Sewickley Herald

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The Sewickley Valley’s Home-News Weekly
VOL. 56, No. 51
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959
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Louella Brooks, 610 Mulberry Street, center, is being congratulated by N. H. Gusky, left, chairman of the Christmas Gift Days program of the Sewickley Valley, Board of Trade for winning the grand prize, a trip to New York City at the drawing Saturday noon. Also, offering congratulations is Santa Claus, *•*-*■»*•
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right and Harry Banks, foreground, who drew the winning slip from the large drum in the background. The prizes with a retail value of $1,225, were donated by the Board of Trade members as an expression of their appreciation to the Christmas shoppers who bought here dining December.
Final Gift Day Drawing On Saturday
Santa Glaus made his final appearance of this Christmas season at .the Borough Park, Beaver and Broad Street, on Saturday, December 19th. At noon, the Christmas Gift Day Committee, which represents ‘ the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, Inc., held the final drawing for prizes worth $1,224'.70 retail value which are given away each year to show the merchants’ appreciation to Christmas shoppers. The Christmas Gift Day program is -financed entirely by the Board of Trade members. The Board members also par-
ticipate in and contribute to the Christmas program, which pays for the Christmas lighting, bringing of Santa and gifts for the children. The public also contributes to .the Christmas program, but not the Gift Days.
At the drawing Saturday, the first ticket drawn, believe it or not, was a complete blank. No name or address was written on it. So, the next ticket, drawn by Alice Valoski, for the $39.95 Zenith Clock Radio, was signed by Leo Cicco, tailor, of 412 Beaver Street.
The second prize, a $75 8-transistor Zenith pocket radio, was won by K. E. Reilly, 435 Beaver Street, Sewickley. The lucky ticket was drawn by Patty Bemis and was from Valley Produce.
The third weekly prize, a Zenith oortable T.V.. set, which retails for $189.95 was won by Elizabeth Mott. Sewickley Librarian, who resides at 1116 Vance Avenue, Coraopolis. The lucky ticket was drawn by Betty Jane Lupinacci.
With no more small girls close at hand, N. H. Gusky, chairman of the Christmas Gift Days program, called Harry Banks to the platform to pull the winning ticket^Jfor the .trip to New York City. Harry reached deep in the barreL and came up with a ticket signed by Louella Brooks, 610 Mulberry Street, Sewickley. Mrs. Brooks was present and claimed the $10 cash for being there -and smiled delightedly at the applauding crowd. The trip is worth over $300.
Quaker Valley Senior Christmas Dance
Students of the Quaker Valley Senior High School, danced. Under the branches of the ‘largest Christmas tree in the Valley’ on Friday night in the gymnasium of the senior high school in Leetsdale, The gymnasium was decorated to create the impression of a huge tree with the brandies extending to the walls.
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The decorations were designed to create a '‘child in toyland’ impression, with everything, the tree, the packages, die wreadies all made in gigantic size. The couples shown in the picture are sitting around die 'trank* of the gigantic tree.
Three Room Cottage Destroyed By Fire
Family of Four Lose All Their Possessions, ’Including Christmas Gifts
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dempsey and their three-year-old twin daughters, Lonna and Leslie, lost everything they possessed, including their stored Christmas Gifts, in a blaze which gutted tiheir three-room cottage on Camp Meeting Road on Thursday night. The family returned home at about 9:30 p.m. to discover that the house was on fire. They summoned the' Sewickley Township Fire Department and the Leetsdale Fire Department also answered the call.
The two fire companies battled the blaze for nearly two hours before getting it under control, but die blaze gutted three rooms on the first floor and a storage area on the second.
Sewickley Township Fire Chief-
William Fowler, who said the cause of the fire would be investigated the next day, said that the firemen saw charred Christmas presents and toys in the ruins of the interior of the house. The Dempsey family spent the remainder ,of the night with relatives
in Aliquippa.
The cottage is owned by Max Green, an Ambridge merchant. Firemen were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to the Green residence, which is located near the cottage.

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Some of the large group of children who gathered expectandy around the Christmas tree at Post 4, American Legion, Broad Street, Sewickley, Sunday afternoon waiting for the arrival of Santa. To make the wait seem shorter, an orchestra entertained the children and their parents with Christmas and popular music from 2 o’clock until Santa arrived.
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Santa visited die Leetsdale V.F.W. Home on Sunday afternoon, bringing gifts for the children of the members. The wide-eyed children were impressed by the tables loaded with gaily covered gifts, die decorated tree and cxpecially by Santa.
Police And Borough Employees Xmas Fund
Following a custom of many years, the Herald will receive voluntary contributions from the people of Sewickley for the Sewickley Police Christmas Fund and Borough Employees’ Christmas Fund. Checks may re made out to the Sewickley Borough and mailed to the Herald.
The funds collected by the Herald are divided equally among day and night officers as well as the Various
members of the borough crews, some of whom are not seen at Christmas time during the daylight hours.
New Year's Herald On Tuesday, December 29
In order that our readers may have time, during the busy holiday week to read the Herald, it will be published on Tuesday, December 29th. So, it will be necessary to move up the dead-lines for news articles, church notices, advertising and adlets to noon on Monday, December 28th.