Justice in court after golf match referenced
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
13
Fragmentary entry notes a court matter following a golf event with unclear details. No names or locations are readable to identify involved parties or timing.
Major J R Whitaker purchases the El Sueno summer home of Oscar Shaw two miles north of Gettysburg along Biglerville Road. He plans possession on August 1, joining a list of local residents with weekend visits, moves, and social events noted in Hanover area society life.
The county war relief fund rose to 1826 dollars with a 45 dollar gift from Bethlehem Lutheran Sunday school in Bendersville. The Red Cross chapter reported 1734.67 total and 1205 sent to Washington. 425 more allocated for the fourth installment. Local towns contribute to layettes and clothing for European refugees. Mary Catherine Baughman delivered 3.55 to the Children’s Relief fund and Daughters of Rebekah raised 55.60 from a rummage sale.
Joan the Sky-High Girl, one of the few women aerialists, performs a 500-foot slide for life suspended by teeth at Carlin's Park in Baltimore. She ascends 110 feet, performs acrobatics, then descends a cable at 60 mph with no net. Two shows this Sunday end the engagement. Silver Dollar Night draws crowds with $10 prizes and Uncle Jerry Fleishman at the mic. The Ethel Richmond Radio Revue airs Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:45. Olympic Pool stays open daily as John J. Carlin books new attractions for the season.
New Oxford residents report $187 toward a $500 quota as a house-to-house canvass starts and continues through the week. Donations may be left at Hemminger's Drug Store. A yarn shipment for garment knitting is available. The Red Cross movie Mobilized for Mercy shows at the Earl Theatre from Wednesday through Saturday.
Miss Beverly Jane Stempfly has taken over the former Jayne Beauty Salon at 217 High Street Hanover to operate as Beverly Jane Beauty Salon in the future.
C. G. Childs of Square Corners Mt Pleasant township sells his 167 acre farm with stock and equipment to H. N. Crow of Halfway Missouri. Possession to be given July 1.
The will of Mary M. Smith of Conewago township designates Helen A. Devine Hanover R. D. 4 as executrix with the life interest on a $1000 bequest, after which the principal transfers to Holy Cross College Worcester Massachusetts for educating a man for the priesthood.
Elmer W. Warren assistant trust officer at First National Bank of Gettysburg will travel to New Brunswick New Jersey to begin advanced study at the American Bankers Association graduate school of banking. The program draws about 600 officers annually with two residency sessions and home extension work for three years. Warren teaches economics and money and banking for the York chapter of the American Institute of Banking.
The Always Faithful Class of the First Lutheran church gathers with Mrs G E Sheffer at Lincolnway East. Miss Mary Yeagy leads the business session, hostesses are Mrs Paul Topper and Mrs Sheffer. Other local notes include residents recovering from illness, moves to Hanover, job changes, and a wedding dinner noting Lawrence Hockensmith's son Lawrence wed Nadine Zinn and Robert wed Dorothy Kuhn.
The Ford Motor Company will run an excursion to the World's Fair this Sunday leaving Harrisburg at 6 00 a m EST and returning from the Fair at 10 p m The round trip ticket costs 3 50 and entertainment on the train is provided Contact Carl Stough Lincolnway West New Oxford to join.
George H Lawrence 62 of Irishtown New Oxford R D 2 died Tuesday at 4 30 am. Born May 5 1878 he was son of the late George W and Josephine Lawrence. Surviving wife Sadie Markle son Donald Lawrence two grandchildren three brothers and three sisters. Funeral Friday at 9 am Requiem Mass Conewago chapel burial in St Josephs Hanover. Widely known baseball player and umpire in youth.
Mrs. Saranda C. Rupp 83 widow of Jacob Rupp died Sunday at 1 50 am at her son Harvey Rupps home from arteriosclerosis in New Oxford She had six sons and daughters sixte en grandchildren and four great grandchildren with brothers Jacob V Wentz Abiel Wentz and James Wentz surviving Funeral services Tuesday at 1 30 pm from W A Feiser funeral home Hanover with Revs Paul L Foulk and L H Rehmyer officiating Interment in Lutheran cemetery Manchester Maryland Pallbearers William Wheeler Elmer Shearer Edwin Rupp Ober Witter.
Mrs Mary E Wehler of Hanover and formerly of New Oxford died at her home Monday at 11 45 am after a several months illness She is survived by her son Charles Wehler of Collingswood NJ Her parents were Wesley and Mary Ann Heagy She had been ill since Memorial Day Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the W A Feiser funeral home Hanover with the Rev Dr M J Roth of Trinity Reformed presiding
A group of twenty tenderfoot scouts joined Boy Scout Troop No 86 in St Marys church on Scout Day. Rev Laurence Schott diocesan chaplain Carlisle led the ceremony and sermon. The troop held a morning communion and then hosted breakfast in the school hall.
The uproarious comedy Too Many Husbands opens Friday at the Earl Theatre starring Jean Arthur Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Wesley Ruggles from Claude Binyon's adaptation of Somerset Maugham the film follows a young woman who discovers she has two legal husbands. Additional cast includes Dorothy Peterson Melville Cooper Harry Davenport and Mary Treen.
Work began Monday on the Oxford New Chester road project. John S. Teeter and Sons Inc received the contract to build 12 298 feet of roadway and two reinforced concrete bridges. Construction starts about a mile north of New Oxford at the Ralph Kapman farm.
Cross Keys Garage formerly run by Don E Myers in Gettysburg reopens under Carl M Sager formerly of New Oxford RD Sager offers a weekend Texaco Gas special as advertised.
Theo Pfeiffer camp No 60 Sons of Veterans plans a community center on land near the armory on North Peters street. July events include the firemen carnival and P O S of A picnic. A large kitchen dining room is under construction with modern plumbing and gas ranges. Joseph Felty handles concrete and plumbing. Thomas O'Brien leads construction. A 60 foot Hanover street frontage driveway will access the grounds.
Frances Ruth Myers daughter of Spencer I Myers and the late Elda Cook Myers and Charles E Shank son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Shank were married Wednesday June 12 at 4 pm in Emory Methodist church New Oxford. The bride wore her mother’s ivory marquisette wedding dress with a shoulder veil and carried sweet peas roses and corn flowers. The Rev Allen Meek of Trinity Reformed church York performed the ceremony. They will reside at 224 Kurtz avenue York, and host friends on June 22.
Mr and Mrs H W Schutz Cross Keys announce the marriage of their daughter Geraldine to C Donald Rice of Richmond Indiana on February 21 in Washington D C. There were no attendants. The bride studied at the New England Conservatory of Music Boston and trained at the Peabody Institute. The couple have lived in Washington D C since marriage and reside at the Cross Keys hotel where Mr Rice joined hotel staff.
Doris Lawrence daughter of Mrs. Claudine Lawrence Irishtown and Rodney Noel son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Noel New Oxford were married in a nuptial high mass at Conewago chapel Saturday at 7 am. The Very Rev John F O'Donnell officiated aided by Miss Romaine Lawrence and William Weaver. They plan a brief wedding trip and will live above the Noel meat market in New Oxford. A reception followed for family and friends.
Miss Marian Henrietta Heiland and Lawrence Eugene Weaver married on Saturday evening at 6 in St Marys rectory New Oxford. Rev Robert D Hartnett officiated with attendants Dorothy Weaver and Stephen Weaver. The bride wore an aqua dress with white hat and pink rose corsages. reception followed at the Weaver home. The couple will live at the bridegroom’s home for now.
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The Rev H E Sheely preaches at St Pauls New Oxford with church school led by Charles E Alwine and a 9 am worship service featuring Learning From Nature. Emmanuel Abbottstown holds 9 am church school led by C J Meckler and 10 am worship for Rose Sunday with the same sermon topic. Visitors welcome.
The Rev. George E. Sheffer leads a Sunday worship at 10 a m with theme Can the Blind Guide the Blind. Church school at 9 a m led by C P Keefer. Children's Day June 23 at 7 p m. Holy Communion June 28 preparatory service 7:45 p m and June 30 at 10 a m and 7 p m. Visitors welcome.
The Rev. Kenneth D. James leads St. John's Hampton with worship at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. St. Paul's The Pines holds Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Youth Sunday school led by Mrs. Robert Hoffman meets Thursday at the parsonage. catechism instruction Friday at 7 p.m. and marriage class at 8 p.m. Junior Choir at 9 p.m. St. Mark's Heidlersburg offers Sunday school at 7:00 p.m. and worship at 8:00 p.m. Adult Bible class meets next Thursday at the Guise home on Harrisburg road.
Rev. H. E. Millard presides as minister. Sunday school begins at 9:00 a.m. and morning worship follows at 10:00 a.m.
The Rev. Richard Shaffer notes Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and announces no worship service this Sunday.
Emanuel Reformed Church Hampton will not hold worship service this Sunday. No in person gathering or broadcast is planned, and parishioners are advised to watch for updates from the church.
The Rev. John R. Strevig urges attendance at Abbottstown Lutheran Church for the annual Children’s Day exercises this Sunday evening at 7 30 with Luther League gathering at 6 30 p m led by Pastor John R. Strevig.
The Rev. Robert Hartnett pastor schedules Sunday Masses at 6 30 and 9 00 a m. Evening devotions and benediction are at 7 30. Miraculous Medal devotions occur every Wednesday at 7 30 in the church.
St Marys Paradise announces Rev William J Burke pastor will lead the first mass at the Protectory at 7 a m followed by a second mass in the parish church at 8 30 a m Evening devotions are scheduled for 7 15 o'clock.
The New Oxford High School band schedules performances this summer at Littlestown on June 15 and August 17, Williams Grove on June 16, Meckley s Grove on June 22, New Oxford Fire Co Carnival on July 20, and P O S of A Picnic in New Oxford on July 27.
Irishtown Fire Company hosts its annual carnival on Friday and Saturday June 14 and 15 at Irishtown. The event opens with a strawberry and ice cream festival. Saturday features a 7 pm parade with firemen bands drum corps and apparatus from York and Adams counties. Chicken dinners start at 3 30 pm. If rain, dinners move to Sunday June 16.
Former Hanover chief burgess and longtime fireman Harry B Slagle 70 of 453 Carlisle street Hanover died Tuesday at York hospital after a month with prostate illness. He served Adams county as commissioner 1914 1918 and chaired local civic and fire groups. Interment Mt Olivet. Funeral arrangements set for Friday at his home and St Matthew's Lutheran church.
The Shears Cut-Rate store began operations Saturday at 11 Baltimore Street Hanover in the former Plaza restaurant room. Owners Alexander Green and Harold F. Wentz offer patent medicines cosmetics candies and tobaccos with a soda fountain. Wentz a Hanover resident and former Nevins and Peoples Drug Store manager. Green a former Nevins supervisor and ex Walgren Whelan and United Cigar staff.
Dr. G C Balcom an optometrist has moved to 14 West Chestnut street Hanover The rooms are renovated and fully equipped He has served Hanover for over 12 years and will also see patients at his home 442 Carlisle street Hanover in evenings.
Local market ad invites shoppers to Bennett's Market offering first class seafood fruits and vegetables at the Hanover venue Real State Theater conditions and hours unspecified.
Real estate of the late Elizabeth J. Weikert in New Oxford will be sold at public sale on Saturday June 15 executor Mervin Creager. A Strawberry Festival at Salem United Brethren Church near Galdens and open air event in Myers Grove Bonneauville for St Josephs school fundraiser. P O B A band Hanover annual picnic Farmers Grove July events and Bonneauville Fire Company picnic July 5 6.
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