Poem That Gave Fame to Clement Moore Revealed
A 19th century Christmas vignette recounts how Dr. Clement C. Moore wrote the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas on Christmas Eve 1822 after a market trip and a chat with caretaker Jan Duychinck. The piece notes Moore’s later fame and Thomas Nast’s cartoons shaping the Santa image.
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Jan Duychinck
New York
St. Nicholas
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Washington Irving
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N. Y
Santa Clar
Thomas Nast
America
California Tops State Choice For Moving Visitors Say
Gallup survey finds about 9 million adults would consider moving to another state with California first, Florida and Arizona following. California's climate and opportunities drive the trend, with population rising from 6.9 million in 1940 to over 13.5 million by late 1950s estimates.
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Ancestor Of Family Living Here Penned Famous Yule Poem
Local family notes that Clement C Moore, professor at General Theological Seminary, wrote A Visit From St. Nicholas. Grandchildren of Mrs. A. F. Quest Sr. cite the poem as ancestry pride. The Quest family preserves Moore's original draft and notes minor wording variances.
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A. E. Quest Sr
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A. F. Quest Sr
General Theological Seminary
New York City
James Harris Rites Conducted Here
Funeral services for 9-year-old James W. T. Harris of Slaton were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Apostolic Christian Church in Lubbock with Rev. W. E. Higginbotham officiating. Burial followed at Englewood Cemetery. He was struck and killed Friday as he ran into the path of a car near his Union community home. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William David Bentley, former Lubbock residents. The Bentley family had moved from Dora, New Mexico to Lubbock seven months ago and Bentley works for M. B. McKee Co. in Lubbock. James was born in Lubbock on August 6, 1947.
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Newtown
Long Island
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James W. T. Harris
Slaton
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Williams Funeral Home
Union
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Dora
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M. B. McKee Co
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French Tot Connects With Santa Across Language Gap
In Middletown Ohio a six week resident French girl Marilyn Michael failed to speak English when meeting Santa at a department store. Santa Jacques spoke French back to her, promising a petite poupee doll for Christmas, bringing joy to the child and storekeeper D W Jacot who portrays Santa and assists in the exchange.
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Ohio
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Switzerland
Texas Unemployment Taxes Save Employers Eighty Nine Million
The Texas Employment Commission reports the steady economy growth saved employers about 89 million dollars in unemployment taxes in the past year. State tax rates are lower than other states with an average rate of about .61 percent.
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Navy Provides Christmas Aid To Stranded Airmen
Around 20 airmen stranded without funds were assisted by a Navy paymaster and an Air Force policeman in San Francisco. They had arrived from the Far East with railroad tickets but no money, believing pay would be made in Japan. pay records were verified and earnings to date paid.
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Armed Forces Patrol
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Lindemann
Central Accounting Office
Washington
Navy Air Force
Solon Pushes Tax Relief for Small Businesses in New Session
Senator Fulbright announces plans to press for tax relief for small corporations in the next Congress. He seeks to cut normal tax from 52 percent and raise the surtax, arguing relief would boost growth capital and partly offset tax inequities. Goldwater calls for study by the Senate Small Business Committee to address the inequitable tax structure affecting small enterprises.
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Senate
Small Business Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
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