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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1956

Page

8

Abbottstown Seeks Jointure Release And District Move

Adams County School Board approves Abbottstown joining Lower Adams Joint School system if Conewago jointure dissolves. Plans for Administrative Unit No 2 hinge on Conewago dissolution, with a Friday East Berlin meeting to decide. Abbottstown's move depends on Conewago dissolving. other steps await that outcome.

Adams County School Board Abbottstown Lower Adams Conewago Conewago Jointure East Berlin Lower Adams Jointure

Board votes delay dissolution of Conewago jointure

In a prior Conewago jointure meeting Reading Paradise Two and Abbottstown voted for disbanding while East Berlin directors and four of five Conewago Independent directors opposed. Dissolution requires 100 percent agreement of the boards, officials said.

Conewago Jointure Reading Paradise Abbottstown East Berlin Conewago

Straban Directors Elect O H Wilson For Secretary Role

Straban directors meet at the retiring secretary’s home naming Oren H Wilson as secretary for the remaining term. William A Raber was elected board treasurer. Ralph W Guise chaired with full attendance. Tax list added 125 names and the $134000 township school budget approved for the year starting July 2. A $15000 payment to the joint district treasurer was authorized. A special meeting was set for next Monday to settle with Tax Collector Herbert E Zepp.

Oren H. Wilson Gettysburg R Straban Two Raymond Sibert New Oxford R. 2 Sibert Wilson William A. Raber Ralph W. Guise Herbert E. Zepp

Gardners Buy High Land Lucky Guernsey Bull

Gardners purchased registered Guernsey bull Highland Lucky from J J Hamme of Thomasville. The animal descends from Highland Chief's Idalene with an official production record of 10 169 pounds of milk and 534 pounds of fat in 365 days two milking. Sired by Cold Spring's B R Lucky Star.

F. M. Howery Gardners Guernsey J. J. Hamme Thomasville Highland Chief Coldspring

Centennial public sale of estate goods in Mount Pleasant Twp

Executor Henry Moore offers at public sale on July 7 1956 at the late residence in Centennial Village Mount Pleasant Township Adams County Pennsylvania a large lot of personal property. Items include furniture kitchen ware clocks a 1932 Plymouth coupe antiques ground lot with a 21 story frame dwelling and outbuildings and various tools. Auctioneers J F P Yake Jr and clerk Sneeringer, with terms to be announced.

F. X. Gehring Mount Pleasant Township Adams County Centennial D.S.T Williams Evelyn Smith Henry Moore

South Penn Baseball League Standings and Schedule

In the South Penn Baseball League standings Bendersville leads with 9 wins and 1 loss. Littlestown sits second at 6 and 4, while Harney is winless at 0 and 10. Friday's score Littlestown 10 Harney 5. Sunday's scores Bendersville 5 Greenmount 1, Bonneauville 7 Mummasburg 4, Hunterstown 8 Brushtown 4.

W. Il Bendersville Muninnsburg Littlestown Brushtown Hunterstown Woo Greenmount Bonneauville Harney Littlestow Mummasburg Hunterstown Wenksville

Hit-run charge filed against East Berlin man

Robert H. Rife, 24, of East Berlin R 2 is charged with hit and run after a two car collision on the East Berlin road six miles west of York Saturday at 6 p.m. He was arrested four hours after the crash and appeared before Justice Preston St. Smith. Rife posted 500 dollars bail for a hearing. Police say he failed to stop after hitting Harold J. Kopf, 42, of Columbia R 1. Total damage estimated at 100 dollars.

Robert H. Rife East Berlin R East Berlin York Rife Justice of the Peace Preston St. Smith Spring Garden Township Harold J. Kopf Columbia R

Couple Wed in St Vincent Church ceremony

Janet L Carbaugh granddaughter of Mrs Salome Carbaugh and daughter of Mrs Henry Leppo of Hanover married Richard J Smith son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Smith of Hanover R4 in a Saturday ceremony at St Vincent’s Catholic Church. The Rev Joseph G Gotwalt officiated with Francis A Carbaugh as soloist and Ralph G Carbaugh as escort. Maid of honor Mary Ann Carbaugh and best man Robert Smith attended. Mrs Smith is a 1953 Delone Catholic High School graduate and her groom a 1954 Delone graduate who works for Donald B Smith roofing contractor.

Janet L. Carbaugh Salome Carbaugh Henry Leppo Hanover Richard J. Smith Eugene Smith Hanover R. 4 St. Vincent's Catholic Church Joseph G. Gotwalt Francis A. Carbaugh Ralph G. Carbaugh Pomona Calif Mary Ann Carbaugh Robert Smith Smith Delone Catholic High School Delone Donald B. Smith

Douglas Elliott speaks to Adams County Republican Women

Douglas Elliott, candidate for state senator, spoke Wednesday evening to the directors of the Adams County Council of Republican Women at Mrs. A. W. Butterfield's home. Galen S. Wagner of Table Rock was fined $16.45 in Frederick for exceeding the 35 mph speed limit on U.S. Route 15.

Douglas Elliott Adams County Council of Republican Women A. W. Butterfield Galen S. Wagner Table Rock Frederick

Free On 1000 Bail In Fraud Case Continues

Testimony by J Arnold Smith of New Oxford alleges Topper a Smith Brothers employee sold a car to Gordon Rutter and Andrew Smith failed to deliver. Topper allegedly delivered the car to Rutter, took 400 dollars, then vanished with that sum and another car valued at 250 dollars. He reportedly returned part of the money and promised to repay the rest.

J. Arnold Smith New Oxford Justice of the Peace Claude Straley Topper Smith Brothers Gordon Rutter Andrew Smith Rutter

Notice Estate of Tom Patsarikas deceased Jamaica NY

Letters of Administration on the estate were granted to Celia Patsarik as Administratrix by the Adams County Register of Wills. Creditors and those indebted to the decedent Tom Patsarikas are asked to present claims or make payments promptly to the Administratrix at 181st Street Jamaica NY or to her attorney J F Yahe Jr in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.

Tom Patsarikas City of Jamaica State of New York Register of Wills Adams County Pennsylvania Celia Patsarikas Jamaica New York Tom Patsakhas J. F. Yahe. Jr Gettysburg

Justice Returns to County Clerk of Courts

Topper was first jailed in default of an 81,000 bail Tuesday night and later secured bail on Friday, marking a sequence of court actions as the justice returns its paperwork to the county clerk of courts.

County Clerk of Courts Topper

Mrs Edward Fox Expires At 94 In Hanover

Mrs Laura Virginia Fox aged 94 of 338 North Franklin Street Hanover died Wednesday after a year bedridden and seven years of ill health. Her husband Edward A. Fox died in 1915. She was a Grace Reformed Church member. Surviving are eight children including Mrs Olinger of Emmitsburg and Mrs George House of Hanover.

Laura Virginia Fox N. Franklin St Hanover Edward A. Fox Grace Reformed Church Charles Olinger Emmitsburg George House

Notable Local Obituary Fragments from Hanover Area

A fragmented notice lists Harvey Martin of Littlestown and several relatives including Mrs. Lottie Ruby of Baltimore Mrs. Roy Feeser of Bainbridge Mrs. Francis Rabine of New Oxford Mrs. Harry Cromer and Paul Fox of Hanover plus 13 grandchildren 33 great grand children and six great great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Hanover with Rev Dr H E Sheely of Trinity Reformed Church to officiate.

Harvey Martin Littlestown Lottie Ruby Baltimore Roy Feeser Bainbridge Francis Rabine New Oxford Harry Cromer Paul Fox Hanover H. E. Sheely Trinity Reformed Church

Worleys Attend Friends General Conference at Cape May

Assemblyman Francis Worley, his wife and their two sons left today for Cape May New Jersey to participate in the Friends General conference running June 22 through 29.

Francis Worley Cape May N. J Friends’ General Conference

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