Crooked Creek Church Ladies Mission Circle Event
The Crooked Creek church Ladies Missionary Circle was hosted at Mrs. Harry Miller's home on Wednesday afternoon. Local families including Melvin Wells and family of Vandergrift and Carl Miller of Vandergrift visited over the weekend. Mrs. Anna Gray from near Five Points stayed with sister Mrs. C A Brady. Mrs. Walter Bartholomew visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Cuddy of Atwood last week. Mrs. Wm. Downey attended funeral services for her uncle in Braddock. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reims of Namine were visitors Thursday evening.
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Ladies’ Missionary Circle
Crooked Creek Church
Harry Miller
Melvin Wells
Vandergrift
Nettle Walls
Carl Miller
Anna Gray
Near Five Points
C. A. Brady
Walter Bartholomew
John Cuddy
Atwood
Wm. Downey
Hugone McLenn
Chambersville
John Guddy
Blystone
Harry Sink
Arthur McFadden
Santa Ana
Canf
Harry Rankin
Minnie Bell
Indiana
J. M. Rankin
Harry
Belle McLaughlin
Clark Jamison
Harold Johnson
Marsh Jamison
Girty
Arthur Weaver
John McAnulty
Vanderevitt
HH. M. Little
Rochester Mills Birthday for Mrs Frances Work Marked 86th
A Friday birthday party at Mrs Frances Work's home celebrated her 86th with all children present except one. Local residents noted visitors and trips including Ralph Kellar from Clymer, Charles McCullough from Indiana, and trips to Punxsutawney. Hunters in the Clearfield mountains were unsuccessful. jurors Rufus Work and Arthur Blin served in Indiana this week. The week included visits from Mrs Margaret Gray of New Bethlehem, W C T U meetings, Ladies and Aid gatherings, Grange visits, and shopping trips by Mrs Effie Rice and Mrs Daisy Weaver. Continuous hunting near Rockton and trips to Indiana and Deckers Point were also recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Work
Ralph Kellar
Clymer
Charles McCullough
Indiana
H. N. Richardson
Clearfield
Rufus Work
Arthur Blin
Margaret Gray
New Bethlehem
Geo. H. Jeffrias
B. B. Elder
CG. A. Oberlin
Clearfield Mountains
Robert Jeffries
Howard Jeffries
Rockton
Gift Subscription For The Progress 1981 Christmas Offer
A one year gift subscription to The Progress costs $2.00 cash in advance and arrives as a weekly paper throughout 1981. Papers stop at the end of the term and a Christmas card greeting is sent with the gift. Also notes a Boston Globe jab about a 146 hour miniature golf endurance record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Christmas Shopping Joyous Occasion in Town
Mary Graham Bonner describes a Christmas Eve scene with shoppers carrying bundles including a rocking horse and an airplane. Christmas lights glow, snow covers the ground, and the air rings with toy sounds and carol like joy as families greet one another in a crisp holiday mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
Bee’s Jolly Christmas Sharing Sparks Unexpected Meeting
Bee Johnson, living alone in Monroe Apartments, plans a solo Christmas with a tree and gifts. A misaddressed poinsettia prompts a knock from Bartholomew Short, a West transplant. They share warmth and a budding connection as Bee invites him in.
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Fable
Santa Claus
Bee
Bee Johnson
Monroe Apartments
Miss Johnson
B. Johnson
Smiths
Boo
Bartholomew
Western Newspaper Union
Peace and Good Will Ada's Timely Lesson
Ada Strather wrestles with a sermon about peace and goodwill as she confronts family pride and her nephew's career choice. A shift of heart at church leads to hope for Christmas reconciliation despite months of loneliness and regret. Set against 1930s era sentiments from a Western Newspaper Union recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Strather
Aso
Ada Stratner
Struther
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Acrostics Offer Cheerful Gift Ideas
A playful verse proposes giving virtues as Christmas gifts such as cheerfulness to the crabbed, industry to the indolent, salvation to sinners, truth to tatters, mirth to moody, and success to the ambitious, imagining a very merry season through thoughtful acts.
Nothing New About Christmas Cheer Yet Beside Us
The piece notes that there is nothing new about Christmas trees Santa Claus wreaths stockings and gatherings yet these familiar sights still hold charm. It emphasizes enduring holiday warmth in family togetherness and festive decorations that remain welcoming and cheerful throughout the season.
Washington Township Social Notes Roundup
Mrs J Blystone, J Fisher, Floyd Orr families visit and host at various towns. Indiana guests, Creekside move, court service at Harmony Grove, church events, birthday gathering, and multiple local callers and weekend visits to Atwood Girty Vandergrift Leechburg.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Associated System
Associated Gas and Electric Securities Co., Incorporated
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Rochester Mills
THE
Windsor
Florence Harris Wells
Ada
Katherine Edelman
Bos
Nix
Washington Township
Mia
Josiah Fisher
Floyd Orr
Orr
Bert Orr
Mya
J. WN. Prick
Toward
Jay Souerwine
George Harman
Ikin Bothell
Wilkinsburg
Creakside
Elkin Bothell
Bobbie
Creekside
Melvin Park House
Plum Creek Valley
Santa
Moorhead
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
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