The Glorified Christmas Pudding story recounted
In a Western Newspaper Union feature, two boys Billie and Joe plot a secret good deed for their neighbor Mrs Riley. They smuggle coal and groceries as a Christmas gift, judging the gesture a charity act tied to their Scout ideals. Jim supports the plan, emphasizing property lessons and helping those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Jim
Joe
Billie
Liss Riley
Riley
Daddy
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Pudding Mystery and Holiday Broadcast Highlights
Readable passages describe Lois and Em secretively hoping for the almond in the Christmas pudding, a leap year romance joke, and family anticipation. The column shifts to a roundup of Christmas broadcasts, Hollywood figures, and society notes including Sid Jordan’s screen work and Leslie Howard Hamlet debates in New York with mentions of Grace Moore and Anna May Wong.
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Hollywood
Sid Jordan
Shark Island
Fort Jefferson
Warner Baxter
Lloyds of London
Nelson
Banjo
Joel McCrea
Mississippi
Leslie Howard
New York
Make
Howard
Love and Books Shape a Woman’s Quest for Happiness
Vida, who studied romance fiction to win Glen Lamphier, learns after months that real love requires more than practiced tactics. A shared passion for Oscar Wilde and an underscored O Brien passage catalyze Glen’s candid moment, redefining their path as Vida reevaluates romance and fidelity to fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidig
Vida
Glen Lamphier
Glen
Jim
Oscar Wilde
O’brien
O'Brien
Beaver stone masons threaten Jasper park beaver balance
A long report by Major Fred Brewster notes rising beaver populations in Canadian Rockies threaten Jasper park's sanctuary. Beavers, once near extinction, now build dams with wood and mud, and even stone, elevating water lines to protect homes. Park wardens dispossess new dam sites as expansion accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brewster
Canadian Rockies
Animal Kingdom
Alway
Rockies
Jasper Park
Northwest Company
Meadow Creek
Tonquin Valley
Princess Lines in Fashion June Pattern Delights
The Sewing Circle promotes princess lines as home sewing favorites for morning wear. Pattern 1976 offers a versatile shirtwaister in sizes 32 through 60 with a notched collar and set-in sleeves. Pattern 1828 is a simple front-buttoning dress for girls in sizes 4 to 10, while Pattern 1983 presents a daytime frock in varied fabrics and sleeve lengths. Details include fabric yardage and a Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book with patterns for women and children.
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Barbara
Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Bell/Syndicate
WNU
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Deel
Jocilé Webb Pearson
Lois
Christ
Busik
Julia
Mother
Allen
Star Movie
Virginia Vale
Lionel
Barrymote
Dickens
Ascrooge
CBS
Fred Allen
Twentieth Century-Fox
Portland Hoffa
Grace Moore
Valentin Parera
Mr. Parera
Madrid
Anna ‘May ‘Wong
Shanghai
London
England
Gary
Cooper
Gary Cooper
Homer Rhodeheaver
Indiana
Summertille
Joan Ed Hab
Clark Gable
John Bates
Peo Barn
Texas
Unice
Joel’ McCrea
Canada
Jewel
Swift
Juhor
Gluyas Williams
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