Prisoner Screening and Security Upgraded at County Jail
Prisoners are kept from public view and moved to the third floor by Jailer Joe Rash with ported keys. Access is restricted to sheriff's department staff. Rash runs the kitchen, and a sealed control panel governs plumbing and lighting to deter inmate tampering. Showers use recessed buttons for safety. Sheriff Floyd Peacock and Sheriff-elect Ray Phillips approve the system as fool‑proof and long awaited.
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Joe Rash
Sheriff's Department
Rash
Floyd Peacock
Ray Phillips
Dear Virginia Editorial Explains Santa Clause Faith
A classic Christmas editor's reply by Francis P. Church to Virginia O'Hanlon in 1897 defends belief in Santa Claus. The piece argues that not all truth is visible and compares belief to love and generosity, asserting Santa exists as surely as those values.
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Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia
New York Sun
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Laura V. Douglas
New York
Charles A. Dana
Francis Pharcellus Church
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Jaycees Gift Basket Drive Aids Families Again
In its second year the Jaycees used donated funds including 100 from their general fund to buy food and goods for families. They aimed to fulfill each family’s wishes and even provided an aged grandmother with requested glasses. The project has been in progress about two months.
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Jaycees
There Is No Santa Claus Says Mark Twain Letter
A quote laments the unseen world and affirms faith, imagination, and love as real. It insists Santa Claus endures beyond doubt, declaring No Santa Claus and praising the holiday spirit that delights children now and for generations.
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Virginia
Santa Claus
Nylons For Eskimos
For arctic ambulation there is no shoe like a snowshoe and no snowshoe like the new ones made from steel cable encased in oil based nylon set in feath-
Water plan review at Midland meeting announced
Harry Cowan, chamber manager, reported on the University of Texas and Andrews officials meeting in Midland last week about the water situation. It was the first board meeting since the chamber acted on the water plan, and a complete review followed.
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Harry Cowan
University of Texas and Andrews
Midland
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