Otumwa and Burlington clash in spirited prep action
Opinionated note discusses Ottumwa and Burlington high school basketball, noting a psychological edge for Ottumwa and a wish to swap civic duties, with aing to local politics and a cold winter mood. A Southeast Iowa Explorer Scout gathering is announced at Memorial Auditorium Burlington for December 29 with past attendance 170. activity includes dancing and refreshments, orchestra via Petrillo Fund.
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Explorer Scouts
Southeast Iowa Council
Memorial Auditorium
Burlington
Iowa
Christmas and the Christmas Tree
The piece traces Christmas origins from pagan winter light rituals to Christian celebration, noting the calendar drift, the spread of customs, and the rise of the Christmas tree. It details tree production in the United States, species used, and potential farm benefits for soil and wildlife, urging conservation-minded planting and management.
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Lebanon
Christ
Rome
Europe
America
United States
Canda Fur
Iowa
Unsettled mood abroad shadows U S defense plans
The piece contrasts a growing Army with grim impressions from a new recruit. It ridicules General Wu of the People's Republic of China, questions on the Truman Letters, notes faster Soviet planes, and mocks East German policy while remarking that beheading is a more personal fate.
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People’s Republic of China
Gromyko
Yartivity and the Christmas Spirit Critique
The piece argues Christmas prompts a rare decent mood but notes the world remains unchanged the rest of the year. It suggests true improvement requires more than an annual surge of goodwill and criticizes widespread all talk without lasting action.
Hear It Now radio program boosts news with on the spot material
A new weekly radio program Hear It Now produced by Edward Murrow debuts last Friday on CBS stations. It features actual news clips from Korea and other events, with Carl Sandburg reading The People Yes and sharp recaps by Don Hollenbeck. The piece praises its objective news presentation and urges listeners to tune in at 8 P M Friday on CBS.
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Edward Murrow
CBS
WBBM
Chicago
Korea
Carl Sandburg
Murrow
Uncle Jim Says Harry Prefers Writing Over Presidency
A local remark quotes a passerby claiming Harry would choose writing over serving as president. The line reflects small town chatter about aspirations and public life.
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Ota
Atomic Energy Commissin
Petrillo Fund
M. A. Ellerhoff
State Conservation Commission
Nish
Washington
West
BY Robert Payton
Huckster
Don Hollenbeck
Uncle Jim
Harry
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