Christmas Shopper News Told in Neighborhood Tales
A holiday column recounts children’s eagerness as Santa visits downtown stores amid rain and gleaming wares. Parents guide gift expectations while grownups catch the season’s spirit, observing how childhood wonder persists through weather and crowds. Also includes brief home remedy tips and a note about the Columbia River’s water flow along the Washington Oregon boundary.
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Jeffrey Scott
St. Nick
Southe
Ind
Santa Tet
Lim
Choir concert set Sunday at South Meridian Church
The South Meridian Street Church of God sanctuary will host its annual Christmas concert Sunday at 6 p.m. directed by Paul Yarden with the Sivoice group performing traditional Advent music including selections from The Messiah. Soloists include Mrs Tom Settlemyre and Mrs Paul Tunner with David Turner and Joe Blair as testers. An organ meditation Christmas Vespers led by Mrs Paul Verden will precede at 5:45 p.m. Rev. R Dale Whalen invites the community to attend this Christmas music event.
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South Meridian Street
Church of God
Sanduary
Paul
Yarden
Sivoice Group
Tom Settlemyre
Tunner
David Turner
Joe Blair
Paul Yervlen
Paul Verden
R. Dale Whalen
Fortune message puzzle game from 1966 feature
A King Features Syndicate puzzle from 1966 explains a letter counting game to reveal a fortune. Readers determine a key number from their name by simple arithmetic and then read a hidden message from a grid of letters.
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King Features Syndicates
Lacs
Christmas Harmony Prayer for World Peace
A devotional piece titled Peace invokes blessings from Numbers 6 26 urging understanding over division. It emphasizes goodwill joy and cheer to unite mankind and combat evil and weakness through abiding faith devotion and grace proclaimed by Julien Hyer Dare Countioy in an era coded text.
How to Lose Weight by Calorie Control and Exercise
A reader asks about daily calorie needs and weight loss. Guidance explains roughly weight times 15 calories per day for maintenance, reduction when cutting intake, and cautions that abdomen fat responds to regular exercise and reduced high calorie liquids. Suggestions include avoiding extra calories and, if overweight, counting calories. The letter also offers to send exercise responses to readers by mail.
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Josephine Lowman
Bath Time Fears And Safe Baby Bathing Tips
Discusses how to ease infants through bath time by using a stable tub setup, pre filling water, and gentle handling to reduce fear. Notes common child fears from noises to toys and suggests gradual, playful exposure, with reminders to avoid slips and eye irritation. Mentions a 1950s advice leaflet by Mrs. Eldred and Myrtle Meyer from Des Moines for free copies.
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Wp.g. Tun
Balate
Walter Reinent
Jémontuirald
I. le
Sarenstom
Santa
Household Scrapbook and Immigration Figures Highlight 1985
Household advice covers restoring hard brushes with vinegar and soap, applying auto polish gloss after washing autos, and painting metal furniture after rust removal. Ottawa reports Canada will accept about 200,000 immigrants this year, up from 146,77 in 1985, while New York City outlines bus routes totaling 554 miles.
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Ottawa
Tom Kent
New York City
Television schedule fragment with mixed program titles
A fragmented TV listing lists shows including Ben Casey cartoons and various named programs. The mix features talk and kid show titles along with repetitions of host or actor names and time stamps, reflecting a scanned, partial schedule page.
Weekend TV Guide Highlights From Early Broadcast Schedule
Friday morning and afternoon TV listings feature films and shows including Paul Dixon and Beverly Hillbillies across CBS NBC and ABC. The schedule also lists Jeopardy Love of Life Guiding Light World Turns and fast-paced game and soap opera blocks with news weather and sports updates throughout the day.
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Wifana
Tim Gerald
Paul Dixon
Tin Gerard
Paul Icy
Beverly Donna Reed
Tianna
Pat Boone
Gy Holjtowander
Tomor
Aay
Guiding Light
Weney
Earle Bow
ficHale
Navy Jennings
McHale's Navy
Ms Hantley
CBS News
Cy Rawhide
Carson
Rake
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