County youths win Keystone Farmers Decree honors
Richard C. Lighter announces that Adams county youths qualified for the Keystone Farmers Decree, the top state award in Future Partners of America. Another student won first place in a division of the state home projects competition. Virgil Hartman of Gettysburg High and Frederick Baker of Apple City are named. Bigierville will receive their Keystone degrees at a state event.
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Adams County
Keystone Farmers Decree
Future Partners of America
Virgil Hartman
Battlefield
Gettysburg High School
Frederick Baker
Apple City
Bigierville
Former Teachers Released By Navy
Two members of the Gettentaar high school faculty were released from leave to serve in the armed forces. Lt Miriam Waltemser Waves and Cartel Petts Officer George 5. were discharged from the Navy as their term ended. Waltemser taught Latin before enlisting in 1943 and is returning to her parents in Getteow. The group received Army discharge at Indiantown Gap and Harrisburg events recognized the service. In Adams County, 18 project record books entered in the state Pennsylva nia Farm Show contest with Richard Rice Biglerville high school winning fattening hog project and Richard Waybricht 11th in hogs. Chronister East Berlin placed ninth in laying hens. Awards to Rice and Chronister to follow at Harrisburg banquet.
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Gettentaar High School
George 5. Forner
Che Ua
Naval Reeves
Bainbridge
Miriam Waltemser
Waves
4. C. Vaaltemser
Getteow
Jeauwis
Boston
St. Waltemser
Fornes
Mro
Woilis Hotare Biglers
Ile
Harrisburg
Adams County
Pennsyylvania Faron
Richard Rice
Biglerville High School
Richard Waybricht
Gettysburg
Martin Chronister
East Berlin
Rice
Chronister
Origin Of Stockings And Shoes For Christmas Gifts
The article explains why stockings and shoes became receptacles for Christmas gifts. It notes that children’s stockings kept warm and dry, making them natural gift sites for Santa Claus. It mentions folk beliefs linking footwear near the fireplace to luck and banishing evil spirits, and a tale of St Nicholas dropping a purse into a stocking leading to the gift tradition.
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Calinncy
Santa Cleu
France
St. Nicholas
Servicemen listed on discharge records at court house
The discharge list includes Kenneth A. Pile R Tamighinian Hanover RR 3 Lester Eugene Chronister from the navy Aviation Cadet Mervin D. Jacobs Jr East Berlin R2 Pvt Lester M Miller Gettysburg R5 Ship's Cook 2e Hugh Francis Keckler from the navy and Stc Donald Lionel Bedford from the navy for recording at the courthouse.
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Court House
Pile
Kenneth A. R. Tamighinian
Hanover RR
Lester Eugene Chronister
Navy
Mervin D. Jacobs, Jr
East Berlin
Lester M. Miller
Gettysburg
Hugh Francis Keckler
Libel In Divorce Filed by Percy S Robinson
Libel in divorce filed in the office of Prothonotary Arthur Shields by Percy S Robinson and Gettysburg RD against Laura Lee Robinson, charging desertion. Couple insured March 28, 1929. Petitioner says wife left him July 3, 1933. Masters appointed by Judge W C Sheely in two cases.
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Adan
Arthur HH. Shields
Percy S Robinson
Gettysburg
R. D
Laura Lee Robinson
Corple
Masters
W. C. Sheely
Franklin A. Bigham, Esq
Mildred M. Currens
Richard D Currens
Orrianna
Richard A Brown
Kathryn S. Hartlaub
Charles F. Hartlaub
Union Township
Hbels
Date Of Nativity Fixed Decree In Early Christian Era
December 25 was decreed as Christ's Nativity by Emperor Julian who began his reign as a Christian and later reverted to paganism dying in 363 A.D. The date gained wide church acceptance as winter solstice festival time. Some Eastern churches chose January 6 and kept celebrating Christmas then.
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Empror
Julian
Herches
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Richard C. Lighter
State College
C. I. M. Meuck & Son, Inc
Centennial Ave
Hanover
Merry Christmas
One and
Aly
York Street
DeSoto & Plymouth Dealer
York ST
Hanover, PA
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Depot Tennance Corporation
First National Bank
Charles B. Stuller
New Oxford R. 1. PLC
Haris FL
Foulk Geul
O. Juminer
Gardners R
Hey
Indiantown Gap
Artist Service Bureau
W. Market St
York, PA
Frankie Moore
Mer
William’s Shoe Store
Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA
Lal
Hanover Clothing CO
Met’s and Boys
Carlisle Street
NEW Central Hotel
Wildalin’s Meat Market
Broadway and
Happy
Gettysburg Motors
Glenn‘Breamwrtunarwonan
Glenn Breamwri & Service
Chambersburg Street
Oxford
Ai A
Bollinger’s
Grove’s Grocery
Rafe’s Restaurant
Myers’ Grocery
Noel’s
New Oxford
R. H. Smith Grocery
High Street Grocery
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