Velma's New Year Dance Sparks Quiet Revolution
Velma, a shy high school girl, attends a New Year’s dance and meets a mysterious calm-eyed youth. After social friction with her mother, she vows personal growth, joins a tennis club, and discovers leadership through healthier friendships and sports. A seaside summer marks a turning point as a new friendship deepens.
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Tony
Velma
Valeria
Tie
Uniforth
Log Cabin Lodge
Frank
Sme
Dorothy
Comra
Western Newspaper Union
Billy's Christmas Flower Surprise
Billy, a red flower loving boy, wanders from his mother in a crowded shop area until he is found with a single red blossom. A police officer helps as the crowd moves and Billy proudly declares the flower is a present, while his mother breathes relief and thanks. The scene closes with festive chaos and a Christmas misunderstanding.
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Billy
Bily
Dithy
Nike
Morey
Christias
Parsuet
Murry Christiais
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Guests and Local Highlights Across Towns
Christmas visits filled homes from Mundy’s Corners to Johnstown and Aliquippa. Mrs. Penrose’s nephew Clark Campbell Jr. recovers from a mine accident while crafts and church events color the week. Several residents tour Pittsburgh, Meadville, and Latrobe, and a birthday of a newborn daughter at Wallans is noted.
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Irving Kelly
Samuel Fisher
Joseph Penrose
Penrose
Clark Campbell, Jr
John Roth
Shirley Ann
Aliquippa
Rebecca McGraw
William J. Br
Ross Lichtenfels
Wilbert Mack
Johnstown
Kyle Robinson
Bolivar
Meadville Hospital
Meadville
Peter Chamberlin
Paul Robinson
Lutheran Church
A. J. Boyle
Town
Henderson Nixon
John C. Lear
United Evangelical Sunday School
Lear
United Evangelical Church
Francis Hall
Oliver Arford
Colyer
Arford
M. ©. Rhinehart
Adam Dielu
Jeannettie
Alex Hunter
Raymond
Clair McMullen
Latrobe
Yo W. Rott
Pittsburgh
Lynch
George Palmer
Blacklick
James Liebold
Clark Miller
Wnd
George Lichold
Joseph Wall
Henry Jones
Charles A. Robinson
Merl Luther
Viol Duncan
Guy Sullinger
Blacklid
Joseph Higgins
Memorial ‘Hospital
Clark Peffer
Elmer Peffer
Rosa Shields
Jacob Bartholomew
Near Marchand
Sadie Shaffer
Joe Babeoe
Jatters
Dixonville
Ad White
Youngstown
Ohio
G. W. Wachob
Nannie Lewis
Harry
Indiana
M. Shields
Biss Graffis
Punxsulawney
Earl Beck
Wm. Cormire
Wm. Vite
Mary Hadder
Cecil
Jango Sutter
Mollie
Hicks
Clairton
Marchand
John Millican
Alph Anthony
New Range
Geo
Blain Gaul
Quint Whitacre
Ceargeville
John McCormll
Daniel Vilo
Puns- Siltawiney Hospital
Laughrey
Euther
Marion Center
James Hamilton
Christias
Jay Mamilloin
Elizabeth Elder
Muskingum College
E. R. Elder
Merle Neale
Trade City
Martha Oberlin
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
H. W. Oberlin
Myrtle Work
Washington, D.C
8. C. Work
R. H. Knox
Clark Knox
Clark Cochran
Robert Dunmire
Rossiter
Charles Jeffries
J. H. Jeffries
Cora Doty
Center Lownship
H.W. and
C. A. Oberlin
How She Worked It At Christmas Presents
A light exchange about handling Christmas gifts. One character suggests storing extras as birthday presents for the year, while the other questions the abundance and usefulness of the gifts.
Bers Babe of Bethlehem
The text reflects a Christmas reverence as the Christian world adores the Bethlehem scene. It speaks of spiritual uplift, timeless devotion, and the desire for blessedness beyond ordinary expression, attributed to Cardial Gibbons.
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Bers Babe OF
Bethlehem
The Earliest Christmas Carol by Aurelius Prudentius
A fragmentary note recalls The Virgin and Child as the earliest known Christmas carol, credited to Aurelius Prudentius in the fourth century, noting it as a sung piece during early Christian liturgy.
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Aurelius Prudentius
Seasonable Reminder From a Columbia Professor
A Columbia University professor notes that half the world’s work is done in the United States and adds a festive nudge for expectant youngsters to submit their Sawa Claus reminders.
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United States
Columbia
Sawa Claus
Hard Times and the Hen
A stoic hen persists despite harsh conditions, digging for worms and producing eggs. The piece contrasts pessimism with resilience, noting the bird’s focus on sustenance and profits rather than complaint. It underscores persistence as a pragmatic virtue in tough times.
Christmas Socials and Local News From Heshbon
A roundup of Christmas visits and travels among local residents including Elizabeth Elder Merle Neale Martha Oberlin and others. Sled riding incidents and a car rollover on Chickeree hill are noted along with a school Christmas program and community sentiments on character.
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Gena
Covode
J.C. Penney Co
Indiana, Pennsylvania
The
Indiana Evening Gazette
Richmond
Elnora Bowers
J. C. Bowers
Philip McClain
Ernest
Margaret Gray
J. L. Warner
Ella Hurd
Alice
George
Edward Owens
Owens
Earl Lewis
Connor
Blairsville
Arthur Shomo
Albert Ballard
Lyle Miller
Dee
Clyde
CG. L. Campbell
Harry Miller
Raymond McElhoes
Irene Clawson
C. B. Empfield
Heshbon
Citizen’s National Bank
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