Thank you to editor on Observe Christmas letter
Jerome A. Moss of 1224 George St NE thanks the editor for the December 2 editorial Observe Christmas. He argues XMAS misuses the term by unbelievers and emphasizes the Christ’s eternality and Jesus as Christ. He urges repeating the message on the front page.
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Feltham
S. James Aiken
S.C
Jesus
Jesus the Christ
Christ Jesus
Christ
Jerome A. Moss
George St
Aiken, S.C
Good Cooks Unite Defends Southern Dressing Traditions
Miss Lallah Wyman from Summerville SC appeals to readers and cooks to share authentic dressings. She contrasts bread crumb based Southern dressing with corn meal mush common in some restaurants and hotels. She invites recipes and dining rooms to return to true Southern cooking featuring bread crumb dressing with onion celery sage sometimes chestnuts or oysters.
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South
Now or Never Inflation Warning Appears From Officials
The piece notes rising inflation signals from Washington and Columbia, with November sales tax gains near 2.3 million. Tax Chief Wasson links high prices to supplier charges and large UAW wage settlements at GM. Nixon reportedly considers jawboning to curb wage-price spirals amid rising CPI and looming deficits.
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Washington
Columbia
Tax Commission
Robert C. Wasson
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Congress
Prayer in Daily Life and Small Urgencies
A letter argues God cares about small daily details and questions whether praying about everyday matters is vain. It cites a near disaster at sea as evidence that even ordinary concerns merit prayer and that believers should ask rather than delay.
Commonsense in Education, Respect for Authority
Rufus Here’s Rufus argues that longstanding principles guide education reform. He cites the Ten Commandments and Biblical authority as core baselines for law morality and family respect. Richard Foreman of Beech Island adds a proverb about knowledge and timber needing seasoning.
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United States
Richard Foreman
Beech Island
Early Days Of Graniteville
Dorotha K. MacDowell recounts Graniteville’s origins. Stockholders met March 9, 1847, as William Gregg outlined progress. The village began with a single log house and a dirt chimney, later joined by Morris farm house near the depot. An 1832 map shows the South Carolina Railroad passing near Graniteville, with the depot serving the mill as the shipment point.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Graniteville Manufacturing Co
Graniteville
William Gregg
Blue Row
Gregg
Broadus Mitchell
Morris
Warrenville
Vaucluse
South Carolina
Charleston
Summerville
Murrayville
Branchville
Aikenville
Hamburg
Hickel’s confirmation and Nixon era pressures analyzed
The piece argues Walter Hickel faced a polarized Interior Committee and a pro oil interests environment during his confirmation. It compares Nixon and Hickel, notes the Santa Barbara spill as a misstep, and discusses Morton and party dynamics, concluding Nixon faces a tight path to reelection.
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Holmes Alexander
Senate Interior Committee
Walter Hickel
Hickel
Devil
Alaska
Interior Committee
Russell Train
Nixon
Santa Barbara
Jersey Turnpike
Rockies
Defense Department
Rogers Morton
Morton
Maryland
Kentucky
GOP
Agnew
U.S
Charles Goodell
N.Y
Ray Garland
No Vietnam Repeat In Cambodia Decades Of Indochina War
The piece argues the Cambodia conflict risks widening into another jungle war as U S air and ground support shift and Lon Nol’s government struggles. It warns against repeating Vietnam while noting increased American aid and calls for a sober public response, including recruitment mirroring the protest.
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U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
United States
Lon Nol
White House
Pentagon
Calendar gag and dental humor in a gift shop scene
A gift shop sign parodies a man’s calendar for due payments. Uncle Bertram visits relatives and jokes about a strange doctor diagnosing a neck boil from a bad tooth. He offers to knock out the denture plates if told which tooth. Credit to Mrs. George W. Fisher for Bird's Eye View.
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Bertram
Uncle Bertram
George W. Fisher
North Augusta
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Eugene J.oyler
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
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Lord
F.G
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James Buckley
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Life Magazine
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