Devotional Reading: Matthew 1 18 25 and Matthew 2 1 12
A devotional reading links Matthew 1 18 25 detailing the birth of Jesus to Matthew 2 1 12 describing the visit of the magi. The passages frame divine intervention in the infancy narrative and illuminate reactions of Herod and the magi to the birth in Bethlehem.
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Luke
Tears at Christmas reflections on joy amid sorrow
A Christmas meditation notes that the holiday brings happiness but also heartache. It contrasts Mary and Joseph’s humble beginnings with regal expectations and calls Christians to act, aiding the oppressed and lonely while recognizing world sorrows. The piece, drawn from Christian Education outlines, urges hopeful action over mere cheer.
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Joseph
Mary
Bethlehem
David
Angel
Jesus
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Community Press Service
Fragmented OCR Item Yields Little Readable Detail
A damaged OCR fragment provides minimal readable text with uncertain characters and symbols. No clear event dates names or places are identifiable.
Crossword Puzzle P-481 Across and Down Clues Revealed
A compact list of crossword clues including Across items like English coin slang Egypt capital timber wolves and various downs such as Miss Bernhardt German canal nets Etna and more, inviting solvers to fill the grid with connected answers.
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Egypt
Puzzle Clues Echo Last Week’s Answers and Wordplay
A cryptic tease revisits last week’s puzzle entries with clues such as Not true and Frees, plus references to Fail Leave out Grande and Tin Woodman's tool, framing a continuing wordplay challenge for readers.
Christmas Cheers and Local News From Denton 1936
Twenty five years ago in Denton the shortest day of the year arrives at 7 27 p m with 9 hours 24 minutes of daylight. The town boasts tasteful Christmas decorations and a community Sing planned for Christmas Eve. A Love Point ferry grounded in fog, 27 passengers plus 21 crew were aboard and were eventually rescued after dredging and tug assistance. A 25th wedding anniversary home visit is announced for Dec 23. Eastern Star and Mary land social events unfold with officers elected for 1937. A noon dinner at the Brick Hotel marks a Christmas gathering with guests from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Pauline Roe leaves county welfare for a clerk post and Thomas Smith battles tularemia from rabbit hunting. Dr Jesse Fifer is elected Caroline County Medical Association president for 1937. A funeral near Wilmington for A Otis Seeds is noted.
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Denton
Love Point
Pittsburgh
Coast Guard
Apache
Matapeake
E. J. Kelly
Arundel Corporation
Court House Lawn
T. J. Turkington
M. P. Church
J. Virgil Moore
Harrington
Del
St. Michaels
Cambridge
Easton
Caroline
The
Eastern Star
Elva Wolf
Light of the Eastern Star
Nen
Bertha Taylor
Preston
A. E. Miller
Lulu Downes
James Thawley
Cora Briscoe
Queen Anne
Sallie Walston
Jennie Crouse
Gertrude Merrick
Fannie Coppage
Church Hill
Pennsylvania
W. S. Bittle
Swarthmore
James H. Smith
Albert Mansure
Dickey
Prospect Park
W. Mark Bittle
Sellersville
Frances Merrick
Newtown
Betty Bittle
Swarthmore College
Pauline Roe
Clarence H. Roe
County Register of Wills
Joseph H. Carroll
Caroline County Welfare Board
Roe
William Irwin
Denton Production Credit Association
Thomas F. Smith
Smith
Jesse Fifer
Ridgely
Caroline County Medical Association
D. O. George
Louis S. Welty
E. P. Knotts
F. N. Nichols
Elmer J. Leese
A. Otis Seeds
Wilmington
Seeds
Nemours
Marriages and a death reported in Ridgely and nearby areas
Dr and Mrs Walter M Carmine announce the marriage of their daughter Alice Clayton Carmine to John Alden Kappel to take place December 26 at St George s Episcopal Church Dundalk. Mrs W F Smith of Nashville announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret Elizabeth to Robert B Davenport of Greensboro performed December 9 at National City Christian Church Washington with Rev R J Mills officiating. Frank Pinder dies at 41 from tuberculosis meningitis after a fall while butchering. Burial in Greensboro Cemetery follows services at Greensboro Baptist Church with Rev J T Watson officiating.
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Walter M. Carmine
Ridgely
Dundalk
Alice Clayton Carmine
John Alden Kappel
St. George’s Episcopal Church
T. A. Smith
W. F. Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Margaret Elizabeth
Robert B. Davenport
Greensboro
National City Christian Church
Washington, D. C
R. J. Mills
Mildred Tatum
Washington
Raymond Oglesby
Frank Pinder
C. H. Stonesifer
Government Hospital
Perry Point
Pinder
Clara
Anna Mae
Edward
Dover
Alvin
Fred
Camden
N. J
Robert
Philadelphia
Herbert
Marley
Jennie Hartnett
Della Vickery
Greensboro Baptist Church
J. T. Watson
Greensboro Cemetery
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