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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1936

Page

9

Local News Roundup From Hanover Area

Local items note Louis Wagaman confined to bed and William Perry improving after a work accident on the Carlisle pike. Birth announced for a son at Hanover hospital on December 11. Banns published for Freeman Warner and Catherine Nicholson in Conewago Chapel. Wilbert Buohl opens a green grocery on Lincoln Way East. Mite Society at St Pauls Reformed elects officers for 1937. Numerous visits, illnesses, and social notes appear, including subscriptions, births, and community events across Hanover, Irishtown, and York.

William A. Perry West High Street Carlisle ‘Pike Conewago Chapel Freeman Elwood Warner Ray Warner Biglerville Catherine Grace Nicholson George Nicholson Irishtown Wilbert W. Buohl Brush Run School House J. C. Herman Lincoln Way Buohl Wilbert Adv

Christmas Eve Service at Firs Lutheran Church

A community Christmas service will be held at the Firs Lutheran church in New Oxford on Christmas Eve night at 10:30. The one hour program aims to spread the angels message from Bethlehem and invite the public to enter the Christmas spirit.

Firs Lutheran Church New Oxford Bethlehem

Mine Company Appeals Tax in Adams County

Adams county commissioners met in routine session and in the afternoon heard the final tax appeals. Bethlehem mines corporation sought a reduction of assessments totaling 142150 in Oxford and Berwick townships, arguing decreased property value due to reduced stone removal and limited future operations. A slight reduction was granted and the two townships were equalized. Earlier, Cashtown heard the last appeals on the regular schedule with about 50 adjustments requested and minor changes granted in a few cases.

Adams County Bethlehem Mines Corporation County Board Oxford Berwick Cashtown

Marriage Report for Alma Hetrick and Charles Diehl Jr

Miss Alma A Hetrick daughter of Mr and Mrs Franklin Hetrick Abbottstown formerly New Oxford wed Charles W Diehl Jr son of the Rev Dr and Mrs Charles W Diehl 17 Manheim St York Saturday at Abbottstown Lutheran Church Immediate family witnessed by the bridegroom's father and Rev Paul Gladfelter A reception followed and the couple left for a New York City trip They will reside in York after December 19 Diehl is a Gettysburg college graduate and York broker manager of Stein Brothers and Boyce The bride attended Prowell's Business School Hanover and Notre Dame School for Girls Baltimore

Alma A. Hetrick Franklin Hetrick Abbottstown New Oxford Charles W. Diehl, Jr Charles W. Diehl Manheim Street York Abbottstown Lutheran Church Paul Gladfelter Diehl New York City South Pine Street Trenton New Jersey Gettysburg College Stein Brothers and Boyce, Brokers Prowell’s Business School Hanover Notre Dame School For Girls Baltimore

L L Donation To Loysville Christmas Gifts Listed

The Luther League of the First Lutheran church plans a Christmas donation for Loysville Orphans Home. Families may donate at the church kitchen Sunday morning or at the homes of Rev. George E Sheffer or Dr. Wilbur H Miller during the week. Gifts include candies oranges nuts toys dolls books and clothing. Gifts should reach a listed location by Sunday noon.

Luther League of the First Lutheran Church Loysville League First Lutheran Church George E. Sheffer Wilbur H. Miller

Squire Straley's Court Happenings

Daniel Kinnefelter of York was arrested by a state patrolman for speeding in Oxford township on December 11. Cletus Carr of Dillsburg was nabbed for failing to stop at a sign in Abbotstown borough on December 13. Charles N. Dicks of Hampton faced a reckless driving charge in Oxford township on December 12. Oliver H. Snyder, arrested by Constable Zeigler for assault and battery by automobile, was sent to Adams county jail in default of $500 bond.

Daniel Kinnefelter York Oxford Township Cletus Carr Dillsburg Absbottstown Charles N. Dicks Hampton Oliver H. Snyder Zeigler Wadham A. Perry Adams County

First Lutheran Church Sunday Notices

Sunday church school at 9 a.m. Special benevolence offering. Worship at 11 a.m. Rev John Abery DD LL.D president of Gettysburg Seminary to preach. Choir to lead in hymnody. Children's Christmas program at 7 p.m. in Adult Room. Family night urged. gifts for children. No catechism this Saturday or the next.

John Abery DD Gettysburg Seminary Doctor Aberly First Lutheran Church

New Oxford Evangelical and Reformed Charge Services

New Oxford Evangelical and Reformed Charge St Pauls New Oxford Sunday services Church school J F Sanders superintendent 9 a m Service of worship 7 BE m sermon Hospitality to the Highest Em manual Abbottstown Emmanuel Abbottstown Sunday services Church school C J Meckley superintendent 9 a m Service of worship 10 a m sermon Hospitality to the Highest Visitors welcome during the Christmas season Reflectors of Gods eternal love through communion and fellowship with seekers

St. Paul's New Oxford J. F. Sanders BE. Meon

New Chester Lutheran Charge Christmas Christian Services Plan

The Rev. Kenneth D. James leads St. Mark's Heidlersburg St Johns Hampton and St. Pauls The Pines with a schedule of Sunday school sessions at 3 am 1 pm 6 30 pm and 7 30 pm on December 20 27 and 20 plus Christmas Eve pageants concerts and candlelight services featuring a guest soloist and quartet and a congregational carol service with the pastor delivering the Christmas message at each church

Kenneth D. James St. Mark's Heidlersburg St. John's Hampton St. Paul's the Pines the Stebbines

East Berlin Reformed Charge Services on December 20

There will be services on December 20 for Bermudian at 9 a.m. Red Run at 10 30 a.m. and East Berlin at 7 p.m. A guest preacher will have charge of the services.

East Berlin

St. Mary's Church Schedule in New Oxford

The Rev. D. P. Reardon presides at St. Mary's Church New Oxford with Sunday Low Mass at 7 30 a m High Mass at 10 a m Sodality at 1 p m and Evening Devotions and Benediction at 7 30 p m. Continued on Page Three.

St. Mary’s Church New Oxford D. P. Reardon

Re-Dedication Ceremony At St Marys Cathedral New Oxford

Beautiful and impressive re dedication of St Marys Catholic Church New Oxford Saturday morning with high mass by Rev D P Reardon. Bishop Leech presided and praised the renovated interior while music directed by Leo S Krichsen featured Messa Pastorale and organ selections.

George L. Leech DD JCD Harrisburn Mary's Cathedlic Church New Oxford D. P. Reardon P F. McGee St Patricks Cathedral Harrisburg John Maguire Mariecta Philip Gergen Blue Ridge Sumit F. &. Feeser McSherrystown W P. Connor York Leech Leo S. Krichsen Bonneauville St. Mary's Choir Pietro A. Yon Chester Gravatt

Births Report From Local Towns this December

Birth notices list several newborns. Herbert Zeepp of New Chester has a son born December 5. Edward Smith of Inshtown welcomes a daughter December 6. E E Withers of Hampton via Hanover Hospital also adds a daughter December 6. Charles Long of Berlin Junction reports a daughter born December 12. Laurence Moul of Hampton announces a daughter born Sunday.

Herbert Zeepp New Chester Edward Smith Inshtown E. E. Withers Hampton Hanover Hospital Charlies Long Berlin Junction Laurence Moul Hampton

Will of Mrs Cora A King probate in Mt Pleasant township

The will of Mrs Cora A King of Mt Pleasant township was entered to probate Friday afternoon at the register and recorder office. Executors are her husband Jacob T King and daughter Miss Etta King of New Oxford R 2. Estate valued at 200 in personal property and 2700 in real estate.

Cora A. King Mt. Pleasant Township the Register and Recorder Jacob T. King Etta King New Oxford R. 2

Xmas trees for sale at Emory Smith's on Hanover Street

A large selection of Xmas trees including spruce pine and cedar offered by Emory Smith on Hanover Street in New Oxford. Trees are available for immediate sale with options across varieties and sizes.

Emory Smith Hanover Street New Oxford

Deaths and funeral notices from New Oxford and nearby areas

Obituaries recount deaths in New Oxford and surrounding towns, listing Mrs John Butler Agnes Waller Butter 69 born in New Oxford route 2, and other relatives. Also notes Daisy Rhea Yonce of Hollywood Florida, and William Ambrose Tate a Straban township blacksmith, with service details, churches, and interment sites.

New Oxford Public Schools Xmas Concert Friday Eve

The annual Christmas program presented by New Oxford Public Schools features a Glee Club performance with Elizabeth Ann Sheffer and Sara Barnhart. Selections include Silent Night and Lullaby with piano, plus marches and operetta tunes in a festive program. Proceeds aid the school.

New Oxford Public Schools Elite Wroek New Nisic Elizabeth Ann Sheffer Glee Club Kohl Sara Barnhart Penases Fredrick Brockter Santa Land J. A. Parks Invercarpiel Alex Lithzon Johann Brahms Sara Barnhardt Normandy Robert Planquette the Golden Bears Paul Yoder Clarence Kohlmann Elizabeth Ann Sheffer Glee Club Oleg Spirit of the Sioux Lester Guthrie

Mrs Mary Waltersdorff Dies at 59 in Hanover

Mrs Mary L Waltersdorff widow of Aaron E Waltersdorf of Hanover died Tuesday morning at age 59. Born September 7, 1877, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Christian Elmer Richard. Surviving are one son Richard Waltersdorff, three sisters Mrs Bert Feeser Mrs Paul Miller and Mrs Samuel Thier and two brothers. Funeral will be Thursday afternoon from W A Feiser funeral home in Hanover with services at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev Dr Harry Hursh Beidleman of St Matthew's Lutheran Church where she was a member.

John Butler Agnes Waller New Oxford Tethawne Joseph Mariah Kuhl W.lliam William Potter Biuvler John Jr Abbottatow A. P. Frantz Hoffman Orphanage New Oxford Cemetery Mary L. Waltersdorff Mary Lizzie Waltersdorff Aaron EB. Waltersdorf Hanover Jacob and Christian Elmer Richard Richard Waltersdorff Bert Feeser New Chester Paul Miller Porters Sideling Samuel Thier

Smith Martin 85 Found Dead in Idaville Area Home

Smith Martin an 85 year old Ireland born resident of Idaville was found dead in his son John Andrew Martin's home Tuesday morning. Death caused by a complication of diseases followed poor health. He lived in Tower City previously and belonged to Idaville Evangelical church. Surviving are two sons Thomas W Tower City and John Andrew Gardners R D with six grandchildren five great grandchildren and a brother John Kansas City Kansas. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 pm from the late home with Rev Earl W Shoap and Rev E J Croft officiating. Interment Sunnyside cemetery York Springs.

Smith Martin Ireland John Andrew Martin Gardners Tower City Idaville

Obituary: Mrs Annie Maria Scott of Mount Joy

Mrs Annie Maria Scott 83 wife of Sentman Scott died Wednesday at her Mt Joy township home after two years of ill health She was a Mt Joy Lutheran church member and life member of the women missionary temperance union Surviving are her husband a daughter Margie E at home and a sister Mrs A A Scott Funeral is Saturday at 1 pm from the home and 2 pm at Mt Joy Lutheran Church Rev Herbert H Schmidt will officiate Interment Evergreen cemetery Get Continued on Page 6

Sentman Scott Annie Maria (Walker) Scott Mt Joy Township Mt. Joy Mt. Joy Lutheran Church Herbert H. Schmidt Evergreen Cemetery Gettysburg

Wrong Side Auto Crashes Leave Two on County Roads

Two weekend crashes on county highways damaged three vehicles and injured one person mildly. Charles Dicks and W R Lynch collided on Lincoln highway near New Oxford, with Dicks charged with reckless driving. A second crash near McSherrystown involved Ferdinand Jones, who fled the scene and later sought medical care for non serious injuries after his car struck a wall.

Gettysbur Lincoln Highway New Oxford Charles N Dicks East Berlin R. 2 W. R. Lynch Fort Loudon Thomas C. Mahalik Lynch Justice of the Peace R. M. Straley McSherrystown Midway Ferdinand Jones Gettysburg George Harreman Jones Hanover Perdita Krug

Knights of St George elect branch 191 officers for year

Knights of St George Branch 191 elected for the coming year with Rev D P Reardon as spiritual advisor Leo Poist as president N C Miler as vice president A P Wagner as secretary treasurer Henry Carbaud as marshal and Cle tus Billman James Small and Jus Carbaugh as trustees Installation set for January 12 at 2 pm. Other local items include multiple family visits a card party for St Marys church and reorganized school board leadership at New Oxford with Dr Wilbur H Mila and Markle.

Knights of St. George D. P. Reardon Leo Poist N. C Miler A P. Wagner Henry Carbaurd Cletus Billman James Small Jus. Carbaugh Clarence Rhodes John P. Smith Bernard Brashears John Staub Pleasant Street Felix Staub McSherrystown Ida Brown Thomasville H. I. Smith Lincoln Way East John Carbaugh Center Square St Paul. Reformed M. R. Freed Arthur Brame Eugene V. Bullett Esq Alta Snyder) Howe Oxford Township Joseph L. Howe Hanover

Mrs P A T Bower Celebrates 41st Birthday and Golden Anniversary

The New Oxford Item extends congratulations to Mrs P A T Bower of Table Rock on her 41st birthday. Formerly Harriet Isabel Bucher of Mt Pleasant township, she remains alert despite impaired health. Mr Bower and she will mark their golden wedding on December 21. Pat Bower is a longtime Adams county political figure and civic organizer. The couple has three sons and one daughter.

Oxford P. A. T. Bower Table Rock Bower Harriet Isabel Bucher Mt Pleasant Township Geolden Pat Bower Adams County Board of Pat Bowers

St Marys School Plans Christmas Entertainment

The Sisters of St Marys School present a Christmas program on Wednesday December 23 at 7 30 pm in Parochial hall. Tickets go on sale. The program features A Spell of Christmas Joy with Prologue Herald Leah Smith Part I High school girls Glee Club and songs. Part II episodes dramatize themes of wealth poverty and behavior ending with a Christmas party and singing Santa.

Good Sisters of St Marys School

Madonna of the Rea Time in Vorma dy France

Scene I shows a village stirred for a Christmas miracle by the Madonna in the Convent Chapel. A blind boy Francois is suspected of witchcraft amid festive prep. Scene II features the Convent Chapel Gift for Our Lady and a Christmas Star visit with a Trib. Song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.

Vormady France Francois Childre Santa Claus

Special New Oxford Election Postponed

Oxford school board met Thursday and postponed a special election on a $25,000 loan for the PWA high school project due to an advertising technicality. The board set Tuesday January 19 as the new election date with Dr. Wilbur H. Miller presiding.

New Oxford School Board Wilbur H. Miller The Bud

Marriage Licenses Filed For Four Local Couples

A marriage license application was filed Saturday at the clerk of the courts office by Freeman Elwood Warner from McSherrystown and Katherine Grace Nicholson of New Oxford R 2. Also listed are J Wilbur Shaberly of Abbotstown RD 1 and Anna E Myers of East Berlin RD 1, plus Raymond Samuel Clousher of Littlestown and Helena Baben German of Hanover.

Freeman Elwood Warner McSherrystown Raymond Warner Biglerville Katherine Grace Nicholson George W. Nicholson New Oxford R J. Wilbur Shaberly Abbotstown RD Anna E. Myers East Berlin R. D Raymond Samuel Clousher David Clousher Littlestown Helena B.abe’n German Joel Cr Bman Hanover

Adams County Commissioners Commended for Records Plan

The Adams County Commissioners are commended for a program to increase vault space and filing facilities for preserving public documents. The plan will save taxpayers money, improve accuracy in recording deeds and instruments, and make records more accessible to the public.

Adams County Star and Sentinel

Public sale notice and holiday events at Rupp's store

George D. Ehrhart Hanover will hold a public sale on Saturday December 19 featuring household goods and two porch chairs. Santa Claus visits Rupp's on December 24 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 30 with parents invited to bring children. Awards will be given at 2 p.m. Wednesday. customers urged to attend.

George D. Ehrhart Hanover St Adv Santa Claus Rupp Rupp's Rupp’s

Also Mentioned on This Page

Louis Wagaman Charles Overbaugh Mite Society St. Paul's Reformed Church V. Ralph Miller Peters Street H. E. Sheely Roy Bollinger C. A. Ruff Albert Staub Leo J. Staub William Smith Emma _ Goodling Loganville Preston Smith Cross Keys Marie Carbaugh Charles Carbaugh Berlin Avenue Frank Kaiser Joseph Kane Orrianna R. D. 2 John S. Weaver Chamber of Commerce Guy A. Staub Fabian Weaver Mr. Weaver Corinne Weaver East High Street Leo R. Staub John Kaiser John Irvin Christian Gebhart Orphans’ Court Lester Baumgardner Christian Gebhast Francis Stevens Betty Jane John Gettysburg, Spent Sunday With Mrs. Stevens’ Parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Zeigler Paul Wagner New York A. P. Wagner Lincoln Way West John F. O'Donnell Conewago Chhapel Mary Patricia Jon Rise Stet Cleeete Diehl—Hetrick L. L Squire Straley First Evangelical Lutheran Church George BE. Sheffer D.B New Oxford Evangelical and Res New Chester Lutheran Charge George J. Brerael Vincent Topper Carl Brady H. J. Howarth H. M. Horiegan Thomas Corroran William Huygen John F.donnell Conewago Cletus Hauck Carl Longenbach William J. Burke Francis Noel Anthony Harada Chambersburg Mark E. Stock John Hb. Shields John Mahony Columbia Joseph Whalen Locust Dale Samuel J. Laity York Pedestal Company Christ Daisy Rhea Yonce Funes Daisy Yonce Hollywood Florida St. John’s Lutheran Church Hollywood Ridge Springs South Carolina Florence Hollywood, m John Rhea Clinton Fpf, Cashman Tate Services William Ambrose Tate Straban Township John W. Tate New Chester Reformed Church Edgar F. Hoffmeier Church John Brean Emory Miller Charles Black Edgar Houser Israel Bankert Charles Ceatrick Stu W. D. Myer Nellie Hoffnagle Mark Wagaman John Wagaman Quintin Wagaman Raphael Wagaman Frank Wagaman Albert Smith Ohio Berlin Street James Myers Joseph F. Rickrode Lola Hummer B Markwell Cleveland Alphonsus Smith Centennial St. Mary’s School Leah Smith Westby House of Wealth Chris
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