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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
1
New Oxford Item announces rates for the New Ox Teeea corporation. Henry Jd Pa Perme at $1.00 yearly in advance, $1.80 if not paid within the year. Discontinuance requires arrears paid. failure to order discont. equals a new engagement. Out of county rate $1.60 yearly in advance or $2.00 if unpaid. Advertisements at reasonable rates with liberal terms to contract advertisers.
Twenty years ago Frank Sadier and son Melvin moved from Palmyra to the Sponseller property Lincolnway West. Mrs Sadier died recently. A 10 acre plot at Oxford Cemetery was sold for 90 dollars to R C Taughinbaugh and Wm Noel. Noel later sold his share to W C Herman. Earnest Kuhn of Hanover fell ill atop a 100 ft stack at Alwine brick yards Berlin Junction and was carried home. L W Straley will open a harness and shoe shop at King and Beaver York. Lincolnway East shop continues. Henry Webster at Circle cafe suffered heat exhaustion while overseeing Alwine brick plant construction. Oxford Township School board elected teachers at Clear View Olive Orner and Red Hill Joseph Kepner. Elizabeth Bream returned from Norwood. Vergie Diehl visiting Lincolnway West. Drought lowers Conewago creek. New Oxford water use urged to conserve. Sarah Stough Aspers daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Stough suffered an eight stitch head wound from a wagon fall. Catherine Hennicken 18 at Storms Store has a hand abscess. Emory Lockenbill of Lincolnway West injured left leg from a farm tyne incident near Gettysburg. Wm Schriver Croas Keys escaped a death trap under a binder. Elmer Myers freed horses. Schriver previously broke ribs in a runaway. Private Clair Reed 20 died in Laredo Texas from sleeping sickness residing with grandparents Emanuel and Mrs Reed. Born to Thomas Little Misery a son. Wheat at 1.05 per bushel. Russell Klinger East High Street. Continued on page 5.
The Rev. George E. Sheffer presides with Sunday School at 9 a.m. led by C. P. Keefer, worship at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Holy Communion in both services. Preparatory service Friday 7:45 p.m. Baptism Sunday at 3 p.m. Theme: Cast All Your Anxiety Upon God.
The Evangelical and Reformed Charge led by Rev. Dobbs F. Ehlman lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 9 a.m. St Paul's New Oxford. Emmanuel Church Abbottstown has Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 15 a.m. with C J Meckley as superintendent. The Independence Day sermon theme is How Much Do We Want Liberty.
The New Chester Lutheran Parish and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hanover host services this weekend. Rev Elmer Drumm of St John Hampton leads 9 a m worship and 10 a m Sunday School with summer communion at 10 30 a m July 6 at The Pines Hampton. St Pauls at The Pines presents Dr Fishcranes Musical Revue this Friday at 8 p m with free admission. St Marks Heidlersburg schedules Sunday School 7 p m and worship 8 p m.
Reverend Earl N Rowe leads church activities with Church School at 9 a.m. and public worship at 10 a.m. in New Oxford, followed by Church School at 2 p.m. and worship at 3 p.m. in Hunterstown.
The Rev. Richard Shaffer pastor announces Sunday school at 9 a m and no worship service this Sunday at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Hampton.
St John’s New Chester announces no worship service this Sunday after the Sunday school gathers at 9 a.m. Local clergy request parishioners attend next week’s service.
The Church of the Brethren will hold Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m in East Berlin J Monroe Danner pastor Trostie's will host church worship at 2 p m
The Rev. William J. Burke presided at the Protectory Mass at 7 a.m. followed by a second Mass in the parish church at 8 30 a.m. Evening devotions were held in the parish church at 7 15 p.m.
The Rev. John F. O'Donnell announces Sunday Masses at 6 30 and 9 00 with the Blessed Virgin's Sodality and Benediction at 7 p m in Conewagee Chapel.
Worship service at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m. Luther League meets at 7 p m under Pastor Rev Snyder Alleman at Abbottstown Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Robert D. Hartnett, rector, lists low Masses at 6 30 a m and 9 00 a m during summer. Evening devotions and benediction occur at 7 o'clock. Miraculous Medal devotions held weekly on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Sally Ann Sneeringer infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Sneeringer Centennial is much improved. St Josephs convent Edge Grove closed Tuesday for the summer. Robert A Smith Gettysburg charged before Justice Robert P Snyder Gettysburg with failing to yield the right of way.
Bids awarded to C. L. Eicholtz New Oxford at 700 dollars with 217.50 allowance for old machines leaving net 482.50. Other nets would have been 552.50 and 534 dollars. The Rosary Society at St. Marys Church elected officers. Multiple local residents visited relatives and attended events across Lebanon and York counties.
Charles Francis Lawrence of Hanover died Saturday at Hanover General Hospital after a two week stay and prior illness since last November. A 73 year old former Coulson Heel Company night watchman, he leaves seven children, seventeen grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church with interment in Conewago Chapel cemetery.
Francis J. Gebhart 53 a cigar packer of McSherrystown died of a self inflicted wound from a .22 rifle at his home. Coroner Dr C G Crist said the shooting occurred around 4 pm, his body found by wife Louise Wierman around 4 30. Survived by widow daughter Julia son Charles two brothers and three sisters. Funeral high mass at St Marys Church McSherrystown Friday at 9 am. Interment in church cemetery.
J E and Grace L Codors sell to Walter A and Ruth G Keeney a lot along East Broadway in Gettysburg. Keeneys formerly lived in East Berlin. Jacob H and Alta C Rau sell to Clara Cromer a four acre property in Straban township. Austin G Neiderer and wife transfer three lots in Penn township to Farmers Bank of McSherrystown.
A four-year-old Betsy loves candy and parents in Vermont towns keep feeding her. To curb this, they hang a sign around her neck and run a local paper ad saying Dont feed Betsy. The story, told with warmth, appears in the American Weekly section of the Sun.
The eccentric Harold and Bayard Nicholas star in a 20th Century Fox film with Alice Faye John Payne Jack Oakie and Cesar Romero. The Great American Broadcast comes to the Earl Theatre this Friday and Saturday. Archie Mayo directed. The film features the Negro dancers with Mary Beth Hughes the Wiere Brothers and The Four Ink Spots.
The Red Cross reports completing 22 jumper skirts 4 blouses 11 baby gowns 9 sweaters 2 sweater suits and 3 convalescent robes in May and June. It urges more volunteer sewers and knitters and invites planning sessions in the Livingston building Center Square Wednesday afternoon from 1 30 to 4 30 with yarn available for children s sweaters.
OCR fragment shows grain and egg prices with many garbled characters. Readable items include Wheat 97 per bushel and Corn 85 per bushel, Oats 0, Rye 0.60, Barley 0, Eggs white 24 per dozen and Eggs brown 0.23 per dozen.
Listings show multiple farms and houses for sale near Hanover including 130 acres with 8-room frame house and barn, 83 acres with 10-room brick house, 100 acres with 8-room house and bank barn, 31 acres with 8-room house, plus several single houses and bungalow sites along State road and Big Conewago Creek. Prices range from 2900 to 6500 with various possession timelines. W P Stoner at 241 Frederick St Hanover invites contact before selling or buying real estate.
A West Virginia shed calves truck bound for Lancaster overturned after the driver fell asleep at 4 30 in the morning near the former Lewis Wolf farm. Cattle scattered as men and boys helped corral them. Mary Gorsuch Binder 40 of Cheltenham sister of J T Gorsuch Abbottstown died Wednesday. Mrs Crail suffered severe burns while canning peas Thursday evening.
County contributors top 617 with Gettysburg leading at 375 followed by McSherrystown 54 and Biglerville 47. Fairfield adds four donors to reach fourth place while Bonneauville holds eighth. Littlestown is fifth with 15 dollars.
A diesel shovel arrived to aid grading on the railroad relocation project. Cement carloads are used for concrete bridges while brush run and access into the Andrew Martin farm area are under construction. Families move to Akron and Duquesne. a son was born to Mr and Mrs Curtis Fidler. William Waters, an aeronautical engineer graduate, returns home with his parents.
The administration bond for the estate of John H. Bittinger of Arendtsville has been filed. Clarence E. Bittinger of New Oxford is named administrator.
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