Local News Briefs From Hanover Area Items
News items cover births births and engagements in Hanover and New Oxford including a Wal pressant street birth, class of 38 reunion at Puller Lake, hospital updates for Mrs Walton and Mr Chronister, and travels of Lulu Miller now at the Rome hospital. Also noted are post office hours July 4 and a golden wedding anniversary for the Myers. Various residents and visitors are listed with familiar names and locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Wal- Pressant
Walton
Ruth Bollinger
Red Hil
William Koller
Lincolnway West
Hanover Hospital
Charles L. Richotts
George E. Sowers
Fifth Ward
York
J. Arthur Donohue
Philadelphia
Puller Lake
Burnell Reigle
Hanover
M. E. Basehore
E. High Street
Ellen Schriver
New Oxford Garden Club
Lottie Cashman
RE. Hemminger
Hanover Street
Archie E. Chronister
Hanover General Hospital
Chronister
New Oxford
Robert Auker
Philipsburg
Wmn. Schoening
Woodrow
Altoona
Ralph Miller
Lulu Miller
South Peters Street
David Biceer
Navy
David Bloser
Gettysburg
Robert H. Myers
Evelyn Markle
Hampton
Ralph Zepp
Youth Club
Immaculate Conception
National Council of Catholic Women
Lewistown
Thiz Lulu Miller
Peters Street
Thirty-Fourth Hospital
Rome
Italy
Leghorn
New Oxford Stores To Close On Independence Day
The following New Oxford stores will be closed all day Thursday July 4 for Independence Day. Bollinger’s 5c & We Store Rohrbaugh’s Grocery Myers’ Grocery New Oxford Meat Market R. H. Smith Grocery High Street Market New Oxford Electric Appliance Co.
Elder Michaux to Preach at Forest Park Sunday
Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux and his 40 voice chorus will perform two services at Forest Park Hanover Sunday afternoon at 2:00 and evening at 7:00 CST DST. The famed radio evangelist draws large crowds from nationwide broadcasts and will present sermons on Gods Three Sons and The Woman Who Has Had Three Husbands with songs including Its Worth It to Make Heaven Your Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Forest Park
Hanover
Heaven
Stover Geisler Wed In New Chester Church Ceremony
Miss Miriam Ruth Geisler daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J Geisler New Oxford and H Dean Stover son of Mr and Mrs Henry Stover Littlestown were married Saturday at St Pauls Lae Lutheran The Pines New Chester The Rev Elmer Drimm officiated with a double ring ceremony The bride wore a white satin bodice with lace sleeves and a marquisette skirt with long train She carried her parents white Bible The bride was attended by a maid of honor long forgotten in text
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stover—Geisler
Miriam Ruth Geisler
Charles J. Geisler
R. D
New Oxford
H. Dean Stover
Aes Henry Stover
Littlestown
St Paul’s Lae Lutheran Church
the Pines
New Chester
Elmer Drimm
Pitt
New Oxford Community Notes From Weekly Roundup
Local youths and families attend a wiener roast at the pumping station. Carnival receipts total 81 208 at Irish town event. Edna MacKnight attends her brother Frank Mack Knight's funeral in Alexandria. New Oxford Reformed charge welcomes Rev Archie Rohrbaugh. B Frank Blair plans summer in New Oxford after Fort Lauderdale trip. Hanover residents Anna and Helen Wagner vacation at Dicks' cottage. others spend summer at Dicks' cottages. Harold J Stough has tonsils removed at Warner hospital. Visiting Dr and Mrs Brown from Washington spend time at Dicks' cottage. M L Rissinger, CIC Europe, plans July return. Helen Ruth, Trenton public school librarian, vacationing with mother. Grace Troutman of Cleveland visiting Waga mans. Chas Troutman and family also there. Feiser son secures employment with Gettysburg mortician after army discharge. New Oxford Cub Pack relocates meeting to Hanover park with swimming. Wedding of Elizabeth Anne Sheffer and Frederick C Alpers at First Evangelical Lutheran. Anna A Poist and Rodney Noel wed at Immaculate Conception Church. Five Immaculate Conception parishioners attend Harrisburg Diocesan Convention in Lewistown. Markle family to move to Rodney Grove house. Markles’ residence vacated by Swonseller family. Dr Maximilian Raleigh relocates to new home. New Oxford Fire Company plans Carnival for July 11 12 13. committee to solicit contributions. Leader Store ad and local business listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Edna MacKnight
Lincolnway East
Frank MackKnight
Alexandria
Archie Rohrbaugh
New
Anna
Helen Wagner
Hanover
Wagner
A. P. Wagner
Lincolnway West
H. C. Sisybaugh
Harold J. Stough
Carl E. Stough
Lincolnway
West
Warner Hospital
Rissinger
Europe
Helen Ruth
Trenton
N. J
ML D. Feiser
Grace Troutman
Cleveland
Ohio
F. H. Wagaman
Chas Troutman
Wagiman
A. P. Markle
Rodney Grove
Clyde Swonseller
Berlin Junction
Maximilian Raleigh
City
Markles
New Oxford Fire Company
East Berlin Student Tops County Exam With 364 Score
Harper John Philips, an eighth grader at East Berlin, led all county students on the high school entrance exam with 364 points. A total of 38 county pupils earned A marks. Butler Township had seven A achievers including Philips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper John Philips
East Berlin
County Superintendent of Schools
Philips
Berwick
Cumberland
Freedom
Germany
Hamilton
Huntington
Latimore
Mt. Joy
Oxford
Reading
Tyrone
Union Townships
McSherrystown
Butler Township
Albert Frederick
Mary Alice Thompson
Harper Philips
Paul Howard Smith
Straban Township
Earl Humbert
Littlestown
Frederick
Miss Thompson
Jane Elizabeth Flickinger
Leona Dolores Reanne Gochnaur
Donald George Heckenluber
Dorothy Louise Mickley
Lida Mae Smith
William Edward Mixon
Phyllis Marie Glatfelter
Nancy Ellen Gistfelter
Kenneth Leon Duncan
Deaths of Miss Exther Diehl and others in Adams County
Obituaries from Adams County note the deaths of Miss Exther Diehl of Moores Town and New Oxford, Mrs Emma Small of McSherrystown, and William J Stine of Hanover. Diehl born 1893, survived by mother and three sisters. interment in New Oxford cemetery. Small died at Knadig residence, services in McSherrystown led by Msgr McGee. interment in parish cemetery. Stine 43, Hanover, died at home from acute indigestion linked to cardiac collapse. funeral at Hanover's W A Peiser funeral home with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauien
Laci
Moores
Town
N. J
New Oxford
Martin Diehl
Elizabeth Diehl
Little Resser Diehl
East Berlin
Henry Krause
New Jersey
Chas. Hershey
Ventnor
Miriam
Henry F. Smell
Emma E. Small
Henry F. Small
John Knadig
North Street
McSherrystown
Small
John and
Elizabeth Staub Hockensmith
Adams County
Knadig
John Leonard
Hanover
Clarence
William J. Stine
Stine
Lester J. Sell
Mr. Stine
Jacob Stine
Mary Little Stine Lawson
Murphy Electrical Company
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
York Street
Irene Smith
Charles Hall
Stanley William Stine
George H. Lawson
Horace J. Stine
Charles Crawford
G. Kenneth Lawson
Littlestown R. D
W. A. Peiser
Paul J.foulf
Bit. Olivet
Hanover and New Oxford Residents Noted in Local Notices
Movements include Mr and Mrs Raymond Sager moving from Hanover R 2 to New Oxford R 2 and Miss Jane Humer visiting her parents in Lincolnway West while training as a nurse in Hagerstown Maryland. Warner hospital acknowledges a $100 bequest from the estate of the late Rev Alexander P Frantz of Hanover now formerly of New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sager
Hanover R
New Oxford R. 2
Jane Humer
Hagerstown
Ross ‘Humer
Lincolnway West
Warner Hospital
Alexander P. Frantz
Hanover
New Oxford
Frantz
Adams County farms show big gains from 1940 to 1945
Census figures show cherry production rose from 2 581 000 to 4 150 000 pounds and tree counts increased across peaches apples and cherries. Corn yield fell with weather. winter wheat area fell slightly. milk egg and poultry production all rose. farms increased from 3 071 to 3 149.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Rudisill Receives Doctor of Dental Surgery at Buffalo Commencement
Robert F. Rudisill, son of the Rev and Mrs B F Rudisill of North Woodbury New Jersey, earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Buffalo University’s 100th annual commencement held June 4. He won the George B Snow prize, earned a New York State veterans scholarship, and will intern at Albany Hospital starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Rudisill
B. F. Rudisill
North Woodbury
N. J
University of Buffalo
George B. Snow
Rudisill
Xi Psi Phi
New York State
State College
Pennsylvania
Science College
N. Y
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Phi Kappa Psi
R. E Rudisil
Albany Hospital
Albany
B. F. Rudisil
Emma Gable
New Oxford
Softball Schedule and Player Notes
Softball notices list results for June 20 21 and 23 with teams Alwine Brick Co Fleetwing Abbottstown Irishtown and Social Club. The schedule continues into July with matches at Social Club Irishtown Fleetwing and Abbottstown and a second half beginning July 3 with Alwine Brick Co Abbottstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwine Brick Co
Cial Club
Fleetwing
Abbottstown
Asming Asmes
Alwine
Irishtown
Teske Ropers
Siilrope
Hass
Irishtown Social Club
Abbottstown - Alwine Brick Co
Marriage Licenses and Local Business Ads Merge in Notice
Marriage licenses listed for John Cyrus Criswell and Esst Bertin with Dae Ada Miller, plus Rodney Cletus Noel and Ann Agnes Poist. Small town notices mention McSherrys town, Leo Poist, and local jeweler Mark & Trone offering birthstone rings and mattresses from ALL-FELT Mattresses BROS Hanover Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cyrus Criswell
Esst Bertin
Dae Ada Miller
East Berlin
Rodney Cletus Noel
Albert Noel
McSherrystown
Ann Agnes Poist
Leo. J. Poist
New
Oxford
Mark
Church Services Across Local Parishes This Sunday
The Evangelical and Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist and Catholic churches list Sunday school and service times. Abbottstown Abbottstown Lutheran Charge and East Berlin hold morning services with varied Sunday school times. First Evangelical Lutheran and Holy Communion at 10:15, 7:30. St. Mary's New Oxford offers early and late masses with evening devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed
Archie Rohrbaugh
Bt. Pauw’s
New Oxford
Emanual Church
Abbottstown
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
G. E. Sheffer
A.M
Pastor Church School
Yohe
Abbottstown Lutheran
Snyder Alleman
Luther League
J. Monroe Danner
East Berlin
Trestle’s
Hampton
Milton Hershey
Manhelm
Emanuel Reformed
Alvin J. Ferry
St. John’s Reformed
New Chester
New Chester Lutheran
Elmer Drumm
St. John’s
St. Paul's
the Pines
St. Mark's
Heidlersburg
Geo. Houck
Biglerville
Wm. B. Cavanaugh
St. Mary’s Church
Robt. D. Hartnett
46 Hours Devotion At Conewago Chapel
The Forty Hours devotion begins Friday morning at Conewago Chapel led by Very Rev. John F.P. O'Donnell rector. The closing Sunday at 7:00 features Fr. Joseph Murphy S.J. carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a priestly procession with Blessed Virgin Sodality members and school children. Fr. Murphy delivers the closing sermon and conducts the Forty Hours. Evening services start at 7:00 each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewago Chapel
John FP. O'Donnell
Joseph Murphy
S.J
Blessed Virgin Sodality
Murphy
Cars Sideswipe Near New Oxford Causes Minor Damage
Law rence E. Klunk of Hanover and Pau line N. Reynolds of New Oxford sideswiped each other one and a half miles south of New Oxford at 8 15 p m as they passed in opposite directions. Damage was 125 dollars to the Klunk car and 40 dollars to the Reynolds car. No injuries were reported and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Klunk
Hanover
Pauline N. Reynolds
New Oxford
Klunk
Reynolds
Squire Orndorifs traffic policy sparks road snockdeat warning
A flawed plan to hand over half the main traveled highway to incoming traffic triggers snockdeat concerns. Squire Orndorifs receives a 10 day notice while James Lee, 21, of McSherrystown, faces a 10 day notice for left side encroachment. Frozen Foods ad at Center Square Fruit Market Hanover offers complete varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
James J.ee Een
McSherrystown
Cu Chaite
Center Square Pruit Market
Hanover
Delays Decision In Dog Action In Hanover Case
Justice of the Peace John H Basehore reserved decision last Thursday in the Stewart P Mehring case. The SPCA alleged cruelty and licensing violations at Mehrings Hanover farm with two visits on June 8 and June 11. Witnesses including SPCA investigators testified to penned dogs, inadequate ventilation, and 25 puppies without water. Bail of 100 dollars was continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
John H. Basehore
Stewart P. Mehring
Hanover R
Squire
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Mr. Mehring
Hanover
Harry E. Oakes
SPCA
Frederick J. Gehring
Philadelphia
Anns E. Bankert
York
George L. Hartenstein
Mehring
Blue And Gray Band At Nat Springs Sun
The Blue and Gray band from Gettysburg will perform Sunday at Natural Springs park one mile east of Gettysburg. The 55 piece ensemble will debut in new uniforms with afternoon and evening concerts. Stewart Wachter, park owner, reports strong attendance and efforts to attract high quality attractions. admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Springs Park
Gettysburg
Blue and Gray Band
Oxonians
Stewart Wachter
WC 22 P O S of A Elects Officers
At the regular meeting WC 2 P O S of A the following officers were elected Past Pres C B Boonseller Pres Clair Lockenbill Vice Pres H E Lough Master of forms C R Sadler Conductor Emory Hammer Inspector Clair Baugher Guard Chas Geisler Trustee S F Keeney delegates to state convention George C Sheely and J Roy Waltman The newly elected officers will be installed Monday evening July 9 by district pres George C Sheely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O. S
Boonseller
Clair Lockenbill
H. E. Lough
C. R. Sadler
Emory Hammer
Clair Baugher
Chas. Geisler
S. F. Keeney
Geo. C. Sheely
J. Roy Waltman
Hanover picnic and Legion carnival announce summer events
The Hanover P O S A Band sponsors Everybody's Picnic on Saturday June 29 at Farmers Grove between Abbottstown and Fast Herlin with New Oxford High School band and 4 pm supper. Littlestown American Legion carnival runs July 4 5 and 6 with amusements and exhibits. Comenago Chapel plans its annual picnic in the regular grove on a date in July described as bigger and better than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover P. O. S. of A
Farmers’ Grove
Abbottstown
Fast Herlin
New Oxford High School
Littlestown Post
American Legion
Comenago Chapel
Local Farm and Market Sale Announced Near New Oxford
June 7 at the Nathaniel C. Miller farm near New Oxford offers 22,000 feet of oak lumber in a rural sale. June 2 features the Beverley Twin Market on the old Hershey Pike two miles north of Elizabethtown with a large public sale. Davis Salvage Bird Baths and Garden Pottery is also listed with Cross Keys Pottery present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel C. Miller
New Oxford
Beverley
Hershey Pike
Elimbethtown
Davis Salvage
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Frederick. I. Bunty
Roosevelt Bunty
BR. D
Henry Noel, Jr
Henry N. Noel
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Mad
Mary Louise Staub
John R. Staub
W. High Street
Nelson Joseph Orndorff
Annie Orndorff
Augustus PF. Robinson
John Det
Estella Aumen
Regi Gebbert
Immaculate Conception Church
Margaret Groft
Rowe Agnes Stough
Teresa Tere Aumen
Kathleen Noel
Broadway
Bea
N.O
Elder Michaux
Summer Bays
Brower
Roth Greedway Jewelers
Manever
Jeanne Marie Hoffman
Janet Louise Miller
Betty Jane Reigle
Dorothy Louise Williams
Conewago Township
Thomas Eugene Sites
Donald Francis Welkert
Fairfield
Barbara Lee Bream
Sandra Kay Hall
Betty Louise Seibert
Ralph Delroy Spence
Franklin Lownship
Wanda June Currens
Carol Joan Dolly
Hamiltonian
Lorenzo Dow Strader
Liberty Township
Karl Humbert
Ralph Geiss LeGore
Richard Edgar Wolfe
Mary Imogene Wampler
Menallen Township
Elizbeth Ann Nalll
Jean LaRue Wolfe
Mt. Pleasant
Eugene Flaherty Jones
Kathleen Elizabeth Schriver
Madeleine Margaret van Eck
Carol Odell Deatrick
William Curwen Weigle
Straban
Frank Wilbur Hetherington
York Springs
Delores Mae Crawford
William Gitt Hollinger
Doris Elizabeth Kuhn
Patsy Ann Lillich
Ethel Delores Miller
Delores Jeanette Sullivan
Berwick Township
Charles Edward Berwager
Susan Marie Berwager
Gertrude Louise Hartlaub
William Glenn Hull
Iris Elizabeth Binneman
Bernice Irene Laughman
Donald Laverne Meckley
Arlene Susanna Miller
Kenneth Samuel Nace
Sarah Leah Sipling
Madeline Elizabeth Stambaugh
Pauline Edna Sterner
Conewage Township
Charles Curvin Carbaugh
Geraldine Ray Gobrecht
Kathryn Virginia Hartlaub
Dolores Mary Menges
Shirley Marie Miller
Ruth Jeannette Pottorff
Betty Marie Robert
Betty Jane Reigie
Wilbur Claude Smith
David Roy Strock
Phyllis Emma Thieret
Donald Leroy Walton
Shirky Mae Vealey
Janet Vedora Dayhoff
Hankey, James Staub and
Robert William Trimmer
Irene Beugher
Nancy J. Benedick
Beulah Mae Chronister
Nancy Louise Gabie
Ruth Jean Haar
Gwendolyn May Henin
Eugene Plaherty Jones
Gioia May Kinnefelter
Jack Lamont Neff
Kathleen Elizabeth Schuver
Sylvia Irene Gebright
Joan Eltenbeth
Miss Exther C. Diehl
Charles Andrew Sipe
Reading Teowmship
Robert
William Bell
Jo-Ann Esther Dissinger
Wayne Eugene Picher
John Raymond Miller
Cooley
Howard Frank Cooper
Caroli Odell Deatrick
Elsie Catherine Decker
Viclet
Virginia Engiebert
Helen Louise Ford
Cisrence Chester Bewitt
Dorothy Pauline Elinefelter
Judy Lowe
Caroline Joyce Miller
Joseph Alfred Miller
Barbera
Ron Mussuiman
Dorothy Margaret
Musselmen
Anna Abverta Snider
Ruth Kathryn Swope
Edwin Lee Trimmer
William Curven Weigie
Buffalo
Comfort- Bros
Emory Methodist Church
Orville V. Warner
Church of the Brethren
Conewage Chapel
Cletus Wagaman
St. Mary's Paradise
Orndorifs
Nat. Springs
W. C
P.O. S. OF A
Bird Baths and Garden Pottery
Icross Keys Pottery
Amor
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