New Oxford Item History and Publication Details
New Oxford Item established 1879 and East Berlin News Comet 1380 entered at Pontofice New Oxford Pa as second class male matter under March 3 1879 act. Published Thursdays by New Oxford Item Company with Henry J. Smith as managing editor. Rates two dollars yearly in advance in York and Cumberland Counties three sixty per year in out of three county area. Telephone listings for New Oxford Gettysburg East Berlin included.
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Pontofice
New Oxford
New Oxford Item Company
Pennsylvania Corporation
Henry J. Smith
Gettysburg, Pa
Adame
York
Cumberland
Gettysburg
East Berlin
Local Births and Obits Highlight Hanover Area Notices
Twenty years ago births announced for Auker Ham mond Metz and others. Deaths listed include Edw W Pope and Raymond C Marshall, plus Miss Katie King and Mrs A C Rice. Marriages and property transfers noted. Reverend Paul Gladfelter and spouse mark 30 years as Abbottstown celebration mentioned.
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Edgar Auker
Wyomissing
Friday
Auker
New Oxonian
Blake B. Hammond
Kingsville
Tex
Minnie Colestock
New Oxford
Robert Metz
White Hall
Cath. Harner
Harry Freed
Hanover Hospital
Mildred Decker
New Chester
Warner Hospital
Edw. W. Pope
Raymond C. Marshall
Katie King
McSherrystown
Louise Higinbotham
George A. Clark
Robert Harry Stover
Hanover
Mary Louise Pascoe
Robert J. Little
Verna Kraut
Abbottstown
Grace FE. Lillich
Harry E. Weaver
Elmer Dillman
Gettysburg
Anna Gilbert
George W. Topper
H. L. Pulkrod
McKeesport
Strahan
Mary F. Berry
Edna L. Rinker
Hampton
Hanover Savings Fund Society
Marguerite W. Fisher
Reading
Paul Gladfelter
Obituary notices list several local deaths
Thirty years ago death notices include Henry C. Osborne aged 21 of Westminster with mother formerly Miss Mary Schnell of New Oxford, Melvina Ditzler 61 of Berlin Avenue, Charles D. Smith 71 of McSherrystown, and Winfield McElwee 76 of Mechanicsburg among others.
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Henry C. Osborne
Westminster
Mary Schnell
New Oxford
Melvina Ditzler
Berlin Avenue
Charles D. Smith
McSherrystown
Winfield 5
McElwee
Mechanicsburg
Local notices list residents admitted to Warner Hospital
The report names Mrs. John E. Delp of Gardners Sun day Scott Hake of East Berlin Howard Hollabaugh of Aspers and John Wisler of East Berlin R D as admitted to Warner Hospital. Mrs Amanda Jacobs of Abbottstown had cataract treatment in a Baltimore hospital. Marriages noted include Miss Winifred E. Kline of Gardners and Geo F Halkyard of Shamokin and Pauline Gardner of Uriah with Uriah Lawrence I McCauslin formerly of York Springs.
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Pauline Gardner
Uriah
Boyd Nell
Bermudian
Lawrence I. McCauslin
York Springs
McSherrystown News Highlights 1957 Local Sports and Life
The Gettysburg High School football schedule for 1957 shows a dropped game with Delone Catholic due to strong local opposition. Bridal party member Miss Shirley Snyder attended the marriage of Miss Shirley Ann Eline and Wm Arthur Sterner in Hanover. Local births, hospital admissions, and 4-H Club activities in Brushtown and McSherrystown are noted along with youth sewing and cooking projects and Camp Tuckahoe plans.
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Gettysburg
Delone Catholic
McSherrystown
Squires
Shirley Snyder
Trinity Reformed Church
Hanover
Shirley Ann Eline
Arthur Sterner
Linus Smith
Hanover Hospital
McSherrystown Area Listings and Local Notices
Discharges, property transfers, and enlistment details from McSherrystown and Hanover area records. Jude Noel leaves Hanover Hospital after stitches from a broken bottle cut. Multiple property sales in McSherrystown and Brushtown plus a Marine Corps re-enlistment for Eugene Groft. Miss Myers from Penn State spoke on Snacks and Entertaining.
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Jude Noel
Melvin Noel
Hanover Hospital
Thomas Hertz
Brushtown
Victor W
Ursula Kroh
Clarence G. Smith
Hanover
Millard H
Faustina E. Klunk
Cannon St
McSherrystown
Camille B. Eline
Clarence J
Elizabeth L. Arter
David J
Mildred M. Seymore
Austin F
Kathleen M Leonard
Fairview Ave
Thomas B
Mary Rita Redding
Paul E
Barbara Ann Kerns
Littlestown
Eugene F. Groft
Robert F Groft
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Abbottstown and Hanover Notes Reach Summary
Abbottstown and Hanover community items list visits and hospital stays. Clara Berkheimer visits son Fred in Richmond while Mrs DM Anderson remains at Hanover Hospital. Rev J H Ehlers and Mrs A S Dean visit Mrs Clinton Swope. Elsie Eisenhart and Helen Hames attend retired teachers meeting in Littlestown. A patient at UPenn Hospital is Mrs Isaiah Hoke. others, including Orville Zeigler and Mrs Thomas Murphey, are mentioned with local details. Notices include estate administration, a York court driving with suspended license verdict for Charles E Stoner, and a 4 H club "Snacks" project with 26 girls. Birth announced: twin daughters to Victor Wagaman and Regina Anthony.
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DM Anderson
Hanover Hospital
J. H Ehlers
A. S. Dean
Hanover
Clinton Swope
Elsie Eisenhart
Helen Hames
Christ Church Grove
Littlestown
Isaiah Hoke
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Sandra Mummert
Ann Ostron
Bonnie Altland
Camp Nawakwa
The
Reformed Church
Orville Zeigler
Thomas Murphey
Charles Chubb
Grace Nagle
Irene
Helen Haines
Charlene Chubb
Elizabethtown Hospital
Henry S Alwine
Paradise Township
Richard B. Alwine
Mildred R. Spangler
Charles E. Stoner
Abbottstown R. 1
York Court
Bernard
Dover
Victor Wagaman
York
Wagaman
Regina Anthony
Reckless Driving Charges After Hanover Collision
Cyril A. Ackerman 32 of McSherrystown was arrested for reckless driving after his car struck a parked vehicle in Hanover at 1 45 a m. He claimed headlights from another car blinded him. Damages were about 150 dollars to Ackerman’s car and 200 to the parked vehicle owned by Robert A. Stevens. No injuries reported.
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Cyril A. Ackerman
McSherrystown
Hanover
Ackerman
Robert A. Stevens
York Springs News Notes item roundup
Local notices report sales in Huntington and South Middleton townships with properties changing hands for 7500 and 12500 dollars. A surprise birthday party celebrated Miss Mary Finfrock and Miss Betty Finfrock in Gardners with 49 guests. A driver from Westminster paid 11.45 for speeding over 50 mph. Two young women from nearby towns vacationed at Virginia Beach. A Gardners couple welcomed a son born June 12 at Carlisle Hospital. A Gardners resident earned a plumbing diploma via correspondence school. Ramsey New Jersey High School principal Guy Moore has died.
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Ralph E. Yeagy
Huntington
Gilbert R
Janet E. Guise
York Springs
Mary
Betty Finfrock
Gardners
Paul Shaffer
Earl R. Guise
Guy Moore
Ramsey, N. J
N C Classifieds Rummage Sale and Property For Sale
Rummage sale rear of 324 W Middle St Gettysburg for charity Friday 6 to 10 and Saturday morning June 28 29. For sale 2 acre property with black bungalow 18x30 furnace electric water located between York Springs and Hampton 44 mile off Route 94 immediate possession. Blanche's Bargain Shop Cashtown open 9 to 5 Thurs Fri Lat evenings. WANTED Lot 75x10 near New Oxford state price and location in letter to Box B c/o Item Office.
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Middle St
Gettysburg
York Springs
Hampton
Glenn Jacobs
East Berlin
R. 1
Blanche
Cashtown
New Oxford
For Sale Intell igent Puppies and Adults at Kennels
Clarette Kennels offers a sale of intelligent dogs including tri color and sable White Colles White Spitz Joy Rat and Fox Terriers aged six weeks and up located at Route 94 Cross Keys Pa. Vendors advertise assorted breeds and ages from a single listing.
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Claretta Kennels
Cross Keys
Local High School Alumni News and Community Notices
Dated society notes spanning births and weddings in York Springs and surrounding towns. Highlights include nursing students and Hi-Y leadership attendees, bridal shower for Donna Slaybaugh, and births at Warner Hospital. Also reports church conference delegates, 79th Division reservists in training, and 4-H and community club activities with upcoming leadership events.
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Albert G. Moore
York Springs High School
Jean Heller
Gardners
Rebecca Roth
Biglerville
Gettysburge College
Donald Starner
Gardners R. 2
Warner Hospital
Mark Smith
York Springs R. 2
Gene Ruppert
York Springs
Russell Wertz
Aspers
Donna Slaybaugh
Aspers R. 1
Hemlock Inn
R. 1
Adams County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Arendtsville
James DD. Shafer
Beulah Smith
Alonzo M. LaVanture
Ralph Hikes
Children's Department
79Th Division
USAR
Indiantown Gap
Robert S. Shafer
Ken M
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Ray Mill and
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Sylvia Zinnerman
Loretta Gebhart
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Phyllis Meckley
Elmer L. Krichten
Harry J
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Allenberry Playhouse
Boiling Springs
George Washingto
Alex Reed
Carlisle
Clara Berkheimer
Fred
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Robert L. Barbour
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POLZ
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Nevin P. Mehring
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Dale E. Kopp
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Penna
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Jefferson-Codorus
Spring Grove
West's
John C. Bream
J A. Smith
Smith Bros Garage
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Discount Furniture CO
Lincolnway West
Sunoco
Sun Oil Company
Harrisburg
Cedar
Price Adams CO Farm Bureau
Fit International
Ferguson
Oliver
John Deere
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Us Sheets Bros
S&m Furniture
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Linda Ecker
S & M Furniture
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Allis- Chalmers
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Sid Hinkle
Bobby Able
Dizzy Dean
Johnny Laughman
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Shorty Kerschner
Hilley Rise
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New Locust Inn
Charlton Heston
Ann Baxter
William Holden
Kim Novak
Eddy Duchin
Tyrone Power
Mighty Joe Young
Terry Moore
Isle OF the Dead
Raris Karloff
Lauren Racall Doeleres Gras
MacDonald
Marjorie Main Parker
Fennelly
Floria Talbott
Atlantic
Aero Oil CO
Zoeller’s Fruit Stand
Arendt Farm
Bicmount
Goildsten
Raab
Dox -Pring and
Matt
Preakfast Seis
Community Furniture Appliance
S. Queen St
Liulesiowa, Pa
Lincoln Manor
Strickler's Hobby House
Hanover, PA
Roy L. Craw
Lawrence A. Evans
Della B. Hershey
Latimore
Jo Q Baird
Laura L Hershey
Charles Boyer
Edgar Leer
Church of the Brethren
4-H Home Economics Club
Linda Hinkle
Melvin Prosser
Yoland Golden
York Springs Home Economics Club
Melvin R. Prosser
Mutual Imsurance Co
Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Life Insurance Co
MT. Rock Inn
Centennial, PA
Smoker
Centennial Firemen’s Hall
Centennial, Ba
Benefit of Centennial Fire Co
Lincoln View
Paw S
Evelyn A. Myers
Baily
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