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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
3
The article traces New Year customs from ancient Persians and Egyptians marking September 22 to Greeks at December 21 and Jews at March 22. It notes Pope Gregory in 1582 creating the Gregorian calendar and Britain’s 1752 adoption of January 1 as New Year. It ends with a note that celebrations largely skip mourning the old year.
The article argues Americans have 52 working days after excluding Sundays and holidays. It notes the U S has no national legal holidays and that holidays vary by state law. It cites Thanksgiving as a national effect via presidential proclamation and local statutes. It also mentions New Year’s Day widely observed except in a few regions and Muslim and Chinese countries.
New Year's Day has long held great significance in the United States from colonial times to the present. The era of colonial America provided a vigorous setting for festivities and the founding fathers participated eagerly in the celebrations.
Ellie plots with her husband to profit from his murder through cyanide poisoning. The plan collapses as detectives expose the crime, revealing a safe hidden agreement and a cryptic final clue, a wall safe note reading Surprise. The story blends suspense with a macabre hobby of entomology and a deception that backfires.
A short devotional poem conveys solace during sorrow. The speaker reassures that God provides strength through grief and remembers the promise that those who mourn are blessed. Comfort comes from faith as divine care remains near during dark times.
Benny, a boy idolizing outlaw Slick Dearborn, overhears Sheriff Conrad and deputy Joe Hicks plotting to trap the gang. Benny lures Slick into a canyon. a shootout ensues and Slick is killed while Benny is saved. The sheriff praises Benny for his role in leading them to the outlaw.
Puzzle list contains across entries from detest to mother-in-law of Ruth with clues like fish top city Peru and ancient wine cup. Readers fill terms for twofold keg humble also put away for safe keeping pilaster exclamation jeer gazelles sesame marketplace is in debt March date and laugh.
A reader notes last week’s clue set included terms for golf and common phrases. The compile lists numbers 38 42 43 44 with hints for fresh starts cushions and timing.
Inez Gerhard reports playful film gossip from New York on location for The Killer That Stalked New York. Scenes span West 47th Street and Pennsylvania Station as a stunting cast dodges winds and a graveyard chase. Publicities mention Paulette Goddard inviting a Caribbean yachting trip and Jimmy Durante in The Great Rupert with a hidden dual role.
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