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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
4
The writer reflects on the Christmas story and its enduring message of peace and good will toward men. He contrasts ancient times with today, notes oppression and uncertainty, and calls for hope prayer and work toward a better world.
Columbine Pepper Drugger, a sheltered secretary at a girls school, inherits a swank mot el in Arizona and confronts sudden freedom on a train. She analyzes identity while meeting Madame Roxy, a rector, and Artemus Thumb as she imagines life beyond Miss Cordwainer’s control. The excerpt ends with her declaring I am myself and I am Columbine Pepper Drugger.
Walter Brennan voices A World of Miracles from Liberty, with text by Adelson and music by Livingston, covering Noahs Ark Moses the Ten Commandments birth of Christ and The Miracle of Love. Also notes The President a musical biography. Bossa Nova highlights include Winter Laurindo Almeida Hawkins and Velasco with Sims, plus What's New Sonny Rollins.
The UPI chart ranks Telestar Tornadoes London first for a second week. Steve Lawrence rises to second with Go Away Little Girl, while Marcia Blaine’s Bobby’s Girl and the Four Seasons’ Big Girls Don’t Cry populate the top five.
This almanac notes today is December 24 1962 Christmas Day with space facts and notable events. It lists births such as Christopher Carson and cites key historic moments including the 1814 Ghent treaty the 1871 Aida premiere the 1943 Eisenhower appointment and Libya's 1951 independence.
American university presses report a 14 percent annual revenue rise over five years, with 1961 sales reaching $17 million, up from $7 million a decade earlier, as trends in higher education publishing push expansion. In another item, fountain and ballpoint pen sales are expected to hit a record holiday peak, with Sheaffer analysts predicting a 5 to 12 percent rise from last year’s $20 million in pens sold.
A list of across and down crossword clues themed on the Philippines. Includes entries like largest island Mindanao, various words such as ritual, viper, louse egg, and notes on abbreviations and languages. The grid references multiple definitions, with several thematic and linguistic hints.
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