08 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
1
Jane explains she and Fred, blind since his war wounds, maintain optimism and love. He dictated his writing. she supports him as a nurse, wife, and partner. They recall Okinawa injuries, his loss of sight, and their resilient bond beyond disability.
In Dexter, Al Slater seeks election as state representative from the 1st Belknap district while Tyler Jenkins opposes him. Al tails a highway plan to show Dexter as the favored route, courting the highway commissioner Higgins with meals and tickets. A pre election story credits Slater, boosting his votes and hopes.
Tyler vanished after a brief return to town to announce state plans to hire local labor for a road section. News suggested he had secured state approval, prompting cheers, but reports then emerged that adverse conditions would force abandoning the project that year. Al hurried to the capitol, returning just before the election with new developments.
Commissioner Higgins stated the road would pass through Dexter with Al Slater instrumental in the decision. Dexter celebrated as Al Slater won the expired Tyler Jenkins term unanimously. He quips about the rumor he spread to sway state opinion, calling himself dumb like a fox.
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Edith Head designed grand costumes and sets in Cecil B DeMille’s Sampson and Delilah. The Holy Land Morocco and Algiers scenes dazzle. Van Johnson and Elliot Lawrence resemble each other closely, while Dan Seymour observes stars across Hollywood. Ann Blyth Farley Granger Joan Evans co star. Polio fund drives power radio fundraising through Horace Heidt and Ralph Edwards. Don Ameche plans an early family Christmas in Iowa then travels to New York for JImmy Durante broadcasts.
The article surveys Christmas traditions across nations and regions. It notes English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Belgian, French, Brazilian customs and observances from Christmas Eve to New Year, highlighting family gatherings, church services, gifts, carols, and festive meals.
Santa Claus Indiana is described as a small hamlet famed as a holiday observance hub with vast mail flows and a 25 foot Santa statue honoring gifts to the town. The piece notes its name origin from early settlers who chose Claus over Fe and mentions other places named Christmas in the United States.
The day before Christmas is observed as a strict fast by Polish people. Records note a cultural emphasis on restraint and preparation ahead of the holiday, reflecting traditional religious practice and communal observance across towns and villages.
Norway's Hisse or nisse is likened to the American Santa Claus. Dressed in grey homespun with a red cap mittens and stockings, and wooden shoes, he bears a long white beard and is described as ancient. Originating in pagan times, the nisse is tied to the home and farm, once believed to own forests and fields.
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