Santa's robe and reindeer story through history
The article traces Santa Claus origins from St. Nicholas to Santa, noting the 4th century bishop's robe and travel by horse in Holland. Dutch settlers brought the figure to America where he gained the red suit and sleigh, popularized by Clement C. Moore in A Visit from St Nicholas.
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Santa Claus
Saint Nikolaas
St. Nicholas
Encyclopedia Americana
Europe
Holland
New World
Clement C. Moore
Santa
Saint Nick
Braidwood Notes Lestina Daughter Christened
Maria Lynn Lestina, daughter of Gene and Mrs. Lestina of Braidwood, was christened Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev. Joseph Burns officiating. Sponsors were James Fleishman of Braidwood. A dinner followed at Joe's Steak House with maternal and paternal grandparents and relatives in attendance.
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Lainia
Joliet
John Lestina
Braidwood
Lynn
Carol
Jim
Detroit Auto Club drops slogan for None for the road
The Automobile Club of Michigan abandons its If you drive, don't drink admonition in favor of None for the road, noting that motorists do have limited alcohol limits and new guidance for safe driving.
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Detroit
Automobile Club of Michigan
Lavish Books Published for Gift Giving
Publishers roll out lavish non fiction gift books for Christmas. Notable titles include Randolph Churchill biography, Salinger memoir on Kennedy, Wright biography by his widow, and Skinner on Sarah Bernhardt. Art, architecture, and world history volumes from Abrams, Crown, Pantheon, and Putnam accompany regional and biographical works across major houses.
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Randolph Churchill
Houghton
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Doubleday
Holt
Robert Frost
Virgil Thompson
Knopf
Frank Lloyd Wright
Horizon
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Sarah Bernhardt
Abrams
Durer
Giacometti
Modigliani
Allan Kaprow
New York Graphic
Bonnard
Turner Whistler
Picasso
Crown
Lipchitz
Pantheon
Calder
America
Reinhold
Putnam
Louvre
Praeger
Johnson
Ker Heyman
Joy Adamson
Kenya
Harcourt
MacMillan
Basil Davidson
Africa
Oxford
Leonard Cottrell
Egypt
Braziller
Church of France
Club urges hosts to curb hospitality during holidays
Fred N. Rehm, club manager, says the safe driving campaign targets party hosts to avoid overindulgence and prevent harming guests with excessive hospitality during the holiday season.
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Fred N. Rehm
Christmas Stocking Origin Questioned by History
A discussion on the origin of Christmas stockings questions the spinster gift legend of St Nicholas. It notes that stockings as knitted hosiery did not exist in the fourth century and that Romans wore early forms of stockings before and around Christ's era.
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St. Nicholas
William Lee
Pompeii
Christ
Christmas Eve Programs at South Wilmington Church
South Wilmington Methodist Church schedules a 6 30 p m Christmas program with special family services featuring Christmas hymns and a story sermon illustrated with colored chalk at 8 30 p m. No services or Sunday school on Christmas Day. Randy Alderson celebrates fifth birthday with Batman cake and gifts evening dinner. Nearby, updates show Mr Harry Smith Jr returns from Lexington Ky and Mr Marion Anderson moves to Joliet. Donald Boggetta visits parents after his brother in law Russell Nelsen’s death.
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Methodist Church
South Wilmington
Harry Smith Jr
Lexington
Marion
Max) Anderson
Joliet
Donald Boggetta
Grand Forks
N. D
John Boggetta
Russell Nelsen
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