rods in York.

Blessed Virgin Mary Church MrcSherrystown Patrick F. McGeel Jane K. Shearer Hialeah Fla Abs Jean Little Gwen Hartlaub McSherrystown Larry E. Klunk Melvin Riser Second St Stanley R. Taylor Jr Oxford Ave David Litle Michael Miler North St McSbercystows Deane Catholc High School Washlington National Insurance Company Hanover Alay Rods York

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