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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
7
The author argues literacy is essential for success in the military, college, and tech schools. He cites Army records showing three percent of draftees fail due to literacy, critiques the look say method, and laments modern education’s neglect of reading. He advocates returning to simple reading foundations and placing advanced scholars elsewhere.
40 YEARS AGO June 3 1928 New Oxford Sinclair Station opens at Littlestown F Rickrode owner son Ivan employed. Stambaugh injured at Alwine brick yard. St Josephs Parochial School Bonneauville closes. Graduation notes Pauline Staudard Mildred Groft from Gettysburg High School. Priests Rev Poist and Rev Brady ordained in Harrisburg. Richard Livingston returns from W and L University with a sports roadster gift. may go into business. East Berlin robbery nets 1500 in bonds 5000 in notes 18 in money. Wheat at 1 45. Gettersburg High School class of 1925 grads listed.
Twenty years ago on May 30 1946 a new federal campaign required bakers to reduce bread and roll weights by ten percent to channel relief to famine areas abroad and ease domestic shortages. At St Marys Church cemetery board New Oxford officers were elected for 166 term led by President J C Felty and Secretary.
Ten year recap with Lincoln Heights home construction in New Oxford and land transfers in East Berlin. School staff changes at Spring Grove and Cozewago joined by retirement toast for Dr. Gruver. Jolly Dip Drive in Lincolnway East opens with free custard. Local graduates announced from Shippensburg State Teachers College and Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing. Delone Catholic announces 129 graduates.
A fragmentary column mocks early engineering feats and odd historical vignettes. It mentions Robert Fulton’s submarine Nautilus and a 1658 transatlantic cable, cites a White Sulphur Springs society for youths, and quips on speed of light and a Denver saloon confrontation with a Cripple Creek miner.
A jumble of DIY tips covers softening brown sugar, making wax paper, lemon juice extraction, embroidery ironing, raisin revival, furniture polish, stain removal, and cleaning cups. It includes jokes, tiny anecdotes, and reader questions with concise answers, plus a few community notes and quips.
The National Safety Council reports drowning and firearms land falls are the top causes of accidental deaths on farmland and near farm buildings. Motor vehicle accidents are listed as the leading cause of accidental death to farm residents.
Four couples filed applications for marriage licenses. Codori, 22, of 316 North Stratton Street, and Mary Louise Hill, 23, both of Gettysburg area. Livelsberger Jr., 38, of Hanover, and Josephine Irene Laughman, 16, of New Oxford Route 1. James Thomas Cook, 20, of Gettysburg Route 5, and Vary Cook, Palm Springs, California. Margaret Mary Strausbaugh, 26, of Gettysburg Route 5, and Raymond F. Strausbaugh as her parent sponsor.
Mrs Edward Little of Gettysburg was honored at a surprise baby shower hosted by Glenn W Little at Gettysburg R4. Guests from Gettysburg and nearby towns joined in games and refreshments, naming many attendees. The item notes the first patent for a mechan ical cotton picking device was granted in 1850.
The PMA and local churches list Sunday School times worship hours and confessional schedules across New Oxford and nearby communities. Notable entries include Great Conewago Presbyterian Supply Pastor John R Korver worship 11 15 am. Sacred Heart Basilica Ceneways Chapel Mass times and confessions. United Church of Christ St Johns New Chester worship 9 am Church School 10 am. and First Lutheran with communion at 10 30 am.
Local religious listings provide service times for multiple churches across East Berlin and surrounding towns. Entries include pastors, worship and Sunday school times, prayer meetings, and special services at churches such as Paradise, Zwingli United Church of Christ, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, and St. Paul’s Red Run.
Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Paradise lists confessions Saturday 7 to 8 p.m. and Sunday masses 9 and 11 a.m. Church of Christ 34 Mile East of Abbottstown hosts Bible study at 10 a.m. and worship at 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Full Gospel between Abbottstown and Cross Keys offers Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Emmanuel Abbottstown church school at 9 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m.
Latimore Lutheran Parish pastors Rev. Mr Benson Paull at Lower Bermudian and Rev. William Kennard at Chestnut Grove lead Sunday worship and Sunday School times. The notice lists property transfers including Jane I and N street in Bonneauville for $100 and Latimore Two tracts for $7509 involving Elizabeth Anderson and others.
Chapel Hill Church of God Rock Chaps in York Springs Pa invites Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:32 a.m. evening praise at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer and study at 7:30 p.m. Church of the United Brethren in Christ in Idaville and Heidlersburg lists worship times and pastors. Seventh Day Adventist near Elder H. B. Bee holds services Saturdays at 9:15 a.m. Sabbath School Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran in York Springs with Rev. Ray E. Jones notes worship at 10 a.m. and related Sunday School.
A collection of home hints covers preserving stems with sponges, quick ice from hot water, treating rustic outdoor furniture, cork substitutes for candles, removing stains from wallpaper, making light biscuits, fitting slip covers, floor gaps near baseboards, enamel application tips, substitutes for cream of tartar, and fish poaching with vinegar.
Miss Velma Bowman resigns as Chic Beauty Shoppe manager in New Oxford to join Budget Beauty Shoppe Hanover. Latimore Valley auto Tobie races near York Springs feature twenty drivers with music by Long Mountain Fiddlers. Dr Arthur A Hall opens dentistry office in New Oxford with family residence nearby. Local graduates and church reopenings noted. Klunk saves classmate from drowning at McSherrystown quarry. both youths are Central Catholic students.
The guide instructs to mix Portland cement with water to form a stiff paste. Then clean the marble edges, apply cement, press together, and tie firmly until the cement sets.
A reader questions returning to a former fiancée after learning he has risen financially while the current partner’s wealth is only surface. Sally warns a reconsideration is a bad move. A second reader asks how to handle a girlfriend who quotes past boyfriends on dates. Bugged advises setting boundaries or ending the relationship.
Discolored enamel can be restored by a paste of baking powder and peroxide applied to the surface, dried, then washed away. The method also brightens white refrigerators. A homemade buffing wheel is described using a felt hat, a bolt, and washers for a drill attachment.
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