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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
2
Answers include Martin Van Buren for the first native born president, cumulo nimbus as the thundercloud, illumination around holy bodies as the aureole, the Louisiana Purchase as the largest territorial addition, and a sadist as one who delights in inflicting pain.
In Huntsville Alabama Minnie Belle Poole writes that Faultless Starch keeps her white uniforms pristine as required by her boss. The ad extols the starch’s inside out finish, ironing aids, and easy one minute preparation for hot starch.
Western Newspaper Union reports on concentrated labor power and new tactics behind strikes. The author argues labor is centrally controlled, likening unions to an army with AFL and CIO as major parties, and claims strikes target the government and President Truman’s policy, not specific wage demands, amid broader calls for union responsibility under the National Labor Relations Act.
A brief note on Christmas card design highlights family happiness at home and distant thoughts of loved ones. It cites a center image to be replicated in American homes on Christmas morning and emphasizes heartwarming scenes from church to family life as core card symbols.
The passage links mistletoe to German and British Druid superstitions. It traces the kiss under the plant to ancient reverence and notes legends calling mistletoe a remedy for epilepsy, though it appears to lack medical properties today despite Brittany usage.
The article recounts King Herod ordering the massacre of Bethlehem’s male children under two during Childermas. It notes varying historical estimates from 14,000 by Greek liturgy to 64,000 by Syrians and 144,000 in medieval sources, with modern reductions to more plausible figures around a dozen or so.
A small dull brown mistletoe species grows on spruce in northern regions. The mistletoe used for Christmas decorations does not extend beyond New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In Brittany the herb name herbe de la croix refers to mistletoe whose berries are pressed into oil for fever and vigor.
Hollywood gossip columns report Harpo Marx refused to utter the word murder despite offers up to 50000 for a single six letter word. The piece notes the joke hinges on his silent persona and potential film confrontations with David L Loew and Twentieth Century Fox. Olivia de Havilland reports weight gain after working on To Each His Own despite doctor orders.
Hollywood notes report Count Frederick Lede bur, playing a Nazi officer in Notorious, was seen by Alfred Hitchcock while polo. Harvest of Stars radio show headed for next summer with Raymond Massey narrating and Howard Barlow conducting.
Jean Acker signs with RKO for a major role in Lady Luck. Teasie McCarthy, skating star in Suspense, teaches the Dionne quintuplets. Fibber McGee and Molly top Hooperatings radio. Ginny Sims shears a mountain crest for a home project. Diana Lynn copies a dress from Dorothy LeMour in Masquerade in Mexico.
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