How Santa Letters Fly From Pan American
An unemployed Philadelphian mails batches of letters to Fairbanks for North Pole stamping and Santa replies. Pan American World Airways runs the service to boost faith, sending letters via air mail to children who wrote to Santa with deadlines for Christmas delivery. The scheme has boosted belief in Santa for hundreds of thousands of kids over three years.
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NEA
Fairbanks
Alaska
Philadelphia
Pan American World Airways
North Pole
Santa Claus
Pan American
Santa
Judy
Pan American Airlines
Orphans' Christmas Party Run By Air Force Train
Nearly 1,400 children from Eastern North Carolina orphanages arrived on a special train for a large Christmas party at Pope AFB. Santa Claus distributed gifts after dinner, with an air show to follow. The event capped a week of Air Force Santa visits to about 3,000 orphans and involved more than 17,000 gifts and donations across the state.
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Pope Afb
North Carolina
Air Force
Santa Claus
Western
Piedmont
Falcon
Fayetteville
Dunn
Oxford
George W. Truston
Santa
Raleigh
Wilmington
Hanes Cafe marks 15th anniversary with old prices
Diners at Hanes Cafe in Salem Indiana stared at 35 cent specials during the 15th anniversary celebration. Mr and Mrs N H Hanes Sr kept menu prices unchanged from the cafe’s opening day, including a complete baked Virginia ham dinner for 35 cents.
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Salem, BI
Hanes Cafe
N. H. Hanes
Murphy Starts Inquiry Lacking Subpoena Power
President Truman plans a clean up inquiry into government while Judge Thomas F. Murphy is named to head it. The key issue is subpoena power, which only Congress can grant, affecting how far Murphy can compel testimony and records. Without it, the probe risks being limited to executive branch officials. Luxemburg is a European Grand Duchy located west of Germany.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Thomas F. Murphy
Mr. Truman
Murphy
Congress
Courts
Grand Juries
Grand Jury
Congressional Committee
Canarese
Luxemburg
Grand Duchy
Germany
What is Christmas and Its American Spirit
Boyle reflects on Christmas as a time of faith and generosity, contrasting Christian meaning with secular merriment. He recalls Jesus Christ’s life and the global celebration, notes Santa Claus alongside the nativity, and shares a Jewish Chanukah reflection. A story of a daughter asking if she may be an angel highlights inclusive holiday spirit.
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New York
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus
Jesus
Christ
Santa
America
Marine courtesy in New York City official profile
Lieutenant colonel leads the U S Marine Corps Division of Public Information in New York City. The notice sketches the officer's role and office in the Marine Corps press and public affairs apparatus.
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New York
Lm—A. Gentleman
U. S. Marine Corps Division of Public Information
New York City
Youth held for setting vacant building fire
A 10 year old boy in Parkersburg West Virginia was detained by juvenile authorities after admitting he set a fire in a vacant office building to make a place to play football.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Record fishing season at Lac La Ronge draws 6000 visitors
Regina reports Lac La Ronge set a high mark for anglers with about 6,000 visitors this year. Most visitors were Americans who took in excess of 270,000 pounds of fish, chiefly lake trout, northern pike, and pickerel.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchiewan
Lac la Ronge
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