Christmas visits fill Allentown area households with relatives
Numerous readers report Christmas visits across Allentown and nearby towns. Residents including Miss Dorothy Gilgore of Lancaster and Roderick Danner of North Wales join local families for holiday gatherings at several homes. A. A. Steckel turns 87 with well wishes. Consistory of Christ Reformed Church sends a substantial gift to Mrs. Nora Shular Helffrich in Butler.
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Dorothy Gilgore
Lancaster
Frank Muffrey
Penn Street
Roderick Danner
North Wales
J. E. Beers
W. Danner
L. H. Bartholomew
Allentown
Maurice Williamson
East Orange
N. J
J. D. Achenbach
John D. Bossert
Germantown
Philadelphia
J. Evan Hirtle
Betty Plotnick
Ossining
M. R. Kreidler
New York City
Ansanetta Woodring
Geo. E. Sherer
Sunnyside
A. A. Steckel
Bath
Wilbur Schall
D. M. James
James K. Worman
Rachel
Harry E. Worman
Nasareth
Clinton Bartholomew
Leon
Melvin Warren
Sheriff
Charles H. Anangst
Christ Reformed Church
Nora Shular Helffrich
Butler, Pa
Christmas Pageant at Church and School Evening Service
The annual Christmas program directed by Miss Harriet Leem and Delbert Siegfried featured a history pageant by about 20 students, a 50-voice Junior Choir, and candle lit decorations. Gifts included 8 blankets, 50 pairs of stockings, bed furnishings, towels, groceries. plate offerings $2 and about $15 for Bethany Orphans Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Leem
Delbert Siegfried
Allen Scheffler
Bethany Orphans Home
Bible Primer on Cain Giants and Noah’s Ark
The excerpt discusses Cain, Jubal, Tubal-Cain, and early descendants, noting long lifespans and human flaws. It highlights God’s decision to cleanse the earth with a flood, Noah and the ark, and the notion that later generations repeated old errors. The piece frames biblical history in terse moral terms.
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Cain
Jubal
Tubal-Cain
Adam
Methusaleh
Noah
Shem
Ham
Japheth
Fulton
Clermont
God
Spring satin silhouettes return to York shops
The article notes satin fabrics returning for the season with a sheenless look and white color pairings. It highlights shoulder styling that emphasizes a wide look, a straight sleeve tending toward a bell shape below the elbow, and a skirt fullness below the knees, signaling a fresh fashion trend in York stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Adoption of Baby and the Perils of Inherited Disposition
A doctor discusses adoption by childless couples, praising selflessness but warning of inherited traits. He recounts a foster child from a well-off home who, after adulthood, became a habitual liar and juvenile criminal, illustrating the risk he attributes to heredity in adopted children.
Birthday Social at Nazareth Temple Ladies of the Golden Eagle
A large gathering of Nazareth Temple No. 10 Ladies of the Golden Eagle met for a business session followed by a social hour. Twenty members honored for birthday anniversaries in the past three months received felicitations from the group, which then enjoyed a splendid lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth Temple No. 10
Ladies of the Golden Eagle
President Roosevelt Aims to Aid Infantile Paralysis Victims
About 150,000 Americans crippled by infantile paralysis could benefit from better facilities. A Birthday Ball on January 30 would fund a permanent endowment for nationwide work by the Warm Springs Foundation, with plans to establish similar centers across the country. President Roosevelt urges support and highlights economic and public works momentum in his address to Congress.
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America
Roosevelt
United States
President Roosevelt
Henry L. Doherty
Warm
Warm Springs
National Committee
General Pershing
Cardinal Hayes
William Green
Owen D. Young
Will Rogers
Will H. Hays
Edsel Ford
New York
Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Roosevelt first annual message forecast stirs forecasters
Washington December 27 Political forecasters debate President Roosevelt's forthcoming first annual message as they weigh economic recovery, national policy, and domestic priorities for his new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Basement emerging as livable home space and recreation area
Basements, once storage spaces for tools and furnace rooms, are becoming inhabited living areas. With modest partitions and simple decoration, a basement can become a recreation room, study, play area, or workshop, using minimal dollars and basic carpentry skills.
Roosevelt's plan for debt and farm programs hinted in message
The article speculates on the President's forthcoming message outlining debt management measures and expanded public works to reduce unemployment. It notes expectations of no printing press money, possible silver purchases, and a gradual dollar decline until a favorable gold ratio with major nations is achieved, while praising farm programs in wheat, cotton, tobacco, corn-hog, and milk stabilization.
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Congress
Washington
Fekk
Public Works Administration
Civil Works Administration
Athdustes
Pew Douglas
Igiraus
Ams
Mellon
Phordimg
Pantooth
Gowen
Douglas
France
Great Busou
Roosevelt
Former 4 H boy wins $200 scholarship at Town State College
A Town State College senior, once a 4 H club member since age ten, receives a $200 cash scholarship. The piece asks whether success comes from the individual, the associations formed, or how time is used, inviting readers to decide who benefits.
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Vy Meeps
Town State College
Iowa
Russell Pla I's 4-H Leadership and College Achievements
Russell Pla I grew up on a farm and led a large family through farming and 4-H activities. He excelled in livestock judging and demonstrations, earned a $200 scholarship, and led college judging teams while serving as president of two societies and YMCA secretary.
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Russell Pla
Iowa State Nilte
Russell
Achiev
YMCA
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Dorothy and
A. Newton Gish Jr
Asa K. McIlhaney
Nazareth Coal & Lumber CO
South Main St
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Ian Joseph Gaines
Nation
Endowment For Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia Warm Springs
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ji Verinarian
Nazareth, Pa
Willowdale Farms
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