Christmas Firsts and a Growing Tree Industry in Pennsylvania
The piece notes Christmas traditions and Washingtons victories in 1776, then details the rise of the Christmas tree in America. It highlights German settlers helping popularize the tree, Pennsylvania’s leading nursery sector, and the 1952 U S road miles surpassed half a trillion.
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Santa Claus
George Washington
Delaware
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Cornwallis
State Planning Board
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
America
Europe
United States Crop Reporting Service
Commonwealth
United States
Corry to Host First Big Ice Skating Carnival
Corry plans its first big ice skating carnival on Saturday January 20 under the Sleuth Elmer Carrier Post American Legion committees. Municipal and school officials advance Civil Works Administration projects to provide local employment, including gutter work on East Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Elmer
Carrier Post
American Legion
Civil Works Administration
East Street
Pennsylvania Bond Sales Rise in November Amid Steady Growth
November saw more than 28.9 million dollars in Series E and H U S Savings Bonds sold in Pennsylvania, a 26 percent rise from November 1952. For 11 months, state bond sales rose 19 percent year over year, driven by payroll savings and Bond-A-Month plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
U.S
Pennsylvania
Thomas Hughes
A. S. Savings Bonds Division
Parents Win Permission to Bring Boy Home for Holidays
Rodney Brodie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brodie, secure approval to take him home for the holidays. The jubilant family travels by car to the farm home near Ferris, Texas, where the boy joins his four brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney
Roy] Brodie
Ferris, Til
Anl
Christmas in Pennsylvania a tale of early Swedish outpost
The piece recalls Christmas in the mid 1650s on Tinicum Island in the Delaware River, when Swedish settlers kept a religious day with long services and simple gifts. Dr S Fletcher notes the feast that followed, candles lit on family silver, and modest pioneer luxuries shaping the holiday in the early colony.
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Pennsylvania
Tinicum Island
Delaware River
Commonwealth
Kingdom of
Sweden
Dr. S. Fletcher
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TOY
Tinker Toy
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Timex Wrist
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