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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1952

Page

5

Eight-Team Cage League To Function

An eight-team Community Basket League was organized at Gettysburg High School gym Thursday evening. The league, sponsored by the Recreation Association, begins Monday January 5 with teams Texas Lunch Glenn L Bream Garage Eagles Stanton Legion New Oxford Granite and Hanover Armory. Two rounds of games on Monday and Thursday evenings, high school floor. Top four teams enter a playoff for the championship trophy presented by the Recreation Association. Practice sessions led by organizers follow.

Gettysburg High School The Recreation Association Texas Lunch Glenn L. Bream Garage Eagles Stanton Legion New Oxford Granite Hanover Armory Ile

Birthday Club Dinner Held at Hotel Gettysburg

A sleigh centerpiece pulled by Santa formed the Dinner centerpiece at the Birth day Club event in Gettysburg. Co hosts Miss Doris Redding of Hanover and Mrs Flord J King oversaw the evening. A Christmas party followed at Mrs King's home with gifts exchanged. Mrs Edward Zinn of New Oxford celebrated her birthday.

Witte Jane Laurel Santa Claus Gettysburg Doris Redding Hanover Flord J. King Mrs King Edward Zinn New Oxford

Delone Catholic Domination Beats East Berlin

Delone Catholic boosted its basketball record to 2-2 by crushing East Berlin on the visitors floor in a hapless Indians contest. A sizzling second period propelled the win as Ira Kerr, recreation director, oversaw Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Delone Catholic East Berlin Ira Kerr

Delone Tops East Berlin in semifinal clash lead at half

Delone built a 32-14 halftime edge as Delone scorers included 23 points from an unnamed player and 2 by Jerry Smith and 20 by Phil Smith. Hoffman led East Berlin with 11. Delone reserves won 35-16 and both teams upcoming games include Delone at Carlisle January 2 and East Berlin facing Alumni on December X.

Delone Jerry Phil Smith Squires Hoffman East Berlin Carlisle

20 Years Ago Continued on Page Four Sick List

The Abbottstown sick list includes Emory Bevenour Emma Wolf Miss Blanche Markle and Jesse Albright. Hampton sick list notes Mrs Oscar Stambaugh Oxford Twp ill with diphtheria. Geneva’s year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Cooler Straban Tp has scarlet fever. Mrs John Trimmer Five Points has flu. Mrs Mary A Pohlmann 76 and Mr Plessant Tp died Thursday.

Abbottstown Emory Bevenour Emma Wolf Blanche Markle Jesse Albright Hampton Oscar Stambaugh Oxford Geneva Harry Cooler Straban John Trimmer Mary A. Pohlmann Mr. Plessant Tep

Local Weddings and Misplaced Records Highlight Community Notices

Evelyn Smith and Levi J. Spangier wed in Straban and Mt. Pleasant townships. Genevieve Libelsberger and Paul Tressler tied the knot in Edge Grove and Hanover. An Oct 27 marriage links Escher & Klunk in Edge Grove with Donald Smith in Hanover. Annie Krichtten and Curtis Smith wed in Brushtows and Centennial. Thieves stole about $30 from Trimmer 5 and 10 store in New Oxford. Glenn Sponseller sprained left arm in a fall. Guy Kemper sprained back at a Hanover factory. Fred Fleshman injured ligaments playing basketball. John Lawrence, honorably discharged after three years in the Hawaiian Islands, stays with his mother, Mrs. Catharine Lawrence.

Evelyn Smith Straban Levi J. Spangier Mt. Pleasant Genevieve Libelsberger Edge Grove Paul Tressler Hanover I Escher & Klunk Donald Smith Annie M. Krichten Brushtows Curtis L.smith Centennial New Oxford Gleen Sponseller North Peters Guy Kemper Hanover Sr Gettysboro Fred Fleshman W. High John Lawrence Hawaian Islands Catharine Lawrence

Red Aen gives Christmas fruit boxes to town’s sick residents

In New Osford and Viciais 30 years ago the Red Aen tribe distributed Christmas boxes of fruit to sick townsfolk including J.S. Smith, Mrs Agnes Kelenberger, Miss Annie Kerrgan, Mrs Bfary Earhart, W. N. Huliis, Mrs H. L Smith, Charles M. Baugh er, Elwood Myers, and Mrs John L. Sneerages. Several local notices follow about job changes, school students visiting home, and residents’ movements.

New Osford Viciais Red Aen J.S Smith Agnes Kelenberger Annie Kerrgan Bfary Earhart W. N. Huliis Mirs H. L Smith Charles M. Baugher Elwood Myers John L. Sneerages Dishtown Clair Ferry Hanover M.S. Yohe Bakery This Place Eckenrode W. L Kohier

Local Notes From Page One Story

Miss Marion Bevenour returned to Rohier's from Morganton North Carolina. About 300 plates of soup were given to patrons at the Circle hotel Saturday evening by A M Leppo proprietor. Emory F L Melhorn near town hearing robins singing Tuesday. Blue birds observed in this section last week. Wahler Mummert and Earl Traver formerly of New Oxford are employed in Rochester New York shoe factories.

A F. Robinson Emory Smith Buckster C.E. Diehl J. H. Plymire West End Kathryn Alwine Charles Alwine Lehign Univ Bethlehem Edna Alwine Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh Alwine Mercersboro Academy Béron Jose Benny Hersh Eastman School of Business Poughkeepsie N.Y J. XN. Hersh Lincolnwar West Mark A. Bevenour Kohler’s Panama Philadelphia Marion Bevenour Rohier's Morganton N.C Petrons Circlehotel A. EL. Leppo Emory FL Melhorn Sear Town Wahler Mummert Earl Tralver New Oxford Rochester

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