New Oxford Item Office Details and Rates
The New Oxford Item announces publication each Thursday with publisher New Oxford Item Company. President M C Dickson based in Pennsylvania. Henry Smith, managing editor in Gettysburg. Subscriptions: 1.00 annual in advance, 1.60 after. out of county 1.50 in advance, 2.00 after. Ads priced reasonably with contract discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewer
New Oxford Item Company
Pennsylvania Corporation
M. C. Dickson
Aeare Pa
Henry Smith
Gettysburg
Local Scouts to Tour Washington in June Two Thousand Two
Twenty years ago the local Boy Scouts planned a Washington trip for June 2022. The report lists recipients, graduations, and marriages of residents including John Eckert Lincolnway West earning a compass from Dr. John W. Sheets Columbus Ohio for high contest points, and several town happenings such as a fatal wagon accident near Swift Run and multiple weddings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Eckert
Lincolnway West
John W. Sheets
Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Miller
Charles Eicholtz
Lincolnway East
Maria Kehm
Gettysburg School Board
Wimbert B. Neely
New Chester
Meade Building
A. S. Gebhart
Sugartown
Warner Hospital
Leslie Colestock
East High Street
College
Samuel L. Wolf
Curtis E. Diehl
Swift Run Bridge
Wolf
Andrew Taylor
Hanover
Elizabeth Glasscock
Washington, D. C
Martha E. Brown
R. D
Orington Laughman
Katie A. Bollinger
Berwick Township
Emma Mickley Sells Lincoln Highway Bungalow Near Gettysburg
Mrs Emma L Mickley sold her modern bungalow and two acres along the Lincoln Highway three miles east of Gettysburg to Leo C Johnson of Arlington Va The sale transfers ownership of a residence and adjoining land to a Virginia buyer.
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Emma L. Mickley
Lincoln Highway
Gettysburg
Leo C. Johnson
Arington
Local festival raises funds for Methodist church group
Memorial Day parade followed by a church festival netted 53.82 dollars. The Ladies Aid of First Lutheran met at Mrs. Clair S. Slagle home. Many residents and visitors attended events and other local notices include hospital stays, births, moves, and church activities around Gettysburg area.
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Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Lutheran Church
Clair S. Slagle
Lincolnway East
Fred F. Feiser
Lincolnway West
Camp Grant
Ill
Kermit Sterner
Gettysburg R. D
Aberdeen
Langley Field
Ronald Kennell
Leslie Kennell
Gettysburg
Leaves $100 For Grade School Work
The will of Rose Agnes Rider of McSherrystown directs $100 of her estate for St. Marys grade school. The estate is valued at about $2,250 in personal property with husband Charles W. Rider as executor. A second will for E M Wolf of Latimore township lists $1,000 in personal property and widow Leah K Wolf of York Springs as executrix.
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Rose Agnes Rider
McSherrystown
Court House
P. F. McGee
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's
Charles W. Rider
E. M. Wolf
Latimore Township
Sunday Visits Across towns Mention Local Families
New Chester Charles Stock and family Bigler ville spent Sunday with Roy Stock and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas Arendts ville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Turner. Mr. and Mrs David Kime East Berlin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Kime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stock
Biglerville
Roy Stock
C. O. Turner
Paul Thomas
Arendtsville
Thurman Turner
David Kime
East Berlin
John Kime
Charles Caler
Hanover
Ray Leer
Sarah Hippensteel
Ralph
Walter Philips
Roy Sprenkle
Miller
Darius Shull
John Becker
Francis Yingling
John Withers
Lewis, del
Joseph Withers
Dilmore and Horner are wed in Lemoyne church ceremony
Miss Margaret Ruth Horner daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Horner Gettysburg married Donald Dilmore son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Dilmore Sayre at Trinity Lutheran church Lemoyne. The Rev Edward Frey officiated with attendants Mildred Horner and Demarest Utter Jr. The couple will live at 927 North Third Street Harrisburg in the Seibert apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ruth Horner
J. B. Horner
Gettysburg
Donald Dilmore
Robert C. Dilmore
Sayre
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lemoyne
Edward Frey
Mildred Horner
Demarest Utter, Jr
Seibert
North Third Street
Harrisburg
Deaths Continued From Page One Notables Named
The obituary column lists Schaffner. Mrs Annie Wilson. Frank. New Oxford. John P Perkasie. Felix C Han over. Edward McSherrystown. Funeral services were held Monday at Kernan funeral home McSherrystown at 8 30 am then a high mass at 9 am at St Josephs Hanover officiated by Rev Vincent Nels. Interment in Conewago Chapel cemetery.
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Schaffner
Annie Wilson
Lancaster
Frank
New Oxford
John P
Perkasie
Felix C
Hanover
Edward
McSherrystown
Kernan
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Vincent Nels
St. Joseph's
Conewago Chapel
Local hires noted at Rice Trew Rice firm
Horace Criswell and Melvin King have joined Rice Trew Rice in Biglerville. Myrl Taughinbaugh, son of Mr and Mrs Neely Taughinbaugh, graduates from Arendtsville Vocational School.
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Horace Criswell
Melvin King
Rice
Trew and
Biglerville
Myrl Taughinbaugh
Neely Taughinbaugh
Arendtsville
Paralyzed Wichita Woman Stricken En Route to Topeka Hospital
Mrs. Clara Hemler Weirick of Wichita Kansas suffered a paralytic stroke on a Saturday train. She is in an unconscious condition at a Topeka hospital, originally from near Brush Run school house.
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Clara Hemler Weirick
Wichita
Kas
Brush Run
Topeka
Hampton Area Social Notes and Local Calls
Hampton residents host visitors and family gatherings highlighted by Mr and Mrs Clarence Laughman and Clarence Macau lay guests of Miss Bernice Crist and William Ensor. Several locals and guests travel between Hanover York and nearby towns for weekends and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Laughman
Clarence Macaulay
Bernice Crist
William Ensor
Donald Myers
D. E. Myers
W. H. Miller
New Oxford
Guy Albright
Philadelphia
Edward Myers
Thomasville
Mary Asper
Near Town
Nelson Ensor
Harvey Ensor
Hanover
Julius Staub
Dean
Harry Rosensteel
Harry and
Dale
John Stauffer
Wilson Nace
Dolce and
Winfield
Dorothy Gould
Boyd Crook
Ronald
Joanne
Curtis Bosserman
Wilmington
Del
John Tate
Hunterstown
Granville Inskip
Kathryn
Evelyn
Round Hill
John Herman
Junior Haar
Claude Haar
Harry
Dillsburg
John Haar
Brown's Dam
Paul Staub
Stoney Point
Julius Schimmel
Baltimore
Howard Myers
Washington, D. C
W. Benton Myers
East Berlin
Mary Hoover
Sarah Hoover
Ada Lippy
Green Ridge
Annie Dicks
Harry Miller
Ruth Ehrhart
C. H. Rivkrode
Pay Fines And Get Release From Jail In County
After paying fines of ten dollars each and costs, Eugene A. Kuhn of Han over and Philip A. Messinger of Han over were released from the county jail. Kuhn was arrested Saturday for driving to the left of the highway center. Messinger faced a disorderly conduct charge and was arraigned. Both stayed jailed in default of payment.
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Eugene A. Kuhn
Gettysburg
R. D
Philip A. Messinger
West Middle Street
Hanover
Kuhn
Justice of the Peace
W. D. Brown
Hunterstown
Messinger
John H. Basehore
County Minister Resigns Pastorate
The Rev. Lester M. Utz, pastor of the York Springs Lutheran charge, resigned effective July 1. He announced the move Tuesday and presented his resignation to the church council Saturday evening to accept a call to Pine Grove, Pa. Utz, a Gettysburg College and Seminary graduate, has led York Springs for five years and is president of the Adams county ministerium.
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Lester M. Utz
York Springs
Mr. Utz
Church Council
Pine Grove
Gettysburg College and Seminary
Adams County
Local notices from Edge Grove and Hanover area
Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith moved to North street McSherrystown into a half of a double house owned by Mrs Sallie Hare. Mr and Mrs Joseph W Rine of Bellefonte announce the engagement of Virginia Christine Rine to Irvin A Weaver of Hanover R D 4. no wedding date set. Robert Sneeringer of Edge Grove recovers from three weeks illness. A son was born May 21 at Hanover General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gregory Gebhart Hanover R D. Private Wilbur F Smith Hanover R 4 arrived at Camp Bowie Texas. T Smith Hanover R 4 sent to A P Hill military reservation Virginia.
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Gerald Smith
Edge Grove
North Street
McSherrystown
Sallie Hare
Joseph W. Rine
Bellefonte
Virginia Christine
Irvin A. Weaver
Sylvester J. Weaver
Hanover R. D
Robert Sneeringer
Eight York County men pass army exam in Harrisburg
Earl Chester Baker of Abbottstown R 1 joins seven others from York County Draft Board No 4 who passed the army examination board at Harrisburg. Alice Miller returns to Hanover after completing high school in Abbottstown with her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs E E.
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Earl Chester Baker
Abbottstown
R. 1
York County
Army
Harrisburg
Alice Miller
Hanover
E. E
For Sale livestock and farming goods from local vendors
FOR SALE 100 Berry crates and containers in condition cheap. Apply Swain's Green Grocery Lincolnway East New Oxford. FARMERS New Idea spreader rubber steel wagons weed Hog equipment and more Harvester repairs plow shares binder twine baling wire W C Weigle Biglerville 6-11 FOR SALE 30 head steers stock bulls 300 500 lbs good horses mules and cows on hand at all times H B Trostle Bank Lane Hanover Pa
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Swain’s Green Grocery
Lincolnway East
New Oxford
W. C. Weigle
Biglerville
H. B. Trostle
Bank Lane
Hanover
Storms Furniture Store Seeks Home Furnishings
Used household furniture including coal ranges heaters rugs and studio couches is advertised by Storms Furniture Store at 12 E Chestnut Street Hanover. Store hours show daily opening at 9:00 and closing at 6:00 except Mondays and Saturdays when open until 9:00.
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Chestnut Street
Hanover
Reference Advertisements From York Gettysburg Listings
Classified notices for repairs and poultry in York and Gettysburg regions dated 3 12 81 and 3 20 11. Listings include Baker's Battery Service opposite Post Office Gettysburg and Bent Zell's Poultry & Egg House 239 W Philadelphia Street York with poultry wants. Also furniture sale at Davenport Suites 3 piece Velvet Davenport and assorted items with prices and Trade-In Furniture Exchange 55 West Clark York.
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Baker’s Battery Service
Post Office
Gettysburg
Bentzell's Poultry & Egg House
W. Phila. St
York, Pa
Davenport
TRADE
Vintage Car Catalog Listings From 1930s and 1940s
A readable excerpt lists numerous classic automobiles by year and model including 1941 Chrysler New Yorker and Windsor sedans, 1940 Plymouth sedan and coupe, 1937 Ford sedan, 1935 Chevrolet coach, plus De Soto DeLuxe and Dodge Sedans among others.
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Ford
Allis-Chalmers
McCormick-Deering
Lerew
East Berlin
Firestone
Local notes from Abbottstown and Littlestown
Private Edward Meckley of Abbottstown completes 13 weeks of basic training at Camp Wheeler Georgia. W H Fisher of Abbottstown R C pays a 3.25 fine plus costs for parking in a restricted Littlestown area. Jacobs’ family recently moved to Hanover from Clyde Miller parents.
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Edward Meckley
Abbottstown
Camp Wheeler
W. H. Fisher
R. C
Littlestown
Local Residents Report Postoperative Recovery and Assignments
Mrs. Mary Murren of McSherrystown is recovering well after an operation at Hanover hospital. Private Earl J. Martz also of McSherrystown is stationed at Camp Shelby Mississippi. Private Cyril J. Groft of McSherrystown is stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey.
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Mary Murren
McSherrystown
Hanover Hospital
Earl J. Martz
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Cyril J. Groft
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Births A Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs William Adams
A daughter was born Monday at Hanover General hospital to Mr and Mrs William Adams of Centennial. Mrs Adams before marriage was Mildred Neiderer daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Neiderer of Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Adams
Centennial
Hanover General Hospital
Adams
Mildred Neiderer
Paul Neiderer
Marriage Licenses Granted in McSherrystown Hanover and Littlestown
Edgar Thomas Keffer and Louise Catherine Weaver of McSherrystown obtained a marriage license. Charles Richard Bennett of Hanover and Marian Rita Ecken of Littlestown were likewise licensed to wed.
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Edgar Thomas Keffer
Louise Catherine Weaver
Francis X. Weaver
McSherrystown
Charles Richard Bennett
John F. Bennett
Hanover
Marian Rita Eckenrode
Allen Eckenrode
Littlestown
Daily commodity price list
Readable prices show wheat 1.15 per bushel corn 0.95 oats 0.74 barley 0.70 per bushel eggs white 0.26 per dozen eggs brown 0.25 per dozen.
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Sells
Herschel E. Shortridge, Jr
C. Clark Brown
Nadine Smith
Carlisle Street
Edward Gable
Frank Higinbotham
West High Street
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Dobbs F. Ehlman
Charles F. Brashears
Spots
Pleasant Street
Charles K. Holmes
Kenwood Fair
Glenn L. Martin
Walter Carper
Middletown
James Moore
David Leach
Glenn E. Feiser
Ernest Kemper
Lottie Cashman
Pittsburgh
Hanover Street
Moses Baker
Stephen Weaver
Columbia
Corrine Weaver
Wm. Gable
West Chester State Teachers’ College
R. S. Gable
Leon Gable
Norfolk
Clayton F. Smith
Harry Lucabaugh
Spring Grove
Carroll Hagerman
Francis Smith
Midway
New Oxford Chamber of Commerce
Sylvan Heights
Paradise Protectory
New Oxford, Pa
Young America
Jane Withers
Jane Darwell
Montana
Johnny Mack Brown
Butch and Buddy
Don Winslow
The
Navy
Web
Martha Scott
Wm. Gargen
Cartoon
Hanover, PA
Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
MR. Bug
Technicolor
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Secret Agent
Japan
Preston Foster
Lynn Bari
Dilmore—Horner
Gene Autry
Wyomin
Ann Rutherford
Robert Sterling
Paulette Goddard
Ray Mill
Lester Starner
Terry
Wilbur Starner
Levere Starner
T. E. Starner
Russell Osborn
Patricia
John Bly
Mildred Starner
Joanna Dean
Five Points
Myrna Megonnell
Group’s Mill
Reubin Sipe
Lloyd Jacobs
Eugene Lehman
William Weaner
Clara Richrode
York
Robert Emig
R. F. Myers
R. H.wampler
Brethman
Frederick E. Decker
Hampton
Herbert Smart
Macon
Ira G. Herman
Cedar Ridge
Cora Sowers
Waldheim
George
Naval Hospital
Fred Wolf
Town
C. B. Chronister
Hampton Boy Scout Troop
Hampton Fire Company
Hampton Reformed and Lutheran Sunday
Jonas Wolf
Charles Gordon
Carl Lease
Daughters of Ruth
Civil Air Patrol
York Airport
Black Moshannon
Phillipsburg
Melvin Reever
Janet
Robert Shelleman
L. Reever
Richard Baker
Jean
George Walker
J. C. Tanger & Son
A. E. McDonnell
Willams Fruit Farm
Route 1
Lester M. Jacobs
Carlisle St
C. L. Eicholtz
J. C., Tanger & Son
J. Earl Plank
Theodore Stough
Mt. Misery
Vacuum Cleaners
Open Eye's
Vacuum Cleaner Ser
W. Mkt
Duke S&j
Western Auto Store
Balto. St
PWS
Irs
Ee Ee Telephone
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
John Garfield
Joel McCkea
Charles Laughton
Tahiti
Dy Tamarr
Portilla Flat
Majestic Theatre
Tamarkin
E. Market St
the Square
James H. Spalding
York Street
York St
F. E. Devine
Gould’s
Brady & McCadden
E. ChestNut
Dial
Hampton and
Chas. Berkheimer Cor. Bldg
Riley’s
Stratton ST
Andes Furs
East Market Street
John W. Duttera
B. & B. Salvage
Locust St
GETTY
Plymouth Deluxe
de Soto Roedster
Nash
Geo. Munymert’s
Chrysler & Plymouth Sales & Service
P. H. Grove Grocery
Dodge
Plymouth
Broadway
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