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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1951
Page
2
The week’s pages discuss Korean peace as a possible Christmas gift with Americans hoping for an end to combat. It notes casualties totaling about 100,176 and frames the peace prospect as uncertain but not impossible.
The march of dimes notes that a cease fire line across Korea could become final buffer if both sides agree within 30 days on remaining armistice issues. The piece warns delaying tactics may extend talks and keep a tense peace. It also covers UN disarmament debates, Cold War moves, Europe defenses, farm trends, and a new gambling tax ruling.
The article notes the U.S. national debt rising toward the 275 billion dollar ceiling with forecasts showing about 262.5 billion by mid 1952 and 265 billion within six months. Secretary Snyder expected to seek Congress approval to raise the debt limit if trends continue.
Early Christmas trade boosts merchants on Main Street as shoppers buy despite wary spending. Prices show little change week to week with gains in grains and textiles, while hides slump 8.4 percent. Inventories remain high in jewelry and electrical goods, and retail sales nationwide edge up in October aided by expectations of a strong holiday season.
WWII veterans returning to active duty who are disabled may qualify for vocational training under new law, even if previously trained. If you dropped a VA claim, you may file a new one since actions on the old one likely expired. VA compensation stops while you are on active duty. Dependents are not covered for VA medical care. only veterans receive VA medical care.
Navy officials announce underwater television to aid divers and observe their work, improving shipboard coordination and reducing risks at depth. Separately, the Army plans a portable field X-ray unit and a 60-second developer for rapid casualty screening to be deployed in Korea once shipped to the Far East.
The article traces early American candle making from simple tallow dips to modern decorative Yuletide candles. It highlights the Hyannisport factory rising from a hobby to a major supplier of fancy tree candles for millions of homes.
The article notes how Christmas customs have evolved from ancestors to today. It highlights that colored glass globes remain a tradition, while new adornments appear yearly, including peasant dress figures, dwarfs, and light up birds. It muses on pre-decorated trees entering the market as a possible trend.
The Christmas seal campaign began in 1907 with a Philadelphia newsboy buying a seal and a columnist noting that the public needed the message. Over 44 years the seals have carried a united front against tuberculosis urging Americans to join in the effort.
The Puritans derided the Christmas pie name mince pie and refused its celebration. John Bunyan, jailed, refused a mince pie to avoid compromising morals. Ancient cooks shaped mince pies like a manger as a noted delicacy.
Santa's world tour of festive salutations lists ten greetings with their corresponding countries. Matches include Felices Pascual for Costa Rica, Feliz Navidad for Bolivia, Maligayang Pasko for the Philippines, Tin Hao Nian for China, Wesolych Swiat for Poland, Frolike Kerstmis for the Netherlands, Gledelig Jul for Norway, Joyeux Noel for Belgium, Feliz Natal for Brazil, and Rozhdestrom Khristovym for the USSR.
Miss Gerda Stanning, a 26 year old Greenland Colonial Administration employee in Copenhagen, handles Santa letters posted from the United States. One day’s mail last year reached 800 letters asking for toys and even bibles. Santa replies with Greenland pictures when possible, but most letters go unanswered due to volume.
An ancient legend ties Hawthorn trees to Joseph of Arimathea who, after bringing gospel to Britain, supposedly grew a staff into a tree at Wyrralhill in Glastonbury. The tale says the tree blossomed at Christmas and inspired a rhymed couplet about its bud and bloom, with further lore of midnight miracles.
A newspaper note counsels simple holiday gifts for children. It suggests a broomstick horse crafted from a three foot broom handle, sock head padded with cotton, and yarn eyes mouth and ears as a charming inexpensive toy.
A short Christmas greeting notes that 1951 finds the world divided between democracy and communism. It frames the season as a harmony of goodwill amid political tension and global conflict.
A muffin tin serves as a handy tray for a sick person with colorful paper cups and a small glass fitting inside to prevent spills. For broiling, place aluminum foil or parchment on the pan bottom to simplify cleanup.
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