Giving Of Gifts Is Custom Of Centuries
The article surveys gift giving traditions across nations. It notes Father and Mother Stars in Poland, birds and grain in Norway, Bavarian Kristkind, St. Nicholas in Holland, Swiss gift angels, English Father Christmas, Spanish Three Wise Men, and Befana in Italy. Each tradition highlights local attire, delivery methods, and symbols associated with gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Poland
Mother Star
Father Star
Norway
Bavaria
Jesus
Holland
St. Nicholas
Spain
Unity Of Lutherans Is Coming Closer
Relations warm between Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and major American Lutheran branches after Chicago talks. Missouri Synod and National Lutheran Council explore cooperation on external matters while doctrinal unity remains distant. M S aims to widen pulpits and altar fellowship, with mergers reshaping the Lutheran landscape by 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Missouri Synod
National Lutheran Council
Chicago
NLC
Synodical Conference
United, Augustana, Finnish Evangelical
Suomi Synod
American Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Lutheran Free Church
NLC J
Council Wiil
Rebekah Lodge Holds Meeting in Pomona Area
The Rebekah Lodge met with 12 members and one guest present. Officers appointed include RSNG Ella Cain LSNG Minnie Ray Warden Belle Hoopes Conductor Lulu Hunt Chaplain Midge Hougland J.G. Marguerite Louk O.G. Alice Sel-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
RSNG
Ella Cain
LSNG
Minnie Ray
Belle Hoopes
Lulu Hunt
Midge Hougland
J.G
Marguerite Louk
0.G
Alice Sel
Local social notes mention regional guests and moves
Lens and RAS Ella Puckett LAS Ella Flager RSVG Maxine Cri qui LSVG Eunice Johnson Flag Bearer Doris Shaw Recent guests were at the Albert Swallow home Mr and Mrs Pete Terhune and family Wichita and Mrs Myrtle Coltrane Walter Nitcher moved from Boyd to a new West B residence Max Bolton relocated from E M Hoag land on S Main to Topeka Paul Lindsey and family Bartlesville OK were guests of his mother Mrs Ethel Lindsey Mr and Mrs Charles Barker and daughter Benson AZ were guests of Mr C E Rodgers and Wilda Mr and Mrs C H Lopez completed a visit with a daughter Mr and Mrs Homer Morley in California and returned home recently
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main
Topeka
Paul Lindsey
Bartlesville
Okla
Ethel Lindsey
Charles Barker
Benson
Ariz
C. E. Rodgers
Wilda
C. H. Lopez
Homer Morley
California
Early Christmas prep drives yearlong retail cycle
The article describes how Christmas planning begins well before the holiday season. Manufacturers, buyers, and store heads review last year’s sales, with orders reaching up to sixty percent for the coming Christmas. From February on, window displays are drafted, sets designed, and creators labor to prepare toys, cards, and Santa outfits, shaping the seasonal catalogues and merchandising strategy.
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Tom Henshaw
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Pomona
Fannie Kraus
Kitchen
Samuel Paul
Jamaica
N. Y
Richardson
Sat
Wellco
Richardson's Shoe Store
Pratt & Lambert
Nuzman Lumber
Taare
Butler
Ottawa
Walter L. Butler
Reathe
Briscoe Drug Store
Edmiston
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