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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1966

Page

9

Generosity and time in the Christmas season

A thoughtful plea urges guiding charitable giving to churches welfare agencies and the Salvation Army to avoid duplication and overlook of worthy cases. It then muses on the length of a minute and urges safe patient behavior around school buses and pedestrian crossings.

Salvation Army Ised Ely

Butler Electric Company changes ownership in Abbottstown area

Ten years ago on December 13 1956 Frank Butler of Abbottstown purchased the Butler Electric Company. Plans were outlined for expansion and a new secretary for the New Oxford council was named. Rev Archie C. Rothi was chosen as pastor for Stephen's Reformed Church in York with Rev Rohrbaugh moving to New Oxford Abbottstown Reformed Church leadership.

Frank Butler Abbottstowt Ae Bolice Pame Butler Electric Company Adams County Oxford Council Stephen's Reformed Church York Archie C. Rot i Mr. Rohrbaugh Newford -Abbottstorm

Oxford real estate sale and local notices from 1946

The 1946 Oxford estate sale closed Saturday with Get-1 specature purchased at noon. Overhead wire safety warning issued by Penn State extension agricultural engineer Joseph A. McCord. St George Church service led by Rev D P Reardon. School Board meeting elected H Miller and A P Wegner. Various local names appear in community notices.

T. J. Herman Oxford Joseph A. McCords Penn Sat Marx New Oxford Tke Branca 18 SOE TE A. P. Wegner Carbaugh Biliman iSmall Joseph Carbaugh

Quotes and Unquotes By The Editor On TV Credits

A collage of editorials and quips on television production quality and media practices. Observers critique end credit lists and the value of news content while jokes and aphorisms punctuate a broader discussion about modern communications.

See You Next Week North Dakota Waters Area

North Dakota reports a waters area of 611 square miles. The statistic highlights significant aquatic regions within the state boundaries and underscores disputed or notable water depth, size, and jurisdiction details.

North Dakota

Household repair tips from a 20th century manual

Readers ask how to treat water logged leather shoes, clean chamois and marble edges, remove micro scratches from a mirror, clean a coffee percolator tube, fix white painted surfaces, mend ivory with pitch and gutta percha, and restore polished furniture discoloration.

Hans Wales Newousehold

Local Church Schedules Mixed Sunday Services Across Area

A compilation lists multiple churches including Marsa New Oxford Conewago Presbyterian with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 1:5 a.m. and Immaculate Conception with Saturday confessions 2 10 5, Sunday Masses at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. Also noted are Salem EUS Gardens led by Rev. Donald Fisher with 9:30 a.m. service, and various Methodist and Lutheran charges with times for worship and Sunday School.

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Alexios Arnoldin Rosary Confraternity Communion Salem Eus Donald Fisher

Religious Services Schedule for East Berlin and Surrounding Areas

A compact listing of church names and their service times across East Berlin and nearby towns. Details include pastors, Sunday School start times, worship periods, midweek meetings, and specific church venues such as Brethren in Christ, EUB, Lutheran, and United Church of Christ.

Household Scrapbook Tips From Roberta Lea

Practical household hints cover painting red clay pots with aluminum inside and enamel outside, suede care, salt reduction via potatoes, varnish removal with baking soda solution, fur cleaning, corn meal for fur, corn on the cob tips, church notices, broom rejuvenation, Venetian blind tape touch up, suede glove refresh with bread, and roofing cement storage advice.

Bermudian Bible Church and Nearby Parishes Schedule

Sunday worship times for Bermudian Bible Church and Latimore Lutheran Parish plus services at Chestnut Grove and Welgamuth locations. Names include Rev. Marlin Baum Rev. M Benson Paull and Wayne Cook with church schools and prayer meetings listed across several parishes.

Prefix Name Granted to Area Herd Owners

George and James E Weaver of New Oxford receive exclusive use of the prefix Weaver in registered Holstein herd names. The award, granted by the Holstein Friesian Association of America, is part of active membership requirements since 1955. Brattleboro HQ confirms the program and its annual premium details. Raymond Brant, 16 GVille, announces church services with worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m.

George James E. Weaver New Oxford Weaver Holstein-Fre Sociation of America Brattleboro Church of the United Brethren Raymond Brant

Doers of the Word Embrace Prayer as Action

A devotional note emphasizes prayer as motivating power and initial preparation for endeavors. It urges readers to pray and then act, highlighting the link between understanding prayer and doing constructive work.

Local church service times listed for two congregations

Chapel Hill Church of God at Rock Chapel Hill and Holy Trinity Lutheran share schedule details. Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Worship at 10 39 a.m. Evening Praise 7 30 p.m. Wednesday prayer and study 7 30 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran School 9 30 a.m. Worship 10 45 a.m. Seventh Day Adventist near Elder C M Bee offers Divine worship Saturday 9 15 a.m. Sabbath School 10 45 a.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p.m.

Lincoln Abbott Harmony Grove Chapel C. Jack Orr Sundes School Upper Conewago Church of the Brethren Ralph Schildt East Berlin Mummert’s Trostle Rossville E. M. Crisamore Chapel Hill Church of God Holy Trinity Lutheran Church School Seventh Day Adventist Rt York Springs C. M. Bee

Community notes from Abbottstown and surrounding towns

Local church services and Bible study schedules near Abbottstown are listed along with recent police and court notes. Items include a Hanover police arraignment, a Ridge Ave truck stop incident, injuries from accidents near New Oxford, and residents serving in the Marine Corps. Also mentioned are school board officer elections, hunting reports, and property transactions in York and Reading areas.

Grooe North Intoy Ap ‘Pearance York County Hannover Justice of the ‘Peace E. Garrett Hanover Smith Ridge Ave

Abbottstown church services and cantata schedule

St. John's Lutheran led by Rev. G L Zimmerman holds Sunday School at 9 15 and a 10 30 service with the Christmas cantata titled Ring. Emmanuel United Church of Christ lists church school at 9 a m and worship at 10 15 a m.

Hampton-Heidlersburg United Church of Christ St H. W. Stersai St. Mark's, Heidlerspurg St. John’s. Hampton St. Paul's the Pines Lutheran Sunday School Family Christ Wellsville EUB John Lehr Red Mount Wellsille Mt. Royal St. Paul's Red Run Charles A. Snyder Worsship Paradise Holtzschwamm United Church of Christ John B. Zinn St. John’s Lutheran G. L. Zimmerman Borm Emmanuel United Church of Christ John Z. Martin A.m

Dear Sally: Advice on alcoholism and wedding concerns

A reader asks if marriage can cure alcoholism and how to handle a Best Man trip funded by a friend. Sally advises alcoholism is a sickness needing treatment and AA or professionals, and that marriage should not be planned until sobriety is evident. Another letter concerns paying for a best man trip, with On the Fence approving accepting funds.

Sally Alcoholics Anonymous Sizy Steve

Do It Yourself Fixes for Laces and Brushes

Simple home hacks show how to repair broken metal tips on shoe laces using tape and nail polish. A quick waxed paper wrap keeps a paint brush fresh by protecting bristles from air, preventing hardening until next use.

Jonz

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