New Oxford Local Items Highlight Community Activities
Thanksgiving gatherings at the Mummert farm featured relatives from Lit tletown York and surrounding areas with tales of pot hunting and small game. Marine Pfc George Shrader, son of Charles A. Shrader New Oxford, completed an aviation electrician's mate course and will serve at El Toro California. Various local notices include a 1953 officer election for Theodore Pfeiffer Camp 60 Sons of Union Veterans, a Christmas party and officer slate for the Mite Society at St Pauls Reformed Church and several minor personal incidents and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Mummert
Littlestown
New Oxford
Maurice Kemper
Wayne
Jeffrey
Sadie Kemper
Ernest Kemper
Billy
York Larry Mummert
Ernest
Mummert Farm
Theodore Pfeiffer
Sons of Union Veterans
Marian Nell
New Chester
Mite Society
St . Paul's Reformed Church
Robert Bowers
Harper Howe
Raymond Wolf
S J. Haverstick
Treas
Ethel Sheely
Pfc
George Shrader
Charles A. Shrader
Aviation Electrician's Mate School
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Jacksonville
Fra
Shrader
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Air Station
el Toro
Calif
Herman Snyder
Philadelphia
George E. Sheffer
Lincolnway East
James
J. D. Cook
Center Square
U.S. Naval Hospital
Mildred Wilson
Floyd Griffith
York
North Duke Street
Griffith
Q. Mervin Spangler
George H. Leaks
Harrisburg
William ‘Butler
Biglerville R. 1
Edward Long Dies at 80 In Chambersburg
D Edward Long president of the Chambersburg Public Opinion Co and former State Senator from the Adams Franklin district who was elected in 1919 died Monday at his Chambersburg home. He was 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Edw. Long
Chambersburg Public Opinion Co
Adams-Franklin
Chambersburg
Recollection Day Draws Fifty Women at St. Josephs Academy
About 50 women from the Conewago Deanery attended the Day of Recollection at St. Josephs Academy in McSpherrystown sponsored by the Deanery Council of Catholic Women. The program featured Mass, breakfast, meditations by Father Realty, confessions, a turkey dinner, recreation, and a Holy Hour ending with Benediction. A board meeting followed and plans were announced for a subsequent gathering at Mrs. George A. Miller's Gettysburg home. In separate notices, Wilmer J. Fidler sold property to Kathryn M. Fidler for 2500 dollars, and the Alwine family planned a move to Atlantic City after selling their Lincolnway East home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Academy
McSpherrystown
Conewago
Council of
Catholic Women
Vincent Realty
Father Realty
God
George A. Miller
Martyn C. Butler
Syracuse
N. Y
Granger S&t
William C. Alwine Sr
Lincolnway East
Atlantic City
Alwine
East Berlin Church Hosts Annual Christmas Bazaar and Programs
Zwingli Church East Berlin conducts its annual Christmas bazaar and luncheon on Friday and Saturday December 5 and 6 with bazaar at 7 pm Friday and 4 pm Saturday soup and sandwiches sale at 4 pm takeout available chicken luncheon served Saturday at 4 pm Proceeds support church building fund Youth Fellowship at St John New Chester meets Sunday at 7 30 pm Senior choir rehearsal at Edgar Milltimes home Tuesday 7 30 pm Willing Workers class hosts annual Christmas party Friday December 12 8 pm Children's department hosts adult department for Christmas program Sunday December 21 church school hour Youth program December 21 church Mt Olive near Bermudian Women Guild meet December 10 30 pm at Cornelius Nitchman home Church school Christmas program December 21 Red Run union church Christmas program December 21 7 30 pm Forward Livingston temperance program film It’s the Brain That Counts Workers meet Tuesday 7 30 pm annual conference Christmas Eve service December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zwingli Church
East Berlin
Church Building Improvement Fund
St John Church
New Chester
Edlgar
Willing Workers Church
Parsh Hall
Children’s Church
Women's Guild of
Mt. Olivet Church
Bermudian
Cornelius Nitchman
Locust St
Hanover
Church School of St Paul
Red Run
Clear View School November Attendance Report
Clear View School Oxford Township reports November attendance with pupils listed as Robert and Larry Beaver Wayne Bream Ronald Hppensteel Wayne Hull Judy Joseph Rosita and Howard Aughman Harry McMaster Larry Sayers Melvin Rummel Tanya Small June and Robert Weaver Albert Gladys and Sally Noel William Reindollar Ronald and Mariam Shank Eugene Young Cheryle Susan and David Warnick Kenneth and Patsy Klinehinst James Rife Donna Bentzel Shirley Good and Mary Jane Trish Kathryn W. Donohue is the teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear View School
Oxford Township
Robert
Larry Beaver
Wayne Bream
Ronald H.ppensteel
Wayne Hull
Judy Joseph
Rosita
Howard
Aughman
Harry McMaster
Larry Sayers
Melvin Rummel
Tanya Small
June
Robert Weaver
Albert
Gladys
Sally Noel
William Reindollar
Ronald
Mariam Shank
Eugene Young
Cheryle
Susan
David Warnick
Kenneth
Patsy Klinehinst
James Rife
13 Year Old Boy Puts Out Kitchen Fire Alone
Edward Thomas, 13, of Gettysburg, started grease on the stove to make French fries. The kitchen caught fire and plastic curtains melted but he extinguished it before help arrived. Damage was slight, mainly grease spills and a ruined curtain. fire crews were canceled after the boy acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thomas
Martha Thomas
Gettysburg
Edward
Elaine Rene Taylor Engaged to Dale Eugene Ecker
Mr and Mrs Harold E Taylor announce the engagement of their daughter Elaine Rene to Dale Eugene Ecker son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd W Ecker Heidlereburg Miss Taylor a graduate of Arendtaville High School works at Rice Trew and Rice Biglerville Ecker graduated from Biglerville High School and serves in the United States Army stationed at Camp Kilmer New Jersey awaiting overseas shipment to Europe No wedding date set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene
Dale Eugene Ecker
Lloyd W. Ecker
Heidlereburg
Taylor
Arendtaville High School
Rice, Trew and Rice Company
Biglerville
Ecker
United States Army
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Europe
Property sale transfers in Brushtown Township
Paul R. and Della Rahn of Conewago Township sell 81 lots in Brushtown to Edward J. and Elia E. Munchten. The transaction lists the buyers as Edward J. and Elia E. Munchten and the sellers as Paul R. and Della Rahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. and
Della &. Rahn
Conewago
Edward J
Elia E. Munchten
Brushtown
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Oxford
D. Edw. Long
Wilmer J. Fidler
R. 2
Kathryn M. Fidler
Same Place
Reading Two
St. John Church
Red Run Church
Ell Alege
Kiddie Korner
Ruth R. Alwine
New Oxford, Pa
Harold E. Taylor
Arendtaville
Elaine
Eleetete
Becker
Washington St
Gettyeburg
Durang
Lg. Jar
Rinse
Mrs
Wershey
Kellogg's
Lg. Box
W. King ST
Hamburg
Sm. Jar
Fred F. Feiser
Betate
Harry N Crebhart
Mount Pleasant Township
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Adame
Sant
Leo
Gerbhari
Littieetaewr
ROY & Gerbhart
Bernadette J Arichten
Lattleteun
K & Oo
Pamuters
Harry N Gebhart
A ¥. Yahe
Penna
Crow, Vaelunt
Ollinger Etter Buy
West King Street
Carlisle Bt
Hanover, Pa
Toyland
Greenebaum
Baltimore Street
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