Gifts Planned for 200 Needy Gettysburg Children
Catholic Charities office in Gettysburg will distribute about 500 gifts to 200 children from 55 needy families in Adams and part Franklin counties. The inventory includes 45 dolls crafted from donated used dolls, 100 dolls, 60 paint sets, 100 game sets, and over 150 other toys plus money for teens. Families will pick up gifts next week at the new 47 W. Middle St. location as the office moves from Baltimore St.
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Eileen Smith
Gettysburg
Adams
Franklin
Middle St
Beltimore St
Near Futune
Christmas Gift Traditions Around Europe and Americas
Dutch children fill wooden shoes with straw for Old St Nick's white horse hoping for candy and toys. In Italy children set out shoes for La Befana. Central American kids enjoy pinata rewards. An earthware jug with goodies hangs from the ceiling and each child gets three tries to break the pinata sending gifts down for all.
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Holland
Italy
Cashmere yarn praised for softness and luxury
Cashmere, sourced from the Cashmere goat in Central Asia, is valued for its softness. Penn State extension clothing specialist Bernice Tharp notes cheaper cashmere blends include coarser hairs, which dye less evenly, and cashmere may be mixed with other wools for midrange sweaters.
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Central Asia
Bernice Tharp
Penn State Extension
Homeowners urged to lock windows as burglary rate cited
The Insurance Information Institute notes a burglary occurs every 46 seconds in the United States and urges homeowners to secure doors and windows and follow simple precautions to cut risk.
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New York
United States
Insurance Information Institute
Drought Tolls on Evergreens and Dairy Cows
Farmers urged to water and mulch evergreens before ground freezes and build barriers to cut water loss. Wrapping trunks protects bark from cracking. Dairy notes warn one third of Pennsylvania cows underperform and stress record keeping including DHIA and Owner Sampler programs. Traffic deaths in 1964 rise, with 1965 projections.
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United States
Reckless Driving Tolls and Self-Driven Accidents Noted
The report cites reckless driving and willful bad driving actions such as passing on curves and improper signaling as factors behind over a thousand deaths. It estimates four in five crashes result from drivers acting on their own free will.
Largest Flower Unveiled in North Borneo
A colossal bloom calls attention in North Borneo as the world’s largest flower reaches massive size comparable to a washtub. Scientists and locals observe its rare growth pattern and note its striking presence amid the tropical landscape.
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North Borneo
Hat Greeting Customs Across Cultures
Doffing the hat as a greeting varies by region with western practice seen as courteous by some and discourteous by others in eastern nations.
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Rudolph
Santa Claus
Rudolf
Melvin J. Sheffer
Littletown
Hanover
Farm News
Thomas E. Piper
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Hartman
Lincolnway East New Oxford
East Berlin
Leu
Donald E. Senft
S. Main Street
Spring Grove, Pa
Menchey Music Service
Carlisle Street
Hanover, Pa
Gobrecht’s
Lionel and
American Flyer Trains
E. J. J. Gobrecht
Chestnut Street
Washington Street
Sullivan
Jewelers
W. Warket Street
York
OLD Mill
New Oxford
Wopens
Clearview Shopping Center
Church of Christ
Abbottstown
Herald OF Truth
Firestone
Broadway
A. Ne
Ww. O. ‘Welby
Snyder
Neen
Metropolitan Edison Company
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