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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
2
Memorial Day activities include Ralph Klingel of Harrisburg named outstanding member of the year by the Harrisburg Chapter National Association of Accountants. Residents celebrate anniversaries and birthdays, with reports on local visitors, graduations, and church group meetings.
Residents and officials debated Carlisle Street curb lines and sidewalks. Wagner outlined a straight center line to narrow to 46 feet from Square to Berun Road with trees and parking, while others urged re submitting to the state for approval and various width compromises.
TV listings feature Jackie Cooper Nanette Pabray Efrem Zimbalist Jr show in the TV Guide Awads program on June 13 at 10 00 pm Ernie Ford Hoagy Carmichael perform on the Tennessee Erne Ford Show June 15 at 9 00 pm Guy Matchell plays test pilot Bill Ryder in The Case of the Guilty Clients on Perry Mason June 10 7 50 pm The Professionals opens Rift Mystery Theatre June 14 at 9 00 pm June Allyson hosts The June Allyson Show June 15 at 10 30 pm The Twentieth Century offers Over Here on life in World War II era June 11 6 30 pm Gunsmoke stars James Arness and Buddy Baer June 10 10 00 pm Arnold Stang in The Ah Chong Story Wagon Train June 14 7 30 pm Jackie Coogan guests The Red Skelton Show June 13 9 30 pm
Abbottstown St John Lutheran prepares Children Day with Youth Choir at 10 30 service and a 7 pm program funded to aid Tressler Lutheran Home for Children Loysville. Luther League canceled next Sunday. flowers honored Rev L J Karschner’s ordination. Central Pennsylvania Synod meetings in Gettysburg. Community Vacation plans finalized. local ordinance May 4 11 and 18 governs curbing repairs sidewalks and grass strips Carlisle Hanover Streets Hollywood Ave. Property owners pay two thirds borough one third. maintenance and tree planting regulated.
Miss Rosalie A Hockensmith daughter of Lavere B Hockensmith and Mrs Earl Butler exchanged vows with Richard W Kress on Sunday May 28 at 3 30 p m in St Matthew's Lutheran Church Hanover in a double ring ceremony Rev Howard J McCarney officiated. Her sister Miss Joan M Hockensmith served as maid of honor with bridesmaids Patti Trump and Norma Parr. Rodney Starner served as best man with ushers Michael W Hockensmith and Larry Shrader.
A Churen School program runs June 19 to 23 and June 26 to 30 for children from age three upward. Preschool classes meet at United Church of Christ, older classes at the Lutheran Church. Holy Communion services are set for June 25. Lee Hoffheins serves as acolyte in June. Mrs Wilmer Gross and Mrs Foster Kimball head the altar guild this month.
Karen Jolene Bentz daughter of Albert and Mrs Bentz of Thomasville and Phillip D Laughman son of Mr and Mrs George Laughman of York R1 were married May 27 at 7 30 pm in Paradise Holtz schaamm Union Church The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev F E Patschke and Rev Carlton Howells in a joint service followed by property transactions in Straban and Abbottstown with divestiture to several DC residents and to St John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Abbottstown respectively
N. O. Borough explores a building code to mandate proper grading for new construction following a Monday meeting. The borough manager is authorized to buy 12 water meters and loan tapping equipment to Abbottstown, with New Oxford to receive $20 per tap and supervision by its manager. Bills approved total 7,703.51 with bank balances shown. Attending councilmen included Stock Jr, Jones, Griffin, Alwine, Wagner, Keefer, and R W.
95 acre York County dairy operation with 8 room insulated house, 10 by 33 silo, large bank barn and outbuildings in excellent condition. Pasture with stream, macadam road 9 miles from York. brick and stone ranch style homes, 7 rooms plus recreation room, fuel oil furnace, hardwood floors, 2 car garage, 3 car garage, cement silo, corn barn and implement shed, chicken house. Paradise Two near York. Also 27 acre farms with 2 story brick house, 6 rooms, modern kitchen, and 8 room brick house with furnace and bath on East Berlin. Call Danner's. East Berlin 3781. Emory Weaver, Littlestown 59-J.
Former Governor George M. Leader announced that his 106 acre Davidsburg area farm was sold to a buyer represented by Attorney Morton Hagen. The auction scheduled for Saturday was postponed as the buyer wished to remain nameless and sale price was not disclosed. Leader and his family recently moved to Lower Merion Township after he became an executive for a Philadelphia mortgage company.
Wolfe presided with Burgess Guy Staub Manager Bevenour Policeman Bentzel and Solicitor Charles Wolf present, detailing a formal local gathering with noted civic figures in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Decker of New Oxford R C visited Mr and Mrs Morris Ensor. Mervin Winand of York, formerly of Hampton, returned home after a leg amputation at York Hospital. D E Myers at York City Hospital improved from critical to satisfactory. Melody Ann Myers stayed with Aunt Mabel Wentz in York. Hampton memorial services last week drew large crowds. William Bowen of Hampton and Eugene Gallagher USMC, who spent a year in Japan, were discharged. Bowen is son of Mrs Anne Bowen.
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