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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
1
December 15 marks Bill of Rights Day, commemorating the 159th anniversary of the foundational document. The Bill of Rights outlines the first ten amendments protecting individual liberties and limiting government power as taught to schoolchildren.
INEZ GERHARD describes Dexter chosen from 75000 candidates for Columbia's Valentino lead, tracing his roots to clergymen in Nebraska and noting Broadway success, army service, and training by Edward Small. The piece also mentions Linda Morse and Anthony Ross in film projects and previews a comedy and a March of Time program. It ends with a defense of civil liberties and ACLU plans to promote Bill of Rights awareness through media drives and a college radio contest.
Police reporter Deke Miller helps trap three bandits at 302 Market Street, where a saloon serves as their hideout. Bursley calmly reassures investigators after the haul, revealing the thieves used a dial phone to signal their retreat and noting payroll controls will be tightened with bank envelopes, checks, and a police guard at his department store.
A jumbled crossword puzzle list with across and down clues, including numbers, partial phrases, and obscure spellings. The readable clues mix geography, objects, actions, and descriptors, resembling a puzzle page fragment from a newspaper.
Fragmentary notes list Narrow Inlet Geol Watch pocket and Topaz humming-bird. Keeps to brief catalog style, offering isolated terms without clear narrative or event. No identifiable persons or organizations are evident from the readable text.
Billy Rose recalls a fisherman known as Crazy Moe near the Fulton Fish Market on Avenue A. A boy named Terry dunked Rose, who clung to a string from a mackerel line, inspiring a lifelong keepsake that sits on his desk and helps explain his marriage.
A summary of how Christmas is celebrated around the world, noting varied dates and customs. It cites the World Book Encyclopedia on the holiday’s long-standing history, mentions Scandinavian Christmas trees and wedding almonds in Norway, Chinese gift traditions with Dun Ghe Lai Ren, and festive practices in Guatemala Honduras and Mexico such as the pinata and children breaking it for sweets.
Crimas in Norway was the event of events with six month prep for December 24. Families prepared food, clothing, and furnishings at home. Shoes were tanned from home-stead hides, fabric woven on hand looms, and craftsmen visited homes. Everyone needed a new ward robe, with early work by tailors, cobblers, and dressmakers. Suet and candles were made after butchering in autumn, and children helped craft ornaments and tree decorations using straw and grain. Birds were remembered with special trees tied with straw bundles.
The Christmas tree trade has grown into a major U S business with about 15 to 16 million trees cut and shipped yearly. Prices vary from 1 to 15 dollars, generating real revenue. More farmers realize they can harvest cash crops from eroded land by cultivating Christmas trees.
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