Oxford Twp district receipts and local notes 30 years past
The item lists school district receipts and expenditures dated about 30 years ago, including duplicate $255, balance from last year $129, state appropriation $405, elections $11, tuition $9, and various expenses. It also notes multiple local events: births, marriages, deaths, illnesses, and civic notices with names and places such as Hanover, Conewago, West Pikeland, and New Oxford Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Two
C. F. Stough
H. Lawrence
L. E. Lawrence
H. B. Slagle
Hanson Etallsmith
Trens
Wm. Stambaugh
Cayton Smith
Jacob Menges
Jas. Livelsberger
Conewago
Geo. Huig
W. C
Pfeiffer
Worthington Kohler
Hanover
Balto
Edw. Heltzel
Storm's
Irvings
Ditzler
Anna G. Miller
West Pikeland
Rose Staub
Berlin Junction
Malenckrodt
Sisters of Charity
Kuhl
Child
Irishtown
Howard Miller
Gettysburg
Wm. Eyler
Emmitsburg
Miller
E. Oscar Deardorff
Flora F. Destrick
Straban
Pius Horwedel
Storm
Berwick
Aaron Dubs
Blooming Croye
Harvey Gibson
Elttingers
New Oxford E
Allen J. le
Jennie B. Myer
Wm. H. Myers
Butcher
Ida M. Routzahn
Tyrone
Geo. R. Mock
Pottsville
Naomi G. Sterner
Adam Howel
Washington, D. C
New Oxford
Miss Auker
Mifflin
Ed. T. Auker
Clara’ Eicholtz
Bender ‘Cashman
Johns Hopkins University
Florence Hersh
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Elsie Naylor
Round Hill
Sorrell
Delp
Idaville
Four Decades Ago Adams County Notes and Oddities
In Adams County 40 years ago there were 36 C E societies with about 1500 members. Vincent Collins of Two Taverns and Clara Hombach from MesS. planned to marry June 16. A local presents a fine box of strawberries. A Spanish one dollar gold piece dated 1869 was found. Contractors expect water to be pumped next week. A gray eagle shot by Jas Bell of Strahan township measured 6 ft 9 in. Alwine Bros brick works at Berlin Junction employ 20 workers. 20000 bricks made daily and 70000 burned per kiln. W C Alwine placed 28000 bricks in position in ten hours. The fire lasts eight days needing 50 tons coal per kiln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E
Adams County
Vincent Collins
Clara Hombach
Joan Shults
Berwick Tnp
Center Square
Maggie Money
Strahan Twp
Jas, Bell, Strahan
Alwine Bros
Berlin Junction
W. C. Alwine
Memorial Day Parade and Local News Highlights
Memorial Day draws largest crowd yet as Rev Eberly delivers a weighty oration. Conewago services and Hanover sermon noted. Comrade Paul Hersh honors Adjt Anthony Martin buried at Conewago. McS band serenade marks the day. Also reports of a horse injury at Reading Two and local weather and births births and deaths across Berwick and OxfordTwo. Rufus Snyder summering at Two Taverns. Barn roof loss at Abbottstown and damage from a storm. Wheat price 69c bu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Berwick Boro
Abbottstown
Berwick Two
New Oxford
Oxford
Straban
Zach Markel
Rufus Snyder
Jos
Wolf
Pred Lillich
Chas
Hull
Eberly
Conewago
J .C. Fein
Hanover
Paul Hersh
Adjt
Anthony Martin
McS
Samuel Wisler
Plainfield
Local notices and community updates from Berwick area
Wheat and eggs prices listed alongside marriages and deaths from May. Kuhn and Meckley wed. Martin and Staub married. Malaun 82 died. Felch 75 died. Topper elected Irishtown teacher. Memorial Day services and G A R graveside decorations detailed. School finances show receipts and expenditures. auditors and officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. H. Kuhn
Henry Felch
Conewago
E. G. Topper
Irishtown
Jno. Tomlinson
P. OS
Luth
H. M. Mowery
Hanover
Baltimore
John Tomlinson
Cal
Treas
Amt
Theo. GE Warner
BE. C. Bond
W. A. Wagner
W. A. Himes
Geo. A. Miller
Reopen Church After 191 Years In Latimore Township
Lower Bermudian Lutheran church marks a 191 year history with reopening services in Latimore township. Special Saturday evening features include Mt. Carmel orchestra and addresses by Rev. Gladfelter Abbottstown Rev. Herrick Idaville Lutheran pastor and Houtz East Berlin Reformed pastor. Sunday services feature sermon by Rev. Hafer and Chestnut Grove music with soloists Miss Edna Albert and Miss Miriam Byers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latimore Township
Mt. Carmel
Paul Gladfelter
Abbottstown
Paul J. Herrick
Idaville
Idaville Lutheran Charge; and the Rev. H. D. Houtz
East Berlin
L. B. Hafer
Chestnut Grove Orchestra
Edna Albert
Miriam Byers
B. K
York man freed after restitution and probation
Charles Haines Wolf of York aged 27 pleaded to stealing 1010.89 from Arnold Ice Cream safe on May 22 and fled to Virginia. Full restitution was made by his father to the company. The court suspended sentence, releasing Wolf into custody of his sponsors after costs, with Wolf pledging to abandon alcohol and lead a straight life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haines Wolf
York
York County
Arnold Ice Cream Company
Virginia
James Sutcliffe
Wolf
Memorial Day parade participants in Hampton and East Berlin
Hampton Jr. O U S A M lodge members joined the Memorial Day parade in East Berlin. Numerous local families and visitors attended gatherings at Twin Bridges and various homes, with a large Friday parade crowd and a later festival hosted by Reformed and Lutheran Aid societies. The day featured church services, social visits, and community notices across multiple towns including York Springs, New Oxford, Gettysburg, and Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. O. US A. M. Lodge
Hampton
East Berlin
William Menges
Meneges' Mills
Annie Miller
Albert Malan
York
Albert Malann
Larry Miller
New Oxford
Charles Staub
Betty
Charles
Ruth
Mary Trostle
Flora Dicks
William Boyer
Thomasville
R. D
Harvey Herman
Joseph Herman
Gettysbore
Reformed
Maggie Howe
George Schaffer
Harrisburg
Lemuel Stock
Boyd Benney
Dale March
H. B. Garver
Middletown
York Springs
Lutheran and Reformed
Sons of Veterans
Order of Red Men
Reformed and Lutheran Aid Societies
Lutheran Sunday School
G. Calvin Leese
George Luckenbaugh
Ruby
Wlota
Charles Leese
D. E. Myers
Mellia Myers
Charles Albright
Robert
Reisterstown
Maryland
Luther Carar
Red Lion
Samuel Trimmer
Bessie Rambler
Annie Oyler
Frances Berry
Deaths of Miss Leah C. Bender Near Hanover
Miss Leah C. Bender 87 of near Hanover died Monday at Adams county home Get tysburg from cerebral embolism. She was a daughter of the late Conrad and Mary Heary Bender. Survived by a brother Jacob Bender Mt. Pleasant township. Funeral Tuesday from W. A. Feiser Hanover with Rev Dr Henry Hursh Beidleman officiating. Burial Mt. Olivet cemetery. pallbearers J. P. Rahn Elmer Wilt G. D. Geiselman H. B. Geiselman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah C. Bender
Hanover
Adams County
Gettysburg
Conrad and
Mary Heary Bender
Jacob Bender
Mt. Pleasant Township
W. A
Death of 14 year old Gerald Amos Feeser in Littlestown
Gerald Amos Feeser aged 14 son of Amos Feeser and the late Beulah Feeser died Sunday morning at his grandmother Mrs Jane Myers home near Littlestown He had been in Littlestown high school freshman class but left March 6 due to ill health He belonged to St Luke's Lutheran confirmation class but could not be confirmed at Easter due to illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Amos Feeser
Amos Feeser
Beulah Sell Feeser
Jane Myers
Littlestown
Littlestown High School
St. Luke's Lutheran Congregation
Harry W. Parr Dies at 81 Noted Hanover Horse Dealer
Harry W. Parr 81 a well known Hanover horse dealer and former borough council member died Thursday at his home in Hanover. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Parr
Hanover Borough
Hanover
Ordination for Rev. Vincent J. Topper in Harrisburg Diocese
The Rev. Vincent J. Topper son of Mr and Mrs Vincent A Topper of Hanover will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday at St Patrick's Cathedral by Bishop George L Leech of the Harrisburg diocese. He will celebrate his first mass Sunday at 10 o'clock in St Joseph's Catholic Church Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent J. Topper
Vincent A. Topper
Hanover
St. Patrick's Cathedral
George L. Leech
Harrisburg
Topper
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Student Harry Mason Visits Parents During Summer Vacation
Harry Mason, a student at Mil Jersville state teachers' college, spends the summer vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Muson, in Guldens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Mil Jersville State Teachers’ College
Council Asks for Crossing Lights
Town Hall meeting notes show regular session presided by President Wolfe with full board. Bills approved totaling several small payments. water rents and receipts reported. authority given to borrow 500 for 30 days. discussion of gas hammer sale and Peters street water project. Signal lights at Hanover street crossing requested. WPA water main project funds noted for potential start. Adjourned to call of president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Murphy
Pole
Allen Brashears
Aug
Noel
John L. Staub
FE. E
F. & M. Bank
William L. Peterman
Griffen
Hensel
G. E. Fink
A. Club
Himes
Keefer
Kline
E. B. Kelly Co
Cottncil
Peters Street
H. R. Wertz
Personal Mention Highlights Social Visits Across Town
The notices list numerous visits and stays by residents and guests from Hart Michigan to York and Baltimore, including Mrs. Herbert Sayles with the Barnitz family, Dr and Mrs George Leaks in Harrisburg, and Mr and Mrs Eldridge Henderson from New York. Multiple couples and individuals travel to centers such as Center Square Walkersville Maryland Lincolnway East West and Atlantic City for weekends and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Boyd
Mahheim
John E. C. Miller
Center Square
George Leaks
Harrisburg
Miller
Raphael Carbaugh
Annie Seleck
York
Frank Carbaugh
Berlin Junction
Eldridge Henderson
Forest Hill Gardens
New York
C. L. Eicholtz
Lincolnway
Harry Noble
Columbia
Town
Fred Stover
Williamsport
George Pavord
Camden
New Jersey
S. W. Livingston
Lincolnway West
Catherine Miller
W. Nelson Stauffer
Walkersville
Maryland
Leo T. Brown and Son
Washington, D. C
H. OC. Slaybaugh
West High Street
William Haverstick
Baltimore
Stanford Grimes
Attica
Indiana
S. J. Haverstick
Lincolnway East
E. E. Cashman
Carlisle Street
Georgianna Fink
North Peters Street
Warren
Bessie R. Coleman
G. N. Anderson
Jane and
George
William R. Snyder
Decoration Day
Anderson
Maudé Coleman
George E. Fister
Kutztown
Dudley C. Brownell
East
Esther D. Feiser
R. N
New Cumberland
H. S. Smith
Guy Miller
State College
Paul Walker
George Kiingel
G. A. Kiimngel
John Melhorn
Berlin Street
Ruth Krug
Robert Sprenkle
Anthony Loberto
Atlantic City
Methodist Episcopal Church
R. B. Dysart
New Bloomfield
Dysart
M. E. Church
Jules Salimoni
Bernard Wagner
A P. Wagner
Lincoln Bay West
Washington
Local gatherings and family notes at New Chester area
NEW CHESTER reports weekend visits from Charles Shanebrook and family of Tully and John Shanebrook Jr of Syracuse. Several residents hosted guests, birthdays celebrated, and church events announced including a June children's day pageant and a lawn festival on June 20 for St John’s Reformed Church. Anna Witter, granddaughter of S H Witter, to graduate from Pittsburgh High School with a Bethany College scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ehrhardt
Sharrer's Mill
Jean Becker
Thomiasville
Ruth Bollinger
New Oxford
Luther Decker
Near Here
George Frank
Hanover
Frank Myers
Frank March
Grant Deatrick
Heidlersburg
Rufus Millhimes
Harman Charles
Charles Millthimes
Harman Beamer
Charles Millhines, Jr
Rufus Haverstick
Helen Fidler
Catherine Yohe
Edgar Millhimes
George Beamer
Jimmy Haverstick
Roy Stock
Robert Dellinger
Ross Witler
Pittsburgh
S. H. Witler
Edwin Snyder
George Millhimes
Edward Glick
Allentown
Jacob Myers
George Trimmer
Iva Snyder
Harry Lough
Clair Starry
Albert Slaybaugh
Guernsey
Bob
G. Marion Stambaurd
Roxey Adele
Jannine
Roxey Stambaugh
Constance Raffensberger
Doris
Jean
Geraldine
Louise
Myrle Myers
Blaine Wildasin
Edwin Lea Trimmer
Marian Starry
Gwendolyn Hamm
Madilla Slaybaugh
Faber Wildasin
R. J. Hamm
Eva Raffensperger
Viola Millhimes
Mark Shanebrook
George Dobbs
Near Blooming Grove
William Bollinger
John Shanebrook
Pittsburgh Man Killed As Auto Hits Tree Near McKnightstown
Morris Minkin aged 40 of Pittsburgh died instantly when his car crashed into a tree less than a mile west of McKnightstown at 8 30 Saturday morning. His wife Kate Minkin 31 is seriously injured and their two children Harriet 14 and Jerome 8 are in critical condition at Annie M Warner hospital. Mrs Minkin told patrolman she may have lost control after taking the wheel about 50 miles west of the accident. The family were en route to Vineland New Jersey to visit Philip Minkin a brother of the dead man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
McKnightstown
Morris Minkin
Beechwood Boulevard
Kate M. Minkin
Annie M. Warner
Harriett Minkin
Jerome Minkin
8 & Son
Renz
Philip Minkin
Vineland
N. J
Community notes from Heidlersburg and nearby towns
Local announcements list an open air service in Heidlersburg at Chestnut Hill School House on June 21 at 2 pm led by Rev. Henry J. Sternat. A St. Marks Lutheran church missionary program airs Sunday at 7 30 pm with music by the Star Ramblers of Hanover. Various residents move homes, attend races in Annapolis, visit relatives, and attend Decoration Day exercises with remarks by Rev. Sternat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill
Henry J. Sternat
Biglerville
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Star Ramblers
Hanover
Ernie Shelleman
Christ Livingston
Emanuel Smith
E. L
Curtis Bosserman
Wilmington
Delaware
Grant Deatrick
W. S. Clarke
Near Five Point
J. Frank March
New Chester
Bessie Kemper
Miss Renicker
Near Center Mills
Pane Mie Kemper
Weekend visits mark local social rounds around town
Timothy Lingg of Philadelphia spent the weekend with his mother Victoria Lingg near town. Several social groups hosted gatherings with attendees from Trenton Pittsburgh York and Baltimore including Miss Alma Myers and Pauline Bevenour, while Linus Bevenour hosted a Saturday evening in honor of Pauline Bevenour with a wide circle of relatives and friends from York Selinsgrove McSherrystown Clyde and McSherrystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Lingg
Philadelphia
Victoria Lingg
Helen Ruth
Trenton
New Jersey
Kir
M. D. Feiser
Lincolnway East
W. A. McKnight
Pittsburgh
Edna McKnight
Ralph Groft
Harrisburg
Harry Groft
Misery
Randolph Hespelhorn
York
W. Hafer
Miller
A. Shellman Greene
Willard Stump
Baltimore
Arthur Alwine
Spring Grove
Percy Alwine
Berlin Junction
Alma Myers
Lincolnway West
Selinsgrove
Fred’ Klunk
Poplar Street
Lititz
Linus Bevenour
Pauline Bevenour
Marien Bevenour
Guyon Bevenour
Ethel Bevenour
Leonard Becker
Anne Klunk
Anna Liversperger
McSherrystown
Marian Ling
Lawrence Bevenour
Clyde
Robert Bevenour
George Felty
Town
Births in Montgomery and surrounding areas in May
Birth notices report George Joseph Crane born May 23 to Mr and Mrs George H Crane of Montgomery Alabama. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Mark Smith in Gardens Station at Annie M Warner hospital on May 27. James Samuel born May 22 to Mr and Mrs Joseph Krichten of Fonnewville. Edward Eugene born May 25 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Taylor of Aspers, a 10 pound son. Lloyd Reed and wife Gettysburg welcome their thirteenth child on an unnamed May Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H.rane
Montgomery
Alabama
George Joseph
Crane
McSherrystown
Mark Smith
Gurdens Station
Annie M.warner Hospital
James Samuel
Joseph Krichten
Fonneauville
Ralph Taylor
O Aspers
Edward Eugene
Ord
Lloyd Reed
Gettysburg
Riverside theft suspect jailed after poultry raid
Joseph E. Brown, 28, of East Berlin, jailed on $1,909 bail after state police arrested him for feloniously entering a York county farmer's hennery and attempting to steal chickens. Troopers Kasparvich and North said Brown admitted being in Harry Lucas's hennery but denied placing nine White Giants in bags found in the coop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Brown
East Berlin
York County
Ghennery
William Kasparvich
Richard North
Harrsburg Barracks
Brown
Harry Lucas
Dillsburg R. D
Carroll Township
Baltimore pairs visit Mane Curbaugh in Luancoluway East
Miss Catherine Rosegrant and Miss Teresa Jendras of Baltimore Maryland visit Mane Curbaugh in Luancoluway East. The brief note records their travel and origins, highlighting the meeting as a social encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine ‘Rosegrant
Teresa Jendras
Baltimore, Maryland
Mane Curbaugh
Luancoluway East
York-Adams Saturday Scortes Results
In Mecrning games McSherrystown defeated York-Adams rivals 43 to 2 while Spring Grove 2 New Freedom 8 Albemarle 5 West York 1. Afternoon play saw Albemarle 10 West York 8 Spring Grove 2 New Freedom 1 Littlestown 17 Hanover 0 McSherrystown 11 New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manover
McSherrystown
Spring Grove
West York
New Freedom
Albemarle
New Oxford
Littiestown
Hanover
McBherrystown
Local Scoreboard Reflects Varied High School Results
The roundup lists Hanover 123 New Oxford 8 and Spring Grove 7, Littlestown 3, West York 8, New Freedom 2, McEһerrystown 12, Albemarle 5, indicating a busy period of league games. Strong performances from McEһerrystown and Hanover contrasted by smaller margins elsewhere.
Local Cricket Scores and Place Mentions Cleaned
Fragmentary OCR lists teams Spring Grove West York New Freedom Fattover A bemarle Littlestown McSherrystown New Oxford with numeric scores and codes 200.0 94 PC 744 692 643 583 280 231 154, indicating a roundup of match or standings data without complete context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove O
West York
New Freedom
Fattover Oy
Bemarle Oo
Eee
Ccc
Littlestown
McSherrystown
New Oxford
Littlestown Falls to Albemarle in Weekend Scores
Littlestown registered its second win of the season by defeating McSherrystown 3 to 1 at Old Millfield Saturday morning. In the afternoon locals lost 11 to 7 at McSherrystown and 12 to 9 at Hanover on Sunday. Other listed games include Hanover at Albemarle and West York at Littlestown with no full schedules provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Littlestown
Old Millfield
McSherrystown
Hanover
For Sale Household and farm items in Abbottstown area
Multiple local classifieds list for sale items including light wagons, a John Deere mower and hay rake, binders and cultivators, used farm machinery, washers with price ranges, live stock and horse listings, and roofing materials. Also notes shop and store contact details in Abbottstown and New Oxford Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Deering
McCormick
Child Darts Into Car's Path Near Heidlersburg
eleven year old William Dentler of Dover R1 York county was struck by William W. Funt's car on the Biglerville road three miles west of Heidlersburg while playing on a bridge. Dentler sustained a fractured left rib, abrasions, contusions, shock, and a knee bruise and was taken to Annie M. Warner hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dentler
Clayton Dentler
Dover
R. 1
York County
Annie M. Warner
Heidlersburg
Biglerville Road
S. Sheaffer
William W. Funt
Tatie Rock
Littletown Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Incorporation
Notice from Littlestown Pennsylvania citizens desiring to form a non profit corporation named Littlestown Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Inc for social and beneficial purposes. Charter application to Governor of Pennsylvania to be filed June 10, 1936. Incorporators listed: George L. Maitland John P McEherry Thomas J. Rider Harry E. Gettier George G. Collins Join P. Butt Eng. Solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlestown
Littleestown Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles, Inc
State of
Pennsylvania
A. D
George L. Maitland
John P. McEherry
Thomas J. Rider
Harry E. Gettier
George G. Collins
P. Butt
Eng
Bolicitor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis Bhellermann
Eugene
Herbert
Juy
Kathleen
Fdna Thomas
Melvin Reever
Guy Shelleman
Kenneth
Twin Bridges
Kayden Deatrick
Frank
Lizzie Weigel
Carl Sheaffer
Churchtown
David Fissel
Harry Fissel
Bethlehem
Herbert Sayles
Hart, Michigan
J. W. Barnitz
Hanover Street
Sayles
Barnitz
Charles Shanebrook
Tully, N.Y
Syracuse
N. Y
Joh Shanebrook, Sr
Mrs. Minkin
York-Adams League
Oae Althoff
Ewok
Whorley
Tedeen E. Feeser
Shuppp
Ot Richter
Bankert Kitzmiller
Ss . George
Avent Waltman
Sogee Senactandeasd
Utz Wonae
Pepaer
Tewe Aersadeesecents
New Oxford Rho AE Smith
Engraes
MacClain, &Siaiyaeee Wisksonsies Ab
Zeigler
Weeny A
L. Bevenour
Brushtafts
Bevenour
Aadiveacs
Weaver
Seme Ee Eem
R Bevenour
Beamer
Wee
Waltman
Dabo
New
J. C. Tanger
J. J. Riley
York Street
J. C. Tanger's
Broadway
New Hampshire
Poultry Equipment Co. i
Batik Lane and Railroad
St., Hanover
J. Frank Hower
New Oxford, Pa
Harid
H. B
Batik Lake
Lobt — West
Penna
Hanover, Pa
Chrysler
Good Bros. Motor Co
Chrysler and
Plymouth Dealers
Frederick St
Reuben’ Altland
Abbottstown, ‘Pa
O. J. Myers
Chestnut St
Bair
Lincoln Highway
Sharrer & Son
P. O
Caplan's
Cor
E. Market
Ride
Reading Township School Board
J. R. Hartman
Penhe
J. R. Robinson
Frank Fleshman
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Little
G. Grolp
R. 3
Duke
J.C. Tanger
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