The Christmas Story Through World Customs in 1948
A King Features Syndicate piece surveys how Christmas traditions trace to many lands and eras. It notes Santa Claus origins in Asia Minor and the Netherlands, the tree from Germany, holly and mistletoe from England, and the Yule log from Scandinavia, with Dickensian imagery and early ritual details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Netherlands
Germany
Europe
Scandinavia
England
France
Italy
Spain
Victoria
Martin Luther
Chris
Luther
Holly
Ivy
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Traditions Of A Town Recounted In Final Installment
The article closes a series detailing local customs and long standing practices. It outlines rituals, annual events, and community roles. Notable figures and sites are referenced to anchor the traditions in the town’s history.
Electric passenger trains begin on Urals route
Izvestia reports the first electric passenger service operating between Shelayvinsk and Zlatoust after prior steam trains. Electric locomotives have powered electrified sections, but this marks passenger service switching to electricity on the Urals line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Urals
Izvestia
Shelyavinsk
Zlatoust
Why Kidney Stones Form and How to Prevent
An overview explains kidney stones and their types such as calcium oxalate and uric acid. It discusses causes from salt elimination to parathyroid influence, symptoms like pain and fever, diagnosis by urinalysis and X rays, and treatments from cystoscope removal to surgery plus prevention through fluids and diet changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Bloody Warfare Predicted In Indonesia By Analyst
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst Dewitt Mackenize warns of a likely renewed Indonesian conflict as Indonesia's republic faces Dutch police actions. He notes proposed interim federal schemes, UN interventions, and potential widespread fighting across Java Sumatra and Madura with significant troop totals and communist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indonesia
Netherlands
Jogjakarta
United Nations
Java
Sumatra
Republic of Indonesia
Republic
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Madoera
Hatta
Many Lives Saved at Sea By Doctors
Rome reports that the International Radio Medical Center founded in 1935 provides free medical advice to merchant ships. Director Prof. Guido Guida says a 40‑doctor team advises ships via radio, with specialist input for complex cases and direct follow‑through for patients, a model regionally mirrored in the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
International Radio- Medical Center
CIRM
Guido Guida
Medrad
Merchant Navy
United States
Belgium
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Argentina
South Atlantic
Guida
Canberra population figure from 1947 cen sus
Australia's capital Canberra recorded a population of 1 579 358 as of June 30 1947 the final census count figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
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Norries Olde
Leslie’s Weekly
Thomas Nast
Clark Kinnaird
Belinda
Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem
South Mountain
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
G. T
Features Syndicate, Inc
Dewitt Mackenzip
East Indies
China
Far East
Orient
Mme. Basterreix
Paris
Neaacmve
David Boyer
Efird's Department Store
Efird’s
Utility Appliance Co
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