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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
9
The item notes New Oxford, Pennsylvania, established in 1879 and entered at the post office as second class mail matter under the March 5 1879 act. It lists J. Sauzk as a contact and mentions payment terms of 22.50.
Ten years ago a rediogram to Mrs WR Snyder mentions her husband and family, including Margeret and Sarah Bre ne, with notes about Fleetwings in Lincolnway East and Wes High Street. Also promissory details about Robert J Shearer and Sara J Shearer. The American Weekly advertises Arabian Nights tales and paintings by Edmund Dulac in The New York Journal American insert.
A crash at a Hanover intersection involved cars operated by G J Deschee Maeker of Hanover and Thomas McMaster of McSherrystown. No damage figures or injuries are provided and details are unclear due to garbled text.
The record notes transfers of property in McSherrystown and Pleasant Township. Names include Lucinda M Hing and Richard N Smith with Anna M Smith, plus Paul Groft. Parcels appear in McSherrystown and Pleasant Township with unspecified dates and buyers.
Abbottstown born to Mr and Mrs William T Comawar a son Filcay at York hospital. A car leaving a parking space in Hanover collided with a Roxie and Monroe E Rinehart machine and a truck driven by Lasere G Masemer. Funeral services were held for Rebecca Ge Benen Eyster at her Abbottstown home conducted at the William A Fetser rat home in Hanover by sohner. The New Oxford cemetery pallbearers listed. The boys of teviors Abbottstown Christmas Day from Santa Claus.
A series of birth notices: a son born Christmas Day to Mr and Mrs Stanier Hull Gettysburg R 3 at Warner hospital. a son born Saturday night to Mr and Mrs Free Si R 3. a daughter born Monday to Mr and Mrs William Fissel Han 3. and multiple other newborns to families in East Bernes Horace War 2, and to Bir anc irs Webster Shank in East Ber nes. Also a hospitalization note noting a transport by ambulance from Han D bulance to York hospital Saturday afternoon.
An array of classified ads includes houses for sale with multiple rooms and corner lots, a frame bungalow and other homes, carpentry and repair services, used appliances, watch repairs, used cars with multiple models and prices, painting materials, farming hides and deer skins buyers, septic tank cleaning, grain and dairy farm details, rental floor polisher, turkeys for sale, and local realty contact information all centered around Hanover and nearby towns.
FOR SALE coal gas and oil ranges all kinds coal and oil burning stoves bedroom living room and dining room suites kitchen furniture electric refrigerators washing machines stove pipe and stove repairs oil wicks etc ladies and mens used clothing and shoes. STORM'S New and Used Furniture Store 12 E Chestnut St Hanover.
Mr and Mrs Nathaniel C Miller entertained their family at Christmas dinner with relatives listed, including Ann Ma and Debora An. An assortment of specials from Trade-In Furniture Exchange on Clarte Avenue featured discounted furniture and appliances with prices ranging from 0.50 to 25.00, all subject to prior sale at York Supply Co. in York, Pa.
A New Year notice lists a Christmas dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs E J Bream at Cross Keys with family names including Gem Dougies Daniel and Ralph C Bream. It also advertises a farm machinery sale north of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania on Saturday January 6 1951 at 10 am featuring 20 to 40 tractors and various farm tools, with auctioneer G K Wagner urging punctual attendance.
Sheets Bros offers replacement parts and repairs for International Ferguson John Deere and Wiard plows. Visit arlisie Street in Hanover Pennsylvania or call 2-8901 or 2-6232 for service.
The piece records a social event involving Mrs Clyde F Bream of Arendtsville and Mr and Mrs Repert Shank with daughters Susan and Rebecca in York plus a Gideon tour led by Glenn Bream. It mentions an annual meeting of a local shareholder group in Sherrerstown Pa with a January 1951 date and election of officers. 23 men attended.
Notice fixes stockholders of Abbottstown State Bank to meet June 3 for election of a board of directors for the ensuing year. Meeting to be held between 2:00 and 3:00 PM. Hoffacker, cashier.ambulance casualty pending at Han jover General hospital for Charles A Staub.
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