Joe Lee community rattled by neighbor radio that hears talk
Farmers in Joe Lee began tinkering with a makeshift three tube radio and, through a miswound coil, reportedly picked up voices from conversations a half mile away. The device transmitted neighbors in a room, letting Allen Warren and others be heard clearly, prompting fears of unlawful listening and calls for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford Young
Joe Lee
Will Broadie
Allen Warren
G. W. Young
Youngs
Ahie
Unfathomable Spirit of Christmas by W D Pennhypacker 1925
A reflective meditation on the Christmas spirit beyond surface joy. It speaks of universal brotherhood and goodwill to all, urging renewed cooperation and the awakening of inner virtue. The writer invokes the Babe in the Manger and the Mount’s beatitudes to inspire moral life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Pen Nhypacker
Christmas Day Healers and Second Sight Beliefs Persist
In various nations the belief endures that individuals born on Christmas Day possess healing powers through laying on of hands and have second sight. The idea remains part of folk tradition in some communities despite modern medicine.
Woman’s Change of Heart After Christmas Refusal
Hulda, a bitter woman who refused aid for Christmas baskets, learns of a daughter of her own former partner who offers help from her earnings. The act reveals Hulda’s selfishness and shifts her view to gratitude as she calls the Ladies’ Aid president to reconsider. The piece ends with a hopeful note on human kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlda Pottsfield
Hulda
Low
Arbor Street
Ladies’ Aid
Unicon
Christmas Tree Gift Question Between Spouses
A lighthearted exchange asks which tree suits a Christmas gift. Wifey seeks ideas for an appropriate present for her husband, while he wonders what tree would best fit the festive display.
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Studen'a
Seieriti
Joe
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Temple Telegram
A. W. Esslinger
Cameron, Texas
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F. F. Reid
Bethlehem
Western New
Christmas Legen
Cameron Business College
Walden
Business
Walden-Knox
Nacogdoches
Texas
Business College
Joe R. Day
Jennie Wever
N. B. Lee
Cleveland Daspit
Houma
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