Christmas programs announced for Pine Flats churches
The Christian church plans a Christmas program on Friday evening December 21 and the Baptist church will present one on Monday evening December 24. All are welcome. Local social notes include Helen Gibson visiting the A H Williams home, Allan and Norman Tate visiting Stanley B Tate in Dixonville, Miss Gwen Williams shopping in Indiana, and Marie Gibson teaching in Dixonville returning home for the weekend.
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Pine Flats
Christian Church
Helen ‘Gibson
A.H. Williams
Frank Parry
Gwen Nfle Williams
Indiana
Marie Gibson
Dixonville
Baptist Church
Christmas notes and community updates from Barnsboro area
Weekly notices list names of local residents visiting, calling in towns, and attending events at Cockport and nearby points. A fire destroyed the Leamer dwelling Wednesday morning. church programs, a 25th wedding anniversary, a district four council meeting, and a Pine Flats pageant are noted. The column ends with religious reflections on giving from Kathleen Edelman.
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Uniontown
Dwight Greasley
Barnesboro
Ralph Stittier
Anna Maa Rummel
Imogene McManus
Cockport
Harry Leamer
Robert Smith
Ivan Beringer
Ivan Revere
N. Beringer
Ledward Ruggles
Indiana
Mission Band
Bert Rummel
Emma Beringer
Roy
Ralph Beringer
Young Peoples Council of District 4
Evangelical Church
Pine Flats
James McNeilis
Hastings
Wallie Coble
Blacklick Community Notes Mention Christmas Plans and Visits
Miss Letitia Duncan leaves for Florida to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Taylor visit in Indiana. Co O Smith and family shop in Indiana. Local residents attend a covered dish luncheon at Mrs. J. R. Geary s. White Gift Pageant set for Presbyterian church Dec 23, with Bertrand Nicholson and guests visiting Johnstown. Young Peoples class holds a spaghetti supper. class grows to 50 members. Several residents plan winter stays and weekend visits in Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Blairsville. Christmas service announced for Friday at the Methodist church.
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Co. O
Edna Lehman
Barbara ‘Grace
Pittsburgh
Albert Barron
Caneisteo
Jessie Carnahan
Indiana
Fred Gould
Rose Vivian Smith
M. O. Smith
Johnstown
Methodist Church
Local residents visit and attend funeral in Homer City area
Frank Lowry, a business caller, and many relatives and neighbors from Glen Campbell, Bradford, Punxsutawney, Pittsburgh, Indiana, and Punx sutawney gathered in Homer City and nearby towns. They visited homes, shopped, and joined the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Tozer. Family groups included the Mays and Pifers, Gibsons, Pollocks, Wells, and Braughters, with multiple trips noted across Thursday to Sunday.
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Frank Lowry
Homer City
C. C. Moore
Glen Campbell
Frank Moore
J. P.barrett
Bradford
H. D. Pifer
Alfred Johnson
Punxsutawney
John Hurd
G. H. Johnson
Indiana
Clair Gibson
Pittsburgh
Wm. Gibson
H. ‘D. Widdowson
Geo. Snyder
Bonita
Calvin Braughter
Margaret Tozer
Robert Pollock
Paul Wells
Community notes from South Bend club meetings
South Bend society items record the iB. K. L. M. club gathering at Mrs. Iva Weaver’s home with a tureen dinner and Christmas grab bag. The F. T. club met at Mrs. Wanda Eilen berger’s home for December with a grab bag. Mrs. Charlie Long visited her mother in law, Mrs. Billa Long, while Harold MelIntire and Gene Silvis shared news.
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Ib. K. L. M. Club
Iva Weaver
F. T
Wanda Eilenberger
Charlie Long
Near Girty
Billa Long
Harold MelIntire
Gene Silvis
H. B. Smith
Near West
Lebanon
Marla
Sadie Smith
Shellhammer
Janet Townsend
Indiana
McHenry
Maymont
Oliver Hunsberger
Ed. Boyer
Granny recalls first kiss under the mistletoe in 19th century
Granny tells Babs and Charlotte of an old Christmas Eve memory from the church, where a mis tletoe moment with her youth sparked a tale of romance. She notes how times have changed and explains that though she and her partner didn’t marry, their children did, referencing another grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granny
Babs
Charlotte
Helen Gaisford
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Ties Spark Million-Dollar Trend
In New York, a novel Christmas tie called So Bobs draws attention for its dual design. One side aims at the wife’s taste while the other appeals to the husband, with sales climbing into the millions.
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Bobs
When Christmas Date Was Chosen Not December Twenty Fifth
Tit Bits Magazine notes that Christmas likely fell on dates other than December 25 in early Christianity. The article cites shepherds outdoors in Judea and mentions January April and May observances before December 25 was settled in the fifth century to supplant Saturnalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tit-Bits Magazine
Christmas Boxes name origin from earthen apprentices boxes
The term Christmas boxes traces to carved earthen boxes used by apprentices to collect gifts at Christmas from their masters. The simple clay containers carried the largesse and gave the tradition its name.
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Custamera
Santa Limite Himself Santa Claus Visit Provokes Debate
A quirky note recounts Santa Claus in a limited role amid public expectations. The piece hints at tensions with authorities and the desire for direct benevolence, while questioning the feasibility of police involvement in solving every mystery.
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Santa Limite
Santa Claus
Texas Millionaire to Show New Yorkers a Thing or Two
A Texas millionaire boasts about impressing New Yorkers with his wealth in a sharp exchange referencing money power. A farmer and a new hired hand debate a mule and a shoed hoof, while a conversation touches on strong minds and a hypothetical queen.
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Chlupp
Texas
Skinker
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H. M. Conrath
Troutman's Store
Parnell, Cowher & Co
Citizens Bank Building
Indiana, Pa
Chrismas
Katherine Edelman
Blacklick
Letitia ‘Duncan
Florida
H. L. Taylor
Monay
Richmond
South Bend
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General Motors
Flint
Mich
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North 8Th Street
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