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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
3
A brief look at the origin of popular Christmas carols notes that some were composed in America while others were created in other lands. The article presents illustrated history and highlights of familiar tunes.
The 1868 poem by Phillips Brooks describes Bethlehem’s quiet sleeping scene after a Palestine visit. Composer Lewis Redner created the melody, inspired by a Christmas Eve dream.
Residents and visitors frequent the area with travels and gatherings. Annie Smith of York Springs stays weeks in Philadelphia with daughter Walter Weigle. Haverstock breaks ground for a new bungalow north of town as Otis Hoover paints his barn. Various locals including Tanger, Renicker, Kemper and Shults host or visit relatives in Maryland Harrisburg Potter County and Minnesota links noted.
Harrisburg reports Urgency set by William S. Jones Lackawanna County Agricultural Defense Board due to labor shortages and metal demands. Farmers should plan labor use secure parts for machinery and anticipate supply delays while wages rise on farms as defense drives reshape farming.
Adams County Council of Christian Education sponsors its annual efficiency conference for county Sunday School workers Friday December 5 at 3 pm. All interested in Sunday School work invited. A supper for county and district officers follows at Mrs Smith's restaurant at 6 pm with Rev. Robert J. Gottschall of Norris Town presiding.
Arthur V. Townsend, Bedford county vocational agriculture adviser, led Bedford county ag teachers on Wednesday to inspect vocational departments at Biglerville Arendtsville and Gettysburg in Adams county with adviser Richard C. Lighter.
Panama opens new roads enabling automobile travel into its jungle provinces. Officials say improved access boosts tourism and local commerce while maintaining safety and environmental safeguards for remote communities.
LeRoy Warner of Biglerville was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a disorderly conduct charge by state motor police Coronal George Funk and Officer Horace L. Pender. He was jailed for a Monday hearing before Justice John H. Basehore after his wife withdrew the information and paid costs.
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