European Aid Totals Highlight 11 Percent of Federal Revenue
The Current Business roundup shows net foreign aid from mid-1945 to mid-1952 at 35 billion dollars. It equals 11.3 percent of the nation's 308 billion federal revenue and 1.6 percent of 3280 billion in national expenditure over the period.
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A Christmas Carol 107 Years After Dickens Writing
Vincent Edwards surveys the 1843 creation in London and Manchester origins with its New York manuscript at Morgan Library. He notes Dickens influence on Christmas observance and the book’s early reception, illustrations by Leech, first edition details, and royal Thackeray link.
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Charles Dickens
London
Atlantic
Morgan Library
New York City
Oliver Cromwell
Massachusetts
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Dickens
America
England
Martin Chuezzllecht
Manchester
Athenaeum
Tober
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Devonshire Terrace
John Forster
John Leech
Thomas Hood
Lord Jeffrey
The
Edinburgh Review
Forster
Thackeray
W. M. Thackeray
Queen Victoria
Bethany Lutheran to Welcome Guest Speaker and New Members
Bethany Lutheran Church invites Rudy Wendel, Wartburg Theological Seminary senior, to preach at the 10:30 a.m. service on Dec. 28. He arrives with his wife Florine Baethge to visit home folks during Christmas. Wendel will also sing solos from the Messiah on Dec. 21 and resume studies in Dubuque Jan. 5. The Dec. 28 service will also welcome Rubin Bernhrad James Knopp and Robert M. Reissig as new voting members, joining a previous group of 21 youths admitted on Nov. 30.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Rudy Wendel
G. A. Poehlmann
Wendel
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Florine Baethge
Bethany
Poehlmann
A Christmas Carol Inspires Timelike Bond Across England
Readers in England feel a strong connection to Tiny Tim and Dickens through the tale. The tribute notes that Tim will bind author and reader, prompting the refrain God Bless him as a heartfelt reward for a writer.
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Tiny Tim
England
Charles Dickens
Cub Scouts Celebrate Christmas Season and Award Honors
The ceremony emphasized the true religious meaning of Christmas as Cub Scouts were urged to consider others' needs. Mrs. Treibs led with the Boy Scout Promise and laws while Cubmaster and assistant presided over awards. Bobcat pins were presented to Phil Laurence, Lawrence W. Nettle, Jimmie Lee Spangenberg, Jim Foster, and Robert James Grona. Webelos badges were earned by Billy Klier, Jimmie Gerhard, Ronald Borchers, John Henry Rothmann, Neil Pahl, Milton Nixon, and Clayton Klein.
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Treibs
Henry Kuenemann
Phil Laurence
Lawrence W. Nettle
Jimmie Lee Spangenberg
Jim Foster
Robert James Grona
Webelos
Billy Klier
Jimmie Gerhard
Ronald Borchers
John Henry Rothmann
Neil Pahl
Milton Nixon
Clayton Klein
City Scouts Hold Meeting Night Exchange Gifts
Hans Hannemann shared the different meeting nights for city Boy Scouts troops. Cubs exchanged den gifts and presented them to their parents as the month of work concluded. Hot chocolate coffee and cookies were served to the group.
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Hans Hannemann
Boy Scouts
Allegorical Parades in Mexico During Christmas Season
The people in Mexico build elaborate floats for allegorical parades during the holiday season. For eight evenings before Christmas a religious procession leads with Joseph and Mary figures at the head, and on the ninth evening a ceremony is held around the manger of the Babe.
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Mexico
Joseph
Mary
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