Christmas Socials and Visits Highlight Paducah Church and Community
Ora Lee Frazier hosts Loyalty Sunday School salad supper and Christmas tree at First Baptist Church with gifts for teachers and donations to the building fund. Visitors include Mrs. Lewis N. Jones from Lubbock en route to Washington DC. Local families plan Christmas visits to Dallas Abernathy and Boys Ranch while N S Ward Jr leads a Soil Conservation staff Christmas dinner with Tripoly games.
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Ora Lee Frazier
B. H. Marrs
Loyalty
First Baptist Church
Fred Mote
Christ
Ing Fund
H. O. Blackwell
Lotte Gibson
Robert Beck
Mmes
Helen Fry
J. T. Hodges
J. D. Biddy
E. B. Goodwin Jr
Lewis N. Jones
Lubbock
Lottie Gibson
T. E. Long
Dallas
Washington, D.C
Frank Clarns
Ryan
Carroll Powell
Berry and
Terry
Boys Ranch
Powell
Ryans
C. M. Ryan
Abernathy
Hank Sublett
Elmer
Glen Gibson
James
N. S. Ward Jr
Johnny Hajek
Charles Cleveland
Santa Claus visits Paducah with festive parade
Santa arrived to cheers as streamers dropped from a plane and the Paducah High School band led the rural fire truck procession. Sponsored by the Jaycees Lions Club and the Paducah Fire Department, he handed out candy while learning each child’s Christmas wish. Mr. and Mrs. N S Ward Jr plan Christmas Eve and Day gatherings in Austin with relatives, then visit Kerrville with family.
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Santa Claus
Paducah High School
Jaycees
Lions Couch
Paducah Fire Department
Santa
N. S. Ward Jr
Kenneth Brymer
Austin
H. L. Thompson
Kerrville
Bridge Systems Spotlight on World Champions and Six No Trump
The article reviews bidding styles of top teams including Italian and American pairs. It notes the lack of a single best method and highlights systems such as Oman Arno Neapolitan Leghorn Diamond and Jacoby Wolff. A recent hand shows Hamman and Lawrence pursuing grand slam possibilities leading to a six spade contract.
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Dick Walsh
John Swanson
Jerry Hallee
Paul Soloway
Sweden
Jim
Bobby Goldman
Billy Eisenberg
Walsh
Oswald
Billy
Bobby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oman
Dallas Aces
Jacoby Wolff
Orange Club
Eisenberg-Goldman
Hamman- Lawrence
Bob Hamman
Mike Lawrence
Bob
West
Bridge challenge and 1860 Democratic candidates note
The text presents a bridge puzzle where South must decide after a pass with limited cards. It also states that Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge were the two Democratic presidential candidates opposing Lincoln in 1860.
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Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Breckinridge
Lincoln
New Year’s Eve at The House Brandy Fire Scene
A quirky note on New Year’s Eve reservations at a local venue mentions pouring house brandy to ignite a fire. A separate historical line recalls Malta gaining independence from Britain on September 21 1964 and a trainer’s tool called an ankus. The entry closes with the origin of the Mayday distress signal from m’aider meaning help me.
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M'Aider
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Donald Ricks
I. E. Ricks of
Childress
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Polk
Fourth Brigade
Childress, Texas
Keishing Merry Cistmos
FORD
Mercury
Ion
TODAY
James Jacoby
NORTH
N.T
By Oswald
SOUTH
North America
Ira Corn
BY Phil Pastoret
Malta
Landrum
Merry Christmas Hardware
Irnie Landrum
Eas Aresent
E. E. Smith
Grace Powell
S. W. Carmack
Virginia Head
W. T. Ross
R. H. Whaley
J. H. Eddy
Asst
Montgomery Ward
Texas Air Service Inc
C. C. Broughton
John H. Head
Wilbur Williams
F.D.U.C
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