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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
4
Fragmented OCR style lines describe snow arrival in fall and accompanying colds. The piece evokes winter imagery with playful phrasing and repeated exclamations about snow and cold. No clear event or subjects beyond weather and seasonal mood.
A small town commotion follows a planned New Year joke centered on Old Foxton and a midnight bell. Clocks misread ten minutes, people set back time, and the town laughs at the ruse as the pranksters vanish after triggering a safety gag. Personal notices list local residents visiting, marriages, and Christmas gatherings among Indiana county names.
A nostalgic verse urges bidding farewell to the Old Year and welcoming the New with merriment. It reflects on past joys and pains and expresses hope, zeal, and forward purpose for the coming year. The poem contrasts grief with bright future prospects and celebrates friendship and renewal.
In Landers a bell in the town hall kept time for residents with a punctual routine. A curious janitor maintained railroad time, marking exact moments from seven to five, as New Year’s Eve bells rang at midnight. A youth proposed delaying the town by a day as a joke, prompting talk of a townwide prank.
Rossmoyne families and relatives share weekend visits to DuBois Indiana and Punxsutawney. Mrs Elizabeth Hilkin and D. C. Wells host gatherings while Miss Mary Houser and students stage a White Oak Flat Christmas program. Leonard Elkin recovers from a ten day illness as neighbors travel for shopping and entertainment.
Paul Mohney returns from Albright College Reading to spend Christmas with his parents Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Mohney. Mrs. Brown visits Buffalo. Betty and Peggy Moot work in Punxsutawney stores. Neck of holiday happenings includes basketball games, church entertainment, and several family trips to Pittsburgh and Indiana.
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