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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1948

Page

6

Missionary Society Christmas Program at First Lutheran

At a Missionary Society gathering in Lincoln Way West the group presented a Christmas program titled Gods Gift of Gladness. Mrs Wilbur H Miller and Miss M Kathryn Winand led with Miss Sara Estep at the piano. A male quartet including Lloyd Stock Sponseller Lauffer and Emlet performed pieces between readings from Isa 9 27 and Luke 2. Readings and hymns followed with Hark the Herald Angels Sing Silent Night Away in a Manger and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.

Missionary Society of the First Lutheran Church M. Kathryn Winand Lincolnway West Wilbur H. Miller Lloyd D. Stock, Co Sponseller G. N. Lauffer Harry E. Emlet Patricia Laura Jane Estep

Christmas Service Recital With Hymns And Readings

The program features solos by Gwendolyn Hamme Nancy Gable and Anna Jane Bollinger plus readings and hymns including O Little Town of Bethlehem Come Hither Ye Faithful Joy to the World and As with Gladness Men of Old A benediction and missionary note conclude. A 4A social hour followed the program.

Gwendolyn Hamme Matt Little Town of Bethlehem Nancy Gable Mrs. Geo. E. Sheffer Anna Jane Bollinger

Overloaded Wire Triggers Fire at Gettysburg Apartment

Firemen responded at 6:10 Sunday night to Samuel Daley’s Gettysburg apartment where an electric extension card used for Christmas lights overheated and burned. Paint blistered and smoke filled the unit while fire officials termed the wire overloaded. J Louis Kane of Gettysburg marked his 88th birthday Saturday.

Samuel Daley Gettysburg

Defers Sentence For Tipsy Driving Hartman Case

Edward K Hartman of Gettysburg R 1 pleaded to a drunken driving charge in Adams County Court after a car crash near the intersection of Buford Avenue and Chambersburg Street in Gettysburg. Judge John H Basehore set bail and deferral of sentencing from January 29 after Attorney Franklin R Bigham petitioned for delay.

Edward K. Hartman Gettysburg Adams County Court Kenneth Tawney G'borg Hartman Buford Avenue Chambersburg Street Justice of the Peace John H. Basehore Franklin R. Bigham

Hartman case set for June sentencing in drunken driving

Hartman a Gettysburg man facing drunken driving charges seeks delays to continue college study under the G I bill at York Junior College. Judge Basehore heard the petition and set June 13 for sentencing while noting Hartman's voluntary appearance and $500 bail. The scene included the earlier reckless driving charge connected to a September accident and a history of plantation linked to Philadelphia mulberry trees in 1769 spurring Pennsylvania silk.

Gettysburg Hartman York Junior College G.I. Bill Ilneas Basehore M. T. Martman Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Schwartz of Gettysburg marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home from 6 to 8 p.m. They wed at the Hartman home in Mt. Joy township. He 75 and she 72 have three children and three grandchildren.

Ira Schwartz Gettysburg Minnie A. Hartman Jacob Barbara (Geyer) Hartman Mt. Joy Township Samuel and Harriet Spangler) Schwartz F. S. Lindaman St. James

Pennsylvania Economy Sparks Shifts in Industry and Agriculture

A historical note states Pennsylvania ranks second in capital investment among states, with a large urban population and strong roles in agriculture and primary metals, reflecting its industrial balance and development priorities.

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