Christmas Spirit Lifts New York City Transit Passengers
Gay Pauley recalls acts of kindness that restore holiday spirit in New York. A bus driver greets riders with Merry Christmas and requests prayers for a Happy New Year, inspiring smiles amid crowded shopping streets. A toy donation cab fare and other heartwarming moments reflect Dickens and Peale on the season.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Norman Vincent Peale
Bethlehem
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Transit Authority
Thorn Couple To Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Walter Thorn of 12 S Garden St celebrate their 50th anniversary with a family dinner on December 29. They wed Myrtle Crow of Collins December 30 1924 at the bride’s parents home by Rev Eastwood. Lifelong Huron County residents they have two sons Earl in Mentor and Lyle in Fort Wayne Indiana and four grandchildren.
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Walter Thorn
S. Garden St
Mr. Thorn
Myrtle Crow
Collins
Rev
Eastwood
Huron County
Mrs. Thorn
Earl
Mentor
Lyle
Ft. Wayne, Ind
In Tune With The Times Says College Professor
Wilmington College historian William K. Woods suggests bowl game marching bands adopt timely anti boom economy themes. He envisions satire with outfits in rags, a soup kitchen line, and songs like I Want a Butter and Egg Man and Running Bear to lampoon 1970s hard times.
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Rick van Sant
Wilmington, Ohio
UPI
The
Times
William K. Woods
Wilmington College
Woods
Sugar Bowl
Okefenokee Swamp
Buddy
Running Bear
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