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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
2
Compulsory inspections keep breakdowns low as tires and parts shortages ease. Motorists enjoy high repair standards with fewer breakdowns than the postwar year, aided by better car care and official service station inspections. Take It slogan urged motorists to maintain vehicles.
Seventies era items report postponed wedding due to illness Mellie Eckert of Lincolnway West, Shull celebrating 75th birthday in New Chester, Batuel Wolf injured by a mule, Mrs Clara Wagner and George Otto wed, Bertha Freed and Clark Aldinger married, Cecelia Caster fractures ankle, E Kramer buys Staub plant assets at Berlin Junction, Breighner newlyweds start farm life, Henry Hersh injures ankle playing ball, Joseph Weaver opens Hanover street repair shop, Red Cross adds eleven new members on Memorial Day, Fort Colestock suffers nail injury, Hugo and wife lease West High street house, Stanislaus Smith injured guiding heavy plow, Kauffman continues New...
In a local transfer Oxford Bakery on Manover street sold to Warren Fisher of York. George Smith of Hanover and Robert E Smith of Gettysburg are listed as ct Mew. Oetenes died Sunday and Joseph Burnell Little of Mosberrys town died Monday aged 1 year. Clare Bond and Harper Mowe sustained injuries after a team collision returning from East Berlin. Wheat price noted at 6272 per bushel.
40 Years Ago Born to Mr and Mrs Pius Hor wedel Mountpleasant township second son John A Frommeyer Bonneauville seriously ill but recovering Snow squalls observed early Saturday morning Mrs Frank Sadler and children near town scarlet fever nearly cured Ellis Cook Hanover street had
The itemized notes report minor injuries at a shoe factory and a plow strike on a nose. It notes a marriage published in Conneaut between James B. Devine and Estella Lawrence, a near blindness case at North Peters Street, and a bicycle accident involving Francis son of Geo Rabine. A cement pavement project is underway near Philadelphia Street and new properties.
A fragment notes a marriage at distance of several hundred yards on Pitt Street. Names include Mabecca Caster of Edge Grove and George Ackerman of McSherrystown. Also mentioned are dos E Null and Jus J Weaver.
The item notes pensions awarded to several individuals. Andrew Koffer Wm A Wagner Jas A Wel kert from New Oxford and Lemuel Myers from Hampton receive 12 dollars per month. Ephraim Wilt from McSherrystown gets 15 dollars monthly and Enos Brown of Hunters Town receives 6 dollars per month.
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