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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
2
Fragmentary notice references weekly Thursday schedule and a contract with payments. Mentions oxford, Geuysvers, PF baboon, and possible reduction if not paid within the year. Details are garbled but imply a formal writing or terms in a contract.
Jad Ever, Mrs Edw Seibert, Mr and Mrs Howlan Miller report housekeeping on Lincolnway West and East. R G Sponseller remodels the former Cashman residence on Lincolnway West. Mary Ann Lawrence on sick list. Leon Smith resigns as manager Arendeville. Merie Freed injures left hand at Lincolnway East meat market. A Jennings of Virginia buys Sponseller 110 acre farm near Gulden.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Shearer of Gettysburg announce the birth of a daughter at Warner Hospital on Monday afternoon.
Deaths notice lists A Wagner, Walter E Wagner, and Floyd R Wagner of Hanover and New Oxford R D among relatives with thirty two grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren. Four brothers and three sisters noted. Funeral Thursday afternoon from Feiser funeral home with interment at Dubs cemetery.
Mrs Charles F Beal also known as Elizabeth Beal of Abbottstown died at York City hospital at 8 05 p m on Friday evening aged 61 born June 22 1885 daughter of Jacob H and Alice Hunter Sheffield husband Charles E Beal died August 22 1923 interment in Friedens cemetery Somerset
Miss Helen Frances Fisher aged 21 died Friday morning at a Harrisburg hospital. Born April 29 1926 she was the daughter of Ralph and Bernadett Fisher. Surviving are her parents a brother John Fisher grandparents Mr and Mrs William Abels and Mrs Alice Breighner. She belonged to St Pauls Lutheran church McSherrystown. Funeral services were held Monday at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev E K Stipe officiating. Interment followed in Rest Haven cemetery.
Ames M. Eckert, 83, died at his home in Homeworth Ohio on Thursday. He was a longtime resident and member of local community groups. Memorial services will be announced by the family.
Sealed separate proposals are invited for heating plumbing electrical work on a new Adams County Jail. Bids due 9:00 A M EST July 9 1947 at the Commissioners office Gettystown Pennsylvania. Documents available June 16 from Architect John B Hamme York Pennsylvania deposit 3810 per set refundable on return in good condition with bid bond and required surety. Right to waive informalities or reject all bids reserved. Signed Clarence C Smith Chief Clerk to the Commissioners.
A native of Adams county, Eckert died of a heart attack on June 19 at 10 am. He moved to Ohio about 60 years ago and is survived by four children including Harold Eckert of Homeworth and Walter Eckert of Columbus, grandchildren, five brothers, and is to be interred at Mt. Union cemetery after services at the family home Sunday afternoon.
A son named George James, third, was born to Mr and Mrs George Mc Kenrick Jr at York hospital on May 24. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs George McKenrick of Gettysburg. In York, Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller announced the birth of a daughter on Friday morning. Mrs Miller is formerly Miss Betty Jean Little, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred P Little of Gettysburg.
Miss Regina Smith served as bridesmaid and Joseph Steinour of Gettysburg was best man at a ceremony with Miss Mary Kinder playing music. The couple plans a wedding trip and a Gettysburg residence near Littlestown road. The bride, a Sacred Heart graduate, works. the groom, an assistant manager at G C Murphy, is a Gettysburg High School alumnus who served in Europe and was with the First Airborne Division. Noel-Young: Genevieve Elizabeth Young and Bernard Jean Noel wed in St Vincent's Church, with nuptial mass following. The couple, Delone Catholic graduates, will reside at 315 Main street McSherrystown. the bride worked at the U S Depot New Cumberland and the groom at Schmuck Lumber. On pay day buy bonds.
On June 26 1967 Thomas M Broess Jr purchased from Willem C Alwine Jr and Ruelle W Wolfe the Winter Gardens food trucker plant at the corner of North Bolton Street and Golden Lane New Oxford Adams County Pennsylvania including real estate equipment furnishings good will and connected green grocer retail outlet The business will be operated thereafter under the Winter Gardens name by Broess Jr.
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