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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1956

Page

10

Three Juveniles Caught After Cross Keys Burglary

State police capture three boys aged 15 to 17 who escaped Oakdale Boys School and burglarized Moore Brothers Service Station at Cross Keys. The trio, after stealing a car at Oakdale and driving to Gettysburg, abandoned it near New Oxford when it overheated. They attempted further thefts before being stopped near Slaybaugh’s home and Moore Brothers, with about $80 in loot recovered including pennies gum candy and three wrist watches. The youths were returned to Oakdale and the property to its owners.

Moore Brothers Cross Keys Oakdale Boys School Pittsburgh Oakdale Gettysburg New Oxford Abbottstown Coral Scott John Slaybaugh Slaybaugh’s

Executor sells Mt. Pleasant property to Myers for 4550

Harold B. Rudisill as executor of Fannye M. Stonecipher's will sold a Mt. Pleasant property, about one acre, to Edwin H. and Elma E. Myers for 4550 dollars. The deal was conducted in Mt. Pleasant, and the asset lies within Mt. Pleasant Township.

Harold B. Rudisill Fannye M. Stonecipher Edwin H. and Elma E. Myers Mt. Pleasant Tnp

Two Men Admit Nearby Burglaries

Police learned from state police that two men in Hollidaysburg Blair County admitted four burglaries in the area. The suspects were David Daniel Keller 24 of McSherrystown and Charles E Eisenhart Jr no address given. They had broken out of Fort Meade stockade in late May and on June 23 entered Garber's Laundry Hanover stole clothes, then a service station near Hanover took 20, and another service station in Hanover and Storm's Cash Market in Bonneauville. They loaded a laundry bag with food clothing and articles valued at a little over $43.

Gettysburg Hollidaysburg Blair County Polic David Daniel Keller McSherrystown Charles E. Eisenhart Jr Keller Eisenhart Fort Meade Garber’s Hanover Storm Bonneauville

Deardorff and Waggoner Wed in Wertzville Church

Miss May E Deardorff daughter of Mrs Mildred E Deardorff East Berlin and Daniel H Waggoner son of Mr and Mrs Herman A Waggoner Mechanicsburg were united in marriage at Young's EUB church Wertzville Rev Clarence L Chubb officiated The bride wore a blue lace dress with navy accessories and red rosebud corsage Mrs Chubb attended The bride is East Berlin High School class of 1949 The groom works for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co in Enola They reside with the bride’s family after a trip to the Poconos

May E. Deardorff Mildred E. Deardorff East Berlin R. 1 Daniel H. Waggoner Herman A. Waggoner Mechanicsburg Young’s Eub Church Wertzville Chubb Waggoner East Berlin High School Pennsylvania Railroad Co Enola Poconos

Retired Teachers Hold Picnic Meeting in Grove

The 1957 Summer Session of the Retired Teachers Association will be at Christ Reformed Church Grove near Littlestown. President A D Sheely presided as a nominating committee of J B Bushey and Elsie Eisenhart was formed to report at the fall meeting.

Retired Christ Reformed Church Grove Littlestown the Grove A. D. Bheely J. B. Bushey Elsie Eisenhart

Bridal Shower for Shirley Burgard in East Berlin

A surprise bridal shower honored Miss Shirley Burgard daughter of Mr and Mrs Lavere Burgard at the Millar home in New Oxford on June 7 Hosts were Mrs Doris Myers of East Berlin and Mrs Harriet Millar of New Oxford Guests included Janet Mumma Mrs Thomas Groft Mrs Charles Horwedel Mrs Richard Welty Mary Lou Horwedel Mrs Francis Smith Mrs Edward Willet Shirley Eckard Mrs Robert Eckenrode and Mrs John Willet Lavere Burgard Doris Jean Bollager Margaret Eisenhart Margie Stough Betty Rabenstein Carolyn Sowers Marcella Rohrbaugh and Mrs Gorden Wolf of New Oxford with gifts and refreshments for all attendees.

Shirley Burgard Lavere Burgard East Berlin Doris Myers Harriet Millar New Oxford Millar Janet Mumma Thomas Groft Charles Horwedel Richard Welty Mary Lou Hor

Obituary and birth notices from Gettysburg area

Mrs Bessie Mae Sponseller 67 wife of Lloyd Sponseller died Tuesday at her Hagerstown home after a brief illness She and her husband formerly lived in New Oxford and have resided in Hagerstown 20 years A daughter and a granddaughter survive Mr and Mrs Mark Sanders Gettysburg Route 4 announced the birth of a son at Hanover Hospital on June 13

Bessie Mae Sponseller Lloyd Sponseller Gettysburg Hagerstown Sponsellers New Oxford Mark Sanders Gettysburg R. 4 Hanover Hospital

South Penn Baseball League Standings and Scores

South Penn standings show Bendersville atop the loop with 8 wins and 1 loss, followed by Mummasburg 7–2 and Brushtown 5–4. Sunday results include Hunterstown 5 Greenmount 6 and Bonneauville 8 Brushtown 6. next games feature Taneytown at Union Bridge and others. Property sale note: Lavere G. Mumert and Mildred Mumert of Hanover sell in Conewago Township for 110000 to Leroy and Phyllis Bechtel at Pleasant View Development.

L. Pet Bendersville Mummasburg Brushtown Littlestown Greenmount Hunterstown Bonneauville Harney Munmumasburg Lavere G Mildred Mummert Hanover Leroy N Phyllis J. Bechtel Conewago Conewago Two Pleasant View

Pen-Mar League Scores and Standings Report

In the Pen Mar Baseball League Pen Mar W OL Pet Blue Ridge Summit posted seven runs while Cashtown also scored seven in a 7 7 scoreline. The race includes 178 Ae eet e tees standings and results from the era in a terse regional summary.

W. OL. Pet Blue Ridge Summit Cashtown Tees

Bridal Shower Held for Miss Jean Rider at New Oxford

A bridal shower for Miss Jean Rider took place at 109 Lincolnway West New Oxford hosted by Mrs William Hankey and Mrs Neil Kessel. Guests included Mesdames Curtis Rider Joseph Staub McSherrystown Richard Crouse Lavere Kuhn and others from Hanover Charles Carbaugh Paul Weaver Lester Kauser William Millar Flor-

Jean Rider Lincolnway West New Oxford William Hankey Neil Kessel Miss Rider Mesdames Curtis Rider Joseph Staub McSherrystown Richard Crouse Lavere Kuhn Hanover Charles Carbaugh Paul Weaver Lester Kauser William Millar Flor

List of Names Mentioned in Article

The readable fragment lists individuals including Ence Lingg Robert Polst William J Breighner Norman Overbaugh Carroll Rider and the Misses Zoanne Hagerman Lynne Millar and Debbie Kessel.

Ence Lingg Robert Polst William J. Breighner Norman Overbaugh Carroll Rider Zoanne Hagerman Lynne Millar Debbie Kessel

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