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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
14
Registrar Rudo F. King warns autoists to secure their 1947 license plates before the rush. Do not wait for the peak period. arrange plates early to ensure your car is ready for the new year and avoid delays on the first day.
The article notes the third birthday of Walter Edward Ramsay Jr., son of Mr and Mrs E Ramsay of 1 Stow Street. Deputy Arthur B Corey is mentioned in relation to the event.
The Master Barbers Association of Hudson says prices will fall from 1.00 to 0.75 starting Monday, while non affiliated shops keep 0.50. The move signals deflation as barbers respond to economic pressures and public demand.
The Star of Bethlehem has sparked extensive research and debate. Modern astronomers consider several natural explanations without committing to any single hypothesis.
The text discusses skepticism about the Star of Bethlehem and presents biblical passages from Luke and Matthew. It notes the star as part of Christmas imagery and references Jesus as the Saviour born in the city of David, comparing tradition with scriptural accounts.
A fragment notes mistletoe rings worn around the neck as talismans in Sweden. The text mentions good luck and a vented or sickni context, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR. The item hints at cultural or folk practice involving mistletoe charms.
Mrs Leland Ennis Street announces the engagement of Reena Ge ment to Fraser H Brown son of Mr and Mrs Cyrps H Brown of Lexington Her fiancé recently completed 26 months service in the U S Navy with time served in the Pacific area No wedding plans announced yet.
Kate Yarrow faces a lonely Christmas as her family disperses for holidays. Her brother Tom arrives with five friends, turning the feast into a boisterous gathering. Bill isoften claims to act for Kate when he pleases, but she quietly bears the workload and the implied attentions as the night ends with Bill’s admission that he arranged the holiday to please her.
A Red Cross Gray Ladies effort provides Christmas cards to veterans in military hospitals. A nationwide program plans to distribute over one million greeting packets to invalided and hospitalized service members.
Fragmentary verse echoes Tennyson with four voices and varying tones. The lines describe four hamlets converging in mist as doors close between speaker and sound, each voice shifting on the wind from dilation to contraction, blessing all mankind with peace and goodwill.
A historical look at the origins of Christmas trees and nativity cribs, noting early German and European practices, opposition by church authorities, 1604 Strasbourg tree, 1223 crib scene, and later Renaissance ornamentation shaping modern display customs.
J Carney of the OPA clarifies sugar ration procedures as districts close December 1. Regional centers in Boston will issue sugar ration books and handle special cases with forms R 146 R 194 and furlough rations. Sugar Branch Offices advise consumers to mail completed forms to the Boston issuance center for replacements and new rations.
State banks should be allowed to close on Saturdays all year, Rep. Roy C. Smith reported. The measure, backed by John S. Gwinn of Wollaston, seeks authorizing legislation after last summer’s vacation period where banks were permitted to close Saturdays.
A fine Thanksgiving program was presented in the Bedford School Auditorium directed by Mrs. Merrick. Students performed reading, songs, a toy orchestra, and a play about Our Thanksgiving, with a piano solo and multiple soloists. The program included a segment on Thanksgiving customs in other lands and featured numerous students from Grades 1 to 4.
A damaged notice details a church group gathering at St Michaels Chetham with attendees Mrs Frank Mani Auger and Mrs Arthur Zdanows ter, a gift exchange of blankets nylons baskets and fruit, and a home-hosted study group at Mrs Rowse. A separate note mentions Mrs Lillian Stews Pond confined with a fractured injury.
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