Littlestown Red Cross Membership Drive Totals Given
113 members join Adams County chapter of the American Red Cross with Bendersville listing 27 memberships. Redeemer's Reformed Church contributes five dollars. The long list names dozens of local residents and supporters with many households and businesses credited for annual memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlestown
Adams County
American Red Cross
Margaret McMillan
Bendersville
the Redeemer’s Reformed Church
Redeemer’s Reformed Church
Christmas Spirit Leads Martha to Beacon Baby Home
Martha Barrons recalls a Christmas moment that led to adopting a blue-eyed baby at Beacon Baby home. Her husband George, now a renowned lawyer, supported the choice, and the family’s happiness grew with their new child as the carols faded into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Barrons
George
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas and the Birds Charm of Christmas
In Sweden the tradition holds that no peasant will dine with his children on Christmas until food is set for birds. Farmers place poles in their yards with sheaves of grain to feed birds through winter.
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Sweden
Christmas Charm Promotes Simple Shared Life
A brief Christmas reflection emphasizes simplicity and universal appeal. The author notes a genuine fellowship in common life rooted in the gift of the world’s greatest Life given to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Reed Kimball
Deer camp attendees and local visits update
List of residents and visitors in Bonneauville and nearby towns. Names include Hawn, Weaver, Miller, Chrismer, Melhorn, Lawrence, Ginter, Legore, Staub, Strausbaugh, Kuhn, Melhorn, Cook, Staub, Walkter, and others. Occasional trips to Hanover, Gettysburg, Baltimore, Emmitsburg, Littlestown, and Sparrows Point noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Weaver
J. J. Staub
Anna
Baltimore
H. E. Melhorn
Hanover
E. L. Golden
Gettysburg
Charles Cook
Harrisburg
Mary Kuhn
George Staub
Jess
Legore
John
Joan
Charles Strausbaugh
Charles Walkter
Emmitsburg
Ambrose Myers
Charles Chrismer
Mary Louise
John Miller
Earl Orendorff
E. A. Melhorn
Bernard Lawrence
Paul Hawn
Paul, Jr
Fabian Staub
Workman Injured In Mt. Holly Springs
John Bobb, 42, of Mt. Holly Springs, suffered a fractured pelvis and broken right wrist after a fall from an eight foot boiler at Curtiss paper mills Monday morning. He was transported by ambulance to Carlisle hospital about an hour later and listed in fair condition. He leaned on a ladder when a wrench slipped from a bolt, causing him to lose balance and fall.
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John Bobb
Mt. Holly Springs
Curtiss Paper Mills
Carlisle
First Christmas Carols Originated in Eleventh Century
The article notes that Christmas carols began in the eleventh century, sung between the scenes of miracle and mystery plays of the period.
Holiday Message Celebrates Christmas Joy and Unity
A festive meditation extols Christmas as a universal source of happiness and goodwill. It speaks of all ages and social ranks welcoming the season, transforming people toward love, service, and renewed spirit as candles symbolize light and peace worldwide.
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Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
The Survival Power of Christmas
The piece argues that Christmas endures worldwide by awakening human kinship and rekindling childlike joy. It suggests the holiday dissolves cynicism, reveals love in people, and renews hope that the dream of a peaceful world can become reality.
Christmas Trees for Porto Rico Boost by New England
New England helps Porto Rico make it a green Christmas. Christmas trees are found among the exports to the island, supporting its holiday season.
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New E England
Porto Rico
Little Island
Marian and Miles on a Christmas Mission
Marian Brown braves a poor district to deliver Christmas packages when a man follows her. Miles Heywood, delayed by a train, arrives to help and explains he came to assist an elderly neighbor in need. The pair vow to spend next Christmas together.
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Marian
Miles
Marian Brown
Western Newspaper Union
Santa Claus Breaks Time Rule in Two Places At Once
A playful tale suggests Santa can be in two locations simultaneously, defying the old rule that a person cannot be in two places at once. The mythic figure reportedly helps in simultaneous holiday preparations.
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Santa Claus
Bullets Open 20 Game Schedule Under Coach Bream
Gettysburg Bullets basketball coach Bream lists a veteran core with eight returning players and several sophomores. The squad starts a 20 game schedule with games at Princeton Georgetown Waynesburg Geneva F and M Albright Mt. St. Marys Drexel Fordham Dickinson Bucknell Swarthmore Villanova Muhlenberg Lebanon Valley and Dickinson with captaincy to be decided per contest.
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Hen Bream
Princeton
Bream
Hall
Utz
Seely
Buohl
Haas
Klinger
Bricker
Pannebaker
McMillan
Eby
Walker
Jones
Enders
Keely
Gardner
Gilbert
Gettysburg
Georgetown
Washington
Waynesburg College
Geneva
Waynesburg
Albright
Mt. St. Mary’s
Drexel
Fordham
Dickinson
Juniata
Bucknell
Swarthmore
Villanova
Muhlienberg
Lebanon Valley
Governor's Daughter Visits Battlefield Near Harrisburg
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tatnall Brown Jr of Haverford have stayed with Governor John Fisher at the Harrisburg executive mansion since late last week. They toured Gettysburg Battlefield on Saturday and visited nearby sights. Friends in Harrisburg joined informal gatherings at the mansion Saturday evening and the Browns plan to remain in Harrisburg for Christmas with the governor.
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Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr
Haverford
Seph Spangler
Henry Sa
Waynesboro
Margaret Kuhn
Eugene, Jr
Littlestown
Albert E. Heiser
Calvin S Myers
Pauline
Beatr
Walter
F Miller
John C. Sauerwein
George Petre
Francis Litton
Maugeville
Maryland
Agust Abbott
Jackson
Velma
Baltim Maryland
Nevin Epley
Jesse A. Sauwein
Dottie
Ruthanna
Edgar Sauerwein
M Louise
Catherine Mumm
Clarence Beaver
Tantown
John C. Sauern
Jesse A. Sauerwe
Taneytown
Visitors from Maryland and nearby towns gather in Clear Dale
Clear Dale hosts a series of visits as Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore F James welcome friends from Baltimore Littlestown Hanover and Taneytown. Attendees include Clarence Harmis Wes Shipley and families Julia Mary Mer and more with relatives from Northern Carroll and Maugueville Maryland.
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Clear Dale
Theodore F. James
Clarence Harmis
Wesley Shipley
Baltimore
Maryland
William F. Ebaugh
John Keefer
Carroll James
Fredith
Fred
Littlestown
Lester C. Shoemaker
Richard
George L. Cutterer
Northern
Carroll, Maryland
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RED Cross
Harry Baker
Reno Baker
Rose Baker
D. W. Bicksler
A. O. Bartholomew
S. Brumgard
Frank Bowman
Wilbur Bankert
Clara Bankert
Harry M. Badders
Frank Beachtel
Edward Bruce
Edward Bair
H. G. Blocher
Edna Blocher
John Blocher
D. D. Easthoar
D. B. Coover
Calvin D. Good
J. W. Gimmill
A. C. Garland
H. H. Hartman
Manoa Hartman
Lillie M. Harner
E. S. Huff
Charles Huff
Lloyd Humbert
Harris Brothers
F. P. Hann
Golda Hook
W. R. Jones
George R. Julius
David Kam
Emma Mehring
C. L. Mehring
Louisa McGinnes
Ruth H. Matlick
J. P. McSherry
W. D. Nau
Edward O'Flynn
Paul Okul
Richard A. Phraerner
S. E. Renner
Roy Renner
A. H. Renner
Samuel Robert
Harvey M. Schwartz
S. H. Smith
H. A. Stonesifer
Elmer Jonesifer
Hicks Tagg
Seldon ‘Taylor
S. Clair Trostle
Maurice Warechime
Loy Wehler
C. M. Weikert
W. C. Weikert
Robert Wilson
Maime Wolf
Rider W. Yingling
W. J. Yingling
Bendersvilibe
W. G. Blocher
L. Regina Bream
Annié E. Bucher
O. D. Coble
E. E. Carson
D. F. Detter
W. B. Delap
H. W. Knouse
L. W. Kuhn
Myrtle E. Kun
Bonneauville
Bobb
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
Merry Christmas
H.h.thomas
H. H. Thomas
Prop
York Street
Gettysburg, Pa
Pulsiuliing
House of Representatives
Congress
Patrick J. Hartigan
House
Longworth
Axsar
By Helen Gailford
Miles Heywood
York
York, PA
George James
Mary
Mer
Calvin S. Myers
William Bankett
William Wisensale
Luther Spangler
P. Cessna
Chawibexabare
RADIO
Wurlitzer Company
Litzer Pipe Organ
Geo. E. Mummert
East Berlin
Hanover Hardware Co
Carlisle and
Chestnut Streets
Hanover, Penna
Scooters
Sporting Goods
Stallsmith
Baltimore St
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