28 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
1
Local brief items list grocery ads at Aunt Nelies Center Square and Christmas visits among residents. Addresses and moves include E L McNab in DeLand Florida and several family relocations near New Oxford. Fire company meeting and annual club banquet scheduled with entertainment and speakers.
New Oxford places will close all day Monday January 1 for New Year’s Day. Stores and markets including New Oxford Furniture Store Bollinger's Shoe Store Rohrbaugh's Grocery Moers' Grocery Noel's Meat Market Kew Oxford Meat Market R. H. Smith Grocery High Street Market Sleighter's Furniture Shop The Dress Shop Adams Country Farm Bureau B. S. Store Winter Garden's Food Market Locker Plant Glenn Chronister Kelrinator Sales and Service Hiddie Korner Wael's Variety Shop Farmers' and Merchants' Bank will observe the holiday closure.
New Oxford post office closes all day Monday for New Year s Day with no window service and mail dispatch only. lobby remains open though rural and city delivery are suspended. Local notices report residents visiting relatives andogenies in nearby towns during the holidays.
George Spangler testified that Join Topper and Henry Mundis assaulted him during a dispute over a lucky horseshoe. Topper, 45, and Mundis, 34, face assault and battery charges from Seventh Ward Alderman Barnhart Work. A hearing is set for Saturday at 2 PM. Bail was posted at 35 dollars.
A large group of children enjoyed a Christmas party Saturday afternoon at Center Square in Earl theatre. Donated by manager Wim. 5 der, the Earl theatre, to the Lion club. After a movie, the New Oxford high school band led a walk to Center Square where Santa Claus handed out candy and oranges. The Lions club thanks merchants and Mr. Snyder for donations making the event and Center Square a standout display this season.
Stough Motors closes at 6 pm during the non Gay season and reopens January 2. New Oxford public and parochial schools reopen January 2. Mrs Marguerite Nearing and sister plan Christmas holidays. Several local moves and engagements noted. State police seek a damaged 1942 DeSoto after a Sunday accident north of New Oxford. The Cross Keys Hotel to be closed Sundays in winter.
Miss Nancy Hollabaugh daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hollabaugh York Springs and Charles J Geiser of Mr and Mrs Charles Geiser New Oxford were united in marriage The ceremony took place at the Marshall Methodist church with Dr Meyers pastor and Samuel Clarke officiating A reception for about 100 followed in the school hall The couple will reside at the groom s home in New Oxford Mrs Geisler a Biglerville High School graduate and secretary in the New Oxford school office Mr Geisler a New Oxford High School graduate and assistant manager of the Duce Department in a Hanover store were married for a ten day honeymoon in Florida
Geraldine A Myers and Mark E Hilbert wed in a candlelight service at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Hanover. The bride wore a two piece dress with white Bible. the groom wore a suit. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Howard and attended by family including Jacob Myers. The couple plans to reside in St Louis Missouri. Weather note reports a seven degree low and previous record low for December 20. Ruth Kay advertises bridal corsets in Hanover.
Obituary notices list families and funeral details for Arian Sappington long tied to Georgia and Florida, Hattie Harbaugh of Hagerstown with services in Rest Haven cemetery, Aaron B. Runkle of Hanover with St. Paul’s service, and Robert W. Blom of York with Mt. Zion burial. Funeral rites held at local churches with interments in city cemeteries.
Wm. D. Brown a longtime resident and former officeholder died Saturday. Survived by Delbert A Brown and Donald M Brown and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services to be held at a Methodist church with burial at the Great Coneware Presbyterian Cemetery.
A Livingston gathering featured a turkey dinner for employees with arrangements and prizes noted. Attendees included members and organizers from the Tintreiny eve group with highlights on prizes and recognition.
A brief note records an engagement announcement in progress. The couple remains unnamed in the fragment, with no further details on partners or dates available.
Birth announcement stating Seas was born to Miss Yealy at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Smith in Hanover R 4. The item notes the event occurred this Thursday with no additional context or dates.
John E Myers dies from a heart attack during church services with arrangements in New Onford and area congregations including Evangelical and Reformed, Methodist, Church of the Brethren, East Berlin Reformed, Salem EUB, and other charges. Police report move to new $5,000 substation near Fairhold Road follows state police actions.
The article notes commendation for the N. Q. Post Office and mentions community service, air mail, and 3 cent postage in the past, with references to local officials and patrons. It references several names and local figures in a historical postal context.
Fragmented OCR text shows a local line about population or counts reaching a new high, with garbled names and unclear details. The readable elements mention a county home and a peak figure, but specifics are not discernible.
Fragmentary text mentions clay matches and Zoom on a date near year end with birds and stamps. No identifiable persons or organizations clear enough for a fuller summary.
A sale is advertised two miles north of Elizabethtown at Wasner farm. The event lists farm machinery and hog sales as part of the auction.
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