The Christmas Festival Through History and Customs
A compact history of Christmas from its early observances as Christesmesse through medieval and modern practice. It traces calendar shifts, pagan influences, nativity plays, Puritan bans, Dutch Santa tradition, and global carols, trees, and regional gift customs.
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Farmers to develop Missouri River navigable route
Midwest Farm Bureaus move to make the Missouri River navigable to unlock water transportation for Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and South Dakota. Resolutions urge Congress to act at once to extend navigable reach as far north as practicable.
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Midwest Farm Bureaus
Missouri River
Missouri
Congress
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Kansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Pennsylvania Peeved Over New U S Roads
Eastern motor officials led by J Clyde Myton protest the unified federal highway plan, saying it favors the Midwest and ignores New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland. He notes Pennsylvania received only four U S roads while many western and midwestern states are covered.
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J. Clyde Myton
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Ohio
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Myton
Used Car Market Surges Ahead Amid Trade-In Pressure
The used car market grows rapidly as dealer trade-in deals tighten. Competition among motor dealers is sharper in used car sales than in new car sales.
Shortage of Gasoline Hurts Near East Car Sales
Difficulty in obtaining gasoline and other automobile supplies across the Near East is the main reason for the small number of automobile sales in the region.
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Near East
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