Fire at Wis home injures Zentmyer family
A Wisconsin family of four children and two adults suffered injuries in a house fire. The blaze damaged the Zentmyer residence and left holes through walls. Fire officials say the home is insured and a man identified as Mr Zentmyer was reportedly missing but later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Zentmy Dottis
Renee Sithe
Zentmye
oDissi
Childy
Eugene
Patsy
Ronald
Glen
Fire damages cellars and bathroom floor in subzero blaze
Evening reports describe flames venting from cellars and burning through a bathroom floor at Liberty Fi tany. The cold weather adds risk as a brisk breeze blows outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Fitany
Christmas Notes and Holiday Mishaps in Blue Ball
The piece recounts holiday observations from Blue Ball, noting gift traditions with ties stockings and haberdashery plans. It recalls bubble light ornament trials and Christmas humor, plus a New Year resolution gag and a Christmas Eve wedding mishap involving Charles Gehman who forgot the license before the ceremony.
Post Office News Increases Rates and Fees January First 1949
Third class bulk mailing permits now carry a 10 dollar annual fee after January 1 1949. Postage for Christmas New Year birthday and similar cards rises to 2 cents unsent. Air mail increases from 5 to 6 cents. Other changes affect parcel post special handling money orders and insured mail. A rate schedule is available at the post office for inspection during business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford G. Stauffer
Plans for expanding engineering and development facilities announced
President George C. Delp announced plans to expand engineering and development facilities during the first national sales conference. Arno H. Johnson of J Walter Thompson noted prospects for mechanization and worker livability as a trend. The group toured the plant in West Main to view the New Holland line display opened for employees and families yesterday. A banquet at the Hotel Brunswick followed. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Delp
Conenter
Hinge
Ain’ ‘Lancaster
Wednespe
Will
Arno H. Johnson
Walter Thompson Company
York
Holland
Line de Ewell
Yestern
Brunswick
Dlor
aie +O
Malmbe
Obituary for Mrs Della Reinhart of Quarryville area
Mrs. Della M Reinhart sixty seven wife of Charles B Reinhart of Gap died suddenly at 2 30 p m Sunday at her home after Christmas Day visit with her son Chester Reinhart Lancaster She belonged to Middle Octorora Presbyterian Church Survived by son Chester Reinhart daughters Helen wife of John Landis R 1 Willow Street RB Miller Reinhart Birmingham Ala and Robert Reinhart Kirkwood Nine grandchildren three great grandchildren and siblings Calvin Barr Emlin Eshleman Wayne Byers Elmer Barr Chester Barr Mrs Mil ton Bowers and Mrs Charles Groff Funeral services were held at Cart Reynolds Funeral Home Quarryville yesterday and burial was in Union Presbyterian Cemetery
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Della M.‘ Reinhart
Charles B. Reinhart
Gap
Rel
George B. Hershey
Hershey
William
Emma Dunlap Barr
Middle Octorora Presbyterian Church
Helen
John Landis
Willow Street
RB. Miller
Reinhart
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Reinhart
Kirkwood
Reynolds
Quarryville
Union Presbyterian Cemetery
Mrs. Emma A Bethune Dies at 88 in Churchtown
Mrs. Emma Alice Bethune eighty eight widow of Rev James W Bethune died at 1 80 a m Monday in the home of Miss Jennie Welsh Churchtown where she had lived for twelve years She belonged to Goodwill Methodist Church near Elverson and to Elverson Methodist Church her husband served as pastor He preceded her in death six years ago She was Bucknell University class of 1879 survivor details continued on page 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Alice ‘Bethume
James W. Bethume
Jennie
Welsh
Churchtown
Goodwill Methodist Church
Elverson
Elverson Methodist Church
Bucknell University
Rotary Club Meets The New Holland Evening
The New Holland Rotary Club met Monday at Peoples Restaurant with president J Z Martin in charge. Allen R Hunsicker introduced Edwin Pfeiffer of Lukens Steel Co Coatesville who gave a talk on foundation and history of stet ing followed by movies. Next week Professor Shoemaker of Franklin Marshall College is expected to speak on pow wowing and medicine.
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Holland Rotary Club
Peoples
J.Z. Martin
Allen R. Hunsicker
Edwin Pfeiffer
Lukens
Steel .Co
Coatesville
Foundation
Franklin ® & Marshall
College, Who
Swill
Beginning January 1 1949 practice changes noted in notice
A historical notice states changes to a medical practice starting January 1 1949 and mentions cancellations appointments and operations at New Holland with references to individuals D John My Martin and locations Blue Bail Pa Stores to close tomorrow with details unreadable in parts of the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
D. John
My.Martin
Blue
Bail
Fire association event at Bareville hosts evening gathering
Bareville Fire Company will host an evening event for the Lancaster County Fire Association. Officials and members from local departments are expected to attend and discuss readiness and mutual aid.
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Bareville Fire Company
Lancaster County ‘Fire
Betty L Smith Waid wed David D Waid in Ephrata
Miss Betty L Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs James Smith of 229 Lincoln Avenue Ephrata married David D Waid son of Mr and Mrs Michael Waid of New Holland at 2 p m Saturday at the home of Rev Frank G Yost Grace Evangelical Congregational Church Ephrata The bride wore a green street length dress with brown accessories and a talisman rosebud corsage Miss Wentling attended the bride and Franklin Waid brother of the bridegroom attended as best man
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Betty L. Smith
James Smith
Lincoln Avenue
Ephrata
David D. Waid
Michael Waid
New Holland
Frank G. Yost
Grace Evangelical Congregational Church
Edna Wentling
Franklin Waid
Miss Wentling
Miss Anna Mae Sensenig and Isaac Garman Jr. wed at home
Miss Anna Mae Sensenig of Strasburg married Isaac Garman Jr. of Bareville at 11 a m Christmas Day in a home ceremony officiated by Bishop Joseph Weaver. The couple is the child of Rev and Mrs Hershey B Sensenig and Mr and Mrs Isaac Garman.
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Anna Mae Sensenig
Hershey B. Sensenig
Strasburg
R. 1
Isaac 8. Garman, Jr
Isaac Garman
Bareville
Joseph ©. Weaver
Gehman Sheaffer wedding in New Holland
Miss Evelyn Sheaffer daughter of Mrs Sarah Jane Sheaffer and the late Martin W Sheaffer married Charles W Gehman son of Charles L Gehman and the late Martha Gehman in a 6 pm Christmas Eve service at St Stephens Free Church New Holland Rev C G Bachman officiated The bride wore steelgray brocaded satin with light gray accessories and a white gardenia corsage Best man was Russell Gehman The couple will reside at 217 Brimmer Avenue New Holland.
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Evelyn Sheaffer
Sarah Jane Sheaffer
New Holland
Martin W. Sheaffer
Charles W. Gehman
Charles L. Gehman
Blue Ball
Martha Gehman
St. Stephensformed Church
C. G. Bachman
D.D
Mary Elizabeth Storb
Russell Gehman
Hamilton Watch Company
Lancaster
Brimmer Avenue
Borough
Fivepointville Chapel Night Service Announces Friday
Fivepointville Chapel will observe night services this Friday evening. A Bible study hour precedes the service led by Kurtz Reeser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fivepointville
Kurtz ‘Reeser
Holy Communion Will Be Ob Lind Refocus
Fragmentary OCR note references Holy Communion and an intention to observe or reform in a local Lind area. Context is unclear due to missing words and garbled phrases.
Watch Night Observed At E U B Church This Evening
The Evangelical United Brethren Church hosts a Watch Night program featuring the film The Missing Christians and an evangelistic message by Rev Frank F Young of Watsontown Pa The event begins at 8 30 p m and runs past midnight with a fellowship hour at 10 p m and a Watch Night Worship Hour at 11 p m The film follows three daughters of a devout mother and ends with a transformative dream about the Rapture directed to New Year’s Eve observances.
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Watch Night Fellowship
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Frank F. Young
Watsontown
Pennsylvania
Russel E. Etter
Lancaster
American Youths Carry Democracy to French Folk
Frank E. Shirk of New Holland and his wife Mrs. Shirk Far from home after two years with Mennonite Central Committee in France they describe relief and reconstruction work near Wissenbourg Alsace Lorraine The couple married in Steinmetz France and arrived in Boston December 24 greeted by family and friends The work included carpentry masonry and plastering for bomb damaged homes under the French Office of Reconstruction They helped erect a complete house from rubble at the Geisberg Chateau Continued on Page 8
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Frank B. Shirk
New Holland
France
Mennonite Central Committee
Frank E. Shirk
P. N. Shirk
Shirk
Mademoisselle Erica Hege
Monsieur
Madame Philip Hege
Wissenbourg
Alsace-Lorraine
Leerdan
Boston
Ernest Shirk
James
Jay
Warren
Paul
Steinfeltz
Geisberg
Paris
Weiler
Office
Geisberg Chateau
Kings Daughters Carry Christmas Cheer to Shut-ins
Loyal Workers Circle of King's Daughters visited Welsh Mountain Mission and Twin Linden Home in Churchtown last Wednesday. Mrs. Robert H. Wright led devotions as gifts were handed to guests. participants included Anna W. Harner Elmer Z. Delp E G Brown Ralph Weber Jack Martin Jonathan Martin Charles F. Yost Robert Wright Lewis Williams Ronnie Ed Stauffer Earle Wright and Cc R Frain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh Mountain Mission
Linden
Churchtown
Loyal Workers Circle of
King's Daughters
Robert H. Wright
Anna W. Harner
Elmer Z. Delp
E. G. Brown
Ralph Weber
Jack Martin
Jonathan Martin
Charles F. Yost
Robert Wright
Scrap Drive Wednesday Salvage Collection Planned
Boy Scout salvage collection set for Wednesday January 5 after 5 p m. Donors urged to place waste paper and related materials on the curb for curbside pickup.
Reading the Past in Trinity Lutherans 1874 Notes
In an 1874 Christmas program at Trinity Lutheran Church the superintendent was given Arndt's True Christianity, an English translation of Wahres Christenthum. The piece places with Martyr's Mirror and Pilgrim's Progress in the family library. The writeup invites readers to share early editions and local recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Arndt
Martyr’s Mirror
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Qumgelder
Ralph‘s
Earl Lodge
Santa
Clarion
the' Lions
Conestoga Post
Merican Wa Ead Leton
Vuk
Nansa
Asus
Davenport
Charles Y. Gehman
Charles
Charley
Arere
Della M. Reinhart
E. A. Bethune
Rotary Club
General Wayne Hotel
Waid —Smith
Garman — Sensenig
Gehman — Sheaffer
Musser — Bair
Marguerite Grace Bair
George D. Bair
East Earl
John G. .Musser
Jacob Musser
Spruce Street
Denver
Cedar ‘Grove
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Lane
King’s Daughters
Rev
CG. Bachman, DD
the Clarion
Goodville
Goodville Hotel
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