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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
9
Local notices report address changes, new air conditioned Hagerman’s Bowling Center, and a Lincoln Manor Motel menu. Births at Warner Hospital and Hanover Hospital. jointure schools close for summer and hospital discharges. Residents attend graduations, weddings planned, and local businesses advertise services and anniversaries.
Cotton, dacron and sheer fabrics highlighted for summer dresses at M C Nace Store in Center Square, Hanover. Shoppers are drawn to light fabrics and practical styles for warm weather.
Reverend Lester Karschner leads Sunday School at 8:45 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Children’s Day program, Treasler's Lutheran Home for Children offering, a Sunday pilgrimage to renovated churches at 1:30 p.m., Luther League activities, wrestling bowling event, Zion Lutheran Choir program on June 14, and Vacation Bible School sessions from June 10 to 13 and June 16 to 20.
Rev Harold R Stoudt pastor leads Sunday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 9 am and worship at 10 15 am. The sermon centers on the theme God Is Love.
Saint Marys Paradise presents Rev Louis B Dougherty pastor. Weekday masses 6:45 a.m. in the chapel. Saturday mass 7:30 a.m. in the chapel. Sunday masses 7:00 a.m. in the chapel and 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. in the church. Miraculous Medal devotions 7:00 p.m. in the chapel. First Friday mass 7:15 p.m. Parish grade school mass at 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion at 7:00 a.m. in Paradise School chapel. First Saturday Mass of Reparation 7:30 a.m. in the school chapel.
Bruce Anderson elder lists weekly events at East Berlin and Trostle’s including Sunday School at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 30 a m Hymn sings at 7 30 p m Prayer meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday 8 p m.
Lower Conewago and Wolga churches announce Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m Children s Day program at 10 30 a m and a musicale at 7 30 p m Elder O Wayne Cook and Elder Bermudian lead the events at Lower Conewago while Wolga Church holds the same morning schedule.
Church School sessions begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday at Victory Schoolhouse, inviting attendees to join early morning lessons and community worship.
Paradise Lutheran Church schedules worship led by Rev. Norman Wolf D.D. Sup. Pastor at 10 15 a m with a full morning service and fellowship to follow.
Pastor Rev. George H. Poteet leads services at Davidsburg Interdenominational Church with Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m and Young People service at 7 30 p m evangelistic service at 8 p m Prayer meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p m
Wellsville EUB lists worship at 9 a.m. with Sunday School 10 a.m. Red Mount offers Sunday School 9 a.m. and worship 10 a.m. Mount Royal provides Sunday School 9 a.m. all in Wellsville area churches with morning activities.
York Springs and Chestnut Grove churches list worship and Sunday School times. Busy Workers meet Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Willing Workers meet Tuesdays at 8 p.m. A combined Children’s Day worship program is set for 10 a.m. at York Springs with a Community Daily Vacation Bible School starting Monday at 9 a.m.
Adams County native Daniel Amos March aged 94 died Tuesday at 4 40 am in Hanover Hospital after nine months of illness. He taught in county schools for 10 years then ran a hardware store in East Berlin before joining Peoples State Bank as its first teller, retiring 25 years ago. He was a member of Trinity Church of Christ and East Berlin Fire Company. His wife Clara Hartman died in 1924. Services Thursday.
Readable product listing shows women’s play shoes in several styles and colors with prices around 61.20 and 1.78 to 2.96. Store location given as 41 Carlyle and J Hanover.
East Berlin residents report wedding plans for Lloyd M. Boyer and Sandra Inskip at Hampton Reformed Church. Local schooling closes Friday while hospital admissions and births occur in surrounding towns. Property transfers include sales in Reading Two and East Berlin. Community events feature a ham supper fundraiser, strawberry picking, and an annual EBHS Alumni banquet.
United Church of Christ reports service times for Emmanuel Hampton Mt Olivet Bermudian Mt John Red Run and Zwingli East Berlin with children’s day observances and programs by the children. The Rev Robert H Resash and James W Jackson III officiate at listed churches with worship and church school times.
Brown navy and tan canvas oxford shoes listed with product code 6298 and size 41 from Carlisle.
Mr and Mrs Harold Gross of Abbottstown Street East Berlin announce the engagement of their daughter Maxine Delores Gross to William Ralph Shafer son of Mr and Mrs William H Shafer Jr also of East Berlin Miss Gross a East Berlin High School graduate on May 25 is employed at Laus Cut-Rate store East Berlin Her fiancé a 1956 East Berlin High School graduate is employed by Doubleday and Company in Hanover
Mr and Mrs Charles C Garrett of Hanover announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to Lester E Walton son of Mr and Mrs Lester E Walton of 119 Pleasant Street New Oxford Walton is with the US Navy stationed at Lakehurst New Jersey
In regular session on Monday the New Oxford council authorized hiring an engineer for preliminary sewer plans and approved buying 12 meters. The body kept ordinance 140 on junk yards, ordered bill payments totaling 4349.64, agreed to a 2000 reduction on a Farmers and Merchants Bank note, and urged proper garbage disposal with lids. Adjourned.
The Delone Catholic High School class of 146 received diplomas at the Park Theater Hanover in a ceremony led by Bishop George L. Leech of Harrisburg. Principal Rev William R Lyons introduced graduates with Rt Rev Msgr John L Sheridan of Mount St Mary's College delivering the principal address. Richard Philip Billman gave the salutatory and Mary Elizabeth Kane delivered the valedictory, with top honors awarded to Philip James Sharkey Richard Joseph Stock and Rose Marie Kaehler.
Discharged patients include Mrs. Melvin Alland East Berlin Ray Baker Gardners Miss Barbara Spahr East Berlin William Roland Abbottstown R 1 Mrs Roy Reedy and infant daughter Karl Fleming Gettysburg R 4 Mrs David Groner and infant daughter Gettysburg R 5 Admitted patients include George W Brame Gardners R 1 Mrs William Nelson Hanover Mrs Roy Keefer Gettysburg R 5 Mrs Esther Kuhn Abbottstown Albert Ronrhaugh New Oxford Carolyn Weaver tonsillectomy Gettysburg R 56 Robert Keefer Gettysburg R 6
A local listing shows boys' black sneakers priced at 148 dollars available at 41 Carlile Street in Hanover Pennsylvania.
Florence Bennett of York Springs sold property in York Springs for 10500 to Dale and Ruth Williams. Dillsburg R I sold land in Latimore Two to Roy and Dorothy Kling for 300. Idaville and Huntington Twp saw multiple transfers and births noted including a church parcel sale for 350. Local births include Shirley Kuhn Rhoads daughter born Carlisle Hospital and Bradley William Rhoads born to Roy and Beatrice Myers.
Friday evening mass and daily masses listed for Conewago Chapel with special observances on Corpus Christi Thursday and First Friday rites. The bulletin notes Holy Communion for area families, a 3:00 p.m. Corpus Christi procession, eighth grade graduation at 3:45 p.m., banns for Carroll Sneeringer and Patricia Small, and the baptism of Robert Francis Crouse Jr.
Lincoln Speedway hosts a Saturday program featuring NASCAR Midget Division and Class A Sportsman cars. Promoter Hilley Rife presents two heats and a 26 lap Midget feature, plus Class A 2 heats and a 265 lap main event with a trophy dash. Notables include Johnny Coy and Bob Harkey in Midgets and Ed Hawkins with a new Offenhauser on hand.
An old classified ad promotes Ruth Kay Shop in York Street Banover, highlighting personalized fittings for corsets and ore un es described as the largest selection in Southeast Penna.
Red brown smoke and white children's sandals priced at 179 dollars advertised by Cui-rate Shoe Store located at 41 Carlisle Street in Hanover.
Richard Wayne Grove and Jo Ann Marie Griest announce their intended marriage. Stewart C. Brown and Kay P Goodling plan nuptials. Sherman Ervin Smith and Shirley Ann Heller to wed. William Blair Norris and Louise Ann Altiand pair up. Lloyd Melvin Boyer and Sandra Elizabeth Inskip to marry. All couples reside in East Berlin Gardners New Oxford or York area.
The First Lutheran Sunday School of New Oxford plans a Children’s Day program on Sunday at 1015 am. The program features a Welcome by a group of students, a Bible reading with named participants, an exercise segment, and a song band with several youth names listed.
Seventy six Anna D Hoyer pupils present annual dancing exhibition in the New Oxford High School auditorium at 7 30 pm. The program features ballet tap toe toe tap acrobatic and character dances with song and comedy numbers. Beverly and Mrs John Walter Morehead of Littlestown join a novelty tap number. Participants range from four to 16 from New Oxford Hanover Littlestown Abbottstown York East Berlin Hampton York Springs Gettysburg and Biglerville. Merrill Yohe Jr. accompanies at the piano.
York Hospital announced a historic milestone as the first heart operation in its history was performed in recent weeks. A 42 year old New Oxford woman with mitral valve stenosis and progressive heart failure underwent the procedure. The hospital did not disclose the patient’s name or the surgeons involved.
The New Oxford Community Vacation Bible School runs June 9 to 20 from 9 to 11 am daily. Pre school children attend at St Pauls United Church of Christ. others go to Methodist Church or First Lutheran Church. Organizers seek strong parent cooperation.
Informations were laid before Justice of the Peace Elizabeth Zinn listing defendants Robert D Flohr Jr of York David W Moyer of York James C Snyder of Hampstead Md and Charles Campbell of Upper County Md charged with passing in a no passing zone.
The new season starts with Annunciation at Immaculate Conception and St. Vincent at St. Josephs in the Catholic Intramural Softball League.
Paramorphic ad notes all you summer fashion needs at Tubey's in Gettysburg. Colorful skirts priced around 83.95 with multiple purchases suggested. New arrivals include loose sleeve dresses at 2.96 with easy care. Collection features smart dresses priced 5.95 and 9.105.
The New Oxford Borough Council requires disposal of all garbage promptly in a container with a tight lid or wrapped in paper until disposal. Weeds and rubbish must be cleared from lots or the council will perform the work and charge the owner.
The New Oxford Chamber of Commerce plans the second annual outdoor Art and Craft Show in Center Square New Oxford on Saturday June 14 from 9 00 am to 9 00 pm with Littlestown High School Band providing music. Over 50 exhibitors from Upper Darby Berks County Macungie Emmaus University Park Hollinger Williamsport Harrisburg York Carlisle and nearby communities will display rugs woodworking beads artificial flowers tole painting pottery and more. In rain the event moves indoors to the Elementary school.
Emory Augustus Smith 90 died at home in Salt Lake City Utah from a heart ailment. Born September 15 1867 to Jacob and Mary Ann Eckenrode Smith he married Ethel H Blickensderfer August 18 1896 in Ogden Utah who survives with six children fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. He moved west about seventy years ago and partnered in Ogden with his brother the late John Smith. last visited New Oxford around 1900. He was the last of the Jacob Smith family nephews Harry and Leo Smith also among his nephews.
The McSherrystown Fire Company hosts a three day carnival on Main Street starting Thursday. Delone Catholic High School band performs Thursday while Paul and His Pals entertain Friday. Saturday features Plymire Accordions and Dance Review with family shows and roast turkey supper at 4 p.m. Proceeds fund the fire company with rides games and food.
Property transfer records show Virginia Klugh’s property moved to Carvin Klugh in Washington Two. The deed indicates a quiet transfer between named individuals and local registry noting the change of title.
The notice lists strawberry festival at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church near Abbottstown on June 7 with food and games, a dance exhibition at New Oxford High School June 11, a Garden Club bake sale June 14, St. Johns Reformed Church fried chicken supper June 21, a Sunday School festival June 2 at Winterstown, Mt. Olivet festival June 28 at Bermudian, and the Berlin Fire Company carnival August 15 and 16 at Locust Street.
Sunday school at 9 15 a m led by Mrs Thelma Holtry with Children’s Day program at church hour The Sunday school officers and teachers meet Monday at 730 pm Women meet Tuesday 730 pm with study led by Mrs Sheffer and Mrs R J Brendle Holy Communion on Sunday June 22 at 115 am and 730 pm Sunday school picnic set for Sunday June 29 at Arendtsville Fairgrounds
Rev Amos D Meyers pastor at New Oxford leads worship service in the morning with Sunday school at 10. Huntstown holds 10 am worship and 11 am Sunday school. York Springs offers 10 am Sunday school and 11 am worship. Children’s Day is set for June 22 at 10 am in York Springs. Father Son Banquet at York Springs on June 14 Saturday evening.
United Church of Christ and St Pauls New Oxford along with St Marys New Oxford list weekly rehearsals Sunday School and worship times. Vacation Bible School starts Monday and Tuesday with additional parish activities and Holy Communion masses through Friday and Saturday confessions. Men of the Holy Name Society plan a Communion breakfast after the 7:30 mass.
Reverend Merritt Copenhaver leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship and sermon at 10 30 a m Women’s Society of World Service meeting and E U B Men at 7 p m from a local church bulletin.
Rev William W Ritter pastor announces Sunday School at 9 30 a m Children day services at 10 45 a m On June 15 Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Communion at 10 45 a m.
Reverend Roger Rohrbaugh presides at The Pines with worship services each Sunday. St. Mark's Heidlersburg hosts Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. and worship at 10:10 a.m. 8 and J Johns Hampton offers Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m.
The Church of God with Pastor Carl White at Pleasant Street New Oxford announces Sunday School at 10 am worship at 1 am evangelistic service 7 pm. Prayer for the sick and a prayer meeting are set for Wednesday at 8 pm. Young People's service is Friday at 7 30 pm.
On the Lincoln Highway Rt 4, Vaughn evangelistic church hosts Sunday worship at 10:00 am preaching and communion, 11:00 am service, and 7:30 pm evening service. Wednesday Bible study at 7:30 pm. All are welcome.
June sales listed include Keener's Farm Machinery Lancaster at Rts 72 and 230. Lydia Berger New Oxford at 112 Carlisle St. Estate of Mary E B Wehler West End East Berlin Route 23. Chester Roy Behney York Springs Route 16 at Don's Diner. Leo C Rob inson Estate Hanover St Extd. John D Thrush trustee partition in Harold D Crawford case McSherrystown. Auctions cover farm machinery household goods real estate and personal property.
Local ad touts vacuum bags and cleaner service at Smiths Barber Shop located at Phos 1A 4-136 New Oxford Ba. Purchasers are invited to buy bags and have vacuum cleaners serviced.
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