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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
10
Mailers save time and aid greatly in dispatching mail during the holiday rush by buying postage stamps in advance. All first class mail should be properly stamped before mailing. Christmas greeting cards in unsealed envelopes may be mailed at the 1 cent per two ounces rate.
An old rural custom shows husbands used holly-bush switches to whip unruly wives. The stick kept its prickles as discipline, but the practice is now forgotten and belongs to history.
Manufacturers and stylists have worked overtime this fall to supply inexpensive yet durable gifts all made of cotton. For mother and sister a range of garments and accessories. for father and brother a selection of robes shirts underwear and sportswear. for the whole family towels linens rugs and quilts. The Christmas allowance will really stretch with cotton gifts.
A playful remark weighs whether Santa would smoke cigars to judge their quality, suggesting a humorous angle on product standards and holiday lore.
Theodore Eighenbrode of Fairfield R1 was seriously wounded when Harold Carson’s 30-30 rifle discharged after a branch snagged it. The bullet grazed his little finger and shattered the left thigh bone, with hospital officials noting amputation may be needed. Both men are with the Fountaindale Boy Scout troop.
The article notes Alaska communities faced scarce snow last Christmas with Seward planning to import snow for Fourth Avenue Christmas trees. A brief snowfall arrived but did not fully relieve the snowless trend, while Ketchikan again celebrated a Christmas without snow. December 25, 1940 marked the eighteenth consecutive snowless Christmas since 1917.
The $135 000 Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary chapel will be dedicated on Wednesday May 13 as part of Seminary Week. The service follows board meetings May 12 and the 116th commencement May 15 with Rev Dr Frederick H Knubel delivering the dedicatory sermon.
Faculty members designated by the board of directors are forming a committee to work out details for a forthcoming dedication event at the seminary.
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