Journey to Bethlehem Tax Census in Luke Narrative
The passage recounts Caesar Augustus issuing a world tax requiring everyone to return to their city. Joseph travels from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem with Mary, engaged and pregnant, to be taxed in David’s city. It cites Cyrenius as Syria’s governor and frames the journey as part of the Bethlehem tax decree.
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Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Tart Reply Stirs U S German Tensions Over Ickes Speech
The commentary analyzes Sumner Welles's sharp reply to Germany over Secretary Ickes' Cleveland remarks criticizing dictatorships. It warns the state department must clearly define official stance, as foreign reaction could be unpredictable. It notes public officials' blunt talk is more tolerated domestically than abroad.
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America
Americans
Germany
Sumner Welles
Ickés
Cleveland
United States
Hitler
Ickes
State Department
A Puritan in Babylon Calvin Coolidge biography review
William Allen White presents a biographer’s siege of Calvin Coolidge in A Puritan in Babylon. The book blends personal observation and detailed sources to depict the American political scene from WWI to Hoover’s rise, though the central figure remains less clearly presented.
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William Allen White
Babylon
Calvin Coolidge
Brapher
Coolidge
White
Mr. White
A Puritan in Babylon The Story of Calvin Coolidge review
William Allen White reviews A Puritan in Babylon The Story of Calvin Coolidge. He notes Coolidge as a taciturn Vermonter subject to liberal-era scrutiny and praises Mrs Coolidge while praising White for thorough sourcing and footnotes enhancing readability.
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Calvin Coolidge
White
Coolidge
Althose
Missouri Governor Finds Fault With Kansas City Assault Case
The Missouri governor faults the record of a felonious assault charge against a Kansas City figure. Charges were dismissed or continued through 27 terms of court. Governor Stark has repeatedly shown little sympathy with Kansas City law and order actions.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Stark
Government forecasts two thirds of 1938 winter wheat acreage
The government estimates next year's winter wheat acreage will be about two thirds of the 1938 sowing. It has laid groundwork for limited production operations and calls for cooperation from the weather service and crop pests.
Santa Stops at Sundown in Ex Parliament of Ducklings
Santa pauses during a Reindeer Express journey and thanks Willy Nilly and the Puddle Muddlers for help. He vows to manage solo from now on and shares plans for the Empty House as ducklings wish him a merry Christmas and remind him to hang stockings.
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Santa
Willy Nilly
Santa Claus
Santa in Puddle Muddle Christmas Improvisation
Santa visits the Puddle Muddlers and Willy Nilly as Christmas draws near. He wakes, bathes, and rests before preparing gifts like balls bones grain and toys in The Big Box That Held Things Just For Fun. The scene ends with festive warmth and pointed ears迎.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Ducklings
Willy Nilly
Puddle Muddle
Closed Season for Debtors Declared by Paducah Judge
Magistrate Jesse C. Copeland in Paducah Kentucky announced a Christmas closed season for debt collection instructing court aides not to serve garnishment papers during the holiday period. He said creditors need not bring business to his court if they cannot wait until after Christmas.
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Paducah
Jesse C. Copeland
Santa’s Hour Off Green Bay Jail Visit
Santa Claus walked into Brown County jail in Green Bay Wisconsin on December 23 and later walked out again. Four year old Marlene Kellner daughter of Sheriff Clifford Kellner watched as prisoners laughed at the playful visit. The scene ended with Santa returning to his duties at the department store.
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Green Bay
Wis
Santa Claus
Brown County
Marlene Kellner
Clifford Kellner
Santa
No Coroner Appointment In Kansas After Resignation
Gov. Walter A. Haxman accepts Dr. A. A. Perry of Colby’s resignation as Thomas county coroner. He said no appointment to fill the vacancy is needed because a newly elected coroner will assume office January 9.
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Topeka
Walter A. Haxman
A. A. Perry
Colby
Thomas County
Edmund J. Smiley Dies at 77 in Topeka
Edmund J. Smiley, 77, longtime secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers association, died last night in Topeka. He served as secretary from 1897 until his retirement two years ago due to ill health.
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Edmund J. Smiley
Topeka
Kansas Grain Dealers Association
Christmas in the Old Home Town Highlights and Guests
A city page notes visits from Seattle to Lawrence, Kansas for the holidays, with numerous gatherings including the Gorrill Christmas at 841 Alabama street and donations of about 180 Christmas baskets. Local teachers, engagements, and social events fill the season as residents travel, marry, and celebrate.
Farmer shoots two over Christmas tree dispute
Elyria Ohio December 23 UP Enraged over tree theft William Case 84 shot and killed William Rousseau 37 and wounded Minnie 29 as they chopped a tree on Case farm near Grafton. Rousseau died. Minnie critically wounded. Case in jail. sheriff and prosecutor weigh charges.
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Elyria
William Case
William Rousseau
Rousseau
Minnie
Case
Dresed
Finegan
Howard Butler
American
Worship Service Planned at Plymouth Congregational Been
Plymouth Congregational Been church school will not meet on Christmas Day Bun the young people and adults gather for an 11 o clock service. Wilma Stoner Wray performs three organ pieces and the choir conducts Peter Cornelius anthem The King and the Star with Rolland Maddox bass solo. Helen Lindquist violin performs and Bach air for strings plus O Holy Night sung by Howard Wray.
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Church School of Plymouth Congregational Been
Wilma Stoner Wray
Bethlehem
Otto Malling
R. Wagner
Bonnet
Alice Moncrieff
Peter Cornelius
Star
Rolland Maddox
Helen Lindquist
Bach
Howard Wray
Adam
Miss Lindquist
Mr. Wray
Jesus
Christmas Cheer From Global Voices Nears Christmas Day
New York reports Christmas cheer grows with involvement from Poland Belgium Germany Hungary and London as well as many U S. sites. Included are Christmas greetings from President Roosevelt delivered from the national Christmas tree lighting in Washington.
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New York
Poland
Belgium
Germany
Hungary
London
Roosevelt
Washington
Holiday greetings and local notices from Andover crowd
Twenty five years ago Donald Hutt returns home for holidays from Andover Massachusetts. Miss Maybeth Parker visits from Sterling to spend Christmas with her parents. Mrs T H White hosts a birthday gathering for Dorothy with several guests. Bible study enrollments exceed eight hundred among K A students with boarding clubs meeting after meals. Marguerite Means wins the fifth pony in a subscription vote. New Years matinee dance invites by Miss Margaret Hodder. J B Scott of Hitchcock Iowa attended a luncheon hosted by Miss May E Gardner. George Weyermuller and Della Gordon wedding planned at 6:30 p m tonight at 1113 Kentucky street. Effie Stevens to return from Kildare Oklahoma for Christmas with her parents.
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Donald Hutt
Andover
Mass
Maybeth Parker
Sterling
J. E. Parker
Dorothy
Mary Elgle
Guila
Gladys Gress
Florence Mull
Mary
Stella Pieratt
Dottie Rogers
Viva McCall
Marjory White
J. B. Scott
Hitchcock
George Weyermuller
Della Gordon
Kentucky Street
Effie Stevens
Kildare
Okla
J. Stevens
New Year s Love The Characters
Yesterday the oddly assorted guests arrive in a scene from a theater piece featuring Dave Marchand and Collings as hopeful lovers. Noel secretly fancies Collings while Mrs Marchand and Allan s mother appear as relatives in a complex social gathering.
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Dave Marchand
Mellan Collings
Noel
Mrs. Marchand
Allan
Christmas Eve brings strangers together at a hidden host
In a secluded manor, five guests mingle with Noel and Allan as a Christmas Eve gathering unfolds. A lantern-lit barn scene reveals Mary Johnson and her child Jimmy, prompting a shift from strained hospitality to shared warmth as bells ring in a hopeful Christmas moment.
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Archibald Whittaker
Allan
Tommy Sheldon
Weymouth Club
Noel
Elsie Grant
Janice Smith
McCarthy
Mrs. Barton
Will
Allan S
Bethlehem
Mrs. Marchand
Janice
Archie
Annie
Jimmy
Mary Johnson
Mrs
Little Jimmy
Evening Star social notes and student honors list
Mr and Mrs Vance Grimes of Eudora hosted dinner guests Monday with Mr and Mrs Dan Neis. Local families visited neighbors and Berean Sunday school party at St Pauls church. Evening Star school lists six weeks attendance with names Mary Sommers Hazel Sommers Elva Ruth Abel George Abel Carl Abel Violet Abel Marion Abel and honors Freddie Sommers Sophie Belle Kurtz.
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Vance Grimes
Eudora
Dan Neis
W. Williams
Neis
Gus Koch
Berean
St. Paul’s Church
Piers
Evening Star School
Mary Sommers
Hazel Sommers
Elva Ruth Abel
George Abel
Radio Programs Friday and Sunday Around the Schedule
A detailed listing of radio programming across WREN KMBC and WDAF for Friday evening December 23 through Sunday December 3, including show times and performers such as piano duos, orchestras, news broadcasts, dramatic plays, and variety hours. Notable names include Jack Haley, Eugene Conley, Herman B. Morse, and Kenmore Hotel orchestras, with stations WREN KMBC WDAF and various program titles.
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Wren
KMBC
Skipper Hawkins
WDAF
Jack Armstrong
Askansas City
L'Aiglon
Jack Haley
Newa
Oscar Shumsky
Circle Service Boys
Burna and Allen
Walts
Death Valley
al Donahue
Orch
Grand Central Station
Guy Lombardo
Uncle Ezra
Eugene Conley
Sophie Tucker
WDA
Muehlebach Or
KAIBC
Paul Pendarvis
Nighthawks
Eddie Rogers
Dick Barrie
Edison Orch
Alf London
Ricardo
Joe E. Brown
WDAP
Wren— cKinley
Barry
AI Donahue
Johnny
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
Wren—Orkinal
Fred Waring
Vox Pop
NBC
Brush Creek Follies
Belle-Mead Orch
Muchlebach
Lou Breene
Kirsten
Rudy Waltee
CBS
Jay Mills
Kmbc—Philharmonic Society
Strasbourg
Father Coughiis
Rangers
Memory Lane
Ben Bernie
Alf Landon
Ransom Sherman
Jack Benny
Seth Parker
Ernest Gill
New York
Charlie McCarthy
Hollywood Playhouse
Manhattan
Walter
Winchell
Irene Rich
Robert Benchley
Horace ‘Heidt
Muehlebash
Ted Weem
Earl Hines
Henry King
Savoy Ballroom
Local Social Notices Highlight Community Visits and Family News
Residents and families from Kaw Valley and nearby towns share visits and health updates. Individuals and couples attend dinners in Kansas City, Lawrence, and De Soto, with several patients including Freddie Neis recovering from a broken ankle and cataract concerns for Robert Lawler.
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Muddy Pass
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Evan Griffiths
Jack
Seattle
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J. F. Griffiths
H. H. Staley
W. H. Horr
N. F.daum
Anthony Kans
Bessie Daum
Gorrill
Will Gorrill
Alabama Street
Anne Cahill
C.J. Cahill
Chicago
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Tex
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T. D. Funk
J. F. Watts
Ethe
May Metsker
Little River High School
J. F. Metsker
F. H. Turner
C. M. Metsker
Monnie May Metsker
Metsker
Warren Henley
New York City
A. Henley
Myrtle Dolbee
Florida State Women’s College
Tallahassee
Cora Dolbee
A.C. Mitchell
Hannah
Scarsdale
N. Y
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Spokane
Leland Barrows
Glen Elder
Florence Barrows
Samuel S. Weatherby
E. S. Weatherby
Nash Walker
Lawrence
Dick Bros
N. A. Robinson
Victor, Colo
Catlin & Knox Shoe Company
C. G. Hawkin
Hurd
G. B. Penny
Frank Miller
Mary Armstrong
Lecompton Township
Snyder
Kanwake
Pastors Aid Society
Lutheran Church
Brehm
Rhode Island Street
Farmer
Man
Congregational Church School
Mike
Christmas
Merry Christmas
Evening Star
Ben
Publishers Syndicat
Les Brown
Ners
Ary Sommers
Freddie Sommers
Violet Abel
Robert Reusch
Johnnie Reusch
Donna Mae
Grant Edelbrock
R. Martin
E. Pence
Pete Neis
Otto Abel
Floyd Broers
Sam Neis
Freddie Neis
Martin Abel
June Louise
Kaw Valley
Minnie Abel
Abel
Will Reetz
Linwood
Carl Bernitz
Arthur Bernitz
Robert Lawler
Pete Edelbrock
Kaedling
de Soto
Merry Makers Club
Alice Marie Kindred
Betty Bauning
First National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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