Today in History highlights and child letters to Santa
December 16 marked events from 1773 Boston Tea Party to 1969 and earlier, plus notes of Napoleon and Rasputin. The issue also includes several child letters asking Santa for gifts and a postscript about a Christmas tree front page feature.
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Associated Press
Boston Harbor
Boston
Napoleon Bonaparte
Josephine
New York City
Lillian Russell
Gregory Rasputin
Libya
Philippine
Mindoro
New York Harbor
Supreme Court
U.S
Japan
Johnson
US. Navy
White House to Test Hawaiian Christmas Trees
Hawaii will trial two Norfolk Island pines in Washington to see if they can supply the White House Christmas tree in 1974. David Fallaway says the test aims to confirm the trees tolerate Washington weather under the watch of forester Tom Schubert.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Washington, D.C
National Christmas Tree Committee
White House
Norfolk Island
Australia
David Fallaway
Hawaii Division of Forestry
Washington
Tom Schubert
ACS official pictured at 24th annual Houston meeting
Mrs Kelly Payne treasurer of the Cottle County unit attended as a delegate at the 24th annual Texas Division ACS meeting in Houston. The Paducah board member joined Mrs A O Bennett as alternate. About 351 volunteers from across the state discussed cancer control and public service efforts.
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Cottle
ACS
Texes Est
Shemeeck
Tumse
Indexing by Morris Higley urges two phase Farm-To-Market plan
The letter argues for two FM roads north of Childress rather than three and urges united city county school representation at a Texas Highway Commission hearing. It praises the commission members and cautions on possible outcomes affecting the community.
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Texas Highway Commission
Childress
U. S. 83
U. S. 287
Ross Road
Texas
Smith Urges Careful Driving During Texas Holiday Period
Gov. Pres ton Smith urged Texans to drive carefully during the holiday season following DPS traffic casualty predictions. He declared a state of traffic safety emergency from today through January 5 to prevent crashes.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texa
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Smith
Gilliam Rites Held for Beeville-born Brownfield Resident
Alfred Melvin Gilliam 63 of Brownfield died Sunday in Brownfield General Hospital. Born September 23, 1906 in Beeville he lived in Brownfield 18 years and worked as a carpet layer. Rites held at Newberry Chapel conducted by Rev. Joe S. Allen. burial at Childress Cemetery. Survived by two daughters one son one brother five sisters and seven grandchildren.
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Alfred Melvin Gilliam
Brownfield
Newberry Chapel
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Gilliam
Brownfield General Hospital
Beeville
Tex
Current Best Sellers Listing Fragment
A fragmented list of book titles and authors including The Godfather The Heese on the Strand The French Liewtensets and The Seven Minutes with various misspelled names and unclear attributions. The passage resembles a rough catalog of best sellers from an older publication.
Writer and Dali Conversational Portraits Explored
The book collects 10 tape recordings of surrealist Salvador Dali and critic Alain Bosquet in friendly yet probing talks. Dali boasts genius and monarchist anarchist paradoxes while Bosquet corners him with sharp questions. The dialogue spans art politics mysticism and odd fixes like deep freeze life extension. Miles A South notes St Nicholas as Santa Claus origin.
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Salvador Dali
Alain Bosquet
Dali
Bosquet
Vermeer
Raphael
Velasquez
Cezanne
Metssomer
Dad
Homebuying with Two Mortgages Sparks Interest Concern
In a $28,000 house deal the buyer weighs taking over a $14,000 mortgage at 5 percent and a second mortgage at 6 percent. An attorney should review the plan. Separately a wall blister issue near a bathroom is caused by moisture. fix via ventilation and consider repainting later.
Christmastide TV Listings and Holiday Notes
A collage of TV schedules across local channels KFDX KGNC KFDA KAUZ KVII and more details day by day offerings. Mentions Christmas shopping trends, Santa tradition in Latin countries, Epiphany gifts, and a ribbon production forecast from Sun Chemical Corp with 4 billion yards of ribbons and bows.
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Edward E. Barr
Sun Chemical Corp
Simple Outdoor Christmas Decorations Guide
Outdoor Yuletide decor shines with simple palettes and restrained displays. Consider monochromatic blue pink or green schemes using lights on trees windows and front doors. Avoid crowding avoid overstuffed lawns and use wreaths boxes and natural greens to convey the season without an overwhelming effect.
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Devo
New England
Win at bridge by Oswald James Jacoby in small slam
Players Oswald and James Jacoby reach a small slam with a ten high card point opening. North and South navigate bids including two diamonds and five spades as dummy cards and diamonds are trump-led. The hand ends with a six-club? No, the narration notes a six spade bid and six tricks claimed, as South avoids greed and secures the slam.
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South
North
Blackwood
Dia
Dummy
East
West
Tennessee TV Guide Style Listings Collage
A dense telecast schedule lists daily programs across channels with time slots for news weather sports movies dramas game shows and special features including Huntley Brinkley News Julia Dream of Jeannie The Sound of Praise Tonight Show Merv Griffin Show and CBS News Hour plus medical dramas Marcus Welby and Outer Limits.
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Warren & the Weather
Mike Douglas
Julia
Huntley-Brinkley
Jeannie
Debbie
Newswatch
Silent Gun
Marcus Welby
M.D
Rona Barrett
Highway Patrol
Lancer
Red Skelton
the Governor
J.J
CBS News
Merv Griffin
Tri State
Readers Digest
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Berry's
NEA, Inc
Fred
Mars
Santa Claus
Danny
Rhonda Clifton
Santa
Gipsons
Pokey
Kathy
Ave
Lnw
Susie
Daick
Jumy
Russell Herman
Merchens Vor
Deise
Gates Base
Welber Tuftlems
Jehnscn
Childress Auto Supply
Morris Higley
Becky
the Godfather
Puzo
The
Heese
Strand
Maerier
Liewtensets
Fowles
Altace
Laboritors
Peter
McCmem
Mary, Queen of Scots
Fraser
Surrealist
St. Nicholas
Myra
Asia Minor
By Andy Lang
AP Newsfectures
Andy Lang
P.O
Huntington
Anaera
Jole R. Poisett
Ieston
Menico
United States
Martin Luther
America's Auto — Litterers
Keep Amenca Beautiful, Inc
Highway Research Board
National Academy of Scences
Cablecom
Eee Inc
KFDX
RFD
Weather Today
NBC News
Weather & News
KGNC
Kgnc Channel 4 Programs For the Most Part Same As Kfdx
Days of Our Lives
the Doctors
Kgnc TV
Kgnc News
News
Gomer Pyle
Lucy Show
Channel TV 3
KFDA
Walter Cronkite
Kauz TV
Air Force
Paul Harvey
Benji
Andoy Griffith
Love of Life
Search For Tomorrow
Channel 6
the Lucy
Spain
Italy
Kvii TV
Tugere
Jeck Tomkins Farm
Tugre
By Oswald
James Jacoby
Newspaper
Faterperse Asse
Television Guide
KFOX
N.C.C
the Governor & Jr
Channel 6 News
ABC News
Gilligans Island
Bill Phon
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