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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
5
Local residents share visits and health updates as families gather for holidays.Church activities, charity events, and school and civic group meetings are reported alongside a deer trip and a hunting party. A church bazaar plan details fruit drives, prize items, and parish support efforts.
Local classified notes advertise Septic Service in Dillsburg with a call number. Home Service & Supply Co in East Berlin offers belts and a rebuilt GE vacuum for 24.95. East Berlin Clothing Store seeks clothing donations for Christmas. Shoemaker Car Lot lists multiple used cars including Oldsmobile Chevrolet Cadillac and Pontiac at Five Mile House Route 30 west of York.
Miss Louise Risse of Biglerville has become secretary in the Adams County Agricultural Extension Association office at the Gettysburg courthouse, succeeding Helen Martin whose marriage to Mervin Weikert will be on December 31 at St Francis Xavier Church. Risse is a 1955 graduate of Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown.
A musicale was presented in Franklintown UB Church by the Young Men and Ladies class of the Sunday School. The program listed performers including Judy Nesbit, Rev. Jack V. Elser, Robert Shumaker, Hilda Bubb, Arlene Stough, Jerry Anderson, Judy Topper, Marlene Fogle, Nadine Dick, Kay Delp, Donald McCluskie, the Yockey family, Rodney Gasswint, and Donald Gelden. Offering was received by Judy Farence and others. Letters of administration granted to Martha B. Stallsmith for Grace M. Stallsmith estate, as listed beneficiaries Ruth V. Quantanilla, Katherine Riis, Elizabeth Stallsmith, and Martha B. Stallsmith.
The meeting approved payment bills totaling 2 993 72 for the borough and 2 905 56 for the water account leaving a balance of 983 50. President Fred G Klunk chaired with council members Harbaugh Rohrbaugh Smith Wolfe and Borough Manager Bevenour Burgess Staub Officer Bemuller and Secretary Kiefer present. Salaries and bonuses for Bevenour Kiefer and others were noted along with clock care and vehicle service expenses.
Snippet lists multiple dates, company names, and amounts including Christmas bonus 50.00, Glenn Myers, North Chem. Co aluminum sulfate 3.30, Raub Supply Co 1 524.31, Empire water meters and York Motor Ex 3.7. Aero Oil Co 76.37. Adjourned.
At a Church Council meeting for the Lutheran Evangelistic Week May 13 committees and chairmen were appointed. Upper Bermudian chairs schedule include Donald Smith prayer Herbert Griest publicity Harry Hoffman hospitality Morris Miller music Marie Prosser telephone George Sowers finance with Griest assisting. Mt Zion lists Kenneth Beam prayer Ray Weidner publicity Jack Beam hospitality Benjamin Nader music Dale Roth telephone with Lena Kuntz and Naomi Brehm finance and Donald Rice.
Pay raises for office workers under the prior year's postal salary bill took effect Saturday. The first raise averages about six percent or two per cent per payroll, with a total payroll boost cent noted as the second grant in March.
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