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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
4
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Thirty years ago Dr J L Sheetz Dr W R S eyter and Randolph Wehler resigned from the Board of Health but no council action followed. An organ was donated to the New Chester public school. E Winand displays Christmas goods in New Chester. A surprise party was held at James McKenna’s home. A revival continues at the U P B church in Heidlersburg. Talks of a New Oxford club formation. Chester Fearson sold Abbottstown property for 290 dollars and moved to Hanover. Parish fair receipts near 500 dollars for Paradise church. Mrs Josephine Smith killed a possum in her hen house. Oliver F Deardorff teaches Bingaman’s school in Franklin township. Wm Weigle visits from the Pacific coast to Granite. Eddie Plank led Athletics pitchers last season. Myers Shank burned near the head while experimenting with powder. Forty Hours devotion ends at Immaculate Conception church. Roosevelt to speak at Gettysburg on Decoration Day. Mr Zepp in Oxford township injured scalp while playing. E C Winand injured by wagon after king bolt broke at Hamilton township. Henry Poulman of Mr Rock dies December second. Adam Border dies December second. Wyn Hersh 83 of Pittsburgh dies Friday. Infant son of Mr and Mrs John L Staub dies Monday. Mrs Amos Carbaugh 60 dies Monday. John Stallsmith 83 near Granite dies December 5. A Fai 66 of Mt Pleasant dies Thursday. Agent C S Robert moves into new W M A R station. Sam Stock killed a 492 pound hog. Effie Crist given a gold watch as the most particular young lady in Hampton.
Gettysburg College sophomore Samuel Robert Serena, 20, died from chest trauma after the car skidded on loose gravel at a T crossing near Hagerstown. Four other students, Donald Poole, Pericles Askolmes, Richard Bowlus, and Frederick Echelmyer, plus Ray Gladhill, were injured as the vehicle struck a fence in fog and drizzle while returning from Middletown to Gettysburg.
Applicants for state liquor store positions in Adams, Franklin and Fulton counties must take an exam on December 16 at Chambersburg. Applications must be received by midnight December 7 at the Department of Public Instruction in Harrisburg.
Adams county commissioners H A Parr H B Geiselman S Luther Baltzley and clerk Louis W Wagaman dined with county home directors then toured the home and farm reporting everything in excellent condition They concluded the tax appeal series with Cashtown proceedings and set a general appeal date for December 13 at the courthouse offices
Harrisburg announces December 16 examinations for liquor store system applicants across 36 municipalities. Three centers in Pittsburgh for Allegheny county and three in Philadelphia for Philadelphia county. Chief examiners will be district superintendents or designees, with papers transported to scoring centers at Penn, Pitt, the Pennsylvania State College, and Temple.
45 Years Ago John Butler and Agnes Wolf wed in December. George C. Weigle and Leah Albert married in November. George W. Schlosser and Ellie Paxton tied the knot in December. Local beef and fish catches reported, and a Catholic church project eyed for McSherrystown. Real estate deals include Joanna Rider buying a 13 acre White Hall property for 1580, E. H. Lippy acquiring property for 325, and other farm sales in Mount Pleasant and Hamilton townships. The town sees a sermon, holiday goods, and ongoing parish life amid various illnesses and injuries.
A county inquest opened in Hun terstown Monday into the death of Judge David G. Donohue. The panel includes J W. Taughinbaugh and others with Duncan as district attorney and Breidenhaugh and several doctors as examiners. Witnesses examined include Haverstock and Morrison.
White Hall and nearby Grove property see new residents with Weiss child families. students attending White Hall school in November listed by name. Church announcements at St Luke’s note Sunday school and service times. Rev D W Bickster leads parish. Mr and Mrs D Edward Shriver celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary with family gathering, tracing back to 1883 marriage in St Luke’s Lutheran church.
Fire at F. Mark Bream’s Gettysburg area farm in Franklin township destroyed a 40 foot barn and a chicken house around 7 am Tuesday. Estimated loss about $2,000. cattle and hogs saved. corn fodder and corn burned. Joss j equipment and farming implements belonged to Bream. no telephone on the farm to call Cashtown fire squad.
M. Rider of East Berlin, an unsuccessful candidate for director of the poor, filed an expense account in the office of C. F. Palmer, clerk of the courts, showing campaign expenditures of 75 dollars.
Gervase Martin longtime resident dies Saturday of heart trouble at 51. He was a son of Levi and Agnes Lawrence Martin. Surviving are brother George V. Martin Irishtown and sister Kate Martin McSherrystown. Funeral held Wednesday from George Martins home with services at 9 a.m. in Conewargo chapel. Interment in chapel cemetery.
Joseph W. Musselman a farmer aged 76 died at his Fairfield area home shortly after retirement. He suffered a heart attack and died before a physician could arrive.
Funeral services were held for Susanna Kimmel 69 at Ber Mudian Reformed Church. Officiating was Rev H D Houtz. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include Harrison Kimmel and five children: Mrs Mark Felty, George Kimmel, Albert Kimmel, William L Kimmel, and Mrs Harry Newbold.
D W Longwell a former Gettysburg resident died recently in Los Angeles and will be buried in the Longwell plot at Evergreen Cemetery Gettysburg. The body arrived from the west on Wednesday and burial is planned for Thursday morning with Rev. Frederick B Crane of the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church officiating.
John W. Little farmer and dairyman died at his Hanover Spring Grove highway home on Saturday from a complication of diseases. He was 73. Surviving are wife Sophia Miller a son Rev J Harold Little and three other children and siblings. Funeral held Monday.
Mrs. Henry D. Gulden widow of Henry D. Gulden died Wednesday at noon at 78. Survived by five children, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild, a brother Arias S. Becker, and three sisters. Funeral Sunday from her daughter’s Abbottstown home and Lutheran church services in Abbottstown. Burial in Mt. Olive cemetery Abbottstown.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kennedy 54 wife of Clarence Kennedy at their Tyron e township home near Five Points. Interment followed at Sunnyside cemetery York Springs. She is survived by her husband five sons Earl Charles Russe Clarence Jr and Hervt Kennedy New Oxford two brothers J Andrew Martin Gardeners and Thomas Martin and one grandchild.
Morning in Pittsburgh for Mrs Esther Wallick 40 wife of Harvey Wallick former Littlestown resident who died Tuesday of complications Interment in Pittsburgh She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Dodrer Littlestown survivors include her husband three children Jane Dorothy and Esther all at home two brothers Carroll and Howard Dodrer Littlestown four sisters Ruth Dodrer Littlestown Bernice Podrer York and Mrs CG Sheely Hanover
The fragment mentions Mrs. R. C. Shimp of Penns Grove New Jersey and Mrs. Wallick a member of a Pittsburgh Methodist Episcopal church reflecting personal association with local faith communities.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Thurmont for Joseph Claybaugh who died suddenly at a grandson’s home in Liberty township while awaiting Thanksgiving dinner. Cause of death was a heart attack and burial occurred in Thurmont. He had lived in Frederick county many years near Detour with a daughter until a fatal automobile crash involving that daughter and two granddaughters, after which he moved to Adams county to live with son Charles Claybaugh of Liberty township. Surviving are seven sons and one daughter, Charles, Edward, Elmer, Ernest, Jacob, Guy and Harry, and Mrs Pauline Rowe, all of Frederick county, plus 27 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Miss Annie McSherry 88 of Littlestown died in Baltimore after a period of infirmities. Funeral Mass was at St. Aloysius Church Littlestown with pallbearers Edgar Hoff William Steeringer James Riley John Ulrich William Rickrode and George Stavely also serving for six siblings in the family.
A son born to Mr and Mrs George Gebhart of Bonneauville at Warner hospital Saturday morning died an hour after birth. He is survived by his parents a sister Audrey and grandparents Emory Hahn Gettysburg and George Gebhart Bonneauville. Interment was in Bonneauville cemetery Saturday afternoon.
John B F Hoffman 72 of Liberty township died at 8 45 Saturday after a brief illness that began Friday at six pm He worked Friday then suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage He was born in Adams county son of the late Mr and Mrs Hoffman He leaves wife Lydia Weikert a son George F Hoffman of Freedom township and two step sisters Mrs George Herr and Mrs Leslie Kennel of Freedom township
Millard R Baser hoar, son of Crystal dairy owner near Littlestown, denies taking a pint of milk from Ray Littles doorstep but admits a truck helper showed him the bottle after it was taken. Witnesses Richard Diehl and Leroy Palmer of Royale dairy allege the bottle was removed from the Little home steps. Basehear posted bail for court.
In Abbottstown a 75 pound hog was slaughtered by Freuiecis E. Elder. A town meeting in firemen's hall discussed two proposed reservoirs to the western part of the town and sent the plan to the civil works administrator in Gettysburg. Bentzel Eyster near town killed two hogs weighing 400 and 492 pounds. A small fire at Mr and Mrs E E Jacobs home was controlled with no help from the fire company.
David Diehl an 8 month old son of Mr and Mrs Wilmer Diehl Orriianna 1 2 is seriously ill with an enlarged heart.
The annual Christmas seals drive to fight tuberculosis runs from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas in Gettysburg and Adams County. The Adams County goal is $2,000, led by Dr. Henry W. Hanson and the sponsoring committee. A letter to over 1,000 residents urges generous support to protect children and youths and aid those already affected by the disease.
Eddie Crist son of Dr and Mrs OC G Crist Gettysburg added to his souvenirs a signed program by Mayor elect Fiorello La Guardia of New York The Army Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium drew a crowd with La Guardia posing for photos and signing the program for Eddie amid cameramen and fans
Harrisburg reports the Civil Works Administration launches a state wide highway survey costing over 400000. The program hires 1873 workers from county rolls including chainmen surveyors and draftsmen. Adams County begins with rough sketches as Gettysburg recruits 120 men.
Adams county teachers hold the second winter meeting at Littlestown High School on Friday evening December 8 at 7 30 o clock announced by County Superintendent W Raymond Shank. Speakers include Dr Albert L Roland president of Shippensburg state teachers college and Professor Fred E Kelly of Gettysburg. All county teachers urged to attend.
Mitchell's restaurant in Center Square became Gettysburg's first to receive a liquour license after repeal. The license cost $260. Two Littlestown spots, Schotties and Littlestown Hotel, were also issued licenses by the state on Monday.
Paul Cline twenty five of Gardners suffered fractures to both arms after a tree limb broke while he hunted rabbits. He fell ten feet and injured his back as his dogs chased a rabbit.
Rufus W. Reaver, 17, of Gettysburg RR 3 bagged a 6-point deer near Lightner's store weighing 126 pounds. It was his first deer hunting attempt and his first shot Friday.
Wartara Pawrence and families report a broken bone after a playtime accident. The Knights of Columbus dramatic club rehearses Arthur Hearts a comedy in three acts directed by Professor Pius Staub with performances set for December 16 and 18. Mrs. Augustus Kachler and Frances Livelsberger are ill, while Richard Slentz returns home from University Hospital Philadelphia. The McSherrystown Cas eays win their season opener 26 19 at the K of C home. Central Catholic Alumni hold first business meeting with 75 attendees as home construction proceeds on Main street. Janet Lorraine Varner born at Hanover hospital to Mildred Varner. Deer sightings reported by J Harry Leonard Jr Warren Hemsler Raymond Becker and others.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Reed of Gettysburg announce their eleventh child a son born Monday. Mr Reed runs a shoe repair shop in Gettysburg. Mr and Mrs H M Garvin of Philadelphia announce a seven pound boy. Mrs Garvin formerly Marguerite Fromreyer of Gettysburg. Mr and Mrs Elmer Shaffer announce a son born Wednesday at the home of Mr Shaffer’s parents Mr and Mrs M L Shaffer Orrianna R. A son born Friday morning to Mr and Mrs Charles Thompson Cumberland Township at Warner hospital.
Earl J. J. Gobrecht of Hanover underwent an appendectomy at Hanover hospital Monday evening after an ambulance transfer at 6 30 p m. Mrs Earl A Deatrick of Gettysburg and Mrs Glenn Bream of Gettysburg were admitted to Warner hospital. Clair Settle Orrianna and Edith Beordorff of Biglerville were discharged. Robert Martin of Fairfield was admitted to Warner hospital Wednesday. Mr Martin, cashier of the Fairfield Nation bank, is in the hospital for treatment.
Harvey Brown has been confined to his bed after a slight stroke while hauling corn. Neighbor William King found him and brought him home. Dr. E. A. Miller of Gettysburg attended. Mrs. Tait Weaver, his daughter, has been visiting him. Mr. and Mrs. Al. Dennis relocated from New Chester to the Eckert property locally.
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