Bethlehem Mayor Oversees Three Christmases Each Year
In Bethlehem, Issa Effendi Bandak, the Christian Arab mayor, administers three separate Christmas observances for Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Armenian communities. He notes the three dates arise from different calendars and reflects on the town’s mix of 9,000 Christians and 2,000 Arabs as worshippers crowd Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity. The mayor diary records the rigorous schedule and his role greeting each group before solemn processions into their church sections.
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Bethlehem
Issa Effendi Bandak
Jesus Christ
Manger
Church of the Nativity
Omar
Jerusalem
Palestine
Salem
Manger Square
Swamp Root touted for kidney and bladder relief
An advertisement targets men and women over 40 suffering kidney and bladder symptoms. It claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root increases urine flow relieves acidity and burning and eases nighttime urination. The copy emphasizes natural relief and widespread use.
Minor Vehicle Collisions Reported Around Sparta Area
Reported accidents include a collision on U S 16 in Sparta involving a truck owned by Monroe county highway department driven by Tom Dutton and a Beaver Creek dairy car driven by Merrill Sharman. Also a General Milk Inc Chicago car driven by Neal Langsdale overturned on state trunk highway 26 near Sparta. Additional incidents near Cashton and near Tomah involved Sanitary Plumbing drivers Robert Cole Morton Markee and others on U S 12 16 and related routes.
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Sparta
Wis
Avenue
Tom Dutton
Monroe County Highway Department
Merrill Sharman
Beaver Creek Dairy
General Milk, Inc
Chicago
Neal C. Langsdale
Black River Falls
Sanitary Plumbing Company
Robert Cole
Morton Markee
Hillsboro
Cashton
Larry North
la Crosse
Roy E. Barnes
Schumacher Express
Eau Claire
U. S
Tomah
Best Ambition Shapes England's Bridge Queen
Mrs. Alice Gordon, 73, dubbed England's Grand Old Lady of bridge, recalls her vow to be the best wife in England after deciding she would not pursue acting.
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England
Alice Gordon
Bridge
Chennault Weds Chinese Newswoman in Quiet Shanghai Ceremony
General Claire L. Chennault married Anna Chan in a Lutheran ceremony at his Shanghai home. The 57 year old former Flying Tigers leader wed the 24 year old Chinese reporter, a daughter of a Chinese consul, after years as a wartime ace and aviation organizer. Col. Thomas C. Jeffrey served as best man.
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Shanghai
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
Air Transport Service
Anna Chan
Chennault
Holly Heath
Ralph Mortensen
China Bible House
Chinese Central News Agency
Thomas C. Jeffrey
Burma Road
United States
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Winners Named in Senior and Junior Ex Contests at Aquinas High
Aquinas high school announced winners in two contests on Friday. In the senior division 14 drama department members were selected to compete for top honors, with James Pearse taking first in the senior boys’ division and Elaine Thiesen named best senior girl speaker. Junior results crown John Seinfelder as best junior boy speaker and Joan Abraham as top junior girl, with other placings listed for second and third.
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Aquinas High School
James Pearse
Francis Uhler
Thomas Dwyer
Elaine Thiesen
Genevieve Korish
Phyllis Bakalars
John Seinfelder
George Pearse
James Ritter
Joan Abraham
Joan Hammes
Pat Higgins
Gordon Kotinek
William Murphy
Mary Clare Flanagan
Carol Jean Jungen
Mary Grenisen
Irene Sobkowiak
Nancy Hamilton
Dorothy Turner
Anne Siebenalar
Anne Erickson
William Kelly
Patricia Woolley
James Platz
Esther Hundt
John Papenfuss
William Kratt
Thomas Rendler
Marie Isermann
Dean Murphy
Donna Rudolph
Kathleen Nekola
Dan Spika
La Crosse Camera Club Schedules Christmas Party
The La Crosse Camera club will hold its annual Christmas party Saturday evening, Dec. 27, in the club rooms of the La Crosse Laundry. Members planning to attend should notify an officer today or as soon as possible. The event is open to friends of members.
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la Crosse
Fire damages large chicken coop on Levy farm near Yuba
Fire of undisclosed origin caused 1000 dollars in damage to a large chicken coop on the Joseph W. Levy farm near Yuba Wisconsin. Mrs. Levy discovered the blaze while home alone and alerted the Hillsboro fire department which extinguished the fire and prevented spread to nearby structures. About 50 chickens were lost or affected.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Joseph W. Levy
Yuba
Levy
Wonewoc
James Kouba
Sanders Orchestra to Play at VFW Club Dedication
Joe Sanders and his Nighthawk orchestra will perform at a Monday night dance in the new Veterans of Foreign Wars club rooms at Third and Division streets. The event marks one of the first in the $100,000 Rooney post building with dedication planned for mid January. Jean Terry, formerly with Lawrence Welk, will sing with the ensemble, which has toured coast to coast and features three theme songs all written by Sanders.
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Joe Sanders
Nighthawk
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas Rooney Post
Clyde C. Carr
Sanders
Jean Terry
Lawrence Welk
The
Ole
Thayer
Kans
Indian Territory
Centralia
Oklo
U. S
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LA Crosse Tribune
Edward Curtis
Kienahs Greenhouses
Madison Street
Tillman’s
Pras
Ana
Ingtel
Chill
ROS
OME Furnishings
Fourth Street
Main and
Pearl
Nighthawks
VFW
Gen. Chennault
VFEW
Ee Baik
Parker
S&s
Russell J
C.b.&q
Jay Street
Wisconsin
Dwoek
Cothis
Bendix Home Laundry
Bendix
Marx Appliance CO
Cass Street
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