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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1947

Page

5

Idaho high school diploma offer turns charity ploy

In a tense exchange a man admits the scene was a staged wager. Gallayes explains an orphanage party plan and a janitor job offer after Shorty balks at the money moment. Shorty reflects on Boise's 1882 high school opening and 1885 diploma milestone.

Gallayes Punchy Shorty Clearview Santa Claus Idaho Boise

Christmas Mercy Turns Tramp Into Dreamer

Shorty Cavendish, a broke wanderer, receives a five dollar Christmas gift from a stranger. He uses the money to help a mother and child buy a wagon for their hopeful child, then returns to the curb grateful and inspired as a frozen city night falls.

Shorty Cavendish Shorty Santa Jimmy Pere Bes

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