Christmas Week happenings at Lewisville area churches
Sunday school at ten, followed by preaching on December 29. Ebanezer Sunday school children received a treat after practice at J. L. Diven home. Howard Urey visited brother James in Indiana hospital, James progressing. Mrs. J Ta Diven and others helped make a missionary rug in Livermore. W F Barkley visited Blairsville. No. 7 school Christmas program delighted attendees as children exchanged gifts. Eleanor Ruth McGinley visiting parents. several local youths spending holidays at home. I M Speedy sick. Mark Shields improving slowly after weeks of illness.
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Lewisville
Ebanezer
J. L. Diven
Howard Urey
James
Indiana Hospital
I. M. Speedy
Mark Shields
Livermore
East Wheatfield Sees School Closure for Holidays
Schools closed Friday for a two week vacation. Christmas programs held in various rooms Friday afternoon. Charles Bracken home from Bucknell for holidays. Miss Dillie Cunningham departs Monday for Peru Indiana to spend holidays with J H Tinkcom family. Richard Sharbaugh family moved to Johnstown this week. Samuel and Dick Hutchison each killed a doe recently. Harry Tomb of Philadelphia visiting mother and brother. Birthday party for Flora Mack of Clyde Wednesday. Cramer M H Ladies Aid hosted Christmas party at Mrs. Harry Smith’s Friday evening with aides Mrs. Alson Cramer and Mrs. R G Cramer.
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East Wheatfield
Charles Bracken
Bucknell University
Dillie Cunningham
Greyhound
Peru
Ind
J. H. Tinkcom
Richard Sharbaugh
Johnstown
Samuel
Dick Hutchison
Harry Tomb
Philadelphia
R. Bruce Tomb
Flora Mack
Clyde
Cramer M. H. Ladies’ Aid
Harry Smith
Three Good Club Offers For Indiana County Subscribers
Advertises subscription offers for Indiana County readers including The Indiana Progress and related periodicals. Lists multiple offers with prices and a note for outside-county customers to add postage, directing place for orders. Includes titles such as Country Home, Breeder's Gazette, American Fruit Grower, Pennsylvania Farmer, Poultry Tribune, McCall's Magazine, Pathfinder, and Household Magazine.
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Indiana County
Indiana Progress Country Home
Breeder's Gazette
American Fruit Gro
Pennsylvania Farmer Poultry Tribune
Woman's Wors
Indiana Progress
Country Home
Poultry Tribune
McCall's Magazine
Shad Aplay
Intersorsree Household Magazine
Pathfinder
All Pour
Notiohn
Penna
The Nicest Santa Claus
Martha Weeks rescues a kitten at her door and, after welcoming a manager from the iron mills seeking a home for his family, agrees to rent the house before Christmas. The kitten, playful and personable, becomes the unlikely “nicest Santa Claus” bringing holiday warmth and a new tenant to the home.
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Martha
Hilda Gray
Miss Weeks
Christman
Santa Claus
Western Newspaper Union
Use of Christmas Candles Introduced From Europe
The custom of using Christmas candles was brought from Europe, especially Scandinavia, and placed by windows on Christmas Eve to honor Kristine and the gifts she brings. Buyberry candles are praised as green and aromatic, emblematic of triumph.
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Europe
Scandinavia
Christus Eye
Lell Kristine
Christmas In Shanghai Just One of Their Days
Frances Grinstead notes Christmas in cosmopolitan Shanghai shows varied Western influences with diverse celebrations among foreign communities and local Chinese observance favoring traditional Dragonboat and Mid Autumn holidays.
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Shanghai
Gocin Reglaterites
Moscow
Santa Claus
Champs Elysees
China
Frances Grinstead
Union
Snowbound Train Sparks Town Gift Exchange in Morton City
In Morton City snow kept people indoors until a stranded passenger train became the center of a holiday gift frenzy. Locals shared improvised decorations, carols, meals, and a flood of donations from passengers including books, candy, clothing, and jewelry, uniting the town in festive generosity.
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Morton City
Barnes
Luella B. Lyons
Western Newspaper Union
On His Way Green and Wise Exchange Christmas Plans
Green jokes about holiday travel while Wise predicts he will go away after Christmas. The banter references a fall as a bad debtor, signaling playful wordplay rather than a serious event.
Popcorn and Hickory Nuts Spark Holiday Gift Trend
The notice highlights practical gifts such as apples jelly canned fruit and festive wreaths but emphasizes popcorn and hickory nuts as the most welcome on-farm presents. It suggests Christmas baskets fit for all ages from grandparents who gathered chestnuts in youth to a candy-loving younger cousin.
Holiday Garnish Ideas For Cranberry Jelly Shapes
Holiday garnish for salads and desserts uses cranberry jelly sliced with cutters to create fancy shapes. The decorative jelly pieces add color and texture to festive plates during the season.
Local Socials Report From Washington TWP
Washington township notes show Mr and Mrs James Mulberger Mr and Mrs Glenn Jewart and Miss Ethel Harman visiting Mr and Mrs Jay Sourwine. Indiana calls by Bert Keasler and Bert Orr business trip. Families including Park Fish er Edwards Harman Blystone Jewart and Ray extended visits and Christmas season gatherings across Homer City Punxsutawney Vandergrift Five Points and Indiana with various relatives and friends.
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Washington Twp
James Mulberger
Glenn Jewart
Ethel Harman
Jay Sourwine
Bert Keasler
Indiana
Bert Orr
J. A. Park
Josiah Fisher
Harold Frick
Indiana Hospital
Vandergrift
Harl Blystone
Misa Henderson
Punxsutawney
Fred Jewart
Ralph Ray
Homer City
Porter Ray
Merl Fisher
Dayton
Walter Harman
Annie
Herb Jewart
Edward MelIntire
Robert Prugh
Parkwood Hometown Notes From A Rust Belt Page
Miss Mary Lowry, long a Pittsburgh hospital patient, plans to return home and face Christe niag. Paul Ray, son of Z A Ray, is listed as a scarlet fever patient. School closed for a week’s vacation after a pupil program and exchange of gifts. Grange youths held a party at Rustic Lodge Saturday night. Eden Silvis reports a very sick horse. Promoters of an old age pension scheme address local seniors claiming divine support.
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Parkwood
Mary Lowry
Pittsburgh
Christeniag
Paul ‘Ray
Z A
Ray
Grange
Rustic Lodge
Eden Silvis
Tattoos of the Dionne Quintuplets Trend Widens
Report notes increasing numbers of American men and women getting likenesses of the Dionne quintuplets tattooed on their bodies. The piece highlights rising popularity and social curiosity about the four sisters and their famous siblings as a cultural fad spreads.
Uncle Eben's Advice on Writing Santa Letters
Uncle Eben warns readers that Santa Claus is near and advises not to write letters in ink. He emphasizes not delaying financial worries and suggests practical, plain handwriting to avoid mistakes. The piece uses a folksy tone to convey practical holiday tips.
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