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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
6
West York Area High School saw Charles Wallace II and Glenn Gibbs graduate while Charles Chronister and Carl Myers prepared for summer study. Other locals like Gloria Julius and Bonnie Waggy earned degrees or left for service. A Dover Area High School trio, 4-H work, and Girl Scout awards highlighted community achievements. George Gibbs died aged 76. Deborah Wallace injured, receiving treatment.
Members of the East Berlin VFW Post attended worship at Zwingli United Church of Christ East Berlin then joined in tree planting at the Lutheran Home for the Aged in York. The post will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 8:30 p.m with Past Commanders granted permission to form a Past group.
East Berlin Elementary School held promotion exercises for the sixth grade on Friday evening May 17. Principal Charles Phillips awarded promotion certificates to a long list of students including James Boisterbusch Aaron Hardy Dorothy Hippensteel James Hoff Carl Klinedinst Joseph Lemmon Richard Miller Arlene Myers Donald Myers Irene Rinker William Spahr Apryl Tribby Penelope Uffelman Rosanna Witter Barbara Anderson Linda Blevins Bonnie Blake Jeanette Bosserman Barry Boyer Hattie Carbaugh Linda Chronister William Church Shirley Eisenhart Stephen Eisenhart Martha Eshleman Lanny Gise Kenneth Grace Michael Hertz Bonnie Hoffman Kenneth Hoke Patricia Innerst Yvonne Jacobs Clyde Lentz Sandra Lucabaugh David Myers Betty Ann Rodrock Mary Sloan Wayne Smith Diane Spangler Kay Stambaugh Benjamin Stoner Delores Wolf The group received congratulations from Rev Amos D Meyers. Safety awards were given to the patrols for their year long duties. A special award was given to David Myers by Elmer Miller who noted his tenth place in the area spelling bee at Central Dauphin High School Harrisburg.
The first meeting will be held this Thursday evening after the post meeting. A public dance will be held at the post home Saturday from 10 p.m. to closing. Music will be furnished by Pawnhaus and Pioneers. Members will attend the district convention at the Chambersburg VFW Home at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
About 10 parents, Scouts, Cub Scouts and leaders attended a Scout court of awards at the VFW Post home in East Berlin. Hay it Weigand, chief Scout executive for the York-Adams area, spoke. Awards included Second class for Barry Bayer, Howald Chronister, Stephen Eisenhart, James Frey, Kenneth Grace, Kenneth Hoke, Lee Linebaugh, Michael Mummert, Larry Peterman, Wayne Smith. First class for Thomas Myers and Robert Kohrbaugh. Star Scouts Robert Cashman, Jeffrey Eisenhart, Lester Herman. Remarks by Luther Smith, Richard Wise, Charles Ferrow, Earl Bollinger. A film was shown and refreshments served.
LICENSED TO WED William J Black and Janet Irene Inskip. Robert T Wolfe and Lynn Louise Tanner. Charles K Sentz and Margaret Murren. Richard P Smith and Darline Topper. All parties listed with home towns in York and surrounding areas.
Mrs Helen Haines learns that her grandson George Henry Haines Jr has received the Ford Fellowship from the Ford Foundation after a Carnegie Institute of Technology degree and pre doctoral business fellowship. Local and neighboring families from Galion Washington Levittown Carlisle Lancaster and Thomasville visited and attended a 25th ordination anniversary for Rev George Berkheimer in Levittown.
A brief item mentions Mr and Mrs Nelson Topper of McSherrystown in a local social note.
The column lists recent weekend visitors and social events across the area. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Zeigier, Mrs. Edna Hafer, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Straus haugh, Mrs. Blanche Roth, Sterling Berkheimer, Charles Siothour, John Lillich, Kimer Su, Oscar Griffin, Ervin E Butt family, John Leibhart, Seve Gettlem an, Pamela Gettleman, David Meckley, Charles Hamme family, Robert King, George Sipling, Earl Newcomer, Ervin Hamme, Ronald Geissinger. Locations cited include Atlantic City, Clinton and Potter Counties, Labcaster, York, Binghamton, Philadelphia. The Ford Fellowship and predoctoral fellowship references appear as part of earlier context.
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