Santa Claus Calif Town Challenges Indiana Name Monpoly
Santa Claus Calif a rural post office branch uses the Santa Claus postmark creating a competition with Santa Claus Ind once a century old. Frank Simpkins runs the operation while Gene Augur started the scheme in 1948. Each December thousands of letters flow through this tiny station, with children awaiting hopeful replies and shops forming around the famous name.
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Train Magic Returns In Boyle Appreciation
Hal Boyle writes Pascagoula about the romance of train travel versus cars and planes. He praises steam era echoes, defends passenger trains, and recounts a 35 hour New York to travel experience with vivid scenery and reflections on travel culture.
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Benson to Cut Dairy Price Supports by April
Secretary Benson announced dairy price supports will be reduced to the minimum starting next month. The move aims to lower retail prices by about 2 percent for butter and cheese and a half cent per quart for fluid milk. The new minimum supports would be 75 percent of parity for milk and butterfat.
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