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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
2
A meager July item list recounts small injuries at home and on farms, births, movements, and local events. Incidents include a broken beer bottle requiring stitches, a broken rib from a fall, and various marriages and adjournments. Community life details cover bids for a court house addition and a large upcoming orphanage project, plus weather and harvest notes.
McKinley and Hobart named as Republican nominees for the fall ticket. Howard F. Slagle elected teacher at Arendtsville School No. 1. Assessor change as E G Topper succeeds Geo H Weaver. Several injuries and community notes follow including tree accidents and fishing hook incident.
De troit College of Law honors Evening. James Devine a candidate for Co. Commissioner. Good Intent defeated Idavile 18 to 0. Hunterstown defeated Gettysburg 32 to 4. Susanna Dermody granted original widow's pension. Jacob Heagy bequeaths to wife. then son Samuel two thirds. son Joseph one dollar. daughter Mary Pensyl one third. After wife’s death, shares split between Mary and Samuel. Wheat price 60 cents. Henry F. Stambaugh and Leilean E. Menges married. Clint E. Rickrode and Mary Cleaver married. Wm. Gross died June 21. Allen Roland died June 22. Mrs. Annie Smith died June 20 in Omaha, aged 51.
A roundup of small-town events includes John Hantz’s $5 win over Theo Sheets in a wall-to-square bet, local marriages, obituaries, business notices, harvest whiskey ads, Fourth of July fireworks plans, Liberty baseball leadership, a social for the club, new warehouse plans, college commencements, church bell blessing, and a slate of local teachers and entertainment entries.
The fragment notes two clear concerns in a political contest and mentions Keak Cressy as a candidate. It also references an eagle from bessard and Dulias for Buny in a garbled dialect, indicating uncertain local chatter about candidates and symbols.
Mrs. Sadie Hess is recovering after six weeks in the hospital following a broken leg from a fall at home. A large turnout attended the wedding of John W. Black and Alice Bowers at Bender's church. Re v Henry Sternat preached at Chestnut Hill to a capacity Sunday audience. Several residents visited and traveled to see sights in Ohio. About seventy five Haverstick clan members held a reunion at Williams Grove. Various residents visited relatives and celebrated birthdays and visits in nearby towns. Children’s Day services are planned for Sunday evening at 7 30. The Rev Dr Harvey D Hoover preached at the Gettysburg Lutheran church on Barnabas and Saul. Visitors stopped at J B Brown's home, and Maud Kennedy of Wierman's Mill is slowly improving. Lester Starry and family visited near Wierman’s Mill while Mrs William Yohe spends a weekend in Harrisburg.
In Abbottstown on Thursday the Littlestown girls defeated the local girls team 28 to 8 while the Littlestown boys lost 4 to 0. Also noted: Mr and Mrs H F Stambaugh celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.
Dr. Thomas L. Cline announces a 25 member European tour party including 12 Gettysburg residents led by Dr Cline. The voyage sails July 11 from New York aboard the Georgic and returns August 18 on the Aquitania visiting France Holland Switzerland Germany and England.
Professor J Floyd Slaybaugh superintendent of Adams County public schools fractured a bone in his left foot while playing music ball at Caledonia park Monday evening about 6 30 o clock with Gettysburg Lions Club members for their weekly meeting. The injury was X rayed at Annie M Warner hospital.
Clarence Parker twenty two of Lewistown was injured while chasing horses from a field to a barn on his brother in law’s property Tuesday evening. He suffered a puncture wound to the upper lip lacerations to the chin a concussion and the loss of three upper teeth. Parker recalls chasing the horses to the barn then being knocked unconscious perhaps by a horse or a loose shoe. He was treated by Dr. Raymond Oyler at Biglerville and taken to Annie M Warner hospital. He left hospital Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Mildred L. Jost daughter of Mr and Mrs John Jost Woodlawn Baltimore and Frederick C Tyson son of Mr and Mrs C J Tyson Gardners were married at the Park Avenue Friends Meeting Baltimore in a Friends ceremony. The couple will live in Gasport New York where Tyson has a position with the Friends Sprayer company following a short honeymoon. Guests included numerous Tyson relatives and friends from Gardners Flora Dale and Baltimore.
Felix Yingling Jr who faced a larceny charge was ordered to enlist by Judge Sheely but was rejected when trying to join the army. He later asked to be sent to Huntingdon reformatory. A recruiting officer noted the army conducts thorough checks on applicants. The region sees roadwork on Route 34 94 116 194 234 and 394 in Adams County. The Adams County Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds its fifty first annual convention at Zion Lutheran Fairfield with theme Forward for Youth Edna Albert will preside. A new scenic map folder for Penns lands is being distributed to motor clubs hotels and civic groups as orders exceed 200 from 22 states. Five year old Mark Sanders of Gettysburg R2 was treated for a fractured right forearm after a bed fall. Fairfield loses lead as Bethlehem tops Adams County baseball league.
Seventy five students enroll for the seventeenth annual summer school at Gettysburg College. Classes start Tuesday morning with courses in all departments. Dr. John B. Zinn heads the chemistry department and serves his fourth year as director.
The sermon argues against substitutes for Christian character. It urges individuals to pay the price of self denial and service, warning that Jesus cannot substitute for personal effort in attaining heavenly life. It contrasts lazy bargain hunting with true sacrifice.
Monald C. Walters of Fairfield road received the contract to furnish bus transportation for Cumberland township children to Gettysburg. The award covers daily pupil service, with routes and schedules to be arranged by the township authorities.
Joseph A Bievenour 79 of 217 Railroad Street Hanover died at home Thursday at 4 30 am after a ten year illness due to dropsy. He was born April 19 1857 a repairman on the railroad. Survived by widow Mary Felix son William four grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters five brothers funeral from his residence Monday 8 30 am then 9 am at St Joseph's Church Hanover with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery pallbearers listed.
Word has been received of the death of Frank Eugene Mansfield 55 a brother of Mrs Co Co Benning Gettysburg. He died Tuesday in a Batavia New York hospital after two operations beginning June 5. A native of New York state he lived in Couderstown Pa for years and moved to Batavia about 16 years ago. Survived by widow and three children Dorothy Robert and Richard plus two brothers and a sister. Funeral services were in Batavia Friday afternoon.
Mrs Edward Metz aged 55 of Hanover died in Fayetteville on Thursday after an illness. Survived by her husband eight children three brothers and three sisters. She was sister to H W Hart and to Mrs Oscar Diehl and Mrs C E Rice of Bigerville.
Amos F Bosserman died at his East Berlin home at noon Sunday from a heart condition. He formerly farmed and for about a decade ran an antique business. He was 80 and survived by his widow Cora Lehigh Bosserman son Lemuel of Barnesboro five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral held from the home with services at Mummert's meeting house and burial in the adjoining cemetery.
The Rev Dr A E Wagner formerly of Hallam and ex pastor of Christ Lutheran Gettysburg is listed by his physician as resting fairly well at West Side sanitarium York since the afternoon of June 10 He arrived with lacerations to the wrists and forearms the cause of which remains undetermined His attending physician Dr Frank Horning Hallam noted improvement but could not say how long the hospital stay will last The 80 year old has retired from pastorship prior to his illness
George D. Forry of Hanover and Mary A. Nace of Littlestown applied for licenses. Carlton P. Zortman of Hanover R D 3 and Estella A. Conrad of New Oxford sought licenses. John Francis Sanders of Littlestown and Violet Marie Weaver of Conewago Township also applied. Glenn Hiram Crist of Huntington Township and Mildred Margaret Rausher of Butler Township filed for licenses. Applications were filed Tuesday at the office of Clerk of Courts Roy D. Renner.
The Wednesday Suomen local markets list wheat shelled corn and eggs with white and brown mixed varieties. Noted prices are unclear and fragmented, with several items abbreviated or garbled.
The report lists admissions and discharges from Warner Hospital including Rosie Cashman New Oxford Grace Hare Gettysburg Irvin Miller Littlestown Mervin Eshelman Gettysburg Mrs Wade Shetter Gettys Mrs Earl Grimm Gettysburg Barbara Spensier Gettysburg Mrs Edward Heintzelman Gettysburg etc plus Freda Benner Gettysburg Route 1 discharged. Arthur Phiel Jr Gettysburg treated at Annie Warner for a fractured finger. Helen Guise York Springs underwent appendectomy at Hanover Hospital. James Smith Hanover Route 2 discharged after wagon-related injury and transported by ambulance.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Brandt Huntington township June 17. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Edward Fimes Latimore township June 14. A daughter born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Charles Swartz East Berlin. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Charles Cullison Gettysburg June 10. Mr and Mrs Edward Settle Gettysburg R 3 announce the birth of a nine pound daughter Yvonna Annette on Sunday.
Faul Lehman of York Springs buys the mill and house on Harrisburg street from Mrs. Kathryn Keefer. He will take possession in the fall. Sunshine feed store operated the mill for years and has leased adjoining property to convert into a mill after August 15.
Victor Sponsler of Gettysburg paid a one dollar fine plus costs after a police charge of violating a borough parking ordinance. The case, heard by Justice John C. Shearer, followed Sponsler's failure to appear before Acting Burgess Clarence W. Epley after his car was tagged for parking in front of a theatre last week.
An advertisement promotes Sunoco Spray for evergreens shrubs roses and other plants and urges readers to buy it now for garden care.
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