New Oxford Item Published By New Oxford Lem Company
The New Oxford Item notes second class mail status and Thursday publication. Herbert L Grimm is secretary and John D Keith is editor manager and treasurer with Henry J Smith term rates of $1.00 annually in advance and $1.50 if unpaid by year end. Subscriptions to out of county $1.80 in advance or $2.00 if unpaid. Ads priced reasonably with liberal reductions for contract advertisers.
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New Oxford
New Oxford Lem Company
Herbert L. Grimm
Local Notes From Abbottstown and Nearby Areas
Abbottstown reports Glenn Ayers nose loads hay fall causes collarbone fracture treated by Dr. Benson. Miss Mary Kress moves to Scotch Plains New Jersey. Rev A L Lease delivers Lutheran church sermon at Sunday service. Harry Grove returns from Indianapolis after five and a half months with stepfather and mother. Elsie Fisenhart returns from Trainor schools for summer vacation. Married women beat single women 9 to 7 in local musicball. Mrs P K Cleaver of Dundalk undergoing treatment at Dr L C Miller home. A seven pound two ounce son born to Mr and Mrs William P Jacobs Gettysburg at Hanover hospital.
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Glenn
J. W. Ayers
K. H. Benson
Mary Kress
Francis
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
A. L. Lease
Gettysburg Seminary
Harry Grove
Joseph Mirittern
Indianapolis
Indiana
Elsie Fisenhart
Trainor
P. K. Cleaver
Dundalk
L. C. Miller
William P. Jacobs
Gettysburg
Hanover Hospital
Jacobs
Purebred Guernsey Cows Sold by Hanover Dealer
A purebred Guernsey cow named Knipe's Pearl of Walnutvale 381263 was sold by Walter W. Little of Hanover to Mrs J D Feeser of New Oxford R C, per the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Four cows Twinkle of Walnutvale 525879 Wonder's Pearl of Walnutvale 533874 Wonder's Marie of Walnutvale 525882 and Wonder's Lilac of Walnutvale 525881 were sold by Little to H W Herman & Son of New Oxford R D.
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Knipe
Walnutvale
Walter W. Little
Hanover
J. D. Feeser
New Oxford
R. C
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Twinkle
Wonder
Marie
H. W. Herman & Son
R. D
Adams County Relief Rolls Add Two Cases in Week
During the week ending June 4 Adams county added two cases to the relief rolls and closed 13 cases. Five closings were due to Works Progress administration employment and four to private employment. The county spent 1112 dollars weekly to relieve 638 persons across 149 cases.
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Adams County
Two Local Wills Entered For Record At Court House
Wills of James Urick of East Berlin and Edna P Bolin of McSherrystown were filed Saturday in the office of Register Quintin D. Robert. Leander Urick of Hanover named executor for James Urick estate, while Virginia M. Small of McSherrystown was appointed executrix for Edna Bolin's estate.
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Quintin D. Robert
Court House
James Urick
East Berlin
Leander Urick
Hanover
Edna P. Bolin
McSherrystown
Virginia M. Small
Businesses Switch Back to Eastern Standard Time
About forty Gettysburg establishments had operated on Daylight Saving Time for a month and returned to Eastern Standard Time at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Just received a truckload of local fresh cows for sale at reasonable prices. Also Berkshire boats suitable for service, all thoroughbred. Apply J. Walter Brendle near Swartz's Schoolhouse Hanover R D.
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Gettysburg
Berkshire
J. Walter Brendle
Swartz
Hanover
R. D
Grain and produce figures and eye color notes
OCR fragment lists crop prices per bushel for wheat corn oats barley rye and a row of eye color counts in dozens. Missing context and dates limit clarity. provides minimal commodity pricing alongside physical descriptions of eye colors.
Hampton Lutheran Sunday School And Guests At Dinner
Hampton Lutheran Church held Sunday school at 9 am and services at 10 30 am. Guests included the Kime family from New Chester and the Herman family from Five Points. A wedding dinner was hosted at the Baumgardner home in Biglerville R D 2 in honor of Allen and Dorothy Spangler recent marriage.
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John Kime
New Chester
John Herman
Five Points
Harvey Herman
Annie Dicks
Ira Masemer
Sherman's
John Evans
York
C. H. Rickrode
Luther Rickrode
New Oxford
Charles Myers
Richard Trimmer
Alverta Myers
Emmett
Harold Hartzell
Hampton
Mary Bosserman
Neva
Paul Stambaugh
Victory
Dorothy Fridineer
Gettysburg
George Baumgardner
George, Jr
Billie
Mary
Biglerville R. D
Mary Sposserman
Howard Treiber
Mervin Bollinger
Woodie Naugle
Hanover
Mellia Myers
Charles Albright
Robert
Reisterstown
Inlaw
D. E. Myers
Catholic Women hold study club meetings in local homes
National Council of Catholic Women groups met Monday evening at the homes of Mrs. James Eck and Miss Mary Smith. Graduates from Central Catholic High School in McSherrystown were named: Robert Storm, Stephen Sanders, and Clement Hawn. Mr. and Mrs. George Miller moved to a Two Taverns area home, with the Longs set to occupy the Miller residence.
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Bonneauville
National Council of Catholic Women
James Eck
Mary Smith
Robert Storm
Stephen Sanders
Clement Hawn
Central Catholic High School
McSherrystown
George Miller
George Long
Millers
Local clubs list daytime meetings at area homes
Thursday events include Abbottstown foods and health club at Pauline Zartman residence 9:30 and York Springs foods and health club at Helen Leer home 1:30. Friday schedules show East Berlin clothing club at Helen Bubb home 1 36 in the afternoon and Hampton foods and health group at Mildred Starner home 3. Miss Adams to be in her office in the courthouse Friday and Saturday mornings.
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Abbottstown Foods and Health Club
Pauline Zartman
York Springs
Starvation and Inferiority in a 1930s Psychology Feature
A June 26 issue of the American Weekly explores how inferiority complexes push certain individuals toward fasting. The article appears in the Baltimore American distributed magazine and is one of many illustrated pieces in the issue.
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American Weekly
Baltimore American
Irishtown to Dedicate Fire Engine House
The Irishtown Fire Company recalls its origins from 1931 when residents organized a 33 member group. It notes a 40 000 gallon reservoir built early, a 1937 American LaFrance two tank chemical unit, and plans to construct a fire engine house with ongoing community support.
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Irishtown
St. Peter's School
Irishtown Fire Company
Old St. Peter's School
Adams County
American LaFrance
Chevrolet
Auto Crashes Into Barricade on Guldens Gettysburg Road
An automobile carrying two men struck the barricade at the east end of the new Guldens to Gettysburg road project Sunday around 8:45 PM. No injuries were reported and only minor damage occurred. Mr and Mrs Joseph Kettell occupy a newly erected cottage along the Lincoln highway. The Kettells moved from Shamokin to Gettysburg in January.
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Guldens
Gettysburg
Joseph Kettell
Lincoln Highway
Kettells
Shamokin
Adams County League Scores and Standings Report
In Adams County League play Cashtown defeated Midway 8 0 while Gettysburg beat York Springs 14 2 and Bendersville outscored Littlestown 9 2. Fairfield topped Bonneauville 5 2 with Littlestown and Midway both at bottom standings. Saturday schedule includes Gettysburg at Fairfield Midway at Littlestown Bonneauville at York Springs and Bendersville at Cashtown.
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Midway
Cashtown
Bendersville
Fairfield
York Springs
Gettysburg
Littlestown
Bonneauville
Obituary Notices Three Grandchildren and Sister Mentioned
Deaths continued with notice of services for a deceased including three grandchildren and sister Mrs David Topper of York. Funeral from H B Bender and Son Funeral Home Monday at 1 30 P M Eastern Standard Time conducted by Rev Spencer W Aungst of St James Lutheran Church. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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David Topper
York
H. B. Bender and Son Funeral Home
E.S. T
Spencer W. Aungst
St. James Lutheran Church
Evergreen, Cemetery
Mrs Bushey Rites Held At York Springs Lutheran
Mrs. Charles I Bushey 68 died Friday evening at 8 55 in York Springs R D after a long illness. She lived near York Springs and was a member of the Lutheran church. Survived by her husband seven children seven brothers and sisters and a host of relatives. Funeral services Monday at 2 PM from the York Springs Lutheran church conducted by Rev Lester M Utz.
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Charles I. Bushey
Lauella Wilt Bushey
E.S.T
Russell Kennedy
York Springs R. D
Adams County
Isaac Wilt
York Springs Lutheran Church
Ott Wilt
Harristown
Illinois
Mary Spangler
York Springs
Elmer Wilt
Selma
California
I. A. Wilt
York County
Curtis Sponseler
New Oxford
Julius Marte
Philadelphia
Lester M. Utz
Mrs Ida Luckenbaugh Rites Held in East Berlin
Mrs Ida Hykes Luckenbaugh 72 widow of Hamilton B. Luckenbaugh died Sunday at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs William King East Berlin of complications after a lengthy illness and paralytic strokes She is survived by two daughters nine grandchildren a brother and a sister Funeral services were held Wednesday at the King home with the Rev W G Group officiating Interment was in Mummert's Meeting House cemetery near East Berlin.
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Ida Hykes Luckenbaugh
Hamilton B. Luckenbaugh
E.S.T
William King
Hamilton Township
East Berlin
Luckenbaugh
George
Susanna Jacobs Hykes
Melvin Winand
John Hykes
Church of the Brethren
Mummert’s Meeting House
Mrs Cordelia Bolin Dies in Hanover Family Remains
Mrs Cordelia K Bolin 47 wife of Gregory Bolin of Hanover died Tuesday morning. She was a daughter of Halma Kemper and Julia Martin Gulden and married 26 years ago to Gregory Bolin. Survived by husband six children Francis in Hanover Donovan Harold Paul Mildred Thelma at home and two sisters Mrs Catherine Storm and Mrs Estella Potterff Littlestown.
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Cordelia K. Bolin
Gregory Bolin
Hanover
Halma Kemper
Julia Martin Gulden
Francis
Donovan
Harold
Paul
Mildred
Thelma Bolin
Catherine Storm
Estella Pottorff
Littlestown
Died Sunday Charles P Breighner 66 Adams County Gettysburg
Charles P Breighner died Sunday evening at 5 o clock in his Adams County home Gettysburg aged 66 He left a wife formerly Alice Freet six children and a brother He was survived by children in Hanover Littlestown and at home Funeral services were held Tuesday at 830 from Mrs Elizabeth M Longs funeral home in Hanover Conewago chapel rector Rev John F O Donnell officiated Burial followed in Conewago Chapel Cemetery
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Charles P. Breighner
Rock
Adams County
Gettysburg
Alice Freet
Francis A. Breighner
Clair Weaver
Hanover
Clarence Krug
Littlestown
R. D
Ralph Fisher
George A. Breighner
Ethel Breighner
Elizabeth M. Long
Conewago Chapel
John F. O'Donnell
Miss Margaret Deaner Dies After Ill Health at 80
Miss Margaret Deaner 80, dies at her brother Conrad W Deaner’s Mt Pleasant Township home. Born in Adams County to Michael and Catherine Deaner, she lived mostly in the county and belonged to Grace Lutheran Church Two Taverns. Surviving are brothers Conrad W Deaner and Augustus Deaner. Funeral services scheduled at H B Bender and Son Funeral Home and Grace Lutheran Church with interment at Friends Cemetery. Burial planned after a military mass at Gettysburg College stadium.
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Margaret Deaner
Conrad W. Deaner
Mt. Pleasant Township
E.S.T
Adams County
Michael
Catherine (Weaver) Deaner
Germany
Baltimore
Deaner
Grace Lutheran Church
Augustus Deaner
Rouble
Missouri
H. B
Bender Funeral Home
Lucabaugh and Stambaugh Tied in Abbottstown Nuptials
Stuart A. Lucabaugh and Mary E. Stambaugh were married Saturday evening at the bride’s parents home in Spring Grove. Rev. G Howard Danner of Abbottstown officiated and a reception followed the ceremony.
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Stuart A. Lucabaugh
J. W. Lucabaugh
Berwick Township
Mary E. Stambaugh
John Stambaugh
Spring Grove
G. Howard Danner
Abbottstown
Marriage of Boyd W McIlwee and Ruth A Kreitzer
Boyd W McIlwee of New Oxford and Ruth A Kreitzer of Manchester Maryland were married last Saturday in the United Brethren parsonage at Manchester. Rev W S Kauffman performed the ring ceremony and they were attended by Francis Sterner, who is Mrs Sterner’s brother. The bride wore a white chiffon dress with a shoulder length veil. They will reside at the bride’s home for now.
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Boyd W. McIlwee
L. B. McIlwee
New Oxford
Ruth A. Kreitzer
Manchester
Maryland
Irvin Kreitzer
United Brethren Parsonage
W. S. Kauffman
Francis Sterner
Milhimes Minter wed at St. Pauls The Pines
Miss Marian Marguerite Minter and Charles Edward Milhimes united in marriage at St. Pauls Lutheran New Oxford R D after Sunday services. Ceremony featured Mendelssohn march and Lohengrin processional with Rev. Kenneth D. James officiating. Guests from New Oxford Hanover Gettysburg York and Palmyra attended.
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Marian Marguerite Minter
Luther J. Minter
New Oxford R. D
Charles Edward Milhimes
James W. Milhimes
St. Paul’s
George Beamer
Eleanor Taughinbaugh
Milchimes
Alaton Wolford
Gettysburg
Mrs. Wolford
Chester-Hunterstown Road
Gettysburg High School
Shippensburg State Teachers’ College
Straban Township
Bridge Bid Deferred After Low Offers In Latimore
After conference with W B Shaw the Stewartstown contractor whose bid was lowest among nine bids for an 80 foot concrete and steel bridge over Bermudian creek in Latimore township the county commissioners deferred action on Shaw and the two next lowest bids. Final decision may come next week as officials and consulting engineer J B Long study the bids and inspect damage claims Tuesday.
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W. B. Shaw
Stewartstown
Bermudian Creek
Latimore Township
Shaw
J. B. Long
Norristown
Countian Arrested on Non-Support Charge
William L. Ingle near Heidlersburg was arrested Monday by Constable Glenn Guise on desertion and non support of his wife Esther M Ingle and their three year old child. The charge had been used before Justice of the Peace John C. Shearer by Mrs Ingle. Bail set at 300 for August court.
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William L. Ingle
Heidlersburg
Glenn Guise
Esther M
Ingle
Latimore Township
Justice of the Peace
John C. Shearer
Broadcasts Link Major Radio Networks to Gettysburg University
Major radio networks arrange extensive broadcasts from Gettysburg University campus tying in university events and programming with national air coverage.
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Gettysburg
Universary
Classified sale items from Gettysburg and Hanover ads
Classified notices advertise work clothes and shoes at Riley's Boulevard Store Gettysburg and farm stock including horses and bulls at H B Trostle Hanover. Also mosquito repellent FLIT 25c a pint at J C Tanger Hanover and Pennsylvania's largest used car lot Miller Buick York with 150 cars for quick sale.
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Riley's Boulevard
North Stratton Street
Gettysburg
H. B. Trostle Bank Lane
Hanover, Pa
J. C. Tanger & Son
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Miller Buick, Inc
S. George St
Country Club Road
York
Rebuilt Furniture Trade-In Offer in York PA
Trade-in furniture exchange at 55 W Clark rear Work Supply Co. York offers discounted items. Prices include strollers 3 dollars beds 1 dollar buffet 5 dollars lounge tables 3 dollars leather chairs 1 dollar kitchen cabinets 7.50 parlor and bedroom suites 10 dollars up ranges 10 heaters 5 white frost refrigerators 5 kitchen cooks 10.
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Furn. Exchange
W. Clark,rear Work Supply Co
York, Penna
Dependable Used Cars Shows 1930s Mix At Hanover Lot
H. M. Sterner, a Dodge and Plymouth dealer at 133 Broadway Hanover Pa, displays a varied used car lot including 1938 Plymouth 4 door touring, 1936 Dodge Sedans, 1936 Ford sedans and coupes, 1935 Dodge sedan, 1933 Chevrolet sedan, 1932 Plymouth sedan, 1932 Dodge sedan and coupe, 1931 Hupmobile sedan, 1936 Dodge 1 1/2 ton truck, 1929 Cadillac and Ford models, all with notes of features and pricing. Open evenings. Contact phone 364 caee 60.
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Dodge
Cadillac
Chrysler
H. M. Sterner
Plymouth
Broadway
Hanover
York Street
DeSoto & Plymouth
R.S
Sheriff Sale in Adams County Pennsylvania 1938
Writ of fieri facias directs public sale on July 2 1938 at 10am in Gettysburg Court House Adams County Pa. Two parcels in Biglerville Borough described by metes bounds totaling perches and square feet, conveyed to Stella R Rice and O C Rice with improvements including a brick house and garage. Ten percent sale deposit required. property may be resold if not complied with.
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Court of Common Pleas
Adams County
Court House
Gettysburg
Biglerville
Pennsylvania
Main Street
G. R. Thomas
Biglerville School Board
Charles E. Rouzer
Daisy L. Rouger
Stella R. Rice
North Main Street
Charles Rouzer
O. C. Rice
Me. B. W. Spence
Sheriff's Office
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Guernsey
Wills
Lutheran Sunday School
Warner Brothers Theater State
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Glenda Farrell
Barton MacLane
Joe Penner
Warner Bros
Majestic
Don Amlche
Simone Simon
Robert Young
Josette
Robert Montgomery
Maureen O'Sullivan
Virginia
Mickey Romney
Thurs
Chester Morris
John Sneeringer
Leo Fink
Memoriam
Lewis H. Miller
Guy Lawrence
The
Irishtown Fire Co
Carl Groft
Joseph Klunk
Wm. E. Smith
Joe Smith
Geo. V. Martin
Stan. Lawrence, Jr
Geo. H. Lawrence
Ezra V. Houser
Henry Henschke
J. F. Clunk
Wm. F. Spangler
Edward A. Rider Building Committee
Henry C. Moore
S. F P. Riser
Leon Smith
Adams County League
Hanover PA
Don Ameche Simone Simon
Osette
Bert Lahr
Juan Davis
George O’brien
Ida Luckenbaugh
George L. Leech
Harrisburg
Catholic Church
Gettysburg College Stadium
Lucabaugh
Stambaugh
Mcellwee
Kreitzer
Milhimes—Minter
Countian
Sterner
Fulton St
J. S. Deatrick
Aspers, Pa
Helen L. Ruth
Milton D. Fetser
Lincolnway East
John Deere
Bnilet’s
Lincoln Way West
Dr. Keepers
Shaffner's Jewelry Store
W. Market St
York, Pa
S. Duke St
Kalamazoo
Naces
Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Co
York St
Higinbotham
Jewelry and Gifts
Center Square
New Oxford, Pa
Garber’s
Balto
Stough Motors
Lincolnway West
Candies Pretzels
Loft Drinks
Blocher’s Market
Frederick ST
Quaid Newses
Jane Urick
Rudisill
Washington St
Boehler & Becker
Willys Sales & Service
Baltimore St
New Bambao Manhattan S
Cheney
Regal Shoes
Hanes
Square
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