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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
The Sun declares there is a Santa Claus addressing Virginia O Hanlon eight years old who asked if Santa exists. It argues belief rests on faith and imagination, noting love and generosity as real forces and asserting Santa lives forever in the hearts of children.
John Murray reflects on the Christmas season conveying peace and meaning through familiar scenes. He contemplates giving and receiving, family warmth, church choirs, and the Christ child story as December evenings glow with candlelight and memory.
A church scene on Christmas Eve unfolds with families by the fire and children listening to The Night Before Christmas. Carolers pass by singing Silent Night as the Bethlehem star shines over the manger, evoking an old season of peace.
E B Oochie Acree is Roanoke Rapids chairman for the President's Birthday Ball to be held January 31 in Roanoke Rapids. Sponsored by the Lions Club, with music by Dot Bennett and his Orchestra, proceeds go to the Warm Springs Foundation for polio cure.
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