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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
5
Disjointed OCR fragment shows scattered references to times and places, resembling a diary or schedule note. Readable items include mentions of 6:30, 7:30, and a market setting plus street names, but many words are garbled, making a coherent event unclear.
Carl W. Kane of Franklin township won re election as Adams County Democratic chairman by 67 to 24 over Fred G. Klunk at the biennial meeting in the court house. Kane urged unity and energetic work for the November election while plans for an Adams County Jefferson Jackson celebration were announced.
George Elmer Sheffer Jr of New Oxford has been appointed second alternate for a West Point cadet vacancy for July 1 entry by Congressman Harry L. Haines. He graduated New Oxford High June 3 and was active in band basketball and dramatics.
A Dauphin County judge awarded Howard A. Wolf of York Springs R. D. 1 eighty dollars in his damage suit against Evelyn Attick of Steelton. The collision occurred at Twentieth and North streets in Harrisburg on November 2. Wolf sought 160.89 for a repair bill. the jury did not reach a verdict at the April term after the case was appealed from a magistrate.
Inez V Bridges estate transferred to Melvin J Shank estate comprising two parcels in Penn township York county and Berwick township existing title records indicate transfer of ownership of the lots to the Shank estate in the consolidated filing.
Births and illnesses dot the page as families in Abbottstown and nearby towns mark milestones. A son born to Mr and Mrs Cetus Staub on Orange street. Local students at St Charles seminary spend summer at home. Stambaugh children struck by auto. serious injury to Russell. Dorothy Diehl injured by auto in Abbottstown. Surprise party honors eighth wedding anniversary and birthday. Earl Staub awarded a new Cleveland touring car. Jowanna Billman 89 fractures hip from a fall. Rachael Miller severely injured in a stairs fall. Wheat priced at 1.12 a bushel. Three McSherry seminarians ordained priests next year. Silo downed by Sunday storm near Bonneauville. Miss Esther Hoke and Margie Kepner attend VVSN summer session. Howard Eyster ill in York. Hope Bream improving. Mervin Wolford improving. Mrs James Devine seriously ill. Charles Grim’s son ill with diphtheria. George E Thomas and Mabel Roth marry. Samuel Ehrhart returns home after hospital surgery.
30 Years Ago Ellen Wag her and Kate Wag her returned to the area after eighteen months in Los Angeles. Edward S. Staub near town and Miss Emma C. Klunk of York were married Wednesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Lockenbill a son. E. E. Jacobs, Abbottstown, fell and cut his nose on the mail wagon. Curtis Herman resigned in North Carolina and will move to Lancaster for a new job. Hazel Hulick returned home improved from treatment at York hospital. John D. Rahn improving his Mt. Pleasant dairy farm. Abbottstown school board enacted tax collector H F Stambaugh, teachers Ira Mummert, Mary Troxel, Mellie Eisenhart with salaries. Tax rate set at 6 mills. A child of Mrs. Henry Noel near Cedar Ridge cut a hand. Mrs. John Gates fractured her arm. Albert Altland cut finger while sawing. Corrected marriage notice for Myrtle Stallsmith and Clarence E. Mackley. J Frank March sprained neck in a fall. Anne Yake 68 died at J Francis Yake’s home. Peter Alwine moved to Irishtown after buying Samuel L. Smith property. Doctors Spotz and Leh removed a tumor from Mrs. Hoffheins’ face. Wheat 1.12 per bushel.
A collection of brief local items reports fires at John Grim's barn in Berwick township and minor damages at William Hartman’s grain shed and Daniel Laughman’s house from lightning. It also notes multiple marriages, teacher appointments, pensions, farm yields, and minor injuries among residents including a 89 year old walker and a horse kick.
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