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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
9
Adams County real estate transfers totaled 2,346,254 across 423 properties in the first five months of the year. May activity included 97 sales valued at 523,504, with state deed tax paid totaling 4,235.04, bringing cumulative tax to 15,656.13 since the 1 percent transfer levy began February 1.
The New Oxford High School graduating class of May 28 received their diplomas during exercises. The yearbook-style photo lists graduates including Patricia Newman and Dorothy Daum with staff and faculty, plus notes on stamps tax payment and property transfers. Roy Alexander attended a three day conference of the State Association of Court Directors of Veterans' Affairs in Stroudsburg where he serves as vice president of the group.
The record shows May transfers by district: Arendtsville three Berwick four Biglerville two Butler six Conewago four Cumberland eight East Berlin one Fairfield two Franklin eight Germany three Gettysburg 13 Hamiltonban three Highland three Huntington two Latimore one Liberty one Littlestown two McSherrystown four Menallen and Mt. Joy one each Mt. Pleasant five New Oxford two Reading four Straban five Tyrone one Union seven. On pay day buy bonds.
Ivan J Mechtly Jr and Eugene A Mechtly sons of Mr and Mrs Ivan R Mechtly Bath Pa formerly of New Oxford graduated college last week and earned officer commissions. Ivan J Mechtly from West Point ranked 321-4 in a class of 329 and will join the Regular Army at Port Belvoir Va on July 24. Eugene A Mechtly received a commission in the Tuscanics Reserves after graduating from Western Maryland College with honors. Their sister Evelyn Luella Stambaugh married Lieut Mechtly at the First Lutheran Church New Oxford Tuesday.
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