Isolationist row over Europe and defense budgets
The column argues against strict isolationism, urging support for Britain and a united effort to beat Hitler. It cites rising defense spending, the risk of attack, and the need for national safety. A serialized fiction scene follows Sergeant Feathers interviewing Simon Osborne, with Osborne evading payment and mingling with patrons at Rooney's Tavern. The piece closes noting airport construction as essential to national defense and peaceful aviation growth.
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United States
Roosevelt
Europe
Commodore Perry
Japan
Perry
America
Britain
Hitler
Christmas Lights and Holiday Travels in Cottonwood
Cottonwood community enjoys festive light displays while residents plan Christmas travels. Families like the Pearsons, Terrys, Goldens, Burgesses and Campbells are visiting relatives in Georgia, Arkansas, California, and New Mexico. Baby Avaughn joins the town, and teachers and students prepare for holiday breaks as locals share news of guests, moves, and a bridal shower for Mrs. Shields.
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Clarence Pearson
Tom Terry
Tommie
Lafayette
Georgia
Robert Wardlow
Wardlow
G. G. Golden
Harold
Junior
Arkansas
Burgess
Cottonwood
Mary Dee Payne
Orval Gray
William Judas
Miss Richards
Lake Arthur
Portales
Alma Lane
Hope School
S. A. J. Lane
John Norris
Alice Norris
Alameogordo High School
Lucille
Kirkland
N. M
Dorothy Norris
Reserve
Louis Shields
Peggy Sims
John Havins
Shields
Arianza
Horace Worley
And
Saint John the Divine and Masonry Faith and Ceremony
The article reflects on Saint John the Divine and Saint John the Baptist as key Masonry patrons, noting Masonry is not a religion but deeply religious. It discusses annual lodge officer installations, church services around Saint John observances, and the call for Masons to honor the Saints and attend services as a New Year begins.
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Washington
St. John’s
John the Divine
John the Baptist
Western Hemisphere
Americas
North America
Franklin
John
Christmas Baskets Prove Thrifty Elks Versus Welfare
The Santa Fe Elks led sixty three Christmas baskets costing seven dollars each, among the largest in the southwest, aided by welfare food stamp use. Abilene Las Vegas and Amarillo are noted for similar thrift and generosity, with shoe donations and checks shaping the season. The piece suggests modernity entering Christmas giving and thrift as a business approach.
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Santa Fe Elks
Southwest
Welfare Department
Abilene
Las Vegas
Amarillo
Dauber
Pattons Make Charitable Christmas Gifts in Perkins L Memorial
The Pattons gave checks to community chests and agencies instead of baskets, continuing a Christmas custom in memory of their son Perkins L. Harry L. Patton and Lily his wife funded the gifts as they usually do each year.
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Pattons
Harry L. Patton
Lily
Perkins L
Bright old custom endures in modern ration spirit
A fragment recalls a cherished tradition once common years ago, noting its bright spirit and the unchanged deathless essence behind it despite a modernized method. The passage highlights lasting value in ritual and memory.
Dexter Residents Spend Holidays Visiting Friends and Family
Dexter residents travel for Christmas and New Year visits across New Mexico Texas and Arizona. Families host relatives from Roy New Mexico Las Vegas and Roswell while air force and college students return home. Travel includes trips to El Paso Canyon Texas Hobbs and Safford with varied homecoming reunions and hospital stays for an injured relative.
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Ther
Iva Payne
Ancho
New Mexico
Charley Buck
Buck
Alamogordo
Elmer Schriner
Mary Ann Johnson
Charles
Las Cruces
I. P. Johnson
Warner Wilkes
Billy Kerr
Kenton
Tenn
Wanda Preston
Roy, N. M
Kay Preston
Las Vegas
Maud Preston
Dexter
Clarence Stone
Uncle Sam
Aviation Department
California
A. T. Stone
West Coast
Mary Marshall
Clovis
E. O. Moore
Dinty Moore
el Paso
Ralph Lowenfields
S. A. Pritchard, Jr
St. Mary’s Hospital
Phyllis Marshall
Mary Ellen
Elsie Kunkel
Marie Sadler
Vernon
Junior Ashton
Norma Jean Wortman
Ethelyn McVicker
Mary McNeal
Tom McNeal
Phyllis Wilcox
Syrena and
Grace
Jack Bogle
Jim Bogle
H. C. Berry
Ima
Jean Southard
Carman
Philip Heick
Porter
Bailey
J. E. Coleman
Adeline Coleman
Safford
Arizona
Walter Robinson
H. C. Garrison
Billy Hood
Abilene
Texas
O. A. Hood
Rev. Drew
C. L
Help Wanted Dilemma Baffles Eugene Chamber
A Santa Fe man sought relocation help from Eugene Oregon chamber of commerce saying I want to locate in your district. Will you help me sell my wife on it. The exchange reflects the playful tone of small town help wanted notices and local humor.
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Sergeant Feathers
Simon Osborne
Feller
New York
Feathers
Cissy Glott
Miss Glott
Simon O'Osborne
Mr. Osborne
Simon
Lakelawn
Gran’paw
Feather
James Ronald
King Features Syndieste Lea
Associated Press
Eugene
Orc
Eugene Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
N. M
Hunter Arrested After Shooting in Alley
In Minneapolis a lone hunter was jailed after neighbors reported him firing a pistol in an alley. He told officers he was hunting elephants during the Christmas safari.
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Minneapolis
December 25 Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
Crossword puzzle page with numerous across and down clues including Covetous persons neat tea undo rabbit male recombination heroic weight Greek letter conclude rolls tight twig slopes jog teeter help larva of botfly coin of India of the same age granular snow Estonian coin doctrine fluttered thin silk born a network column commanded a notion scoops out trial length down entries list many clues and combinations referencing various words and definitions
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India
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Rooney’s
Mike
Cottonwood News
Roswell
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W. J. Webb
Moving Pictures
Fred Maxey
Griffith
Carlsbad
Hoyle
Buster Knowles
Claburn Buckner
Oneta Worley
St. Francis Hospital
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Will Robinson
Dexter News
Clem Krukenmier
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Tucson
Ray Mead
E. J. Hubbard
David Hubbard
Boulder, Colo
Rose Hubbard
New Orleans
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Ira Bailey
Lamont
Harry Porter
Ily
Hagerman
Mrs
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Daily Crossword
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Latvia
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East Second Street
Walt Disney
Moseley’s
Coronado
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