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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
2
U S relations with Chiang Kai-shek show cooling as analysts note shifts in policy. Russians agree to blockade talks while Truman expresses caution on deflation prospects amid global tensions.
As China and Chiang Kai-shek confront a worsening Communist threat, U S Senator Connally questions aid and action while Madame Chiang’s U S visit draws scrutiny. Separately, Chiang’s Suchow garrison fights to save Nanking as Berlin blockade diplomacy edges toward a potential solution.
Red Mayor German Communists named Frite Ebert son of the late President Friedrich Ebert as mayor of Berlin at a frenetic outdoor rally before Berlin university. The rump city assembly, attended only by Communists, voted for the immediate resignation of acting mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg.
President Truman wanders between inflation and deflation concerns as costs wobble. Economists weigh how much Cold War spending will shape prices, noting living costs dipped slightly mid October to mid November but defense outlays abroad and arms aid may reaccelerate inflation.
The Rev Kurt Szkalin says millions of Christians in western Soviet Union worship God underground in a cave church movement opposed to Moscow Orthodox authority. He visited Moscow in disguise and cites activity along the Don and Dniper rivers. He claims leaders are being vigorously persecuted by Sayiot.
Realtors condemn a socialistled push for state controlled housing urging Congress to revive TaftEllenderWalker housing measures. The article notes Trumans January push, budget limits, and a projected military draft cut as defense spending tightens.
The map details U S reinforcement shifts from Guam to Tsingtao as evacuees seek safe conduct. The Suchow battle intensifies with Chinese Reds and Nationalists in a final phase, making civilian evacuations a priority.
Physicians at the interim AMA session in St Louis were told to volunteer in sufficient numbers or endure a special draft. Dr James C Sargent, head of the AMA emergency medical service council, warned many doctors may wear uniforms soon to ensure care for fighting men.
The United States reports feeding millions of hungry worldwide during the past crop year ending July 1, with 18,347,000 long tons shipped, the largest yearly food export by any country, surpassing last year's exports by 187,000 tons.
Yaupon a common shrub in North Carolina is brewed into tea and featured on a Carolina hotel menu. An old regional tale notes its use by Indigenous people and John Lawson who valued the shrub highly. The drink, similar to Mate, is prepared by curing leaves with hot stones then drying, and infusing with syrup citrus and cinnamon.
Serbian and Croatian customs celebrate with a straw table display on Christmas, roast suckling pig if weather allows, and a forest fir log ceremony. They plant wheat on December 10 and light the log at dawn, sprinkling corn and wine while wishing for a bountiful year. A designated neighbor blesses the log with wine and a coin for prosperity.
In biblical times shelters were hewn in rocky ledges and travelers shared caves with animals for warmth. Jesus birth place was such a cave beneath Bethlehem's Church of Nativity, now a grod under renovation.
Centuries ago great fires were lit in baronial halls in England on Christmas Eve as servants brought in a Yule log to burn through Christmas. A saved brand from each year's fire was used to light the fest. Proper burning was believed to keep the devil from harming the household.
A concise overview of Christmas tree traditions across nations. It notes the tree as a global emblem and describes Japan using dolls and fortunepapers, Germany's handmade paper decorations, Luther’s candle lighting, France’s glittering ornaments, Italy’s nativity crib dating to 1223, and Czech clusters of gilded nuts apples and cookie figures.
A traditional Dutch custom places wooden shoes on doorsteps for Saint Nicholas to fill with toys and sweets. Carrots are left in the shoes for the white horse he rides in Holland.
Long before Christ born, Romans celebrated December 19 as the Feast of Saturnalia with green boughs and festive decor. Druids gathered and decorated with mistletoe while Saxons used holly ivy and bay in the observance.
Winter beauty and snow sports reach perfection in Switzerland by Christmas. A traditional tale says on Christmas Eve cut an onion in half and fill each layer with salt. each layer stands for a month and those still salty next morning foretell rain.
A collage of society and political snippets. Duce's son Romano Mussolini may elope with Gioconda Mancuso of Forio d'Inchia while Queen Alexandrine of Denmark is ill. Caricatured items cover diplomats, actors, theater brokers, and oddball anecdotes about figures like J P Kennedy, Hjalmar Schacht, and Drew Pearson.
A man is attacked by three figures near a town dance hall as a policeman notes the scene. The assailants overpower him in a dark street while a bystander and a supervisor comment on the incident and the hero’s actions after the fray.
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