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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1947
Page
4
Mr Sleek, an evil figure, schemes to destroy Santa Land and sway children. Santa and elves react as sled tests, kites, and toy-making cheer unfold. Christmas spirit rises as fairies, brownies, and elves chant “Perfect!” during a hillside test.
A chaotic tale follows Santa as evil forces led by Mr Sleek spread mischief in Santa Land. Sprouts burn toys and destroy sleds while elves are blinded. Santa vows to find a good child within 24 hours or cede his realm. The scene blends fantasy with a moral quest amid whimsical, perilous events.
Readers are invited to mail twenty five cents for a pattern to The Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept New York address. Print name and address with zone size and style. Mrs Eva Beard listed as colorbearers. The club will staff the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle booth on Capitol Street today. It is noted that about seven percent of tea consumed in America occurs at afternoon tea parties.
Mrs Oscar Darby Jr is elected commander of Charleston Navy Mothers Club No 400. The group plans Christmas events for veterans at Pinecrest Sanatorium Beckley December 21 and at the Veterans Hospital Huntington December 23, with officers including Alma Harold Ada Higgins Edward Bradley Bertha Broome Paul Campbell Mary Hartman A B Webb and W J Reishman.
City police report a break in at Capitol Transfer and Storage Co. on Virginia Street East. Entry was gained by prying the front door. a large screwdriver was found inside the safe and is held as evidence. About 225 dollars in cash, 1640.94 in checks, mostly payable to Mrs. Dorothy E. Jordan, and 1375 in hands were stolen.
Paul M. King obtained city approval to build a five-room frame dwelling on the 4400 block of Noyes Avenue at an estimated cost of 10 thousand dollars. Additional permits were issued by Inspector Richard Higgins, including for William J. Maier Jr and others.
A notice details repair work and valuation involving Mrs. Wayne H. McElhinny and two properties. It lists a dwelling at 1014 Homer Street with an $80 amount and another house transition from 910 Pennsylvania Avenue to 1015 Edgewood Drive valued at $150. The item reads as a local property maintenance or improvement entry.
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