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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1961

Page

5

Gettys Firemen Plan 13th Gettysburg Memorial Program

The Gettysburg Fire Department marks the 13th anniversary with services honoring the 147th New York 6th Wisconsin and 72nd Pennsylvania regiments. Events begin Saturday July 1 at Reynolds Ave, with a July 2 commemorative program at Gettysburg High School and July 3 ceremonies and a Dallastown band concert as part of a festival.

Battle of Gettysburg New York Wisconsin Pennsylvania Reynolds Ave Gettysburg High School 72Nd Pennsylvania James A. Miller Jr Boothwyn Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association Dallastown Boys and Girls Band

Richards Attend New York Insurance Convention

McSherrystown Mr and Mrs Richards of 516 Ridge Ave spent three days in New York City for an insurance convention.

Mrs. Richards Ridge Ave New York City

Church Picnics and Meetings for St Pauls and Emmanuel's

Church School picnics set for Adams County Fairgrounds at 3 p.m. Sunday and Hershey Heights at noon. Consistory meets July 3 at 8 p.m. Junior Choir 6 15 p.m. Senior Choir 7 p.m. Women's Guild and Ladies Aid meet July 5 at 8 p.m. at the Mummerts.

St. Paul’s New Oxford Chw Adams County Fairgrounds Emmanuel's Abbottstown Hershey Heights Women’s Guild and Ladies’ Aid Society Harry Mummert

Gettysburg Fourth Festival Lineup at Recreation Park

Events run July 4 to 7 in Gettysburg with concerts by the Pennsylvania Dutch Band on July 4 the Ed Lincoln band from WSBA July 5 the Gettysburg High School Band July 6 and the Vibrations July 7 Fireworks occur nightly A July 6 parade at 7 30 p m features patriotic floats Salutes on the battlefield will be fired by Civil War costume musketeers

Gettysburg Recreation Park Ed Lincoln WSBA York Gettysburg High School Vibrations

Abbottstown Notes From The Two Day Lions Convention

James Gross attended the two day Lions International Convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. Philip Aumen spends two weeks with the National Guard in Virginia. Mrs George Rumora is a patient at York City Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Freed of York visited Lillian Staynbaugh. Mr and Mrs Jordon Smith moved from Abbottstown to New Oxford. Miss Beckey Landis and Barbara Anthony spend the week at camp.

James Gross Atlantic City N. J Philip Aumen National Guard Virginia George Rumora York City Hospital Ralph Freed York Lillian Staynbaugh Jordon Smith Abbottstown New Oxford R. I Beckey Landis Barbara Anthony

Mrs Miller Sprains Ankle After Fall At Home

East Berlin resident Mrs Jack Miller sustained a severe ankle sprain from a stair fall at her residence. She arrived at Warner Hospital for an X ray examination which showed no fracture.

Jack Miller East Berlin Warner Hospital

SUV to Organize Fife and Drum Corps

New Oxford Sons of Union Veterans Camp announced at their last meeting plans to organize a Fife and Drum Corps and seek boys and girls 14 years and older who can play flute and drums. A meeting will be held at 8 o clock Friday evening at the Armory on S Peters St. All interested youths urged to attend.

New Oxford

Farm Women Meet at Davidsburg Picnic and Play

A Davidsburg area event combined a family picnic with a meeting of Group 15 Society of Farm Women. Held Tuesday evening at Mrs. John Coble’s Dover Route 2 home, final plans were set for the Allenberry playhouse production Charlie's Aunt on Monday at 8 p.m. with other county societies.

Society of Farm Women Davidsburg John Coble Dover R. 2 Allenberry Playhouse Charlie

Explorer Scouts Plan Field Day for local districts

Explorer Scouts of the Black Walnut and Conewago districts discussed a joint Explorers Field Day at a Tuesday Round Table held by the Black Walnut district at Gettysburg National Bank West S Branch. Dr. Richard Greenholtz said the event may occur in late July or early August and a memorial tree planting at Camp Tuckahoe is set for July 15. Units with deaths are urged to notify York-Adams Council by June 30 for a memorial tree planter.

Black Walnut Conewago West S Gettysburg National Bank Richard Greenholtz Littles

Cars and notices from York Springs area autos and thanks

A cluttered local page lists sale items including two California lawn chairs addressed to E E Nell of Harrisburg St York Springs. Card of thanks from John H Sneeringer for support during hospitalization at Hanover Hospital. Tom's Used Cars advertises a 1961 Falcon station wagon and multiple era cars for sale near Abbottstown Route 30 with phone 259 3608.

California E. E. Nell Harrisburg St York Springs Abbottstown Tom’s

Classified ads mix items and real estate in East Berlin area

A dense collage of 1961 classified listings from The Item includes for sale usedTV sets gas pumps boats and motor parts rentals apartments and dairying supplies. It also features multiple real estate offerings a 102 acre Paradise Township dairy farm and several York County farms and homes with prices from 11 250 to 35 040.

Paradise York County East Berlin Paradise Two

Scout Camp Tuckahoe Ceremony Opens July 15

Stanley C. Hogers, Scout field executive, presided at the Boy Scout round table and announced room for additional Scouts and Explorers to attend Camp Tuckahoe this summer with a bronze plaque to be placed at Tuckaloe during the July 15 ceremony.

Companying Tuckaloe Stanley C. Hogers Boy Scout Round Table Camp Tuckahoe

Death of Earl L. Baker Linked to Pole Fall

State police concluded their inquiry into the death of Earl L. Baker a 72 year old Hanover lineman who was electrocuted Friday afternoon while atop a utility pole one mile west of New Oxford on the Lincoln highway. Baker reportedly slipped on a metal climber as he reached down and fell against a live 4 400 volt line.

Earl L. Baker Hanover Lineman New Oxford Lincoln Highway Baker

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