Thanksgiving gathering in West Wheatfield township
West Wheatfield and New Florence residents shared a Thanksgiving social with extended families. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George McDowell of New Florence and their children, plus Mr. and Mrs. Pred Lichtenfels and son from Johnstown. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Thos Mabon, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wallace of West Wheatfield, Miss Catherine Lichtenfels, Mrs. Agnes Higgins of Robinson, Rev. Borsteller and Arthur Thonas, P. L. Reha, A. J. Boyle, R. A. Lichtenfels, and Samuel Kissinger, all of or from nearby towns, gathering for meals and hunting chatter.
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Wir
John Mahon
George McDowell
Helen
Lo ¥Ald
Anna Jean
Hlinor
George
New Florence
Pred Lichtenfels
Mabon
Johnstown
Thos
Wallace
Paul Wallace
West Wheatfield
Catherine Lichtenfels
Agnes Higgins
Robinson
Kent
Borsteller
Arthur Thonas
P. L. Reha
Clyde
A. J. Boyle
Near
R. A. Lichtenfels
Samuel Kissinger
Homer City
West Wheatfield Township
Kissinger
Wiggins Family Thanksgiving Visit Across Counties
Pare Wood A N Wiggins and family spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Indiana. J R Wiggins and family and Mr and Mrs J J Wigging spent Thursday with W P Wiggins as a family near Claricslure.
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A. N. Wiggins
Indiana
J. R. Wiggins
J. J. Wigging
W. P. Wiggins
Stocking Empty Becomes Symbol in Christmas Tale
In a tale by Christopher S. Hazard from 1922, a once prosperous actor named ACOB SCRIM contemplates gain and loss as a stocking empties. A visionary voice urges him to invest in love and light, guiding him to awaken with a new golden resolve and grasp the full stocking of hope.
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Aiatier
Christopher
Hazard
Western Newspaner Union
Christmas Carols In A Small Village
An organist and choir children visit elderly homes each Christmas Eve, singing carols under windows to bring joy to residents. The simple ritual, part of a community festival, echoes the magic of Christmas Eve and the warmth of giving from Mary Graham Bonner.
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Lttle
Mary Graham Bonner
Valsty Sra Torrance
Desert Holly Description From Western US Flora
Desert holly Perezia nana stands 2 to 3 inches tall with smooth bluish green leaves and prickly edges. It bears small purplish pink flowers in heads about an inch long, bracts purple, a plant regarded as not ideal for wreaths. Another bluish white variant is sometimes miscalled desert holly on the Pacific coast.
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Southweat
Pacific
C. F. Wadsworth
Unin
The Reason of Remit Iser Santa Claus Tree Joke
A garbled passage shows a playful line about Santa Claus and Christway trees. An unclear reference to a mother and child asks why, followed by a fragmented aside about a man who tried to air jewels from burglars. The OCR text is nonsensical and contains stray names and numbers.
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Santa Claus
Macy
Thomas
A Generous Prayen Across Christmas Memory
An archival line echoes Tito Tho expressing a blessing for all, “God bless Us, everyone,” capturing a generous Christmas sentiment amid a fragmentary holiday era.
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Tito
Progress Honor Roll Subscriptions for November
November subscribers and renewals to The Progress include M. Fleming Emma Ruttner Henry Lambing and many others across Penn Run Smicksburg Dixonville and Blairsville. The list features numerous residents and local families with a few notes on holiday visits and hunting trips during Thanksgiving season.
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Creekattle
Emma Ruttner
Dixonquia
EB. Henry
Penn Run
J. A. Lambing
W. Waird Thompson
Home
D. C
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Arendth
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Piimyilie
Lloyd Duncan
Livermore
Franciskin
Smickshure
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Arcadia UW
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Smickaburs
Wat L. Phitlins
Ric
Dareinda Rankin
J. J. Gaston
Commodore Ny
Watry W
Line
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A. Watheek
New Plarciten
J. Tracy
Bedford City
Way Wat Go
Learn
Creangis Mt
Ktie Thorn
Vonlkers
Nh. Y
Fred Flovelk
Clymer No. 1
Miftesoil
Claireville
Win
Gvowden
Fadtiana Ars
Ky Watnot
Mata
G. Va
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