Christmas Festivities at Tokyo Women's College
Belle Bogard reports a bright Japanese Christmas at Tokyo Woman's Christian College in 1951. Decorations, carols, and a display of religious pictures marked a season blending local culture with Christian observance. The school hosted parties, a Bach Christmas Oratorio service, and charity for Korean college girls and war orphans, closing with heartfelt greetings to supporters.
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Belle Bogard
Tokyo Women’s College
Tokyo Woman's Christian College
Togi-Machi
Suginami Ku Yokui
Japan
Christias
America
Santa Claus
Mycle Tric
Reces
Omura
Korea
Conrow
Seoul
Holland
YWCA
Pella
Towa
Henry Gambles and Dies in Wheel of Fortune Crash
A cautionary tale from the Yowa Oldartiaent of Public Safety describes Henry, a cautious man who avoided gambling and risk, as he narrates warnings about games of chance. He dies after attempting to pass a hilltop curve while driving, a crash that results in a fatal outcome.
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Henry
Tie
Hank
Drainage and Rainfall Not Correlated in Iowa Study
D O Mull, an agriculture engineer at Towa State College, says tiling farm land does not worsen spring floods or cause drought. He cites 112 years of Minneapolis and St Paul precipitation charts showing no link, while tree ring records over 500 years indicate serious droughts. Hydraulic studies in Iowa find similar stream flow now as before extensive drainage.
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Towa
Towa State College Agriculture
D. O O. Mull
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Te Umv
Ground Hog Day musings and small town life reflections
G P Sadler muses on Ground Hog Day predicting winter’s end, piano contest judging in Sioux City, letters from Budapest, rare organ purchases, and February celebration days. He recalls pupils, fashion notes, home readings, a sea tale, and moral reflections on pictures, optics, and the joy of witnessing the sky.
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Lincoln
Washington
Is It Any Good Is This Insurance Agent Qualified
Assessing an agent's competence involves checking knowledge, whether insurance is his primary business or a sideline, and whether he operates a proper office with qualified staff to serve clients even in his absence.
A Well-Ordered Life and Charity From Phelps
A reflection likening a disciplined life to climbing a tower where the view improves with height. It urges patience in judging others, focusing on what is fine and true, drawing out the best, and adopting a charitable outlook.
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Pella
If God Sees Virtues Not Faults in Paradise
A brief meditation on divine mercy from Strone, asking who would reach Paradise if memory stored only faults and urging the viewer to consider virtues over vices.
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Paradise
Narrow Escape From House Fire At Decorah
Three year old Linda Snither escaped from her Decorah home when a fire caused by faulty wiring filled the house with smoke. Her father returned and carried her to safety.
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Linda Snither
Decorah
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