Folded Crane Club inspires peace through Sadako’s legacy
The Folded Crane Club, formed by Sadako Sasaki’s classmates, keeps her memory alive by visiting bomb survivors, publishing a weekly, and pressing for world peace. They began after Sadako’s 1955 death from leukemia, completing 964 cranes and erecting a Peace Park monument in 1958.
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Crane Club
Sadako Sasaki
Hiroshima
Sadako
Japan
Peace Park
United Nations
New Books at Saline Library Overview
Saline Library adds adult titles including An American Primer edited by Boorstin with 83 articles on American history from 1620 to 1965. Novels include The Abductors by Cloete and The Ninety and the Nine by Brinkley, plus In the Company of Eagles by Gann and Monfreya in the Morning by Holt. Juvenile addition Ghosts and Goblins by Harper and A Girl Grows Up by Fedder.
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Daniel J. Boorstin
Johnson
Stuart Cloete
Ernest K. Gann
William Brinkley
Monfreya
Victoria Holt
Mr. Cloete
England
Mr. Gann
Royal Flying Corps
Imperial German Air Force
Air Service
Brinkley
Elizabeth Seifert
Ngaio Marsh
Alleyn
Scotland Yard
Wilhelmina Harper
Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party Planned at Armbru ster Home
American Legion Auxiliary members meet at Mrs. Elvin Armbru ster's home at 8 p.m. Tuesday for a Christmas party with Lola Dell as program chair and a $1 gift exchange. Also noted is guidance on personal growth topics and a brief literary item about a wartime shipwreck hero.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Elvin Armbruster
Lola Dell
Yule Log Tradition and Its Norse Roots
The article outlines the history of the Yule log from Scandinavian origins to English adoption. It describes large logs dragged to fires, blessed for warmth and protection, and the practice of saving a ember to start next year’s fire. Farmers spread ash for fertility and crops.
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Earth
Heaven
Hell
England
North
Peggy Flook Recovers After Thanksgiving Day Surgery
Peggy Flook arrived home from St Joseph Hospital last Friday and is recuperating from the surgery she underwent on Thanksgiving Day. She is improving daily and hopes to be out soon. Medical patients at Saline Community Hospital include Reuben Lambarath 323 N Lewis St Mrs Jean S Taylor 98 Maple St Earl D Perkins 7295 Klager Rd and Douglas F Hoeft 312 Highland Dr Mrs Gordon J Prout returned home Tuesday after a week in St Joseph Mercy Hospital for medical diagnosis and care.
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Peggy Flook
St. Joseph Hospital
Saline Community Hospital
Reuben Lambarth
N. Lewis St
Jean S. Taylor
Maple St
Earl D. Perkins
Klager Rd
Douglas F. Hoeft
Highland Dr
Gordon J. Prout
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party Planned at Mrs King’s Home
Members of the American Legion Junior Auxiliary will meet for a Christmas party from 1 30 to 3 30 p m on Thursday December 22 at the home of Mrs Thomas King The afternoon will feature a gift exchange games and refreshments.
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American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Thomas King
Feast of Tabernacles and Harvest Thanksgivings Across Ancient Rome and Greece
Ancient times show the Israelites observing Succoth as a fall thanksgiving to God. Greeks celebrated Demeter for harvest abundance and Romans held the Cerialia festival reflecting similar themes of gratitude.
Kiwanis Saline to Meet at Walker's Bakery Dinner 6 30
The Kiwanis Club of Saline will gather Tuesday December 27 at Walker's Bakery. Dinner starts at 6 30 p.m. followed by a business meeting.
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Kiwanis Club of
Saline
Walker’s Bakery
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PARTY
American Legion
Legion Bar
Ruth Fedder
Legion Auxiliary Plans Party
Wight For Freedom
Richard Armstrong
Apps and
Merry Christmas
Universal Die Casting Division
Hoover Ball and Bearing Co
Michigan Ave
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