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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
9
Community items report births at Hanover and New Oxford areas along with hospital stays for Ralph Alwine and others. Club gatherings include New Oxford Lions cross Keys Diner meeting and Women's Discussion group at Immaculate Conception. City papers delayed on Christmas Day and garage holiday hours noted.
The New Oxford Garden club thanks donors for the Annie M. Warner hospital drive in Gettysburg. Chairman Mrs. M D DeTar lists cash, produce, canned goods, beverages, and household items collected including 34.65 dollars, 67 quarts vegetables, 37 cans fruit juice, 8 cans tomato juice, 5 cans soup, 12 cakes soup, 1 head cabbage, a bushel turnips, and Jello boxes.
Miss Ann M. Noel daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Noel New Oxford and Harold B Brown son of Mr and Mrs William E Brown Westminster Md were married Saturday a week in the parsonage of Emmanuel Bauist Evangelical and Reformed church near Westminster The ceremony was performed by Rev Miles B Reifsnyder The bride wore a gray suit with a red rosebud corsage They will reside at 114 Ruth Avenue Hanover after a short wedding trip The groom is employed by the R H Sheppard Company.
Miss Ethel M. Neiderer daughter of Milton Neiderer and James E. Cover son of Mrs. Ralph Mellett married November 27 at the Church of the Annunciation McSherrystown. Rev Cyril J Allwein officiated with Mr and Mrs Edward Krichten as attendants. The couple to reside at Aspers R D 1. The bride wore a gray pinstriped suit with red rosebud corsage. The groom was discharged from the U S Army after service in Germany.
Miss Reida E. Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice E Miller Hanover R 3 and Pvt Elwood V Pyles son of Mr and Mrs Ray E Pyles Abbottstown R 1 were married at Brethren Evangelical church Winchester Va Rev Franklin G Senger officiated After the ceremony the couple traveled to New Market Va to Endless Caverns The bridegroom will report to his army station Seattle Wash The bride is a 1942 New Oxford High School graduate and is employed by National Fruit Product Co Peach Glen The groom also worked there before his induction on October 3
Homer N. Young of Gettysburg and Mrs. Mary C. Yates formerly Mrs. J Paxton Bigham of Bel Air Maryland were wed Thursday in the Bel Air Presbyterian church solidifying a marriage in the Maryland community with both spouses listed from the Gettysburg region.
Miss Frances D. Hardy and Raymond Reese were married on Thanksgiving Day in Westminster Maryland. A reception followed at the bridegroom’s mother's home on Second Street McSherrystown where the newlyweds will reside.
Mr and Mrs Emory Alwine of Abbottstown announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Thomas Haugh, son of Mr and Mrs Mervin Haugh of Wrightsville. The ceremony was held October 29 in Clearwater Florida, and the couple now reside temporarily at the bride’s family home.
Hartman’s is the only authorized dealer in Hanover for keepsake diamond rings, and Jim’s Restaurant in New Oxford is noted in the same snippet alongside ice cream in gallon containers.
The Nu Ox Rod and Gun club reaches 100 members as residents report various events. Notable items include a Cumberland County deer taken by Marcellus Glass, a newborn son to Orville and family, and community notices from Hanover to Hunterstown.
Robert Barr Logan of Gettysburg and Marian Louise Pish of Mechanica burg obtained a marriage license in Carlisle confirming their intended nuptials.
Fifteen bags totaling 273 pounds of clothing were packed by New Oxford area schools and sent to the Save the Children Federation Workrooms in New York City for distribution to rural U S communities and European regions. The N O H S band will perform at the Gettysburg directors convention, limited to forty musicians, followed by a Christmas music festival on December 19. Ten N O High School band members were chosen for the district band festival in Hanover on Jan 30 to Feb 1, joining a 190 piece ensemble. participants from New Oxford include Florence Clark Fred Gable Ethel Herman Herbert Hoke Eugene Mechtly Ivan Mechtly George Smeltz Evelyn Stambaugh Blaine Wildasin and John Wolford. The FHA club will host a mothers tea on Tuesday at 7 30 in the school building.
Ignatius Krepps aged 78 of McSherrystown died Monday after being injured March 10 on Main Street when struck by a car driven by Lawrence A. Smith. Also harmed, Martin Hemler aged 83 previously died weeks earlier. Krepps died at Hanover hospital at 2 25 PM after a period as a patient. Police Chief Manard Masemer said Smith was not speeding at the intersection. Krepps survived by his wife Lottie V. Krepps and four sons Mark E. Krepps, Earl G. Krepps, Paul H. Krepps, Albert Krepps, plus twenty four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral for Hemler set for Thursday at 8:30 AM from the Krepps home followed by a 9 AM Requiem at Church of the Annunciation with Msgr. Patrick F. McGee celebrant and interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Krepps formerly with Hanover Cabinet Co and member Holy Name Society.
The November births in Mt Pleasant township Oxford and New Oxford borough include Joyce Ann Rinehart on November 11 in Oxford township Leonard Francis Hock ensmith on November 11 in Oxford township James William Butler on November 22 in Mt Pleasant township Rita Catherine Keller on November 29 and Linda Lee Zinn in Oxford township There were no deaths during November.
Hanover Pa jeweler Mark and Trone lists Parker Gheaffer and Eversharp pen and pencil sets for sale at 1 Baltimore Street. Includes brand names and store location.
Charles W. Olinger 73 of Bonneauville died Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by four brothers and widow Sallie Smith. funeral at W A Feiser Hanover with requiem mass at St Joseph’s Bonneauville. Interment Conewago Chapel cemetery. Daniel J. Laughman Jr 70 of Hanover died Friday evening from a heart condition. Survived by wife Maggie Markline, eight children, sixteen grandchildren, siblings and step-relatives. Funeral at W A Feiser Hanover with burial at Mummert’s Meeting House near East Berlin. Pallbearers listed as Stewart Luckenbaugh John Win and Nelson Hoover Titus Puhrman.
Six year old Martha Pauline Myers of Union Township dies Friday at Penhurst State School Spring City after three weeks in care. Survived by parents Eugene and Claude Myers and multiple grandparents. funeral held at Littlestown with Rev. Brumbach officiating and interment at Christ Church cemetery. Also noted are brief notices of a newborn infant from Abbottstown and obituaries for George A Kuhn of Bonneauville with mass at St Joseph’s Bon noyville and burial at Conewago chapel. a baptism of Charlotte Elaine Stonesifer and an advertisement for Christmas jewelry at New Oxford Gift Shop.
Jeweler Mark E Trone offers ladies diamond rings at 25 dollars. Store located at 41 Baltimore Street in Hanover Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg physician Dr Robert Lefever was arrested by Borough Police Chief Robert Harpster on a warrant charging criminal assault and administering a drug to commit a felony. He was released on 500 cash bail for the drug charge and 2000 bail for the assault, with a hearing set for Friday. The informant was Rita Dryer, a former Providence resident.
Kathryn Elizabeth Miller and William Albert Sanders united in marriage at Trinity Lutheran Church Arendtsville in a seven o clock candlelight double ring ceremony officiated by Rev George H Berkheimer. The bride wore cocoa brown with an aqua attendant, a white prayer book and orchid. After a reception for about 75 guests the couple plans to reside in a newly furnished apartment in East Berlin. The bride is a 1941 graduate of Arendtsville Vocational High School and Thompson's Business College York, employed by West Furniture Co Hutovet. The groom a 1937 New Oxford High School and 1941 Temple University graduate is a cost accountant at York Industries Inc.
A roundup of weekly services and church group activities across multiple parishes. Listings include service times at First Lutheran Hampton New Chester St John s St Paul s Emanuel Emanuel s St Mary s and Abbottstown Lutheran Charge with choir practices catechism classes and Christmas events.
The New Oxford Owls basketball team made up of World War II veterans will play its first game Thursday at 7 30 p m against Hanover AC on the New Oxford high school floor. The non profit group aims to support a sports program in New Oxford with Edward Carbaugh as president and Lloyd Stock as secretary and treasurer. Co captains Sanders and Stock lead the listed starters George Shultz Stock John Summers Curbauga and Edward Moul. The club organized in November and has practiced on the high school floor.
The Adams County Free Library marks its first year serving residents and opens a 1947 membership drive. Revenue relies on local memberships, county funds matched by citizen contributions, and state support tied to totals. A New Oxford solicitation committee will begin soon led by Rev George E Sheffer.
A notice announces a subscription option for the Old Home Community Newspaper, outlining terms, pricing, and delivery details for readers renewing or starting new subscriptions. The brief highlights benefits and directs readers to contact the papers' office for enrollment.
For immediate delivery new boys' and girls' bicycles advertised by Smiths Barbershop located on Hanover Street offering inexpensive personal transport options.
Harry A. Eckert was elected president of the Township Road Supervisors and Township Auditors association of Adams County at its twenty ninth annual convention in the courthouse. Other officers named include Merle Heikes as vice president and T Rhey Zeigler as secretary, with Glenn Jacobs and C F Nintle named delegates. The group urged one cent gasoline tax funds be allocated 50 50 by population and mileage and praised county officials for road aid. Francis Worley explained state powers and township executive roles.
Miss Myrtle H Georgeson daughter of Mr and Mrs Justin H George son Maddock North Dakota became the bride of Paul E Sanders son of Mr and Mrs John E Sanders Gettysburg at St Francis Xavier church Gettysburg The ceremony followed by a short wedding trip The bride served in the WAVES after training at Hunter College NY and Washington DC The groom after eight months overseas with the Eighth Air Force returned to the U S and has started an electrical business in Gettysburg
Sale register lists December 12 near Berlin Junction for F A Carbaugh with livestock and farm machinery. December 17 near East Berlin for Eugene D Zeighy including real estate livestock and farm implements. January 1 G and Wagner BD 3 Elizabethtown community sale.
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