Second-Hand Toy Business Rooms Again
Thousands of citizens participate in the second hand toy industry each November and December to repair repaint and even create new toys in high school shops fire stations and service club rooms. Volunteers give time to ensure Santa has gifts for every child on Christmas Eve. Dolls get new dresses and toys regain youthful sparkle through cleaning new paint and renewed eyes and harnesses as rocking horses receive fresh appearances.
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America
Santa Claus
Christmas Tree Fire Hazard Warnings From Underwriters Bulletin
A National Board of Fire Underwriters bulletin warns Christmas trees cannot be flameproofed despite various treatments. It advises outdoor storage until installation, cool indoor placement, avoiding cotton or paper decorations, using only intact electrical lights, and not leaving lights on when absent. Inspect needles for browning and remove the tree when needles shed.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Silent Night Spurs Calm On War Front Christmas Eve 1914
Norfolk preacher recounts how a Christmas Eve in 1914 between Armentiers and Arras saw Jim Sutherland-Watt and Gordon Highlanders in trenches break into Silent Night. Both sides joined in, voices echoed trench to trench, guns paused at zero hour as figures emerged unarmed, then returned to positions.
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Norfolk
J. Sutherland-Watt
Armentiers
Arras
Gordon Highlanders
Jim
Sutherland-Watt
From This Day Forward at Palace Theatre Jan 1
The Palace Theatre presents From This Day Forward on January 1 and 2 starring Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens. A human interest drama about a young couple facing hardships to build a home and family, with strong emotional appeal and mass appeal.
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Palace Theatre
Joan Fontaine
Mark Stevens
First Christmas Tree Traditions Spread From Strassburg to England
The 1604 Strassburg Christmas tree appearance marks early literature on the custom, which spread within Germany and to England via Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Emigrant Germans and English carried the tradition to America, while a reader quips about liquor and service. The January 1947 Bulletin issue will detail the Junior Historians of Texas and related work by Dr. H. Bailey Carroll from the University of Texas.
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Strassburg
Germany
Victoria
Prince Albert
England
America
Bulletin of the American Association For State and Local History
Texas
H. Bailey Carroll
University of Texas
University of Texas Medical Branch
University
H. T. Manuel
Testing and Guidance Bureau
Association of American Medical Colleges
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Realistic romance in New York slum setting film review
A vivid portrayal of a budding romance featuring Mark Stevens and Joan Fontaine. The reviewer praises natural performances and authentic city backdrop, noting care in staging and character believability, with light comedy arising from ordinary situations. A vivid railway scene highlights tense social cues and conflicts.
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Mark Stevens
Joan Fontaine
New York
Christmas Eve Mass Broadcast on WOAI San Antonio
Christmas Eve mass from St. Marys Catholic Church in downtown San Antonio will be broadcast on WOAI from 1 45 p m to about 130 a m Christmas morning Father John Quinlivan conducts the traditional Mass.
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Woai
San Antonio
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John Quinlivan
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