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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
7
In this biblical tale, fourteen year old David defies his mother's worries to guard his father's flock. A hungry lion emerges at night and, using a sling, he kills it, earning his mother’s praise and a promise that he may one day meet the king but must continue his duty first.
A mother and two children face a bleak Christmas in a dingy apartment as Santa fails to arrive. The father returns after being missing since the previous Christmas, revealing he was unconscious after an icicle incident and now reunited, planning to move the family from the hovel. The piece also notes popular Christmas carols and a Saint Ambrose hymn.
A lonely new worker Jim Sheridan meets Joan Siegfred in a snowbound city. After a chance collision, he helps replace her broken packages and they share a developing friendship. Joan invites him to Christmas dinner, easing his sense of being a stranger in the big city.
Historical note recalls Bethlehem as an overlooked Palestine town before Jesus birth. Tradition claims Adonis temple desecration prior to Constantine erecting the Nativity Basilica in AD 3830. The basilica ranks among oldest Christendom churches, about 1,600 years old, with original structure still standing amid later additions.
Chicago reports December 1936 saw 3,890 fatalities in automobile crashes, though a National Safety Council campaign reduced deaths by 400 from prior month levels. Pedestrians and motorists were blamed for the grim holiday spike.
A fanfare of Yuletide radio includes messages from King George VI and President Roosevelt, international picks from Bethlehem and Europe, opera and dramatic broadcasts, and local stars like Dorothy Lamour and Herbie Kay. Cincinnati and New York figures appear in network moves, with Parkyakarkus derbies in toy form and plans for a world religious revival at the San Francisco Fair.
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