A Woman’s Christmas Blueprint for Peaceful Festivities
Ruth Millett outlines ten steps for a calmer Christmas focusing on family fun, simple decorating, baking with kids, personal notes, and mindful giving. She urges limiting big parties, avoiding overscheduled hosting, and emphasizing thoughtfulness over flash. The piece closes with news of William Hurry’s burial in Philadelphia’s Old Pine Church graveyard.
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William Hurrie
U. S
Old Pine Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Gardner Notes and Community Short Items
Danish Society gathering at the Nelsen home led by Rev. Nielsen with 14 members and guests. Mrs. William Jones hosted the seventh birthday of daughter Susan with first grade guests and games won by Marlene Nelson Nancy Lund and Leigh Inthout. Presbyterian mission group met with devotions and lessons followed by refreshments. High school PTA met with LeRoy Brandt presiding and Rev Rostron spoke at the social. Brief items note families returning from visits and relatives visiting from Dearborn Marseilles Del Paso Heights Indianapolis and Manteno with illness continuing for Loomis Hendrix.
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Gardner
Victor Nelsen
Francis Lund
Danish Ladies Aid Society
Nelsen
Nielsen
Dwight
William Jones
Susan
Janine Horrie
Sarah Beth Glasgow
Marlene Nelson
Nancy Lund
Leigh Inthout
PTA
P.T.A
LeRoy Brandt
Rostron
Pontiac Penitentiary
James Strickland
Dearborn
Mich
J. D. Brown
Charles Butterfield
Robert Coberley
Palatine
Marssa
Lyndon Jones
del Paso Heights
Calif
Loomis Hendrix
Joseph Thiery
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Bunch
Manteno
Augusta Lutz
Frank Covel
British Dominion Across 194 7 It is an
Puzzle clues list with scattered letters and partial phrases. The page appears to be a cryptic style crossword grid with missing portions and several incomplete entries across and down.
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British Dominion
Clues Across a Historic Puzzle List
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbered entries ranging from abstract terms to specific nouns including a Nevada city, a biblical son, and terms for furniture, plants, and occupations. The items appear as terse hints likely for a word puzzle.
Morris Library Opens Door to Christmas Spirit
The Morris Public Library shows its Christmas spirit with displays of holiday books for all ages. Children enjoy seasonal stories and Santa tales while adults browse titles such as Make Your Own Merry Christmas and Christmas Everywhere, plus Amahl and the Night Visitors and other festive works.
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Morris Public Library
Santa Claus
Anne Wertsner
Irene Smith
E. H. Sechrist
Francis X. Weiser
S. J
Amahl
Menotti
Frances Frost
Tad
Helen Topping Miller
Mary
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Peter Marshall
Monorail plans derailed for Norfolk size limit
Norfolk officials reject monorail as impractical due to small population. A seven man fact finding commission says the idea cannot work in the city. Also noted are local family visits: Gertie Menaugh and Mrs Kollite Menaugh and the Quantocks visiting relatives in Albuquerque and Streator locals.
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Norfolk
Braidwood Altar and Rosary Society Meeting
The Altar and Rosary society met in the parish hall with Mrs. Alex Cieslak as chairwoman. Mrs. Michael Glenny demonstrated Christmas decorations and awards were given to Mrs. Raymond Sharp and Miss Lana Glenny. Installation of officers by the Braidwood Masonic lodge is slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic temple. The public is invited. The Grade school Christmas party is set for December 20, with holiday vacation to January 6.
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Braidwood
Altar and Rosary Society
Alex Cieslak
Michael Glenny
Raymond Sharp
Lana Glenny
Joseph Delmastro
James Kratochvil
Matthews Chinski
Thomas Travis
Roy Dickfoss
Braidwood Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Japan confirms tens of thousands of U S troops in Japan
Tokyo reports that 82,000 American troops remain stationed in Japan, a figure the U S military did not confirm. The statement reflects ongoing postwar U S forces in the country amid allied defense arrangements.
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Japan
U. S
U.S
Time Capsule Notes From Morris Area
One year back a son was born in Morris hospital to Mr and Mrs Wayne Mc Comb Ransom. Mrs Blanchard Thorson hosted Com munity club members at Goose Lake township home. Miss Julie Emro Mazon belonged to Orchesis at Northern Illinois State College DeKalb.
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Morris Hospital
Wayne McComb
Ransom
Blanchard Thorson
Goose Lake Township
Julie Emro
Mazon
Orchesis
Northern Ilinois State College
DeKalb
Local Society and Hospital Notes
Felix Rossi of Detroit visited his uncle and aunt Domenic Rossi over the weekend. Mrs. John Girot is a patient at St Josephs hospital Joliet for a fractured leg. Norman Brown is a medical patient at Silver Cross hospital Joliet. Mrs. William Schultz and Mrs. R B Trotter visited in Chicago Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Richard Farcus and son Juliet were Sunday supper guests of the Fred Brunners. Mrs John Henke and Mrs Ray Henke of Coal City care for their mother Mrs Mike Macketta during illness.
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Felix
John Rossi
Detroit
Mich
Domenic Rossi
John Girot
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Norman Brown
Silver Cross Hospital
William Schultz
R. B. Trotter
Chicago
Richard Farcus
Juliet
Fred Brunners
John Henke
Ray Henke
Coal City
Mike Macketta
Johnson Seeks Clarity On 40-Hour Week and Missiles
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson drew attention by discussing a possible 40 hour week in the context of missile production. He clarified he did not intend a general policy shift, instead tying the idea to missiles and noting overtime status was unconfirmed. He faced AFL-CIO pushback over unemployment fears and said the issue requires further inquiry by his Senate Preparedness subcommittee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Afl-Cio
Atlantic City
Defense Department
Labor and Commerce Departments
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Defense McElroy
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Tonight's TV Prime Time Listings
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Women clubs uphold culture, says Maslow at Brandeis talk
Cincinnati report notes Dr. Abraham H. Maslow at a dinner of Brandeis University's local Women's Committee warned that wiping out women's clubs would collapse culture. He praised their support of music art education and other cultural forms.
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Cincinnati
Brandeis
Mass
Abraham H. Maslow
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