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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
4
Editorial lauds New Oxford Fifth Art and Craft Show as a resounding success sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. John Byers chaired efforts, introducing a Flea Market to draw interest, with Boy Scouts assisting. Directors are praised for prudent spending and for land purchase for an industrial park signaling growth.
A tipple play shows rarity in the Colonial Tanker game as Dan Sieg of Colonial singles a line drive out and completes a double play then tags first for another out. Crowds are slim but week scores show Oilers and Colonials trading wins as New Oxford Dodgers seize first with a 40 blanking of Arendtsville Sox, Harner winning on one hit and 11 strikeouts.
The schedule lists Taneytown Gettysburg Cashtown Brushtown Fairfield Bonneauville Arendtsville Littlestown McSherrystown Hunterstown and Conewago Little League. The page shows matchups among local teams in the league, indicating a regional youth baseball circuit.
Officials of the Lincoln Manor Pony League in New New Oxford announced a corrected schedule after an error in preparation. The revised calendar covers June through August, listing matchups such as Bobcats versus Lions and Bears versus Panthers, plus an all star game and championship playoffs.
30 years ago Rev. George E. Little of First Lutheran Church New Oxford graduated from Gettysburg Seminary and received a call from Lutheran Church of Aspinwall near Pittsburgh to be ordained in his home church July 1. E W Livingston of New Oxford installs an electric ice cream freezer to make his own ice cream by Saturday. Helen Sheely of New Oxford elected president of Adams County Christian Endeavor Union, after six years as secretary, at Zion Lutheran Fairfield convention.
Twenty years ago Robert Felty of New Oxford attended a York business school. W C Herman who sold his Center Square meat market to Merrill R Freed took a new position in a York market. Mt Pleasant Township teachers listed for next term include Ray Sponselier, Edgar Dilon, Vernon Smith, Wildred Leese, Kilpatrick, and Grace Eckenrode. A four year old from Abalistown named Stambaugh suffered a brush crash and shock when struck in the pan.
A collage of short items and puns from various locales and voices. Notes include shop signs in London about the Queen, a boyhood newsboy retirement in Mt Pulaski, a music anniversary ad in Buffalo, a ban on onions for Waterloo barbers, a church secretary in Alexandria, and multiple snippets on taxes, thefts, and cultural tidbits. The page blends humor, quotes, and brief notices with no single dominant event.
A black man seeks admission to an exclusive church. The pastor avoids direct answers, the man says he will sleep on it. He returns and the minister asks if the Lord sent a message. The man replies yes and quotes that the Lord said he has been trying to join the church for ten years. A humorous aside follows about a meat counter discount steak named Dellface.
An overbearing minor official Bertram dominates every topic with boasts of his importance. At a large man’s funeral he predicts a grand procession for his own, citing public demand and city-wide attention. A bystander cautions him, while a mountaineer jokes about a silenced shotgun wedding.
A compact guide answers common household care questions. It covers finishing walnut and other woods with hot linseed oil and wax, removing perfume stains with matching perfume on tissue, frosting glass with putty and linseed oil, cleaning leather with egg white and cloth, salvaging scorched linens, darkening tan leather with raw potato, easing venetian blind cleaning with wool socks, reviving ravaged yarn with steam, and peeling beets by hot/cold water method.
Roberta Lee offers practical household hacks from foot care to glass cleaning and wall repairs. Learn a foot soak with Epsom salts for swelling, rinsing milk glasses before hot washing, shellac-coated wicker hampers, baking soda filler for plaster, and quick polish tips for shoes and furniture.
An elderly resident recalls early days caring for infants and babysitting, describing local customs and challenges of raising children in a bygone era. The reminiscence highlights community helpers and the shift in parenting roles over time.
The New Oxford church notes list Rev John P Bolen as pastor with daily Mass at 7 30 a m and Sunday Masses at 7 and 9 30 a m Confessions are offered 4 to 5 and 6 to 7 p m Saturdays and 9 a m Sundays The Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality Holy Communion occurs at 7 a m Mass Rev H B Krone is listed as supply pastor Sundry School meets at 9 30 a m with Communion at 10 30 a m
Pleasant Street New Oxford hosts Sunday School 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. and evening worship 7 30 p.m with Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p.m. Friday YPE at 8 p.m. Great Conewage Presbyterian offers Sunday School 9 30 a.m. worship 10 45 a.m.
Giese Helder describes a device to keep refreshment glasses from sliding on chair arms using No 8 or 10 insulated wire with a sliding clamp. A rope loop around a tree trunk and shovel handle helps form a tidy circular soil edge. A practical torch wired from insulation board and kerosene aids in burning webs of tree spiders.
East Berlin Lower Cenewage Church of the Brethren Wayne Cook elder Bermudian Sunday School 9 3 a m worship 10 30 a m missionary service 7 30 p m Wol gamuth Paradise United Church of Christ Rev Charles Strasbaugh pastor Sunday School 9 a m worship 10 15 a m Lutheran worship 8 a m Luther League 6 30 p m Peuls Red Run Lutheran Rev Charles A Snyder pastor 10 15 a m
Evangelist Harry M. Vaughn leads Bible study at ten a m one half mile east of Abbottstown on Lincoln Highway Rt 30 with preaching and communion at eleven a m and evening service at seven thirty p m Wednesday Bible study at seven thirty p m.
The Bermudian Bible Church lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p m for members and attendees.
Letimere Lutheran Parish announces services with Carl Warrick serving as Supply Pastor. Lower Bermudian holds Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Chestnut Grove conducts worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Paul L. Foulk of Hanover will guest minister at the service with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and worship at 10 20 a m.
New Chester Lutheran St. Mark's Heidlersburg holds Holy Communion at 8 a.m and Sunday School at 9 a.m. St John’s Hampton offers Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. St. Paul’s The Pines conducts Sunday School at 9:45 a.m and Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
Rev W W Costic and Pastor Redmount lead worship at Wellsville EUB with Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Mt Royal follows with worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m.
Rev Harold R Stoudt, Pastor at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran announces Sunday School at 9 a m and worship at 10 15 a m. The notice indicates weekly services and church leadership in a concise parish bulletin style.
The pastor announces confession times Saturday from 3 30 to 5 and 6 30 to 8 p.m. Sunday masses are at 7 30 a.m. 9 a.m. and 10 30 a.m.
The Mt Royal Full Gospel church lists a fellowship service Saturday at 7 30 p m. Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m. A young people's service is at 7 p m and an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Mabel Seville.
The Lincolnway Full Gospel Center led by Pastor Fred Mummert operates between Abbottstown and Cross Keys with a 10:30 a.m. ship service and an evening service on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Harmony Grove Chapel lists Rev C Jack Orr as pastor with worship 10 30 a m to 7 30 p m Bible study Wednesday 7 30 p m Morning Hour Chapel supply pastor 10 a m prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m St Johns Lutheran Abbottstown lists Rev Lester J Karschner with Holy Communion 8 and 10 30 a m 2 p m Baptism 1 30 p m Church School 9 15 a m
The Rev. Amos D. Meyers leads services with Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. in New Oxford. York Springs holds worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Hunterstown offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m.
The United Church of Christ schedules worship at St. Pauls New Oxford at 9 a.m. and church school at 10 a.m. A church school board meeting is set for 11 a.m. Emmanuel Abbottstown also offers church school at 9 a.m. with Holy Communion at 10:15 a.m.
Upper Conewage George Hall and Elder East Berlin offer Sunday School at 9 a.m. Bible Study at 7 30 p m and prayer meeting Tuesday 8 p m Latimore lists Sunday School 9 30 a m worship 10 30 a m Trostle s also has Sunday School 9 a m and Wednesday 8 p m prayer meeting Details show local church schedule across three locations with times for services and study sessions.
A report from 40 years ago notes Maurice D. Rife of near the 700 schoolhouse injured his leg and bruised his body when the horse he drove turned sharply, overturning the buggy and tossing him and his family to the ground. Additional items include Salant & Salant in East Berlin receiving 225000 yards of goods, electric line wire from Abbottstown to Franklintown arriving in East Berlin, and graduates and candidates in York Springs Littlestown and surrounding areas. Percy S. F. Eichelberger graduates Gettysburg College as an honor student in a class of 71. H B Pearson of York Springs announces candidacy for associate judge. Cyril Rickrode of Littlestown earns a punctuality certificate at St. Aloysius parochial school. Miss Kathryn Cashman of New Chester enters Shippensburg Normal School to train for teaching. Dr. Edgar I. Diller, U of P dental graduate, plans to join his cousin Dr. E. J. Diehl’s Lancaster practice.
Apostle Rev. Ernest W. Brindle presides at St John New Chester with worship at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Bermudian Mt Olivet, Emmanuel Hampton holds worship at 11 a.m. and Church School at 10 a.m. Sunday service times listed for all congregations.
Reverend Joseph F. Braubitz announces weekend services for St. Mary's Paradise. Confessions Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the church. Sunday Masses at 7 a.m. in the chapel and 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the church.
Dr Samuel B Guss extension veterinarian Penn State will discuss Horse Management and Preventative Diseases at a public meeting sponsored by York County 4H Pony Club and York County 4 H Light Horse and Pony Club at 7 p m Friday at the Sterling School of Equitation near Davidsburg A question and answer period will follow.
The York Springs church holds Sabbath School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 45 a m led by Rev W H Anderman pastor Zwingli East Berlin offers worship at 10 45 a m and church school at 9 30 a m a brief church notices item outlining service times.
Mr and Mrs John B Smith of Latimore Township sold property to Huntington Township for 14000 dollars allotted to Chestnut Grove and Lower Bermudian Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
Ten year old notice of sale records the George N. Deardorff State bungalow east of New Oxford selling at public sale to Pius UL and Henrietta Long for 8300 dollars. The itemization notes local fire losses, injuries, and ROTC camp affiliations among residents and students in the Gettysburg and Abbottstown area.
A detailed financial report titled State of Maine Condensed Summary of Financial Statements as of June 30 appears in a newspaper ad. It compares two years of revenues expenditures and other amounts for the general and highway funds and other special funds, then presents a balance sheet with assets liabilities and reserves. Public notice laws require such publishing, underscoring the newspaper’s vital public role.
A letter from Co. Wm. Noel, chairman of the New Oxford Chamber of Commerce event, thanks police, scouts, clubs, committees, merchants, and volunteers for a successful Arts and Crafts Show and Flea Market. Special appreciation to co-chairman John Byers and area participants. Also notices of speeding and reckless driving charges issued by Gettysburg police for Patricia C. Mummert and William C. Little.
The Adams County draft board announced today that it has ordered the induction of two county men. Details on names or classifications were not provided in the fragment.
A cluster of reader questions covers marital strain gossip and family quarrels. Topics include a sister in law accusing flirtation at work, a husband and wife facing interference from a married daughter, a mother daughter money clash over a junior high student, suspicion of a widowed mother dating a married man, and guidance for an 18 year old boy deciding on college timing and future marriage.
A historic note recalls General Gram being arrested in Kane Pennsylvania for fishing without a license, highlighting an unusual wartime era incident involving a high ranking officer.
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