Crib Traditions Mark Christmas Across Southern Europe
The article traces Christmas cribs across southern Europe from Francis of Assisi’s 1223 Greccio scene to famed European displays in Naples Oberammergau Caserta and Caserta. It notes Italian Praesepes Spanish Nacimientos and German Krippen, with Renaissance elaboration and Neapolitan rooftop shrines under Vesuvius.
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France
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Spain
St. Francis Assisi
St. Francis
Greccio
Assisi
Gaggini and
Maragliani
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Mous Bambino
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Lange
Naples
Charming Yule Legend Of Village First Christmas Candle
A folk tale of an Austrian shoemaker who lights a candle for travelers. His steady example leads villagers to place lights in windows on Christmas Eve, bringing peace, hope, and a miracle of Christmas morning. The legend links candles to welcoming the Christ Child and enduring holiday customs.
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Austria
Christ Child
Yule Its Ancient Origins and Wheel Theory
An antique discussion traces Yule as a term for Christmas from ancient times. Philologists debate its derivation with a theory linking it to the Anglo Saxon hweel meaning wheel and a primitive circular concept of the year’s course.
Irish Light Candle Guides Christ Child On Christmas Eve
An old Irish legend says Mary and the Christ Child wander seeking shelter on Christmas Eve. A lighted candle is placed in every window to guide them to refuge, left burning all night to shine through the darkness for any wanderer.
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Mary
Christ Child
Bethle
Prokop Rated Best All Around Back by Navy Mentors
APT. JOHNNY WHELCHEL and Lieut. Comdr. Rip Miller laud Eddie Prokop of Georgia Tech as the season’s star back. They compare him to Bertelli Odell and Miller, noting his passing running defense and kicking as extraordinary. Miller calls him one of the best backs seen. Whelchel predicts pro draft top pick.
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Johnny Whelchel
Rip Miller
Navy
Eddie Prokop
Georgia Tech
Prokop
Whelchel
Angelo Bertelli
Creighton Miller
Bob Odell
Miller
Bertelli
Odell
Tulane
Three legends stand out as picks for a pro team
The text argues Sid Luckman Sammy Baugh and Don Hutson would be top choices for any owner or coach, surpassing other stars. It notes Bronko Nagurski and Clim Battles as great backs but says the three receivers and passers have achieved the most in history.
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Sid Luckman
Sammy Baugh
Don Hutson
Bronke
Nagurski
Clim Battles
Sid
Sammy
Don
Beating Davy Jones on His Home Grounds
Divers learn to see by touch at the U S Navy salvage school in New York where students train under harsh underwater conditions. They practice air control and tool handling in mud black as paint, endure submersion tests, and face dangers from bends and nearby explosions while exiting via a special elevator.
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United States Navy
New York
Hudson River
Nancy de Marigny to inherit vast Oakes estate in Canada
The article notes Nancy de Marigny will receive 4 million dollars from the Oakes estate in Canada probate and 1.4 million from Nassau holdings when she turns 80, though she is currently 19 and virtually broke after mortgaging a Nassau farm to cover defense fees. It also mentions other social and wartime commentary.
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New York
Washington
Hollywood Express
Nancy de Marigny
Oakes
Canada
Nassau
Dorothy Thompson
Germany
Pearl Buck
China
Mrs Newlywed Secret Fails To Lift Honeymoon Woes
The Newlyweds travel home from their honeymoon in silence as Mr. Newlywed spends all tip ready for payday. The wife reveals she hid ten dollars in the pantry before the trip and the husband confesses he already found it.
Camels Favorite Cigarette Among Soldiers Says Army
Army officials cite cigarettes as morale boosters with soldiers preferring Camels. Readers note cartons from home are welcome, and sales records in post exchanges and canteens show Camels as the favorite across services.
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U. S
Coast
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