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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
2
Editorial warns against peephole piloting where drivers clear only a narrow forward view in frosty mornings. Four of seven cars observed by the office used this risky habit, leaving side windows obscured and rearview blocked, increasing accident risk.
Ten years ago the Lingg estate sold Lincolnway West property to Paul Wagner for 12600 and a Poplar street frame house to Peter Shetter for 4005. Nearby moves include the B rowns to York Street and the Maaske Shoe Store opening in Ridg. New Oxford. A 12 point buck was killed by G Burnell Klinefelter, and John Murren became Centennial Fire Company chief for a 10th term with Edward Little as president.
Adams County Home Auxiliary plans the annual Christmas party at the county home for December 22 at 6 30 p m. Beauticians report permanent waves for ten guests. Plans include crafts bazaar fundraisers and moccasin making for those with foot troubles. Dues for 1965 may be sent to Mrs. Anna Smith 151 Chambersburg Street.
A local message urges readers to include the home community paper in gift planning and to share the idea with friends and relatives. It notes a Christmas card will announce the thoughtful gesture, emphasizing 52 weeks of readership.
George Taughinbaugh, a Hanover hospital patient with a fractured back, returns home after twenty years. The New Oxford School Board reorganizes naming Dr. W. H. Miller president and A. P. Markle vice president. other officers listed. York Springs Hunting Club reports 12 inches of snow from Potter county trip with 5 deer. Centennial’s Brian F. Lawrence transfers to Wooster College to train as Marine pilot. Local prices: wheat 1.62, eggs 0.47-0.48 per dozen. Property sale in Berwick township. Post office route messenger appointment due to George S. Smith’s death. Mail arrangements for soldiers Staub and Slagle updated.
John F. Miller rents the Livingston building storeroom in New Oxford and plans to reopen Miller's Grocery after a recent fire. E J Haverstick to open a barbershop in Brushtown area during the week of December 15. Mary S Smith fractures her right collarbone after a fall while running near New Oxford. Charles L Lawrence sells his McSherristown frame house to Mrs Mary Murren of Conewago Township. Wheat price stands at 1.64 per bushel. Grant Brooks injured on the job at Fickel's Hill mill flywheel. Jeune Sell breaks right leg while playing near Abbottstown. Elizabeth Hersh hosts Thursday Dinner Club at Hanover Country Club. Abbottstown School Board reorganizes officers for the coming year: President Dr T C Miller, Vice President S J Diehl, Treasurer Paul F Wolf, Member Robert C Berkheimer. A bullet from a high powered rifle crashes through a wall at A D Feser’s York Springs home, narrowly missing Treva Feser.
Adams County court discharged Attorney Oscar F. Spicer as master in the partition of the late Bruce Wagner property at York Springs. The ruling followed a petition by parties involved in distributing the sale proceeds, stating the property was sold and proceeds distributed per agreement.
Christmas gift shopping grows daily as shoppers flood Hanover and Gettysburg. Store managers and clerks work under pressure in a busy season, and readers are urged to respect the clerk’s efforts amid the hectic pace.
A Ford aphorism praises business grit while a humorous jab notes plastic surgeons can change the nose but not private affairs. The pair contrasts enterprise grit with fringe medical vanity.
A stern test of will power arises when one endures describing a personal ailment without naming it. The exercise highlights discipline and restraint in conversation, revealing how control over speech reflects inner strength.
A weekend sailor recalls knowing every rock in the harbor when his boat strikes and splits. He compares a down payment to the first step on a stairs long flight, easier than the last.
A small boy puffs a cigarette behind a garage and, turning green, remarks to his buddy that even with 20 000 tiny filters he still feels sick, a cautionary beat from November Catholic Digest.
A terse mood shift appears as concerns loom about future conditions despite current brightness. Analysts note rising anxiety among observers, with expectations of changes impacting plans and momentum. There is no specific event or named entities in the readable text.
Ailing Irishman on his deathbed asks for beef cooking in the kitchen, but his widow insists the meat is for the wake. The scene ends with a moral line about doing good unseen while a dramatic expletive closes the fragment.
The pastor announced a long list of nightly meetings from the pulpit and lamented that the week is all shot to heaven. He noted multiple gatherings most evenings, leaving little room for other plans.
A reflection on how inner motives and outward deeds mold facial expressions and the impression we project.
A playful note defines a disease that begins in the ear and quickly propagates via the tongue, riffing on quirky slang and wordplay common in lighthearted gossip columns.
In a preacher story a question about comfort in trial prompts the reply from the back row: acquittal. The brief exchange highlights a humorous yet pointed moment about relief from judgment amid hardship.
Analysis suggests a buoyant market where individuals exchange funds directly with each other. The observation notes rising spending yet persistent wealth, implying a self-contained transactional economy among the public.
A kindly old man compliments a girl with dolls on the veranda. She jokes that Bobby next door borrows them one day a week and she gets two lollipops as alimony, reflecting a wry view on paying and receiving in relationships.
A fragmented dialogue shows Miss New asking about home as Uther Girl answers homesickness and mentions Maine as a place related to her home. The readable text is sparse and lacks a clear event or full context.
A reader asks practical domestic how tos covering mending net curtains preventing hanger snags deodorizing refrigerators cleaning fireplaces removing cement from fabrics and reshaping brushes. Experts advise colorless nail polish on tears shellac on hangers baking soda in soap water ammonia paste for bricks acetone on fabrics banana oil for rayon slips damp cloth to stop utensil slippage and glue aided brush reshaping with abrasive finishing.
Household tips cover wool allergy baking pies cleaning chiffon frames and pictures decorating cakes cleaning felt hats fireplaces ashes garden soil upholstery hair removal coffee pot maintenance and general home care advice with simple practical steps for everyday tasks.
A fragment discusses living in Palm Beach in winter and Brookline Massachusetts the rest of the year. It cautions that people judge by actions not intentions and contrasts a heart of gold with a hard-boiled CEE.
Confessions on Saturday 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday Masses at 7 30, 9 and 10 30 a.m. Holy Name Communion 7 30 Mass. Weekday Masses 8 a.m. Rev. Alexis Arnoldin is pastor.
Rev. Paul L. Foulk M A D D serves as supply pastor with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and worship services at 8 15 10 30 a m in the church calendar noting the weekly times.
Between Abbottstown and Cross Keys Rev. Fred Mummert leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m. An evening service is held Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Rev William Kennard pastor at York Springs leads church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. In New Oxford church school starts at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Hunterstown church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:55 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church.
Sunday programs listed for East Berlin include Rev. John Lehr pastor with Wells ville and Mt Royal congregations. East Berlin worship at 10 15 a.m. Mt Royal offers 9 a.m. worship and 10 a.m. Sunday School. Wells ville provides 9 a.m. Sunday School.
Ralph Schildt in Elder East Berlin hosts a Tuesday 7:30 p.m prayer meeting. Mummert’s offers Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Trostle’s has Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and worship 10:30 a.m with a Wednesday 8 p.m prayer meeting.
St Pauls Red Run holds worship at 9 a m and Church School at 10 15 a m Zwingli offers Church School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 45 a m
Instructions describe converting a china vase into a lamp by drilling a bottom hole. The method requires turpentine, a three sided file, and patience. Place the vase upside down, mark the spot, apply turpentine, and rotate the file slowly with careful, steady progress.
A guide recommends reviving seemingly dead flashlight batteries by warming in an oven overnight or removing the paper wrap, piercing bases, and soaking in salt water for a few hours, then drying and waxing before resealing. It also advises washing walls from bottom to top using a soft sponge and two pails, changing rinse water regularly to avoid streaks.
Rey reports Jack E. Herrera as pastor with Sunday School at 9 a.m. worship at 10:15 a.m. Bible study and prayer meeting are held Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.
Rev Paul O Shettel serves as pastor with a 10:30 a.m. service and hosts a men's brotherhood banquet at 6:30 p.m.
Harry M. Vaughn evangelist hosts Bible study at 10 a.m. and worship with Communion at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. on Sunday. Midweek Bible study is at 7 30 p.m. on Wednesday, located 12 miles east of Abbottstown.
Reverend Victor Nichols leads Sunday School at 9 a.m. Worship follows at 10 15 a.m. Evening service at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
Rev Michael J Barrett lists Saturday confessions from 7 to 8 p m at the church. Sunday Masses at 7 a m in the chapel and 9 and 11 a m in the church.
Rev. Charles E. Strasbaugh will lead worship at Paradise United Church of Christ at 10:30 a.m. Sunday service announced by the parish.
On Route 94 two miles south of York Springs Elder C M Bee, pastor, conducts services every Saturday with worship at 9 15 a.m. Sabbath School at 10 30 a.m. A prayer meeting is held Tuesday at 7 30 p.m.
Harmony Grove Chapel schedules worship at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 30 p m Rev C Jack Orr serves as pastor and leads the congregation on the midweek study and weekend services.
The Bermudian Bible Church lists Rev. Bedsaul Agee as pastor with Sunday worship at 10 30 a m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 30 p m and a prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 8 p m.
Rev. Jacob F. Stover leads Heidlersburg with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 7 30 p.m. Idaville holds worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Mt Olivet offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
Rev M Benson Paull pastor leads Latimore parish with worship at 9 a m and Sunday School at 10 a m in Lower Bermudian Chestnut Grove offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m noting service times for both locations.
Rev. Robert May serves as supply pastor at St. Pauls The Pines with worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. St. Johns Hampton offers Sunday School at 9 a.m. with no worship. St. Marks Heidlersburg details incomplete.
Pleasant Street New Oxford announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Evening service. Friday YPE meets at 7:30 p.m. Reverend H James Justice is pastor.
Rev Harold R Stoudt pastor leads Sunday worship at 10 15 a m with church school at 9 a m at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in the morning service and Sunday school.
O Wayne Cook and Elder Bermudian announce Sunday School at Lower Coonewago Church of the Brethren. Wolgamuth hosts a 9 30 a m session.
Rev John P Bolen pastor daily mass at 7 am except Saturday confessions 4 to 5 and 6 to 7 pm mass 7 30 am Sunday masses 7 and 9 30 am confessions 9 am novena Holy Name office benediction 7 pm meeting of officers and members of Holy Name Society 7 30 pm Communion Sunday for Holy Name Society
Mt Royal Full Gospel Church presents a fellowship weekend with Rev. Mabel Seville. Services include Saturday 7 30 p m fellowship, Sunday School 9 30 a m, Young People 7 p m, and evangelistic service 7 30 p m.
Pastor G L Zimmerman leads a 10 30 a m worship and 7 30 p m Fontane Story reading or lecture in the church program with standard service times.
In Bonneauville the annual election kept C P Myers as president of the Fire Company with officers including George Long as vice president and C J Weaver secretary. Other posts: Ambrose Myers chief Gervase Eck asst chief and trustees C P Myers Raymond Strasbaugh John Clabaugh E L Golden Joseph A Chrismer. Also notes on local incidents and prices.
John R Korver serves as supply pastor with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m. at the church.
A regional notice lists worship times and church school hours for several congregations. St John New Chester Rev Ernest W Brindle serves worship at 9 a.m. with church school at 10 a.m. Emmanuel and Mt Olivet provide morning church school at 9 and 10 a.m. with worship at 10 and 11 a.m.
The United Church of Christ assigns Rev. John Z. Martin as pastor at St. Paul’s New Oxford with church school at 9 a.m. worship at 10 15 a.m. Congregational meeting follows at 11 a.m. Youth Fellowship meets at 7 p.m. Emmanuel Abbotstown holds 9 a.m. worship and church services.
St. Paul’s New Oxford and Emmanuel Abbottstown hold confirmation classes in December. St. Paul’s women sing carols for guests at McDowell Unit Homewood Church in Hanover on December 16. A consistory meeting is planned for December 15 at 7 30 p.m.
Elwood Hart state rehabilitation officer addressed the Adams County Guidance Counselors Association at Gettysburg Senior High School urging counselors to steer handicapped students into suitable vocations. He highlighted allergy concerns and called for sympathy and encouragement to help these youths become useful citizens. Industry program notes from Richard Straup and William Millar accompanied the talk.
A marriage license is issued for Jenry John Baranoski of Shamokin and Mary Ann Klunk of New Oxford R to wed. Baranoski is the son of the late John Baranoski and spouse. Klunk is the daughter of Earl Joseph Klunk and spouse.
A reader asks about returning baby gifts after a stillbirth and about graciousness in games. Sally suggests asking friends before returns and storing gifts for future use. Card Sense advises gracious play and not withholding wins. Another reader seeks sneeze etiquette, Sally answers sneezing openly is fine if done politely with cover and excuse.
Harold J. Mummert East Bere lin R K and Joyce E. Miller Spring Grove R 1 filed an application for a wedding license in York.
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