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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1951
Page
6
Home first aid column advises against painting over asphalt paint on damp proofed cement blocks. Recommend sand blasting to clean walls or failing that, soften with turpentine and rub off with steel wool. Porous cement may have paint penetration, making removal tedious.
A circus stunt ends in a comic medical farce as a performer pretends to have swallowed a cow. Doctors stage a fake operation with an ether trance and a cow prop, prompting the patient to protest the prank as a fake with a color mix up.
A midcentury style guide urges planning for Christmas decorating in stages and gifting with imagination. It suggests saving ribbons and paper scraps for clever gift wrap, setting aside a dedicated wrapping table, and assembling items in advance to avoid chaos.
Creative wrapping tips include wreaths from a card and ribbon, makeshift gift tags from large letters, and custom names cut from red ribbon. Learn to make paper wrapping using tissue and colored starch, plus decorative displays with mat board wreaths, tarlatan, sequins, and metallic stars for a festive living room.
A humorous list shows how new federal taxes touch the fishing trip from whisky to cigarettes gasoline and paint. It tracks a fisherman and friend Joe Burpee as taxes rise on drinks fuel clams paint beer and car parts ending with a doctor charging ten dollars to go fishing.
A compact reminiscence notes Rudy Halley as a Columbia entrant at age 15, early Truman Committee counsel, and later a television start in his thirties. It cites a quirky mix up with the Garble Sisters, mentions Fulton Oursler’s Bible revival book, and questions whether Tammany was a victim of a Halley themed election event.
Kathleen Norris critiques child psychiatry and Freudian theory, arguing for home stability over therapy. She condemns overmedicalizing childhood and warns that sending children to doctors can disrupt family values and security. A domestic drama unfolds with a wealthy, drinker family hosting a young psychologist, highlighting tensions between science and family life.
The National Safety Council warns that war-time synthetic rubber tires reduce stopping and traction on snow and ice. Tests led by Prof. A H Easton show natural rubber tires outperform synthetic ones, with natural treads better on snow by 8 percent and on glare ice by 47 percent, though reinforced chains remain highly effective. Winterized and mud snow tires are defined, but gains over standard tires remain modest.
The article traces how Christmas traditions such as the tree mistletoe the Yule log and the Nativity crib emerged from Roman Druids English and Franciscan influences. It notes the spread of customs worldwide and links them to the biblical Magi and the star at the cradle of the newborn savior.
Los Pastores is a traditional Mexican Christmas pageant with actors rehearsing weeks ahead. The procession on Christmas Eve features candlelit stars, bells, and singing as it travels to the church for midnight mass. On January 6 the Kings day, children place hay in shoes and expect gifts from the Kings.
The article traces St Nick variants from Father Christmas in Britain to Santa Claus in Germany and Kris Kringle in Holland. It notes Nicholas was a Lycia bishop, famed for piety, then generosity, as a famous giver of gifts shaping the holiday figure.
A poultry note warns that excessive roasting ruins a turkey as high heat dries meat. It advises targeting 300 degrees for an even bake with minimal basting using modern methods.
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