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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
2
Tuesday night was enjoyed by all. The Declam contest for Oratorial and Humorous divisions will be held next Friday replacing the Christmas program. Junior High pupils have drawn names to buy Christmas presents for the Christmas party.
The Akron High School week features the 1934 35 basketball season opening with girls facing Ireton and boys meeting Wilk Point, season tickets on sale. also a note on Franklin Roosevelt and a planned compilation of the school history plus student work on a history of Akron schools and a February contest start.
The Seventh grade held a bob party with students participating in activities and light refreshments. Teachers reported good attendance and cheerful participation across homerooms. The event aimed to boost school spirit and peer bonding.
The Sioux Valley Red Cross Chapter will hold its annual meeting at the township hall on Monday in December.
17, at 2 p. m. for election of officers and other business. All members should make an effort to be present. Alfred Sommervold, Chairman.
In a moonlit hillside scene a lone wolf figure traces icy snow as a light glows from nearby houses. Mary Louise longs for a pictured Lone Wolf, kept from her by her husband, until Christmas when John surprises her with the same tapestry. The story follows a family’s holiday preparations and the shared gift.
Grace Hassel writes a Christmas radio skit that features her son Dick as the minister Our announcer reveals the script is by Mrs Grace Hassel and Dick as minister The broadcast on XYZ at seven on Christmas Eve includes a sing along with Joy to the World
Be carol was once a joyous dance marking liberation from Puritan religious austerity. Percy Dearmer notes in The Oxford Book of Carols that the carol abandoned timeless church melodies and helped begin the era of modern music based on dance.
Columbia welfare workers used a gift from anonymous children to create a year round Santa Claus fund. Funds paid for glasses, transport for a crippled girl, shoes for an old horse, a grandfather’s cane, hospital fares, soap and a razor. Regular donations cover food fuel clothing and shelter.
A renowned writer notes that without God one would need to invent him and reflects on Santa as a cherished childhood legend. He argues Santa’s enduring magic in a world grown skeptical, helping children grasp wonder through belief in his reindeer and gifts.
Demand for Christmas toys shows girls requesting dolls play furniture and toy household appliances while boys seek cowboy suits and mechanical toys year after year revealing enduring holiday preferences and social roles.
Children take pride in buying their own gifts for family and friends. Mothers often face pressure to find ideas within a limited price range, testing ingenuity to spread the budget across many recipients.
Christmas in Palestine features few Christians among Muslims and Jews with limited decorations and no big Christmas shopping. Snow is rare as temperatures stay around 38 degrees, yet Bethlehem hosts a great church near the site of Christ's birth and the Holy Sepulchre remains in Jerusalem's old city.
The guidance notes Poinsettias require a temperature not dropping below 65 degrees and to keep soil quite moist during bloom. A promotional line promises trade in Akron with our Live Mer chants and claims it will pay you.
A London Spectator note argues rind of Stilton as ideal bird feed for winter gardens. The rind provides fat and other virtues, attracting five or six species, especially robins, while remaining largely immovable for easier observation and comfort.
A note suggests a nest of bowls in colors coordinating with a kitchen color scheme. It proposes gifting this practical decor as a Christmas or birthday present for someone who lacks such a set.
A citizen who brings joy to a child at Christmas often finds happiness returned. The piece notes how giving during the season yields personal delight and a sense of shared goodwill.
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