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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1952

Page

6

County Group Plans Conestoga Bells Dance at Farm Show

Adams County Senior Extension Club along with State College officials outlined a interpretive dance titled Conestoga Bells for the Pennsylvania State Farm Show at Harrisburg on January 13. Ten couples have signed up, with hopes to double, and performers will wear early 19th century costumes.

Barrisburg Adams County Senior Extension Club State College William Gordor Lyndale Brandon Harold Ecker

Dance Set For December 14 At Knouse Plant Basement

A dance will be held Sunday afternoon December 14 at 1 45 oclock in the basement of the Knouse Plant at Orrtanna.

Knouse Orrtanna

Bequeaths $500 To Conewago Chapel Bequeaths $500 To Conewago Chapel

A will bequeaths 200 to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Conewago Chapel Hanover RB C as part of the estate of Harry J. Smith late of Conewago Two. The bequest is small and seven children receive minor shares with executors William E. Smith and Bernard G. Smith of Hanover R. 4.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Conewago Chapel Hanover RB. C Harry J. Smith Conewago Two Wiliam E. and Bernard G. Smith Hanover R. 4

Fire trucks equipped with radios in regional fleet

Bigierville fire vehicles were outfitted with two way radios at the Gettysburg engine house on Friday. Trucks are numbered 26 and 27 in the countywide Siemen network. MecSherrystown units listed as 24 and 25 on Thursday.

Bigierville Gettysburg Siemen Trek

20 Years Ago Continued Local Briefs Inprint

Mrs. Cornelius Hemler Irishtown Curtis Miller New Oxford and Mrs Clarence Ecker Mellersburg on sick list. Wm Shrader six year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Shrader Irishtown ill with diphtheria. Eggs at Jie and 34 cents a dozen. Stuer and Chauncer Laughman Paradise Josash caught a wild cat in a trap. Smith and Overbaugh local bakers advertise fruit cake at 25 cents a pound. Guy Shelleman moved Iron Round 1 to the Hayden Deatrick prop in Hampton. Samuel J Meckler 65 near Abbottstown died Tuesday. Martin McSherry McSherrystown admitted to Warner hospital Richard Zudrell Abbottstown operated on in Philadelphia returned. Nadine Laughman Conewaga township and Milton Lawyer York.

Cornelius Hemler Irishtown Curtis Miller New Oxford Clarence Ecker Mellersburg Wm. Shrader Henry Shrader Stuer Chauncer Laughman Paradise Josash Sai Smith and Overbaugh Guy Shelleman Hayden Deatrick Hampton Semuel J. Meckler Abbottstown Martin McSherry McSherrystown Warner Hospital Richard Zudrell Apis Philadelphia Nadine Laughman Conewaga Tiownship Milton York

Local Marriages and Accidents Reported in Conewago Area

County records show marriage banns published at Sanitary in Conewago Chapel for Genevieve Livelsberger and Pau Trene ler. Births are listed for children of Livelsberger, Groft, Koontz, Wisotski, and Stambaugh families. Jessie Albright injured a shoulder after a fall on ice. C. Clair Overbaugh sustained bruises after a car crash with a passenger locomotive on Western Maryland tracks in Hanover Street New Oxford.

Conewago Chapel Genevieve Livelsberger Edge Grove Pau Treneler Hanover James Livelsberger Irishtown Charles Groft Town Clarence Koontz Cedar Ridge Hugh Wisotski Abbottstoan Chas. Stambaugh Green Springs Jessie Albright Hampton C. Clair Overbaugh Western Maryland Hanover Street New Oxford

E C Livingston factory begins well shoe manufacture and local notices

Thirty years ago in New Oxford news: the E C Livingston plant starts making well shoes. L Eitholtz ships four Underwood typewriters to Shanghai. Join H Dutiera elected president with Livingston as vice president and J Albers Cashmar as treasurer of the New Oxford school board. Joan M Bream re elected secretary. Grove Haines led Hanover high seniors with 95 percent. others on the honor roll include Richard Livingston Hershel Alwine Mabel Maxwel and George Little. Mrs Jacob Creager dies at Palmer Kansas, formerly Sophia Hindiaub of Gulden.

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