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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
2
New Oxford item lists post office second class mail terms. Annual rate $1.00 in advance $1.50 if not paid. Discontinuance only by publisher option until arrears cleared. Out of county rate $1.50 in advance or $2.00 if unpaid. Advertisements offered at reasonable rates with liberal reductions for contract advertisers.
With three Gettysburg factories closing for Christmas over the holidays more than 500 employees receive annual bonus checks. Operations resume January 5 at Gettysburg Furniture Co Reaser Furniture Co Hanover Cabinet Co and Gettysburg Panel Co. A letter from M C Jones notes difficult times yet praises workers and includes the poem A Christmas Wish.
The Cumberland Valley Telephone Company staff in Gettysburg held a Christmas party in the First National Bank building rest rooms. A large decorated tree lit with multi colored lights stood in a corner as gifts were given to each member. Local businesses sent candy boxes and fruit baskets were presented by district manager C. A. Bixler. Guests included numerous female staff members and Mrs. Rudisill are noted in the wedding anniversary story dated Christmas season.
Benson S Alleman, a Mississippi college of women English teacher, set a record for Christmas visiting by driving through nine states over more than 1200 miles to spend the holidays with his parents Rev Dr and Mrs Herbert C Alleman on Confederate avenue. He arrived in Gettysburg Monday evening and was met by his parents in Washington DC. He will stay two weeks.
New York Senator Robert F. Wagner criticizes the President's relief stance and presses the administration to allow final action on bills creating an employment planning commission.
The will of Jacob S. Weikert late of Fairfield was entered for probate by widow Susan A. Weikert in the office of C. G. Taughinbaugh. The estate is valued at $1000. Letters of administration for Albert H. Kready of Orrianna were issued to daughter A May Brame New Oxford R D. estate valued at $1500.
Leo H. Bushman of Gettysburg Adams County game protector traveled to Harrisburg Tuesday to have a deer dressed and meat distributed among Harrisburg's poor at Christmas. The deer were all killed illegally in the South mountains during the hunting season and had been kept in cold storage since.
William Armstrong McIlhenny, 91, Civil War veteran and Gettysburg resident, died Monday night after two years of declining health. Born in Straban township in 1839, he served from 1861 to 1865 in Cole's Maryland Cavalry, later commanded Company E, and was wounded at Charlestown. A lifelong Republican and Presbyterian elder, he outlived his wife Mary Jane Graft and six children, with eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 10:30 at the home with Rev. Edward H. Jones, burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The Christmas Eve service will begin at 11 PM and run until midnight at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Hanover led by pastor the Rev Dr Edgar F Hoffmeier. A mixed quartet from Baltimore, directed by Edgar P Paul, will sing during the service.
Clarence H. Brown of York son of Mr and Mrs J David Brown of Cashi town wed Miss Evelyn Mae Gipe of Red Lion in Baltimore on September 1. Brown works for a York sales firm and his bride is a Red Lion High School graduate who trained at York City Hospital.
Elmer Markle of New Oxford was admitted as a patient. The note records his admission status and location without additional details.
Miss Kathryn Stouck returns to Gettysburg from Philadelphia to join her mother Mrs Warren M Stouck and sister Miss Ruth Stouck for a Christmas Day triple celebration. Both Kathryn and Ruth were born on Christmas Day, years apart, with open house for friends at the Stouck home on Hanover Street.
Paul E. McClean, assistant secretary of the Bankers’ Trust Company of Philadelphia, a Gettsyburg native and son of William McClean, was about 27 and among the youngest in a key role after the bank closed doors Monday.
A Sherman Plank, 64, who left Adams county thirty years ago, died Monday afternoon in Sewickley hospital Pittsburgh after a long illness. He is survived by two sons and two daughters in Pittsburgh, his 95 year old father George D. Plank Arendtsville and three sisters Laura Pettis Arendtsville Edna V. Plank New Jersey and Wilda Golden Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM from the home of his son Thomas Plank Pittsburgh with interment in a Pittsburgh cemetery.
Miss May Lentz of Gettysburg underwent an appendectomy at Warner hospital this morning. Her condition is reported to be good.
Mr and Mrs Worley Rudisill celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home near Barlow. They were married December 23 1880 at the bride’s parents home Mt Joy township with Rev M L Beard officiating. Attendants were George Eyler and Linnah Hesson. Eyler later married Hesson. Eyler is now deceased.
The Trinity Lutheran church in Arendtsville hosts a Christmas entertainment on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. directed by Rev. George B. Ely. Caroling starts at 5 p.m. with a service at 6 p.m. The annual Christmas cantata will be performed at Flohr's Lutheran church at 7 p.m.
Clair Hartman of Cashtown was arrested on charges of passing worthless checks totaling 75 dollars. His father paid the checks and costs at Justice of the Peace John C Shearer office. Trooper Harrington and Constable Aughinbaugh arrested Hartman based on informations by Paul Spangler Henry Kalbueisch and Richard Gott. A new charge of issuing worthless checks was filed by Ray Williams alleging a 30 dollar check drawn on Citizens Trust Company, no funds, before Justice Neil Gibrson. Hartman was jailed in default of bail after being brought before Justice Gibson.
George King age 45 of Thomasville R D 2 was injured in a farm accident when his left leg slipped between wagon wheel spokes while dismounting a moving wagon. He fractured his leg and suffered bruises and burns. King was found by his son in law John Henry and taken to York hospital.
Advertises Nestle Method hair waving at five dollars for December plus finger waving fifty cents and a shampoo and wave set of seventy five cents at Mrs. Kennel’s salon located at 408 South Washington Street Gettysburg DV. Phone 24X.
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