Nativity Theme Inspires Post Crusades Art Revival
The 20th verse of Luke II, praising God, inspired many artists during the revival of sculpture and painting after the crusades, shaping enduring depictions of the shepherds and sacred scene.
24 Dec 1946
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1946
Page
1
The 20th verse of Luke II, praising God, inspired many artists during the revival of sculpture and painting after the crusades, shaping enduring depictions of the shepherds and sacred scene.
The Canadian Press reports a mixed forecast with coastlines showing green Christmas and inland areas likely to see white weather. Halifax Sam John and nearby towns expect snow disruption while shoppers buy lights and veterans are cared for. Ottawa Cornwall Brockville note heavy shopping and Boxing Day rest.
A look at Christmas history notes the Lord of Maryle directing feasts, open hospitality to tenants, Yule log ceremonies, and singing carols centuries old. Modern groups still collect for charity while visiting clubs, schools, and churches in the weeks before Christmas.
Crowds throng stores and railways as Britons rush last minute shopping and travel for Christmas. Weather forewarns cold fog and rain on Boxing Day. King at Sandringham oversees decorations while church services resume. turkey delays persist and frozen Canadian chickens ease some shortages. imitation whisky scams in West End thrive as tea substitutes.
Halifax December 24 Justice Carroll chairing the royal commission on coal announced he filed December 18 with Reconstruction Minister Howe a report with Justice McLaurin’s concurrence. Angus Morrison of Calgary has not yet filed his report. Morrison says his is separate but not a dissent. Publication not expected before January.
A U S state department official said Soviet authorities in Dairen Manchuria ordered an American vessel to leave after a 48 hour stay. The official said no Russian clearance was given for an American businessman a reporter and a photographer to land though a diplomatic courier aboard the craft had clearance. Senator Tom Stewart urged a thorough investigation into a verbal ultimatum cited by the Russians saying the vessel must depart within 20 minutes or consequences would follow.
The Herald announces it will not publish on Thursday due to Boxing Day holidays in Alberta. An acute staff shortage is cited and the decision is presented as publicly appreciated.
Federal Trade Minister James A MacKinnon will visit Edmonton during the Christmas season for a betel visit at Was Tearneel tadax. He will be accompanied by his daughter Keltie and private secretary A C L Adams.
Bakersfield records show traffic violators given tickets under a seasonal campaign. Police Chief Horace W Grayson equipped officers with red and green Christmas carts bearing Santa Claus to urge obedience to local ordinances.
Paris reports the upper house convened to inaugurate the fourth republic as constitutional government returns after six years of war. Vincent Auriol seeks the presidency. a premier will be named to form a cabinet. A tight budget aims to curb inflation while Viet Nam unrest threatens empire.
In the American zone of occupation, General McNarney announces amnesty for about 2 million Germans previously facing Nazi denazification prosecutions. About 300,000 are expected to be covered, while 11 million have completed questionnaires and 3 million rated chargeable, a shift aimed at prioritizing major offenders.
The Liberal Gerard Cournoyer won the Richelieu Vercheres by election by a large margin, boosting the government’s Commons majority to five. Final votes showed Cournoyer with 11,749, defeating Roland Corbeil of L Union des Electeurs and Etienne Duhamel of the Progressive Conservatives. The Halifax seat vacancy remains, with speculation on a by election during session.
Four men were evicted from quarters beneath Los Angeles City Hall after months of occupation. They cooked on an alcohol stove slept on gunny sacks and appeared to drink heavily based on many empty bottles found in the space.
RCAF eastern air command said nine people aboard the missing Quebec Airways flight were sighted alive on ice in the St Lawrence River near Cap Chat at 3:16 PM. No wreckage reported. Fighters dropped food and medical supplies while efforts to reach the site continued from Mont Joli and Cap Chat by ice breaker or rescue craft.
A Fama Line air transport en route from London to Buenos Aires crashed near Rio de Janeiro. Twenty people were killed and one injured. sole survivor Claudia Mendonca Rios, 27, a Peruvian air force technician, survived briefly. Unusual mist and mountain impact blamed. several other survivors reported.
The Military Engineers' Association of Canada launches a campaign to raise funds for a Book of Remembrance. It will enroll the names of Royal Canadian Engineers who fell in the Second World War.
Fire crews searched charred debris of the Rayal hotel near Quebec's Palace station for more bodies after a three alarm blaze that claimed two lives. Jeanne Morin and Annie MacDonald were identified as victims. several injured, $30,000 damage. Adjacent buildings were damaged and a furniture plant near Montreal was destroyed in a separate fire.
Premier J Walter Jones announced the government favored an in principle financial offer from Ottawa based on a minimum annual payment of 2 million dollars with Prince Edward Island forgoing certain tax fields. Agreements with other provinces are under review as Nova Scotia calls for a new Dominion provincial conference. The plan could yield about 2.4 million dollars in revenue for PEI in 1847. Earnings news follows from Canadian Pacific Railway Company reporting weekly earnings of 5.44 million dollars for the week ended Dec 21, up from 5.74 million a year earlier.
Edmonton reports Works Minister W. A. Fallowmall announced a 1947 public works program to repair the Waterton Lakes Park to Pincher Creek highway. Completion is slated for fall if enough saffchems contractors sign onto the project.
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