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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1951
Page
8
Early Americans made candles by dipping wicks in tallow and wax, yielding simple thick candles. Modern Yuletide candles come in many shapes such as Santas and church spires, with a wax tree that emits pine scent. The Hyannisport factory grew from a private hobby to a large producer of fancy Christmas tree candles nationwide.
The article compares modern Christmas celebrations with those of ancestors, noting changing customs and adornments. While the colored glass globe remains a tradition, new decorations like peasant-dress figures, dwarfs, and light-up plastic birds appear each year. The piece even imagines pre decorated trees marketed as plug in.
The Christmas seal sale began strong but required time for public awareness of its purpose. Philadelphia columnist Leigh M. Hodges sparked early support in 1907 after a Philly newsboy bought one with the line I sister's got it. For 44 years the seals have united Americans to fight tuberculosis.
Puritans derided the mince pie naming it a Christmas pie. While imprisoned John Bunyan chose to starve rather than eat the dessert, insisting he would not compromise his morals. The ancients used the pie as a delicacy baked in a manger.
In Detroit the Senate Crime Committee uncovers ties between racketeers and large manufacturers. Santo Perrone and Gaspar Perrone, tied to the Detroit Michigan Stove Co and Briggs Manufacturing Co, profited from scrap contracts while underworld links influenced labor disputes and union activity. The report notes beatings of Briggs union officials, payrolls for Perrone enterprises, and connections to Ford-related racketeers and Cleveland gamblers.
Prominent athletes pictured biking to improve leg strength include Sugar Ray Robinson, Dick Kazmaier, Roy Campanella, Luke Easter, and Stewart Iglehart. Each athlete embraces daily cycling as part of their training routine, with Iglehart riding ten miles a day.
House Ways and Means Committee probes alleged unethical practices at the Detroit Internal Revenue office and tax-fraud case handling in North Carolina. Special agent sent to Detroit after tips to Senator Moody. Subcommittee counsel Adrien Dewind reported the Charleston senior agent questioned in Washington. Moody noted prior material gathering on gray markets in critical materials.
A festive quiz lists greetings in different languages and matches them to countries. Correct pairings include Felices Pascual in Costa Rica and Feliz Navidad in Bolivia, with others spanning the Phillipines China Poland Holland Norway Belgium Brazil and the U S A.
Miss Gerda Stauning, 26, of Copenhagen Greenland Colonial Administration, handles Santa’s letters. Last year she processed about 800 letters from the United States and other countries asking for toys. Some children request bibles and gifts, while others receive Greenland pictures from Santa. She cannot reply to every letter due to the volume.
The piece argues weather can both hinder and aid fishing and wing shooting. It recalls a windy day at a pond where flies produced strikes despite rough water while minnows and worms yielded few fish. It discusses teaching wing shooting, emphasizes field practice, skeet and trap as substitutes, and offers safety guidance for gifting a gun to a youth.
The Hawthorn known as Eee né Ghe is linked to a British Christmas lore. Legend places Joseph of Arimathea in Glastonbury around 70 A.D. he plants a staff on Wyrralhill that grows into a tree blooming at Christmas. Old rhyme tells how the staff budded and the tree blooms at Christmas, especially at midnight.
A simple affordable project shows youngsters need not get costly toys. Create a broom stick horse from a three foot stick, a sock head padded with cotton, and yarn for eyes mouth and ears.
A Christmas message notes 1951 as a time of global tension. It frames the season as a point in the ongoing struggle between democracy and communism and calls for happiness for all on a united holiday.
The old rule that a fly reel should weigh one and a half times the rod’s weight is rejected. Users now choose reel weight by feel so the assembled outfit balances in the hand to maximize performance and reduce fatigue.
Reader asks how to repaint asphalt painted cement block foundations after damp proofing. Whitman says sand blasting to remove the asphalt is best. paints will not adhere. If that fails, try turpentine to soften and rub off with steel wool. some paint may have penetrated the masonry making the task tedious.
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