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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
1
J Haverstick buys J Milton Wehler property on Lincolnway East. Public sale of personal property set for Saturday Oct 10 as Wehler moves to Hanover. Dozens of resident moves noted including locals from Lincolnway West and Carlisle Street, marriages, injuries, repairs, and local council agenda. Several travel and visiting mentions accompany ongoing community news.
Edgar H. Leer of Round Hill vicinity announces a public sale on October 24 featuring a number of cows and a large quantity of hogs of all sizes. Various local residents and relatives are noted visiting, traveling, or staying with relatives across Hanover, New Oxford, and adjacent towns, with church services and community events mentioned.
The Item lists multiple residents including Mrs. John Glass Bonneauville and John Sneeringer of Bonneauville in critical or recovering health. Other patients include Miss Mary Ginter Gettysburg R.9 with tonsillitis, Mrs. Emory Krise Centennial, and George W. Sherman in Westminster after a stroke. Marie Staub Bonnanville and Theophilus Bievenour Abbotts town ill, while Mrs. Hospelhorn York Springs suffers inflammatory rheumatism.
The Item announces an upgrade to an eight page seven column weekly serving New Oxford and vicinity. It highlights new machinery and modern weekly ambitions, noting it is widely read in southern central Pennsylvania. It credits advertisers and readers and invites continued community support after 46 years of existence.
Fifteen Brysonia Cooperative Potato Growers sell about 10000 bushels of Russets dubbed South Mountain Pride to Standard Grocer Co of Washington DC. At 1.15 per bushel they net around 11500 dollars, with shipment at three carloads weekly, priced to ease local marketing and boost Adams County farmers.
Eugene Klunk, 16, of Adams County earned top placement for his Hereford in the Baby Beef Club. The prize animal, weighing 489 pounds at purchase and 785 pounds after four months, was bought by Sears Roebuck and will join a Chicago carload for the national stock show. Klunk earns an all expenses paid trip to Chicago.
A conference and Bible study week led by Dr. M W All at Great Conewag Presbyterian Hunterstown begins Saturday evening Oct 2 with a musical program by Mrs Lau. Daily topics include Why Study the Bible and The Devil His Origin Doom plus God Plan Tampered with by an Interloper. Morning and evening services, attendance notes, local obituaries and community updates follow.
A series of birth notices lists new babies born to families in Irishtown Bon neauville Hanover Littlestown Gettysburg York Springs Delphi and Apspers. Pins include a son for Mr and Mrs George Martin Jr a daughter for Mr and Mrs John Weaver a daughter for Mr and Mrs Millard H Garman a daughter for Mr and Mrs Spurgeon L Wolf a daughter for Mr and Mrs Edward Gobrecht a boy for Mr and Mrs Howard C Beard and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Oliver Cluck. Kathryn E B Routsong is noted as the mother of Mrs Fife previously.
Miss Helen Clawson daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Clawson of Indiana Pa and Robert F Smith son of Mrs F S Smith of New Oxford were married on August 10 in Dayton Ohio The newlyweds are spending a week at the groom's mother's home They will return to Columbus Ohio where Mr Smith is a representative of the Teller Kent Organ company of Erie
John A. Miller 78 died Sunday night after a car driven by William F. Kint struck him near his McKnightstown home. Miller, taken to Warner Hospital, died en route. Kint, from Gettysburg area, surrendered to police. an inquest later confirmed death from the accident. Miller survived by widow Adeline Lowe Miller and three children. funeral at Flohr's Church.
Miss Margaret Shanahan of Pittsburgh along with Hanover residents Mrs. Jackson Taylor and daughter Mrs. W. D. Himes plan a two week Colorado visit starting Monday. Various families and friends from Hanover York Harrisburg and Philadelphia are listed attending meetings visits trips and celebrations with names including Messrs and Misses Otto McKnight Keihling and Staub among others during a weekend period.
A series of weddings occur in St Marys church New Oxford and surrounding towns. Geo E Rutter Jr joins Irene Carbaugh in marriage at St Marys with attendants Raphael and Edna Carbaugh. James A Robinson and Marian Kuhn plan their ceremony at St Marys. Marjorie Brough and Jacob Routsong wed near Bendersville. Willea Cline and Earl Hershey married near Littlestown. George Leister and Mamie Mummert wed in Hanover area. Marjorie Slaybaugh and Gearry Bankard marry at Camp Curtin Memorial Church. Harry Stauffer and Carne Lefever wed in York. Norma Derr and G Samuel Harner married at the Joy Lutheran Church parsonage.
Church announcements list services at First Lutheran New Oxford and nearby parishes. Events include Friday preparatory service, Sunday communion at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., a eulogy for Dr Clutz, and youth and study programs. Also notes Episcopal and Reformed services with school and rally details.
Judge D. P. McPherson, Republican candidate for re election to the common pleas courts in Adams and Fulton counties, spoke at a Republican committeemen meeting at Natural Springs park. County chairman J. Price Oyler hosted about sixty committeemen and workers from nearly every precinct, with reports from several districts and refreshments served at the close.
New Oxford defeated McSherrystown 2 to 1 in ten innings at McSherrystown. Jim Baugher delivered a timely double in the 16th and Bones Smith followed with a single to drive home the winning run. St. Marys outfielder misplayed a ball for New Oxford to score in the ninth, then the locals held on for the win.
Mrs Catherine G Duttera widow of Amos Duttera was found dead Tuesday afternoon by her daughter in the wash house at White Hall home. A physician said she had died of heart disease, age 68, was preparing to help with corn husking when the attack occurred. Survived by daughter Mrs Stewart Schildt of White Hall and son Alvin at home, three sisters and one brother. Funeral Friday morning with services at Stilitce’s Church and interment Christ Reformed cemetery.
Rally Day in the Church School at First Lutheran New Oxford drew 364 attendees, 99 more than last year and 59 above the previous high. The offering supported the building fund, totaling just over 100 dollars. Mary Grace Hoover and class oversaw elaborate choral decorations with artistic bowers. The pastor noted pronounced joy and a ready mind to work.
At a Saturday hearing before Squire Myers in the case of Regina Smith vs Leo Long of Orange Street, the disorderly conduct charge was amicably adjusted as parties paid costs. In Mrs Levi Laughman vs Annie McWilliams of Bittinger, charged with assault and battery, the prosecutor agreed at a Thursday hearing to stay proceedings if the defendant paid costs. she paid.
The Driver's Association schedules a matinee on Saturday October 17 at Milhimes Grove with four harness classes a mule race and a pony race. Amusement all day and refreshments on the grounds draw attendees.
Page fragment shows a notice about trespass warnings and a small sale offer. It mentions insertion in the paper for a season and a 25 cent price with references to 4 our trespass notice.
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