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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
6
The annual Christmas program will be presented in the school auditorium for students and visiting alumni Friday at 9 o clock. Directed by Sister Catharine Immaculate and Richard F Feeser the pageant features vocal and instrumental selections dance numbers and dramatic scenes.
The program opens with a band medley of Christmas carols including Joy to the World Silent Night O Little Town of Bethlehem and Hark the Herald Angels Jingle Bells Deck the Halls. The following traditional variety show features Fred Waring’s The Night Before Christmas Frosty the Snow Man Sleigh Bells and a marimba solo White.
A Christmas program includes Constance Riley performing carols with Lawrence Kinneman and mixed chorus. Ray Lawrence solos Christmas Xem Feeling in Your Heart, and The Christmas Song will be sung by choral and dating groups. Nativity scenes depicting Blessed Mother Saint Joseph the Christ Child Angels Shepherds and Kings will be narrated with readings from the Christmas Gospel. Girls Glee Club performs Fear Ye Not and Silent Night from Denise Mainville's Christmas Triptych Cantata.
Thieves broke into Northern Joint High School in Dillsburg on Wednesday night and battered open a wall safe, stealing 850 dollars. Superintendent Luther Scott said 141 dollars were proceeds from the Senior Class play and note cash typically isn’t kept there. He cited entry through broken glass at the main door and the office door.
A brief look at how Saint Nick evolved from a tall English figure to a modern jolly Santa. The piece traces Dutch origins, early American adaptations, Washington Irving’s speculations, Clement Moore’s poem, and ongoing changes in Santa’s attire, transport, and appeal to children.
He opined the theft was the work of professionals, noting the students had not prepared the funds for the correct bank depository.
Two Gardner R. 2 men escaped injury Friday night when their autos collided on Route 34 at Goodyear. Stanley E. Rockey, 85, backed his car from a private driveway into John O. Naugle, 52, causing the crash. Police estimated damage at 6200.
James Kuhn aged 22 or 2 percent? admitted to Carlisle Hospital after his car overturned on Boiling Springs Road two miles east of Mt. Holly Springs. Police say Kuhn will face reckless driving charges after his vehicle struck guard rails, crossed the road and overturned in a yard. two occupants, Donald Weidner and Charles Garner, escaped injury.
Adams County Retail Beverage Association elects officers for the year with President Wil Mam Flood Fayetteville R D and Vice President Ross Humer New Oxford. Directors include Warren Dannelly Fairfield Richard Harner Littlestown William Flood Gettysburg Ned Buehl Gettysburg and others.
The Santa Claus community in Indiana sees its post office flood with mail from around the world during the Christmas season, highlighting its famous name and holiday appeal.
Robert N. Helm of Gardner was placed on parole for one year and three months to pay costs after a yearlong sentence of 23 months for aggravated assault and battery and malicious mischief to property. He told Adams County court he had taken up Christianity.
The speaker reflects on keeping temper under control and resolving to be a better man for his county and country. The quotation highlights personal reform as a civic duty and commitment to public service.
Mrs. Robert Spertzel of York Springs fractured her right ankle in a fall Saturday evening in Waynesboro. The notice also urges readers to buy bonds on pay day.
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