Rodanthe Town Celebrates Dual Christmas Traditions
In Odanthe North Carolina a coastal island town marks Christmas twice each year with the December 25 holiday and a January 5 Old Christmas. Santa arrives, trees are scarce, and the coast guard ships P A Tillett hosts the festive party in the schoolhouse as locals recall a long standing tradition on Hatteras Island.
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North Carolina
Smest
Odanthe
N.C
America
Rodanthe
Santa Claus
Tle
P. A. Tillett
Coast Guard Service
Rodanihe
Maine
Virginia
Hatteras Island
His Last Dime Andriscoll Faces Christmas Hunger
A penniless wanderer named Dan clings to a single dime found on his father’s farm. With a town full of Christmas spending nearby, he faces the hard choice between a coffee and doughnut or a hamburger as he longs for warmth and sustenance. His dwindling luck centers on his “lucky dime.”
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Andriscoll
Dan
Ducky
Dime Worth Fortunes Tests Honest Tale at Café
In a crowded cafe a man named Dan digs a decades old dime from a battered purse and offers it to pay for a holiday meal. The elderly cafe owner examines the coin with doubt, while diners debate its value and a tense, festive mood grows as talk of a possible rare collectible erupts.
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Dan
Teo
Dan Driscoll
Plum Pudding Recipe Sealed Molds Steam Time
English plum puddings listed for Christmas dinners require stale breadcrumbs cream beef suet brown sugar corn syrup eggs citron figs brandy or rum plus suet. Combine, steam for twenty four hours over two days, then seal in a mold and reheat with a sauce of choice.
Hawaii Yule Greetings Broadcast to Islands in Pacific Territory
Honolulu reports Hawaii has broadcast Christmas greetings from station ROU on December 24 for three years. The messages reach several feely stands aiding aviation, with Arnesicans preserving Stars and Stripes in Pacific mails.
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Hawaii
Pacific Territory
Honolulu
ROU
Tee Sears
Jarvis
Typists for U S G Men Buy Gifts for Children
Girls in the G-men fingerprint division at the U S Department of Justice will provide a Christmas dinner for three adopted Washington families on December 25. Last year they adopted three families and plan ongoing help. Federal employees distribute food, clothing and toys to orphans and other needy people in Washington.
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U. S
G-Men
Washington
United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt's Christmas broadcast to Navy ships worldwide
President Roosevelt and Navy officials will deliver Christmas greetings Christmas Eve from Arlington Virginia radio towers to fleet ships and stations around the world. The annual message is awaited by sailors and officers as they endure long deployments far from home.
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Roosevelt
U.S. Navy
Washington
President Roosevelt
Navy Department
Arlington
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St. Nicholas
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New York
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Cedar Ridge
Irvington-on-Hudson
Riverview Terrace
Irvington
John’s Garage
John Martinson
South Broadway
Irvington, N. Y
Sunnyside Federal Savings & Loan Association of
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Sunnyside
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Jennie Prince Black
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Main St
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