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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from New Oxford Company with names Herbert L. Grimm Keith reamarer and John By mentioning Thursday publication and a local listing. Content unclear but indicates individuals tied to the New Oxford item or issue.
45 years ago the Matin property sold at public sale to H M Swartz for 1800 dollars in Camp 22 P O S of A. Veterans Drum corps joined a Gettysburg demonstration. Washingtons birthday celebrated by S of V GA RP O S of A and schools with a parade to Milers hall.
Abbottstown region notes list deaths including Mrs. Laura Scheer Wilson and Mrs. Joseph Graeff, a suicide by Justice Geo. A. Flickinger, and multiple name-identified community occurrences. Other items cover marriages John Alwood and Emma Heist, a birthday for Mrs. Jacob Hartman, school entertainments at Mt Superior, mumps in Irishtown, property moves, and charitable bequests from Barah Wolford.
After a death the money from the sale of a property in New Oxford is to be divided between Alice Shetter and the heirs of Susie Harman including Mattie Moore and Alice Eltz. Spencer Myers of Emmett's store is recovering from scarlet fever at East Berlin. A Camp of S of A meeting is set for Saturday evening. A surprise party on February 18 at Peter Weaver's home in Midway hosted numerous local employees and families with an oyster supper at Washington's birthday hosted by Mr and Mrs Jacob Heitzel and others.
A fragmentary item notes Mary Klunk of McSherrystown fell on ice and broke a leg. The clipping lists local happenings from union damages to marriages and church events, with names including Cizar makers’ Union members, Peter Brown of Reading two, and Effie Busbey entering Mt. Vincent convent.
Hampton residents hosted visitors from Arendtsville Spring Grove York and Reading township with several families spending Sunday with relatives. Local churches report 9 oclock Sunday school and 10 oclock services and the Reformed Ladies Aid festival at the Masonic hall with music by the Frock family. Hospital patient Dale March shows improvement.
New Chester residents Harry Smith and Chas Smith visited Walter Smith and family. Ervin Strock hosted Sunday with Mrs. Annie Hoff and family. Grover Barrick and Virginia Late visited Rocky Ridge relatives. Roy Stock and family visited Chas Stock and wife of Aspers. Marguerite Slaybaugh and Glenn Kennedy visited near York Springs. Many locals visited Annie Harman’s family and others including Geo Aughinbaugh, Maurice Harman, and Esther Leatherman. Chas Barrick hosted past week with Hanover family. Mrs Iya Snyder stayed with Harry Lough family. Roy Martin and wife visited Gettysburg. Chas Trimmer ill with indigestion.
Heathier I R Tanger returns from Warner hospital after facial infection treatment. Louise Robert a registered nurse from Woodside has been bedfast for four months. Miss Bessie Kemper Hanover visited her mother Mrs Fannie Kemper. Ruth and Rodney Smith near Woodside visited Har ry Little and family. Lutheran church service at 730 pm with Sunday school 630 pm and officer election. Lizzie Pittenturf Aspers ill with heart condition. H G Haverstick and family hosted Sunbeam Circle Sunday school class. Charles E Yeagy sold his 29acre Harrisburg road farm north of Gettysburg to R J Byers Mechanicsburg with possession March J.
The sale begins Friday morning March 1 at the local post office. Bonds issued at a discount mature in 10 years with interest compounded semi annually. Example prices include 25 face value at 18.75, 50 at 37.50, 100 at 75, 500 at 375, and 1000 at 750. Also reports the death of Shirly McKeonley seven months old in McSherrystown.
Scottie Mountain six year old son of Dr and Mrs W Mountain Gettysburg formerly of New Oxford suffered a deep gash above the right eye Friday afternoon in their basement while playing with his kitten Mickey. He slipped and fell hitting his head on a jungry dupe and required three sutures at Warner hospital before returning home.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Gebnart announce the birth of a son Francis Joseph. Mr and Mrs Edward Overholtzer announce the birth of a daughter Anna Marle.
Wednesday quotations show dry wheat at 95, corn, eggs, and brown and white varieties listed. Mrs John Roth of Midway is seriously ill amid market chatter and local notes.
Mrs. Rosie Rummel Groscost 78 widow of John H. Groscost died at her home between New Chester and Heidlersburg at 8:30 this morning from a heart condition and pneumonia after a week of illness. She lived on Groscost brothers farm. Funeral services were held at the L. C. Pittenturf funeral home York Springs and at the New Chester Reformed church with Rev. H. D. Houtz officiating. interment followed in the church cemetery.
Oliver J. Unger 49 longtime driver for Hanover and McSherrystown Bus died Friday at his Hanover home after a lengthy illness. Survived by widow Annie Reichart six children including Cletus and Ernest Unger, four sisters and a brother Franklin Unger. He previously worked as motorman for Hanover and McSherrystown Railway before buses.
George Smith 89 died Wednesday morning at his Littlestown home from infirmities. He was married to Emma Bowers of Mt. Joy township and survived by eight children, 25 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church near Two Taverns. Funeral was held Friday.
Charles E. Fink aged 58 of near Taneytown died Saturday after a four year illness. He is survived by his widow and two children, six siblings including William of near Bonneauville, and three sisters including Mrs. Harry Hawk of Hanover and Mrs. George Stover of Littlestown.
Mrs Annie Weaner 67 widow of C J Weaner died suddenly at her son Edgar Weaner’s Harrisburg road home Thursday morning. Interment in Evergreen cemetery Gettysburg. Survived by three sons Roy Alvin Weaner Rusell Mizell and Howard H Weaner and daughter Edgar Weaner, plus 14 grandchildren and siblings John Howard Mrs Mary Wolf Mrs Mary Shaeffer Miss Emma Howard. Funeral services held Sunday at St James Lutheran Gettysburg.
A daughter Shirly Ann was born to Mr and Mrs George Meckley near Abbottstown. Irvin Hamme, recovering from a coasting accident at York hospital, returns home improved. Birthday gatherings honor Mr and Mrs George Rutter and Mrs Minnie Gable. Mrs Norman Miller and Mrs Henry Landis are ill. An auto sideswiped a parked car owned by Charles Ogden of Gettysburg in East Berlin. both cars damaged. John W Crook 18 Abbottstown RD involved. Ruby Gable celebrated a second birthday with family.
The Rev Winfield S Harman pastor of Grace Reformed Church Hanover was elected president of the Gettysburg Classis for the coming year at the fifty third annual meeting opening in Emmanuel Reformed Church Hanover The lineup of officers includes vice president Elder Harry L Baker corresponding secretary G Howard Koons reading clerk Dr George W Welsh and treasurer Marsby J Roth.
C. A. Brame of Granite finishes second in a field of 31 at a mid winter trapshoot at Reading. He hits 47 of 50 targets, one behind winner Hugh J. Falls of Port Deposit Maryland, while Robert C. Bell of Hunterstown tied for third with 46 hits.
March sale notices list real estate, farm stock, and estate actions for Paradise, Berwick, Gardners, Washington, York Springs, Hamilton, Huntington, Oxford, Reading, Latimore, Straban townships plus Heidlersburg and Two Churches. Also listed are used car offerings from Good Bros Motor Co at 325 Frederick St Hanover with official inspection station info.
Deputy Rufus B. Weaver of Gettysburg is confined to his home due to illness, limiting his duties while he recovers.
Classified notice for sale of a 3 burner coal oil stove in good condition. Apr at item office listing indicates the sale details and location.
York Motor Sales and Service presents a large lineup of 1928 to 1934 autos including Chevrolet Ford Hudson Auburn Packard LaSalle Nash and Buick sedans coupes and panels with low mileage and unusually low prices. Truck inventory includes several Ford and Chevrolet models and a Dodge 1 ton express. Contact 722 W Market St York Pa or phone 6847.
Inventory of vintage trucks with 1931 to 1934 model years listed including 1/2 to 1 1/2 ton and 4 ton panels. Prices range from 225 to 425 dollars. Contact Ammon R. Smith Chevrolet at 746 West Market Street York Pennsylvania for details.
Calvin Bentzel sells on the Dr E A Miller farm in Reading township near Hamp ton five head of milch cows three stock bulls four brood sows one boar hog seven large shoats three inch tread wagon hay carriage hay tedder spring wagon birch plow and gear sets plus a bay mare a bay horse a sorrel mare a mule heatrola parlor heater milk cans a milk bucket and sweet potatoes sale starts at 1 pm terms cash under 10 or eight months on larger sums with security or 4 percent discount for cash Jesse Crabbs auctioneer.
On March 13 1935 in Oxford Township Adams County Pa the sale offers 3 horses 13 head of cattle including Guernsey and Holstein cows some fresh or soon to be fresh 3 heifers 2 bulls plus a Swab wagon Massey Harris binder drill plows harrows and farm implements. Household items include linoleum radio electric items and furniture. Sale begins at 12 30 PM with terms announced.
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