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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1942
Page
5
The legend ties the Christmas tree to St. Boniface who redirected worship from Thor’s oak to a fir tree symbolizing love and deeds. It became a sign of the Christ Child, not dread, and united families with gift giving, carols, and fellowship across homes and communities.
A story honors Robert Parker once a leading stage actor. Each Christmas he organized a benevolence through the Leopards club, giving food baskets to the poor. In old age he asks members to continue the charity, and the club mobilizes star power for a final white Christmas basket distribution.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that Alaska’s 1600 mile highway will open around December 1 and remain usable until spring thaws. The well graded road from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks bypasses muskeg problems, aiding military supply routes and linking Canadian and U.S. transport networks.
The census bureau credits the war with a population rise of 1,327,000 to 133,965,000 on January 1 1942. Births reached 2,728,000 and deaths totaled 1,442,000 as immigration stalled and birth rates were expected to fall with millions in the armed forces.
London Ontario born Ruth Keene, a commercial artist and athlete, begins CWAC training in London and will finish at Ste Anne de Bellevue Quebec. Daughter of Mrs. Arthur Keene of Grand Avenue, she is a graduate of South London Collegiate H B Beal Technical and Ontario Ladies College. Capt Mary Baker calls her a find and says she will be posted to Ipperwash A-25 for map drawing and sketching after training.
A report contrasts learning abilities across species noting a bird's learning is stronger than a snake's but weaker than a rat's in tested tasks. Behavioral studies discuss memory and problem solving in controlled experiments with implications for cognition across animals.
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