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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
10
On a snowbound Christmas Eve Ma aids a stranger who seeks help for his wife in labor. They battle a blizzard to reach a barn birth, then return to a parlor as the baby arrives. A farm dream story unfolds with shared memories of hardship and charity.
In a windy storm night a couple gives birth in a barn after their car breaks down. Ma Shannon helps them reach a nearby house as wind worsens and the lantern fails. Lace worries about getting there in darkness. The scene centers on urgent, tense shelter and aid.
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