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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
10
New Oxford Item announces mail matter class and weekly publication. Rates listed: $1.00 per year in advance, $1.60 if unpaid within the year. out of county subscribers $1.50 in advance or $2.00 if unpaid. Advertisements priced reasonably with reductions for contract advertisers.
The Adams county independent baseball league expanded to ten clubs after a March reorganizing meeting in Gettysburg. New Oxford and York Springs joined, joining Fairfield Arendtsville Bendersville Bonneauville Cashtown Bethlehem Midway and Gettysburg. Season opens May 1 with double round robin and a four team playoff leading to a championship. George Miller was elected president and George Burgner secretary treasurer.
McSherrystown couples relocate properties on North and Main streets as William Busbey and Miss Ida Wolf own the lots. A daughter born Wednesday at Hanover hospital to Mr and Mrs J Clarence Overbaugh. John McMaster moves to a Bonneauville farm. Rahn relocates to Altoona, runs a filling station and motorcycle agency. A Brushtown birth, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Horwedel at Hanover hospital. Loretta Jane infant of Tim Smith baptized at Conewago chapel with Rev O Donnell officiating. Leo Lawrence and service godparents. Gary Richard born April 4 to Carleton Zartman and Estelle Conrad prior to marriage. Mrs C D Smith returns from Baltimore for the summer on North street.
James Mauss and family relocate from Aughinbaugh farm to near Peach Glen. Funeral of Americus Cronke attended in Frederick by Mr and Mrs Guy Robert. Glenn Millar Emma Kennedy visit Sadie Osborn Biglerville. Sadie Stallsmith returns home from time with son John Stallsmith near York Springs. Will Kennedy of Wiermans Mill shows slight improvement after serious illness. Brame family visitors from Hanover. P Emory Millar and Millar relatives from State College also visit. Sick list update Guy Tanger hospital for blood test. O H Sebring and family move to Gettysburg bank property formerly Brenizer. Emma Rhoads visits John E Haverstick. Mrs John Millar serious goiter at Carlisle hospital. Parade of the Brides set for April 21 at 7 PM in Heidlersburg P O S of A hall. J S Brown Cornelius Nitchman visit Carlisle for brother’s illness. Mrs J S Saum and Jacqueline Paoli return after staying with S K Linah. Vocal instrumental musicale May 2 at St Mark’s Lutheran with Mrs Alvin Sprenkle and Prof Evans Harrisburg.
Roger McClear has served on the Western Maryland Railroad repair crew and is now temporarily foreman of the Orrtanna crew. James L. Warner sold his 50 acre Straban township farm to Daniel J. Cooke of Spring City with private terms and possession on June 25. The Rev and Mrs J M Davies and son Robert returned from five months in Bartow Florida. Mr and Mrs Harry Biesecker and daughter Anne Grace moved to a Gettysburg Biglerville road home after wintering with Rev J M Davies. The Salem Youth Council April meeting will be at Mr and Mrs Harvey Slagle’s home Friday evening.
Thelma Althoff 15 and Elenor Plank 13 of Gettysburg R 1 were missing since Monday afternoon. State and borough police joined in the search and located them in Bonneauville Tuesday evening. Thelma returned to Gettysburg High School on Wednesday after their parents retrieved the girls. Their description had been broadcast via the state police teletype system.
Frank A Waybright of Gettysburg was re-elected president of the Adams County Farm Bureau Cooperative board for the third consecutive year at the annual reorganization meeting held Tuesday in Gettysburg. All other officers were re-elected: Millard F. Stoner Fairfield as vice president, A B C Williams York Springs as secretary, and A C Keefer McKnightstown as treasurer.
The Adams County financial report lists major expenses including clerk salaries 1900, sheriff office 6900.62, court and correctional costs totaling several thousands, charity disbursements to county home and hospitals, and miscellaneous items. It notes a year total of 174,791.54 in county orders and 804.33 in miscellaneous receipts.
In pursuance of a writ of levari facias issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County the sheriff will expose for public sale on Saturday April 24 1937 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon at the courthouse Gettysburg Adams County Pa the real estate of Effie Dagenhart and Kellar Dagenhart A tract of land in Hamiltonban Township Adams County bounded north by Clarence Cline south by a public highway east by John Warren west by Mrs Simon Cline containing 135 perches with a one and a half story house and a chicken house Ten percent of sale price due immediately after sale with resale rights if not complied with.
In the Adams County Orphans Court the estate of Harry E. Linn of Melrose Massachusetts is involved. Elsie E Linn surviving spouse demanded real estate valued at 5000 dollars to be retained by her. Appraisers filed an appraisement selecting 1040 dollars. Court confirmed nisi March 22 1937 and will become absolute April 23 1937 unless exceptions are filed.
Market notices show wheat priced per bushel and corn oats barley rye eggs listed in dozens and bushels with small figures like 1.06 and 0.20 indicating price levels in the same fragment. The text preserves era style but lacks complete context or entities.
The BALTI MORE AMERICAN discusses doodles as a quirky feature. It invites readers to ask their newsdealer for a copy of the issue.
Viewers appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions will hear Bray bridge over Plum Run on Free dom Township near Schriver Brothers farm. They meet in Gettysburg Court House on Friday May 14 1937 at 10 A M for hearing. interested parties may appear.
The sheriff of Adams County commands coroners justices of the peace and constables to appear with records recognizances examinations and other remembrances before the court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery and General Quarter Sessions at Gettysburg on the fourth Monday of April 1937 the 26th day to perform duties as required by the precept issued by Judge W C Sheely and Judges Bream and Colgan.
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