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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
10
New Oxford weekly paper published every Thursday under the New Oxford President and officers. Subscription rates set at $1.00 annually in advance, $1.50 if not paid within the year. out-of-county rates $1.60 in advance, or $2.00 if unpaid. Discontinuance allowed only after arrears are paid. new engagement if time paid in advance.
Twenty years ago in New Oxford area, families share news of enlistments in the Engineering Corps and infantry, graduations at National Park Seminary, job movements at Bethlehem Steel and Livingston shoe factory, local illnesses and weddings, a death at McSherrystown, and community events including a concert by Gatty Sellars and a birthday tribute to F Shull Jr. Local residents nationwide include Lynn W Grove, Mrs. J E O Miller, Dorothy Miller, Guyon A Smith, Washington Sadler, Joseph Kuhn 85, and others.
High street resident begins housekeeping on his father’s farm near Abbottstown. Henry Hersh sustains a painful right ankle injury on the school campus playing ball. Joseph B. Weaver opens a machinery and repair shop on Hanover street adjoining New Oxford Foundry plant. Red Cross adds eleven new members at Center Square recruitment station. Earl Colestock injured foot by nail while fencing near Swift Run school. Hugo F. Leslie and wife from Chicago lease W. D. Himes house on West High street awaiting building site. Stanislaus F. Smith injured when heavy plow hit rock rendering him unconscious. C. P. Kauffman sells New Oxford Bakery to Warren Fisher. George S. Smith and Robert E. Smith suffer blood poisoning. Theodore Earl Fair and two other deaths noted. Team collisions near East Berlin yield injuries. Local prices listed for wheat potatoes sugar and flour. Local farms sell crops to Littlestown mill. earnings total $1,943.70. Several locals listed for marriages and deaths. Wheat price listed.
David Diehl plans to move to Canada for farming. Clare Colestock leaves for Philadelphia to become a machinist. Charles Small and Ruth Smith wed. Ralph Brame enlists as a pharmacist in the Naval Hospital Corps. Dr. John W. Sheetz joins the Medical Corps in Columbus. Teen cyclist Ervin Cramer injured by car in Hanover. Mrs. Margaret Rowe dies at 79. Sarah Livingston has tonsils removed in York. Charles Reily suffers sciatic rheumatism but improves. Raymond Strausbaugh and FE A Melhorn ill at home. Mrs. Horace Heltzel improves after sickness. Wheat trades at 2.50 per bushel. Lawrence Orndorff resigns as St Joseph's sexton. concrete walks being laid at Bonneauville.
Brief items note a birth in Mountpleasant township, illnesses including John A. Frommeyer’s slow recovery and Franklin J. Martin’s eye exam, injuries such as Ellis Cook’s finger loss and F. J. Wagaman’s facial cut, and a marriage banns publication for James Devine and Estella Lawrence. Also reports on scarlet fever recovery, a sidewalk cement project, a bicycle accident, a Barnitz building restaurant opening, pensions granted to several residents, a market price for wheat, and other local happenings.
The 40th annual Y P C E convention met at St Pauls Lutheran Church with officers elected for the next year: President E C Stock New Oxford Secretary Miss King East Berlin Treasurer C E Diehl New Oxford Superintendent of Junior Work Miss Rose Pitzer Gettysburg.
Theo E Warner adds a soda fountain to his grocery. G F Rabine plans a barber shop in the Eagle Hotel building starting Monday. Ambrose Peters' blacksmith shop was broken into and $40 of material stolen. The Rev J Walter Beamer’s bank barn near Salem U church burned Sunday night with 19 cattle lost and losses around 3500 including 1200 insurance. A mill and store at Williams Mill owned by L E Myers was destroyed by fire on Thursday. Wheat stood at 79 cents a bushel. May 3 saw the marriage of Franklin Reubenstine and Carrie E Nary in Straban and May 18 the marriage of Luther D Roth and Caroline E Menchey in Mount Pleasant.
Walter A. Snyder former Gettysburg justice of the peace stayed in serious condition at Annie M. Warner Hospital after a Sunday stroke. He was transported by Gettysburg ambulance on Monday.
A recently passed bill signed by Governor Earle adds June 14 to the calendar of legal holidays, expanding official observance.
Clarence E. Pentz 65 of York Springs died at Hanover hospital Thursday afternoon from a complication of diseases after four weeks as a patient. Survived by widow Minnie, son John, step-daughter Mrs Arthur Wackerman, five brothers, and a host of relatives. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm with services at home and Mummert's Meeting House East Berlin conducted by Rev W G Group and Rev S M Lehigh. Interment in adjoining cemetery.
Funeral rites for Luther R. Gerber 40 died Monday at Annie M. Warner hospital from meningitis were conducted at Routsong funeral home Bendersville and Hampton Reformed church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were Junior Order of American Mechanics members from Biglerville. A lodge burial service occurred at the grave.
Wilbur J. Wolf aged 22 of Hanover died in a Harrisburg hospital. He was a great grandson of My and Mrs Jacob Smith of near New Oxford and a son of Sylvester Wolf and Ellen Ebaugh Wolf. Survived by seven sisters and six brothers. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery Hanover Tuesday morning.
Earl Joseph Becker 22 son of George Becker and the late Mrs Sarah B Small Becker of Midway died Monday evening. He worked as a shoeworker at Byron Heel and Innersole. Survived by father and siblings Raymond Becker Mrs Edward Colgan Mrs Claude Zepp Mrs Paul Smith Mrs Albert Trone all of Midway Ralph Becker McSherrystown Albert Becker New Oxford Arthur Becker at home. Requiem high mass Thursday at 9 in St Vincent Catholic church Hanover. Rev William Huygen will officiate. Interment in St Joseph cemetery.
Martin Baugher 75 of Aspers died Saturday morning at 6 45 at his home from a paralytic stroke suffered Friday. He was a charter member and longtime director of the Biglerville National Bank, and an active member of Christ Lutheran church and the Aspers fire company. Survived by wife Alice Shenk Baugher two sons Oscar R Chester J one daughter Mrs Denton M Bream one granddaughter Wilda Jeanne Baugher one brother Henry G and one sister Mrs Ira Bream. Funeral from the late home Monday at 1 30 with O D Coble officiating interment in Bendersville cemetery.
David Ezra Wagner 79 of York Springs R D died Tuesday at 2 15 am at his home from a heart attack. He leaves wife Catherine and four children Elmer Raymond and Paul plus Mrs John Pentz, eight grandchildren, a brother William. Funeral from home Friday at 9 am with services at Mummert's Meeting House East Berlin conducted by Reverends Group and Dan ner. Burial in nearby cemetery.
The afternoon heat pushed the mercury to 95 degrees marking the year’s highest reading. By noon Wednesday unofficial temperatures lingered around 90 degrees as residents endured the summer heat. Firemen's Carnival scheduled for June 17 to 19 invites crowds.
The Rev George E Sheffer announces summer worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 9 a m. Children’s day is set for the second Sunday in June at 7 p m Holy Communion is scheduled for the last Sunday in June baptism service at 2 p m and the fourth district Sunday school convention meets this Sunday at St John’s Lutheran church with sessions for all Sunday school workers.
The Rev. H. E. Sheely, pastor at St. Paul s New Oxford invites the public to Sunday services including church school at 9 a m led by Charles E Alwine, superintendent and worship at 7 p m with the sermon Not Who, But What Everybody welcome.
Emmanuel Church Abbottstown announces church school and worship at 9 a m and 10 a m led by superintendent Joseph Bowser. Sermon titled Not Who But What. Visitors welcome. Children’s Day observed Sunday evening June 13.
St Marys Church New Oxford announces Rev D P Reardon pastor with Sunday services including low mass at 730 am high mass at 10 am. Sodality at 7 pm and evening devotions with benediction at 730 pm.
The Rev. Frank W. Leidy leads Emory Methodist Episcopal Church with church school at 9. Public worship and a sermon on Life's Value at 10, plus a Junior church service for children aged six to thirteen including a five minute sermon.
The Rev. Kenneth D. James presides as pastor. St. Mark's Heidlersburg hosts the district convention this weekend. St. John's Hampton offers Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and worship at 10:15 a.m. St. Paul's The Pines holds Sunday school at 6:30 p.m. and worship at 7:30 p.m.
Louise McSherrystown Weaver, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Weaver, underwent ankle surgery at the Baltimore Children’s Hospital. William Small of McSherrystown was fined $5 for failing to stop at a sign in Hanover. William Eyster of Shippensburg State Teachers College will spend summer with his parents. The Brushtown Flower Club held a picnic on the grounds of Mrs Isaiah Ferry, its last gathering until October. Gerald Krepps of Mt St Mary’s College is spending summer with his father, Earl Krepps.
Mrs William F Emlet gains improvement from illness. Mrs Abbie Hartman marks eighty first birthday May 24. South Queen street property to be sold by court June 12. Doris Ballew returns home from West Chester State Teachers College. Kathryn Hamme graduates from York hospital nursing school. Harry Moul suffers back sprain at home. Walter Baker rents from Paul Chronister. Gen Eva Anthony’s son Francis dislocates shoulder blade during play.
A son was born recently to Mr and Mrs John McMaster at Hanover hospital. Mrs Charles Myers of Bonneauville has been seriously ill in Hanover hospital.
Grain prices show wheat at per bushel, corn at per bushel, barley and rye listed with varying figures. Egg prices appear as white and brown dozen, with uncertain cents and units.
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