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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
9
Local notices encourage advertisers in New Oxford to place advertisements at reasonable rates. The item promotes affordable pricing and invites submissions to support readership with accessible classified space.
Vernon Rife has been appointed farm enumerator for Oxford Berwick and Conewago towns near Vernon Rife. Mrs A P Wagner hosted a 500 party for Miss Annie Wagner of Hanover at Lincolnway West. Other local notes include fire truck purchase cost and several medical events.
Mrs Richard Rineman and Elaine Goughter of Harrisburg will reside with Mrs Rineman’s mother Mrs Robert Sneeringer in Edge Grove as her husband is inducted into the service. Cpl Charlies H Scott formerly of Gettysburg now at Camp Gordon. Sgt Francis J Niederer of Hanover R D 4 promoted to technical sergeant. Joseph Smith of Hanover R D 4 suffered a head laceration when a mail truck driven by Edward M Bittinger of Hanover skidded in McSherrystown hitting Smith’s bicycle. bicycle badly damaged.
Hamilton township road board reelected officers for the year with W A Busserman of New Oxford and Howard Hankey as president and vice president. Roy Harman and multiple local residents named as supervisors auditors and foreman. John Berkheimer, J Francis Yake Jr and Ervin J Baker are other officials with The People's State Bank serving as treasurer.
Obituary details for Eu gene Francis Overbaugh with pallbearers listed. Military moves include Bernard McMaster on furlough from the Mediterranean. Birth announced for a son of Mr and Mrs William Hahn. Promotions include Donald Colgan to first lieutenant in Italy. Local banking board names officers and declares a one percent dividend. State Liquor Board suspends 13 licenses. Baptism at Church of the Annunciation for Kenneth Rutter. Delone Catholic defeats Lebanon Catholic 44 to 20 and eyes Lancaster Catholic next.
Patrick J Rowan retired York merchant leaves sizable bequests to Catholic churches and charitable institutions. The will notes a 2000 gift to Fuiradise Protectory. Abbottstown references include Warren Berkheimer assigned to a Pacific transport and serving with a Navy gun crew. Captain Charles R Hamme of Abbottstown earns Air Medal cluster for valor. A chimney fire at Dr T C Miller’s home caused no serious damage.
Pvt. Tom S. Ziegler of Gettysburg serves with the 339th Infantry Regiment in the 85th Division under Lt Gen Lucian K. Truscott Jr. on the Fifth Army front in Italy. The unit helped break Croziat line, seizing peaks near 3,400 feet east of Highway 65 and Futa Pass after landing March 15.
William A. Criswell aged 86 died at his Gettysburg home Friday evening after a week long illness from complications. A carpenter and laborer born in the county he lived his life there. Surviving are his son Otto S. and siblings including Andrew Criswell and Ralph Criswell. Funeral services are planned in Hanover and Carlisle with interment in Evergreen cemetery and New Bloomfield.
Dr N I Parr 61 longtime Littlestown native and surgeon died suddenly Friday at 2 30 am in his Baltimore home after a heart attack ill for one hour. Survived by widow Bessie Williamson Parr son Jacob W brother Harry A Parr former Adams County commissioner sister Mrs Laura Rogers. Funeral Monday 10 am Tickner Funeral Home North and Pennsylvania avenues Baltimore with interment 12 30 pm Christchurch Cemetery near Littlestown.
Mrs Gilbert Crabill of Cret Woheate Ro4 announces the engagement of their daughter Pauline S Crabill to Pred Schwartz son of Mr and Mrs Joel Schwartz. Mrs Crabill attended Gettysburg and completed nursing training at the West Side Sania York. Schwartz graduated from Sets Init high school in 1940 and is employed by his father. The wedding date has been set.
Four year old Gary Geesey and his three year old sister Patricia escaped injury after a sled collided with a truck at Gas and Fickes avenues in York at 12 05 pm. Police report driver George L Berkheimer said the sled struck the truck’s right side. The mother declined a doctor’s examination offer. Also announced, Adams Count Fish and Game association will hold its annual reorganization meeting Friday at 8 pm in the basement of the First National Bank building.
The notice mentions fines for disorderly conduct and lists military promotions and assignments. Former Private Nile R. Little of Gettysburg is promoted to sergeant as of December 8, 10 France, serving with the 7th Infantry Regiment after enlisting May 3, 1943. Several local residents are named in high waves department appointments and service mentions. The text includes family ties and hometowns such as Gettysburg Township and nearby areas.
A son was born at Warner hospital to Mr and Mrs Andrew Martin of Gettysburg Tuesday. Rebecca Joy born January 10 at Hanover General hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard Brendle of Hanover. Another son announced by Mr and Mrs Robert Carter of Gettysburg born last Thursday at Warner hospital. Carter serving in the Army. Seymore of Gettysburg RD 5 transferred to Fort Myers Florida then Fort Benning Georgia.
Amos Granville Gobrecht 78 of Hanover a retired miller died in his home Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from heart disease He was born June 13 1866 and survived by wife Linda predeceased him in 1932 three children Oscar Myrtle and Florence three grandchildren two brothers and two sisters Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm at the Feiser funeral home Carlisle Street Hanover with Rev Howard E Sheely of Trinity Reformed Church and burial at Mt Olive Cemetery Abbottstown
Franklin O Duttero 83 retired blacksmith of Littlestown died Wednesday morning after a lingering illness. He was a Redeemers Reformed church member and affiliated with local lodges and fire company. Survived by widow Emma Jane Little, three children, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, brother David, sister Mrs Laura Prantz. Also noted is Mr Reeder proprietor of Central hotel Hanover and Cross Keys inn, who died Wednesday at Hanover hospital after years in hotel business. born New Bloomfield to parents unnamed.
John George Grau 78 of Hanover died Monday from a stroke. He was married February 21 1911 to Alice C Hemler who died three years ago. A retired railroader he is survived by one daughter. Funeral Thursday morning at St Vincent s church Midway with requiem mass and burial in St Mary s cemetery McSherrys town.
Allen Warnick of Green Springs area died Monday at 3 p.m. after an extended illness. He was 39. He was the son of Charles Warnick and is survived by his wife Mrs. Beryl Warnick and four children Sherry Allen Janet and Jay.
William Henry Kalbfleisch 80 died at his Gettysburg home Saturday. He ran a Gettysburg tobacco store for years. Survived by widow Jennie Fleming married 57 years and one sister Eleanor Kalbfleisch of Gettysburg. Funeral held Tuesday with Rev. C. K. Gibson officiating.
Evening ceremony at St Francis Xavier Catholic church united the couple in a double ring wedding performed by Rev Fr Mark E Stock. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Leo Dillman Gettysburg. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple departed for a wedding trip. Mrs Feist will stay at home through the war while S Sgt Feist leaves January 19 for duty in the Panama Canal zone.
Miss Virginia Reaver daughter of Mrs Ralph J Miller of Gettysburg married S Sgt Stanley C Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Stewart of Philadelphia on Thursday January 4 in Elkton Maryland. The bride is a Gettysburg High School graduate from the class of 1944.
Miss Catherine Mitinger daughter of Howard C Mitinger of Gettysburg wed Richard Walter August from Geneva Ohio now stationed at Camp Ritchie Md The ceremony took place Monday evening at the Mitinger home with Rev A A Kelly officiating.
Raymond Small of Gettysburg treated for a finger injury at Warner hospital. Listed admissions include Howard Hartzell and Mrs. Ezra Whited of Gettysburg and Gettysburg R 4. Other patients admitted are Melvin Poland Gettysburg John L Redding Littlestown Mrs Waite Highes Gettysburg Mrs Fred Spitler Gettysburg R 4 Mrs Roy Baker Jr Biglerville. Discharges include Frank Newell Gettysburg RD Mrs Donald Weaver and infant Cheryl Elaine Gettysburg Miss Dorothy Bour Littlestown Mrs Frank Weaver Gettysburg RD Mrs Floyd Carbaugh and infant Phyllis Jane Gettysburg Catherine Dolores Wenschoff Gettysburg R 2 Samuel Waltman Gettysburg Mrs Orville Newman and Jon Orville Littlestown John L Redding Littlestown.
Francis L Wiotzkey son of Mr and Mrs Harry B Wiotzkey Gettysburg pennsylvania recently graduated from the Aviation Electrician's Mate school at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and was promoted to seaman first class entering the Navy May 13 1944 after recruit training at Camp Peary Va He transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center and is now a qualified avi ated electrician's mate likely to join a naval air unit The Gettysburg YWCA directors accepted a 100 gift from Dr C F Sanders memorializing his wife former Y board president as of December 27 1944 their fiftieth wedding anniversary
William E. Waters, 26, is promoted to captain in the Ninth Air Force Service Command in France. He is married to Eugenia Waters of Montgomery Alabama, son of G. Neville Waters of Gettysburg, and formerly studied at the University of Minnesota before enlisting in July 1941. The unit oversees supply repair and maintenance of Ninth Air Force planes bombing Reich industry, supply lines and troop concentrations.
Nervous crowds fill legal aid offices as wartime strain, separations, and quick romances push divorce rates up. The American Weekly features a story on how war reshapes marriages in its Sunday issue with the New York Journal-American.
The table lists market prices per bushel and dozen including Wheat 1.62, Corn shelled 1.26, Barley 1.20, Oats 0.10, Eggs brown and mixed 0.39 and Eyes white 40 per dozen.
Advertises used or rebuilt furniture rugs stoves with reasonable prices. Trade in furniture exchange at 55 W Clark Ave rear York Supply Co York Pa.
YES WE have spring-filled studio couches and sofa-beds as well as spring field living-room suites starting at 109 dollars. YORK SUPPLY COMPANY at 43 West Market Street York Pa. FOR SALE 50 steers bulls heifers cows. JAMES H SPALDING Littlestown Pa. WAR BONDS are your means of getting into the fight. BICYCLES repaired Red Kinnedinst 8 Duke Street York Pa. radios and washers repaired by TROS T TLE S Chamb St Gettysburg Open evenings to 9.
Property listings include frame houses with 6 to 9 rooms and all conveniences on Fulton and Middle Streets with steam heat, several with 8s. investment properties, brick and frame dwellings, duplexes, and two family units. Farms range from 32 to 215 acres with houses, barns, electricity, water, and varying terrain near Hanover. Contact Alvin Rk Nissly at Peoples Bank Bldg Hanover Pa. Phone 7129.
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