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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
2
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Twenty year ago Mrs Susan Blair 91 Lincolnway died Monday. Evelyn Myers York Springs and Charlies Markie New Oxford married Dec 23 in Reformed parsonage. Mrs Blanche Bollinger 36 wife of Roy Bollinger N Peters sr died at West Side sanitorium York Saturday. Pauline Yingling Pennville and Paul Conrad McSherrystown married in St Vincent s church Midway Monday. Bernadine Hertz Hanover and Frances G Staub McSherrystown married in St Vincent s church Tuesday.
Harold Joseph Miller of Midway and Geraldine Fuck inger Brown of Hanover were granted a license. John Herbert Ronald Hann of Gettysburg and Doris Mae Rudisill of Gettysburg were licensed. Warren F. Gardner of Hanover and Ferne Arelia Sponseller of Mt. Pleasant Township were licensed. John Arch MacPhail of Chester and Jeanne Alma Spangler of Gettysburg were licensed. Allen Cromer Dubbs of Shippensburg and Roseanna Margaret Cromer of Gettysburg were licensed. Dominic Francis Smith of McSherrystown and Harriet Catherine Keagy of Hanover were licensed.
Edward H. Blettner announces George D. Hemier as campaign chairman for the McSherrystown section of the York Adams Area Council Boy Scouts of America. Martin Tromas, 17, of McSherrystown, fined $10 in Hanover borough police court for disorderly conduct. Christmas party at Annunciation grade school. Santa Claus gifts. Charles Smith, Edge Grove, patient at Naval Hospital Philadelphia for eye injury. Arch-Confraternity of the Passion to host Christmas party at Annunciation hall Sundry. Baptism held at Church of the Annunciation for Caroline Jeanne Wagner and James Francis Neiderer with sponsors named.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cullison of Gettysburg announce a daughter born Friday morning at Warner hospital. Mr and Mrs Paul Lupp of Gettysburg announce a daughter born Sunday evening at Warner hospital. Mr and Mrs Eldon Oyler of Gettysburg announce a son born Thursday at the hospital. Mr and Mrs Bobby Crouse of Gettysburg R4 announce a son born Christmas Day at 7 20 pm at Warner hospital.
A greeting poem welcomes the New Year and asks what tidings it brings. It hopes happiness lasting all year and a song of joy to cast out doubt. It imagines a balm for heartaches and a key to friendships, inviting renewed trust and a fresh start.
Traffic cases listed include Roy H Hartman 51 Gettys burg R 3 held for January term on hit and run after 7:30 p m in New Oxford he posted 500 bail. Cleson Arentz Gettysburg reported as striking a parked car and not stopping. George Deatrick Gettysburg R 4 released on 500 bail after drunken driving hearing. Eugene Shaw Tyrone Pa arrested for disorderly conduct paid 5 fine and costs.
Former associate judge and Mrs. E P Miller of Gettysburg quietly celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hoffman of York Springs R D 2 announce the engagement of their daughter Pauline M to Harold L Ecker son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd W Ecker of Heid urbanburg Biglerville High School graduate 1943 employed by Bureau of Motor Vehicles Harrisburg and Harold a 1941 Biglerville High School graduate 1943 Central Pennsylvania Business College Harrisburg now a bookkeeper at Gettysburg National Bank No date set for the wedding.
Mr and Mrs John F Null of Green Mount announce the engagement of their daughter Madylin Bollinger Null to Clyde Samuel Daley son of Mr and Mrs Clyde F Daley Gettysburg No date has been set for the wedding
Mrs. Naomi Kuhn of Hanover announces the engagement of her daughter Arlene to John H. Pitzer son of Mr and Mrs John T Pitzer of Gettysburg. No wedding date has been set.
The engagement of Miss Betty Gettier of Biglerville daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Gettier to Jay Spalding of Gettysburg R1 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Spalding was announced
Eugene C. Shriver of Gettysburg announces the engagement of his daughter Maude A. Shriver to Dr. Joseph J. Claro of Brooklyn New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Claro. Maude Shriver graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1943 and from Garfield Memorial Hospital Washington DC in the September class of this year. Dr. Claro is a graduate of Man-
Notice for the regular annual meeting of Farmers and Merchants Bank shareholders at New Oxford Adams County Pennsylvania on Tuesday January 14 1947 at 10 oclock AM. Election of directors five to twenty five and other business to be transacted. FRANCES S OLINGER Administrator cta Estate of Charles W Olinger deceased. 22 West Chestnut Street Hanover Pennsylvania. J F Yake Jr Esq Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It abolished slavery in states in rebellion and is widely observed as Emancipation Day, marking a pivotal moment in U S history.
Born Saturday evening at the Warner hospital a son weighed eight pounds to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Saum. Haverstock family and Rev Kenneth James with wife and son Jimmie visited Rev Clare James Friday at Milton. Shirley Peters and John Sheaffer visited Charles Renick er on Sunday. Viola Herman and Charles Funt spent Sunday with Mrs Plank near Fairfield. Emma Rhoads is slowly improving after a fire damaged her trailer Thursday.
Clyde McCauslin principal of the Franklin township consolidated school and C P Keefer a Biglerville high school teacher from New Oxford are Adams county delegates to the Pennsylvania State Education Association convention in Harrisburg this Thursday and Friday.
A Manhattan College student in New York City served two years in the navy and is currently in his third year at Georgetown Medical School in Washington. No wedding date has been set.
The Warner hospital patient roll shows discharges for Gettysburg residents including Mrs Doro thy Ferrar, Mrs Glenn A Smith and infant Philip Hartman, and others. Admissions include Mrs Sarah Bollinger, Mrs Francis Hemler, Mrs Emma Mayhughs, Mrs Glenn Tipton, and several more from Gettysburg and nearby areas.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Wilkinson announce the birth of a daughter at Warner Hospital Saturday evening in Gettysburg R1.
George C. Mitchell Jr aged 27 son of Mr and Mrs Crist Mitchell Gettysburg will leave in January for an overseas assignment with the War department as a civilian employee. He served with the army in Egypt Syria Tripoli Tunisia and Italy and took part in the North African mission under General Maxwell. He later helped operate large radio transmitters in Cairo for the nerve center of the Middle East. Two younger brothers remain in service James in the Merchant Marine and John in the Army Air Forces.
Miss Edith C. Baker died at 61 Monday at her sister’s home in Shippensburg. Surviving are three brothers and eight sisters including Mrs. Snyder Alleman of Abbottstown. A birthday dinner honored Milliard Leth at Laurel Lake cottage. Abbottstown resident Paul Chronister fined five dollars for running a red light. The Leib home placed under fourteen day quarantine. Robert Leib ill. Several residents, Louis Moul, William Hollinger, and Bernard Anthony, ill or recovering. Ralph W. Baker of Abbottstown and Mary Margaret Wentz of Manchester jointly received a marriage license.
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