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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
9
An item from New Oxford outlines subscription terms and rates. It lists prices of 1.00 per year in advance and 1.56 if paid within the year, with out of county rate 1.10 per year in advance or 2.00 if not paid within the year. The notice notes continuance policy and arrears handling.
The column reports a stock of over 40 typewriters to be seized from C. L. Eicholtz. A. G. Miller, formerly of Abbottstown, buys a Gettysburg house from Rev. S. L. Rice and will move in spring. Local births, deaths, and church notes are listed, including CFL births in Berwick and Hamilton townships, and a note on the Reliance Mining and Milling Company stockholders meeting in Lancaster.
December honor list at Round Top school includes Ruth Bowling Winifred Bowers Cath arine Geisler Evelyn Geisler Kathryn Klinefelter Evelyn Muller Geraldine Shetter Ruth Shetter Pauline Smith Ruth Sorlie Sylvia Walter Howard Bowing Arthur Brame Russell Brumbaugh Robert Eplay Harold Geisler Clyde Klinefelter Merlin Miller Hiram Smith Edwin Walter George Walter. Mrs Ella M Ehrhart is the teacher. Mr and Mrs Henry Bly entertained Helping Hand and Men's Union Bible classes at their January meeting at home Thursday evening. Harvey Blagle presided as president.
Mrs. Catherine Fidler of East Berlin 2 was removed to Hanover hospital Monday afternoon for treatment after an incident in the area.
Reformed Sunday school begins at 9 o'clock. Mr and Mrs Foster Griest mark 30 years since January 1. A wedding dinner honors granddaughter and her husband Robert Megonnell recently married at Reading township home of Mr and Mrs Tetrarch Griest. Theodore Leese ill with grippe and Charles Clapper confined to home. Ladies Aid at Reformed church opened with prayer. officers re-elected. Birthday for Mrs J O Garber. Lutheran Ladies Aid met in Hanover with officers elected for the year. Oyster supper planned February 20 at Hampton J O U A M hall with special string music. Church officers elected at Reformed and Lutheran churches for year. Lutheran Sunday school at 6:30, services at 7:30.
Mrs. Kathryn M. Bittinger transfers two Oxford township lots to John H. Bittinger in Hanover. Howard E. Laughman and wife convey a Liberty township lot to Charles H. Bittinger. Mrs. Minnie C. Myers sells two Hamilton township tracts totaling 32 acres to John G. and Ethel M. Myers. William E. and Frances R. Grove transfer two Huntington township tracts to Harry and Florence M. Spertzel.
Harry Sinner and assistant Miss Mary Frances McCaffrey establish an unemployment compensation office in the Stallsmith building Gettysburg to advise county employers. Taxes under the unemployment compensation act for 1936 are due January 31.
J Francis Yake Jr of McSherrystown was appointed solicitor for the McSherrystown borough council at last week’s regular meeting. He practices with Keith and Bigham in the First National Bank building at Center Square.
The county pool board re elected all former officers and employees at its Tuesday organization meeting. Mervin I. Rice of Bendersville was chosen again as head of the group.
Biglerville residents face a special election on Tuesday January 26 to authorize a $15,000 increase in bonded debt for the borough school district. The funds would finance a four room addition to the high school building.
A church column condemns professed belief lacking daily conduct citing Christian letters as empty. It laments lukewarm loyalty, calls out the slacker label, and argues idle living blocks life and burdens others in society.
The Rev. Kenneth D. James leads St. Pauls The Pines with preparatory service Friday at 7 45 p m and Sunday school at 9 a m Holy Communion follows at 10 a m St Marks Heidlersburg holds Sunday school at 1 p m and divine worship at 2 p m St Johns Hampton offers Sunday school at 6 30 p m and divine worship at 7 30 p m with a foreign mission program by the Christian Endeavor.
Paul E. Lloyd of Bridgeton York county was held for January court on an involuntary manslaughter charge after his coal truck struck a one horse wagon killing 10 year old Chester Griest near Hampden on December 26. Bail set at 1000 dollars. Three witnesses testified at the hearing including Dr George P Ard Patrolman Harleman and W J Inskip.
Funeral services set for 2 o clock from W. A. Feiser funeral home Carlisle street Hanover. Further services conducted in Christ Reformed church near Littlestown with Rev Dr Hartman ill and Rev A P Frantz presiding. Interment in Christ church cemetery.
Infant Roger M. Altland Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Altland of Hanover, died Saturday before reaching three months. Survived by parents and sister Virginia, plus maternal grandparents Harvey and Mrs. Dickensheets and paternal grandfather John Altland. Funeral services at Long funeral parlors with Rev. Beichleman and Rev. Parry officiating. Burial in Mummert's Meeting House cemetery near East Berlin.
Thirteen new members were received into the Holy Name society during special services at St Marys Church in New Oxford with Rev D P Reardon presiding. About 100 men attended the regular monthly business session in the school hall where Ed Eckenrode of York spoke for the laymen retreat league promoting Mt St Marys College retreat.
A. W. Ramer registrar reports 171 deaths across Gettysburg borough and Cumberland Straban Freedom and Highland townships while 277 births occurred in the same period.
A county special election appeals to citizens to approve a school building project. It argues modern facilities protect youth welfare, reduce future taxes through savings, and meet health and physical training requirements. The call to action urges voters to write Youth Ever Secure as the pledge.
In Heidlersburg a Lutheran service drew many despite cold conditions. Several local residents were mentioned visiting hospitals in Hanover for appendicitis and other ailments, while others adapted to illness and travel across nearby towns.
Local farming notes record hogs slaughtered by Jacob Haar and Clinton Swope with weights 555 and 474 500 507 pounds. Moves and church notices include the Emig family relocating to Barnhart property and new officers elected for Luther an and Emmanuel Sunday schools. Benjamin Hoffheins and others recover from illness as Green Ridge pupils achieve perfect attendance.
John Witherow, 38, of Freedom township, charged with murder in the killing of Fred S. Bollinger near Greenmount, waived a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace John H. Basehour. He defaulted bail and was sent back to jail for January court. Corporal John P. Herman filed the information. Preston Null testified. The shooting at Witherow's home Sunday morning January 2 was described as accidental by all three.
County commissioners warned they will likely set the 1937 tax rate at their regular meeting next Tuesday while finishing budget figures. Routine business was noted at the morning session, and repairs were ordered for Kehler’s mill bridge near New Oxford after an afternoon inspection.
In Hunters Town, Myrna Bream Marian Englebert Margaret Fleming Nancy Little Dorothy Miller Louise Reedy Mary Watson Mildred Watson Richard Deatrick Huber Englebert Maurice Fleming Gene King Gerald Little Richard Little Clyde Little Wilson Miller Paul Reedy Roy Reedy Eugene Watson Harold Watson William Watson attend school every day in December. Teacher Martha M Wolford reports Doris Klunk and Kenneth Klunk confined to bed by grip.
C A Bixler and Dr W S Mountain join the Gettysburg National Bank board. M D DeTar serves as treasurer for a January 29 President's birthday ball in Gettysburg. Geo W Topper of Straban township shows improved condition at Warner hospital.
A January Gettysburg school board resolution prohibits adding teaching staff who lack four years of college study. The rule is not retroactive, so current teachers without four years of college training remain unaffected.
Mrs Robert Trimmer and Paul Wolf family visited York Springs. Miss Bessie Thomas from Round Hill spent weekend with Jacob Myers. Harman Millhimes stayed with Harman Beamer family. G Marion Stambaugh family visited Abbottstown. Arthur Hippensteel from Hanover visited Sadie Hippensteel. Mrs Iva Snyder visited New Oxford. Thaddeus Rinehart from Hanover visited CBE Winand and wife. Ervin Strock visited Hanover with Oris Cooley family. David Myers from The Pines visited Hampton. Claire Slaybaugh visited Tdaville with Claire Starry. Isabelle Slaybaugh from Guernsey visiting. Sunday school at St John’s Reformed at 9:30.
Charles H. Moyer, manager of Warner Bros. State and Strand theaters in Hanover, was celebrated at a surprise Tuesday night gathering hosted by theater employees and their guests.
A sequence of monetary values appears as an uncontextualized numeric list. Entries include amounts like 716.68 990.57 672.73 300.00 100.00 and 318.10 among others, separated by spaces, without accompanying labels or context.
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