Magic Spell of Season Evokes Many Moods
A New York feature by Gay Panky explores Christmas as a mosaic of moods, from music and crowds to children’s wonder and family joy. It weaves quotes from poets and thinkers through seasonal images, celebrating Rudolph, Jingle Bells, and the manger, with reflections on faith, charity, and the world’s shared Yuletide spirit.
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New York
UPE
Anthony Brewer
St. Luke
David
Christ the Lord
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer
Christias
Silent Night Hymn Origin Retold in Oberndorf 1018 Tale
In Oberndorf Austria parish priest Joseph Mehr and teacher Franz Graher reportedly wrote a simple hymn for a midnight mass. The account notes the line Silent night, holy night as part of the carol. The column closes with a festive greeting, Merry Christ.
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Ginnings
Oberndorf
Austria
Joseph Mehr
Franz Graher
Christ
Arras
Delinquent Taxpayer Title Fits Queen
Cleveland records Queen Elizabeth I of Britain as a delinquent taxpayer for a 1968 street lighting assessment on the Canadian consul's residence in Cleveland Heights. The county says the owner is listed as Her Majesty in right of Canada, though Canada owns the dwelling. no bill has been sent to date.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Elizabeth I
Britain
Cuyahoga Couity
Canada
Cleveland Heights
Bruce Mershall
Cinderella of Town vies for national queen title
Miss Mary A. Fowler, daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Fowler of Marion Iowa, 1098 Twenty-ninth street, is named Cinderella of Town and will compete in the national finals for a queen to rise on the Farmers Insurance Group float at the Rose Bowl parade. A sophomore at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, she is 19, 5 feet 6 inches, with red hair and blue eyes. Selected from 1000 candidates for the state theater, she ties for regional honors with Miss Susann Troberts of Overland Missouri as the Midwest regional district spans Truwa Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. The winner earns an all expense paid trip to Pasadena to reign on the Cinderella float and attend the Rose Bowl game.
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Mary A. Fowler
John C. Fowler
Twenty-ninth Street
Marion
National
Farmers Insurance Group
Mary
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Bill Chadwick
Cedar Rapids
Fowler
Susann Troberts
Overland
Midwest
Truwa
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Pasadena
Calif
Avocado Calorie Notes Highlight Small Slice Facts
A reader notes avocados are low in calories with seven calories per slice and nineteen calories per tablespoon of mashed avocado dip. The message compares these to sour cream or mayonnaise dips, then mentions a full avocado half totaling about 132 calories.
Unclear Fragments on Dairy and Food Amounts
Fragment mentions cheese portioning and a hamburger patty, but lacks full context or identifiable people organizations or events. No concrete date place or actions are discernible beyond casual food quantity references.
Citizenship oath refused by Colombian shopper
New York report says Lise Besthoff, once linked to emeralds and luxury gifts, runs Touch of Elegance a naturalization oath and shopping service with Paris and Rome contacts. In Jacksonville she advises last minute gifts focusing on belts chokers and fur items while promoting a Paris umbrella with a flask and other high end options for celebrity clients.
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New York
UPI
Lise Besthaif
Jacksonville
Fla
Fombla
Bestholf
Paris
Rome
Bmaltt
Yugoslavia Names Woman Ambassador to Ceylon
Olga Strudie becomes Yugoslavia's second female envoy to Ceylon where Sirimavo Bandaranaike is premier. In a separate naturalization session in the United States, Mariela Duarte faced a modified oath as she sought citizenship after objecting to bearing arms, prompting a judge to reconsider her petition.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Yugoslavia
Olga Strudie
Indian Ocean
United States
Frances
Farl Jones
Ropos
Scott
London Electrical Strike Sparks Social Whirl in High Society
The London strike cast light shortages for hours yet failed to dim society. Esme, Lady Cromer, hosted a lavish Eaton Square dinner in honor of Lady Cromer’s sister, Esme Vere Harmsworth, as guests discussed the blackout. In Houston, Caroline Campbell Owen wed James Julian Coleman in a grand drawing-room ceremony with Venetian couture and a Venice Verona honeymoon motif.
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London
Tostter
Jand
Vere
Harmsworth
Viscount Rothermere
Tat
Harmsworths
Eaton Square
Esme
Cromer
Eart of Cromer
United
Alas J. Pugh
Caroline Campbell Owen
James Julian Coleman
Houston
Texas
Grandmama
Robert Lee i
Texas Oil
John
Vengsice
Padua
Caroline
Cape- Fine
Per Arneberg
Venice
Verona
New Orleans
Italy
Duplicate bridge winners at YMCA Howell event report
The Tuesday night club at the YMCA saw Northrop and Royce Metray take first place in the Howell event. Howard Wilfong and partner won second, while a brief classified note touts home freezers selling fast and low-cost options in starting ads.
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Gary “Northrop
Royce Metray
Howell
Unknown man shows Christmas spirit in Dayton wallet return
In Dayton Ohio an unidentified man found a woman's wallet in a downtown store and returned it to her workplace. The wallet contained $23 and the woman was surprised by the kindness of a stranger who chose to do the right thing during a cold week.
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Jrelvet
Hout
Lady Cromer
Vivian
Earl of Lichtleid
Annt Millard
Hand
Guy Millard
Washington
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
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