Truthful Papa Defends Santa Claus Opposition in Faith Letter
A writer signed Truthful Papa challenges Santa Claus teaching, arguing Santa misleads children and conflicts with Christian doctrine. He cites Bible verses to condemn Santa imagery and calls for adherence to scriptural truth over holiday myths.
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Santa Clara
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Sant. Clarn
Jesus
Christ
Christy
Santa
Eve
Ben
God
Abraham
John
Santa Claus Origins in Saint Nicholas Legend
In Terre Hill, Pa the CLARION notes debate over Santa Claus origins citing Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra who died in 328. The piece explains legends of gifts for destitute maidens and resurrected children, linking Santa to Flanders and Holland gift tradition and schoolboys.
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the Clarion
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Myra
Klaus
Flanders
Holland
Santa Klaus
Knecht
Terre Hill
Denver and Lititz weeklies merge into Semi-Weekly Times-Press
Consolidation unites the Denver Press and the Lititz Times as the Semi-Weekly Times-Press. Published from the Denver office with a Lanston monotype and two revolution press. The first issue appeared on Tuesday as an eight page sheet with print ads and newsy items. The Clarion hopes the venture proves successful.
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Denver Press
Lititz Times
Lancaster County
Times-Press
Denver
Lanston Monotype
Revolution Press
the Clarion
Various Local Business and Community Updates
The item notes flour deliveries to R H Wright & Bro bakers, a new dwelling ground broken by Geo W Kinzer in Jackson Street, and tobacco shipments from Jacob H Hooben to Lancaster. New Holland area events include New Year’s Eve worship services, a porker weighing 471 pounds, Mechanicsburg Band performances, and gifts to J A Gillian and Robert. A B Groff & Co report tobacco arrivals and a big anticipated single-day warehouse total. New Holland Machine Company letters rise after a Christmas closure. Stork, Loader & Co silk mill adds 20 rooms this week with 30 more on order. mill runs full time with bright outlook.
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Stork, Loader & Company
Christmas anniversary program by St Stephen Reformed Sunday school
The St Stephen Reformed Sunday school held a Christmas anniversary titled The Child ren a King. Edwin Getz and John Flickinger provided carpet and violin. The program included processional readings songs recitations and an audience-pleasing encore of Hark the Herald Angels Sing by the young ladies. The Bethany Orphans Home offering was liberal and the house was filled with praise and congratulations.
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St. Stephen
Church
Edwin Getz
John Flickinger
Edith Hess
Esther Diller
Jobn Lutz
Grace Witmer
Mary Stauffer
John Lockard
Alta Witmer
Elizabeth Lockard
Elwood Lutz
Theodore Storb
Earl Weaver
Robert Bair
Elizabeth Dissinger
Harold Fuckinger
Eva P. Diller
Helen Rutledge
Herald Angels
Rebecca Stauffer
Jesus
Anna Renninger
Bethany Orphans Home
Hark
Christmas Program at Centerville School
On the afternoon before Christmas Centerville School in Leacock township staged a bright event with dialogues recitations and music. The teacher received a decorative lamp and lemonade set as gifts while pupils got two bags of candy and an orange.
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Centerville ‘School
Leacock Township
Pupi
Ceandy
Sunday School Workers in Annual Lutheran Convention
The thirty fourth annual convention of Evangelical Lutheran Bible schools of the Lancaster Conference met at Trinity Lutheran Church. Delegates from Lancaster Lebanon and parts of Dauphin County discussed Bible in the school, incentives to faithfulness, records, librarianship, and the primary department. The event drew 24 pastors and 116 delegates with 63 schools and 10,186 members including 8078 scholars.
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Bible Schools of the
Lutheran Church of the Lancaster Conference
Trinity Church
Boro
Evangelical Lutheran Bible Schools
Lancaster
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lutheran Sunday Schools
Lebanon
Dauphin Counties
BE. Kelner
Millersville
Lutheraon
Cumberland County
A.M. Mehrkam
Columbia
A. E. Youre
Myerstown
J. W. Richards
D. L. Fogleman
Denver
Aornoom Nenaton
Orlock
KB. L. Weasinger
The
Bible School
Plorence J. Bard
Leacock
J. E. Whittaker
D.D
C.K. Fegley
Harrisburg
H. N. Fegtey
FL. N. Fegiey
D. D
J. F. Trexler
R.S. Brubaker
A. Weichsel
Pastor Mountain
Personal Christmas Travels Across District Names
Personal notices list numerous families visiting relatives for Christmas and New Year across New Holland Narvon Reading York Pottstown Reading Carlisle Lancaster Willow Street Terre Hill Blue Ball Clarion office and other local towns. Names include Yundt Shirk Hoover Jessop Keller Flickinger Getz Smith Brubaker Mountz and Green along with several spouses and children.
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William Yundt
New Holland
Frank Shirk
Narvon
Corinthas
Moses Hoover
Limeville
Charley Huyer
Reading
John Buzzard
Red Well
Roland Jessop
Helen
York
N. Jessop
Sandra Keller
Philadelphia
John Flickinger
H. B. Rutter
Scranton
John Galland
Willow Street
Carlos D. Meredith
Ren
E. C. Diller
Rev
Man
Harrieburg
James Bair
FE. Getz
Washington
2. C
Benjamin Getz
Cedar Lane
Paul Greenberger
William Smith
Malvern
Mias
Fanny Smith
Geo. D. Smith
A. W. Tayloe
Terre Hill
H.J. Brown
Blue Ball
Verna Sea
Boldt
Mary
Martin Schillot
New Holland Machine Company
New York
Stephen Allison
Apent Chrismas
William Lockard
William Martin
Shillington
Berlin County
Spenst
Shouldn t Get Cold Poet
W Scott Deffendery, a New Holland House bar clerk, celebrated his 33rd birthday on a Wednesday. His wife arranged a stocking surprise and gifted him forty three pairs to keep his feet warm for a long time.
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W. Scott Deffenderyer
New Holland House
Spelling Bee at Batesville School House Tonight
The Leacock Ladies Auxiliary hosts two spelling bees at Batesville School House tonight. Doors open at 6 30 with admission ten cents.
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Leacock Ladies
Batesville
New Holland Express Expresses Thanks to Patrons
The New Holland line expresses gratitude to patrons who remembered them after a sad loss. The message honors those who kept in mind the company in difficult times.
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The
New Holland
Carriera Express
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Clarion
Saint Nicholas
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Papa
R. H. Wright & Bro
Bakers
Geo. W Kinzer
Jackson Street
Kiozerton
Jacob H. Hooben
Focal Station
Thuoraday
Henry Nagle
Mechanicsburg Band
J. A. Gulllan
Robert
A. B. Groff & Co
Centerville School
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