Martha Goodwin Keeps Christmas Hope Alive for Neighbors
Martha Goodwin, alone in her kitchen, scrambles to prepare Christmas dinner for four neighbor children after a telegram delays her own son. The children help and the mood lifts as she shares stories, distributes tasks, and receives a surprise scrapbook gift that makes her smile.
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Hank
Martha Goodwin
Martha
Santa Claus
Taddie
Jarling
Laddie
Goodwin
Red Cross Life Savers Reach Nearly Two Million
The American Red Cross reports 1,888,702 first aid and life saving certificates issued since the program began 26 years ago. In the last year 222,693 people were trained in first aid and 80,961 learned water safety and rescue methods. These trained responders provide immediate aid at accident scenes, helping save lives and reduce injuries through skills like shock treatment, fracture splinting, arterial bleeding control, artificial respiration, and safe boat handling.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Registrations of New Cars Show Big Gain in November
In Austin Texas on December 17 the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reported 6284 new car registrations across fifteen counties for November, up 11.1 percent from November 1935 and 52.3 percent over October. Year to date registrations totaled 62673, up 14.7 percent from the prior year.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Election punch list calls for earlier popular vote move
Chairman Sumners of the House judiciary committee urged advancing the popular election 30 days from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. He argued the lame duck amendment to shift inaugurations to January 20 offers inadequate time to resolve election disputes. The Associated Press tally shows 45,814,377 votes cast with Roosevelt leading and minor party candidates in the final breakdown.
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Sumners
D-Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Electoral College
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Lancaster
Lemke
Union Party
Thomas
Browder
Colvin
Wickett Worker Heads to Breckenridge for Tonsil Operation
W N Wells a Gulf employee at Wickett left Saturday for Breckenridge after a severe attack of tonsillitis He will undergo tonsil surgery Monday and spend Christmas with his parents in Breckenridge.
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W. N. Wells
Gulf
Wickett
Breckenridge
Visits in Wickett From Big Spring Family
Mr and Mrs A F Hill and their son Darmond of Big Spring visited Mrs Sylvia Kechel at Wickett Sunday.
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A. F. Hill
Darmond
Big Spring
Sylvia Kechel
Wickett
Christmas Eve Blizzard Brings Kindness and Shelter
In a snowy Christmas story, Rachel and Harris open their home to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and their children after a brutal blizzard blocks roads and strands travelers. They feed the visitors, light a guiding lantern on a tree, and share warmth as neighbors care for wild animals, proving kindness endures despite harsh winter.
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Harris
Rachel Stanton
Rachel
Warnton
Martha
Gene
Harrison
Mrs. Harrison
King’s Ridge
Mr. Harrison
Gulf Employee Spends Weekend With Sister in Big Spring
G. E. Truitt of Gulf store spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister Mrs. Steve Harding in Big Spring, enjoying family time away from work.
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G. E. Truitt
Gulf
Steve Harding
Big Spring
Law Refuses To Play Santa A Second Time
Earl Holloway, 24, will spend Christmas in jail after being rearrested for driving while intoxicated. Convicted a week before Christmas 1934, he originally received a 45 day sentence delayed until Dec 26 to spend the holiday at home. he failed to return and was recaptured, with fingerprints confirming his identity.
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Law
Santa
Phoenix
Ariz
Earl Holloway
Holloway
Holoway
Johnny Smith to Spend Holidays with Colorado Parents
Johnny Smith will spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Smith in Colorado.
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Johnny Smith
Mrs
Frank M. Smith
Colorado
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Helen
Waterman
Chels— Christmas
Western Newspaper Union
Gertrude H.waltong
Tie Visitor
Nesses
Monahans
Ings
Southwestern Cell Telephone Company
FORD
Universal Credit Company
Motor Company
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