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Christmas Spirit and the Christ Spirit Across Civilized Lands
A reflection on Christmas as a Holy Day uniting RELIGION and generosity. The author contrasts commercialism with the Christ spirit of kindness and unselfishness, noting church attendances, spiritual awakening, and the hill country’s renewed faith amid adversity.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Adult education shows real value across districts
The piece highlights the impact of federal aided adult education on older readers, illiterate adults, and workers. It describes a 38 year old bedfast woman who can now read simple stories, a 74 year old who can read the Bible, and a 23 year old who walks for tutoring, arguing adult education opens a new world and is a vital, humane effort.
Still Long Way Ahead In Industrial Recovery
The piece notes that while output in many industries nears 1929 levels, per capita production remains about 19 percent below that year due to population growth. If output matches the 1929 per capita rate, total production would exceed the last boom. Recovery has advanced but remains incomplete. An Ontario farmer with a buggy radio cheers the novelty song.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Abdicated King Hints at Rhode Island Residence
A lighthearted item notes the ex king endures a daily routine of bends and twists likened to a folding ruler. It mentions Nazi unemployment claims, a possible British pound estimate, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who enjoys beadwork and signs with Edward RI.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman
Santa Claus Backed by New Deal Officials Says Ickes to Lead Slums Plan
Washington reports a revival of faith in Santa Claus among New Deal officials this Christmas. Interior Secretary Ickes is expected to gain control of slums clearance under the Wagner Bill, becoming the housing lead of the second New Deal, while the Federal Housing Administration faces reductions and possible liquidation actions for Title One and HOLC under McDonald.
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Washington
Santa Claus
New Deal
Ickes
Mr. Claus
PWA
Claus
Agriculture
Wallace
Interior
Federal Housing Administration
McDonald
Wallace aides gain on Rural Resettlement board
Agriculture Secretary Wallace moves allies onto the Rural Resettlement board as part of the coordinating committee to divide Tugwell's legacy. M. L. Wilson, assistant secretary, chairs the committee with Milo Perkins, formerly Wallace’s secretary, now leading Rural Rehabilitation.
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Agriculture
Wallace
S. Claus’ Board of Directors
Tugwell
M. L. Wilson
Milo Perkins
Peaceful scheming tops scramble for House leadership
The piece describes backroom negotiations to elect Sam Rayburn as speaker with Roosevelt’s apparent involvement and a rival bid from John O'Connor. It also details South Dakota Senate succession woes after Senator Norbeck’s death and Lieutenant Governor Peterson’s arrest, creating a political tangle.
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House
John O'Connor
Sam Rayburn
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Rayburn
South America
Norbeck
South Dakota
Tom Berry
Peterson
Centerville
Berry
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission Holiday Memo
Santa hints at next year SEC rules for margin rules in floor trading and broker segregation. The piece notes cash trading for commission houses on margin, and cautions specialists against manipulating books to hit daily highs or lows. A London man wills a biscuit amid festive whimsy and a Madrid city ruin shot miscaption.
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Santa
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
Editorial Letter Reflects on GOP Decline and Future Path
Wilbur D. Matson of McConnelsville Ohio writes about the 1936 election aftermath. He argues party disintegration since 1910s primary reforms, the New Deal’s gains, and proposes a conservative progressive GOP rebuild around 17 million anti‑New Deal voters.
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the Messenger
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WPA
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London
Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
G.O.P
Wilbur D. Matson
Quotations on conduct and leadership from notable figures
A collection of brief statements from diverse leaders and thinkers. The excerpts explore slang, business responsibility, ministry vocation, societal safety, and the ethics of selection in survival. Each quote presents a compact view on virtue, risk, and governance.
Christmas Spirit and Confession Poem by Dorothy Kuntz
Poem reflects Christmas as thankfulness and belief with a Christian plea for forgiveness. It urges confession, prayer, and living righteously, citing scriptures to frame moral reflection. Daisy Burns from Amesville, Ohio quotes scripture and ends with a prayerful reminder to seek forgiveness.
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Dorothy Kuntz
Pomeroy, Ohio
District Tales of Long Ago Concluded Sunday
A historical piece describes New Straitsville’s underground fires turning into surface vents. Moonless nights reveal yellow lights on hills, growing to small volcanoes that burn through soil and clay, browning leaves and sinking trunks as the forest suffers.
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New Straitsville
Birthday party and oyster supper highlight Nelsonville notes
Mrs. Frank Gibbs hosted a birthday party for her 6 year old daughter Jeannette with over 300 oyster supper attendees from the K K K chapter in Pomeroy. Local pastors Rev Reed and Rev James spoke. Mr and Mrs John Saltz moved into a new home on West Washington Street. Helen Lowry and Clarice Daugherty, Columbus teachers, visited Athens homes. Mrs Earl Marquis hosted the Hobson Study Circle.
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Frank Gibbs
Nelsonville
Jeannette
Betty and
Jane Verity
Perry Green
Bobby Green
Shirley Ann Knight
Betty Jane Schanckenburg
Mary Mulligan
Mary Galvin
Pomeroy
Reed
James
Middleport
Fowler
The
Christian Church
R. A. Martin
E. L. Gibbs
John Saltz
W. Washington St
Helen Lowry
Clarice Daugherty
Columbus
Athens
Holiday Guests Visit Forwarding Families
Miss Constance Leete and Miss Dorothy Slingluff from Goucher College Baltimore spend holidays in Ohio. Mr and Mrs George Mason celebrate Christmas in Nelsonville with Mrs Mason's sister Mrs John Lawson.
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Constance Leete
Dorothy Slingluff
Goucher College
Baltimore, Md
George Mason
Nelsonville
Mrs. Mason
John Lawson
Mystery at Thunder Mesa Ends in Murder Shocks Holiday Party
Pearl Sam de Forest is found dead with a knife at Thunder Mesa, where three brothers named Pearl host a Christmas gathering. Pearl Pierre orders no one leave as investigators probe the obsidian knife and possible ties to an Indian servant, while tensions deepen among guests and family.
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Thunder Mesa
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Tante Josephine
Betty Welch
Ramon Vasquez
Angelique Abeyta
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Bob Graham
Pearl Sam
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Ramon
Betty and Pearl John in a tense Thunder Mesa scene
The night prior Tante Josephine's hysterical cries echo as Bob listens for Betty and Pearl John on a gashed porch. Pearl John confesses love and asks for marriage while Betty tries to soften him, revealing mixed motives and tension about escape from Thunder Mesa.
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Pearl John
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Angelique
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