Epiphany and Twelfth Night Traditions Across History
A compact survey of Epiphany origins from early feast days to medieval plays and the boar heads ceremony. It traces how church, theater, and folk customs blended, from Gaspar Melchior and Balthasar to Henry VIII and Shakespeare, ending with festive rites and Norse roots.
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America
Christ
Gaspar
Melchior
Balthasar
England
Hen
Ry VIII
Old England
Charles Dickens
Washington Irving
Freyr
Unclear college ABA game notes with mixed fragments
Fragmentary report lists ABA and college basketball action with scattered scores and player names including New Orleans, Louisville, Kentucky, and Saint Louis. Text mentions Mel Dan, Joe Caldwell, and Nate in a flurry of partial notes about a game, a flare up, and a 69 cent item.
Bridge bidding puzzle with five hands and responses
The article analyzes responder bids after One Spade opening and Two Hearts reply, detailing suggested continuations for five hands. It discusses aims of notrump, three diamonds, three hearts, four hearts, and four notrump, with emphasis on point counts, suit support, slam chances, and Blackwood implications.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer leads with scattered clues
Puzzle page presents a jumble of cryptic clues and word fragments including Leased Hubbub Dinty hammerin and Greek federate letter general. Several entries mix numbers and letters, with references to Peru and various cryptic definitions. The page reads like a dense, puzzle heavy feature from a late era newspaper.
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Peru
TV Highlights 5 to 11:30 P.M. Tonight
Prime time lineup features five o clock movie Rock Around the Clock with Bill Haley and the Comets. Toy Tiger stars Jeff Chandler as a father in a boarding school tale. West and Gordon battle boll weevils in color. Star Trek has Captain Kirk trapped by brain masses. The Musical Man Part 1 airs after 9. Accidental Family follows. Judd defends a motel magnate’s son in murder case. Late Show Hotel Imperial follows a sister’s quest after her sister’s death.
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Bill Haley
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Comets
New York
Jeff Chandler
West
Gordon
Boll
Star Trek
Kirk
Dewey
Jerry
Judd
Hotel Imperial
Isa Miranda
Ray Milldrid
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Williams
Louie Diandy Mahafi
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Houston
Muskies
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Nate the Warriors
St. Louis
Joe Caldwell Hawks
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Warels
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Beetle Bailey
Joe Eet
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Mort Walker
Green Army
Dik Browne
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