Uncle Dan Reflects On Christmas Peace Turning To Fallout Shelters
An old reader letter laments lost Christmas spirit in America. He recalls Pancho Villa, World War I, and World War II, then contrasts past peace with present concerns about fallout shelters in the backyard.
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Uncle Dan
Christmas Crowds and Cold War Echoes Stir Small Town
In a holiday column readers hear a mix of wartime aid debate and local musings. The piece links foreign aid to U.S. deficits while urging neighborly forgiveness and Yuletide civility, ending with a playful Santa letter from Raymond Rickey Alexander.
Dear Jan Mess: A reader asks about blended families and custody
A Mrs asks about living with three sets of step and biological children after remarriage. She and her former spouses separated and divorced and remarried and even went to Mexico for divorces. She worries about the burden of transporting all children for visits and asks if this arrangement is fair.
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Jan
Mexico
Justice Tir ey files for re election in Texas court
Associate Justice Jake Tir ey of the 10th Court of Civil Appeals in Waco has filed with the Secretary of State for re election. The district includes Bosque Brazos Cor yell Ellis Falls Freestone Hamilton Hill Johnson Leon Limestone Madison Navarro Robertson and Somervell counties. W D Bill Noel of Odessa re appointed to the Liquor Control Board by Governor Daniel. Clifford Cool Midland and Perry Thompson Longview appointed to the Surveyors Board. US Army Engineers estimate 33 million dollars for hurricane protection in Port Arthur area with levee work and ring levees planned.
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10Th Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
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Freestone
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Limestone
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Bill) Noel
Odessa
Daniel
Liquor Control Board
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Clifford Cool
Midland
Perry Thompson
Longview
U. S. Army Engineers
Port Arthur
Taylor’s Bayou
Dear Santa Letters From Young Readers Briefly List Gifts
A collection of child requests for Christmas presents includes bicycles, a football set, a dress for mother, a rabbit, a Christmas tree, a BB gun, a tester ment, army boys, a toy box, a giraffe, fireworks, a kissy doll, an Etch A Sketch, a toy typewriter, and wishes for sisters, mother, and father. Betsy Trego and Gary Fisher express simple holiday desires and good behavior notes.
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Santa Claus
Raymond Rickey Alexander
Gordon Morris
Betsy Trego
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