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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
3
A brief sewing project by Ruth Wyeth Spears describes a boy and girl doll made from fabric tubes for limbs and a cloth head with simple features. Steps include jointed legs, sewn arms, stitched face, and a striped sock sweater. Advertises 10 cent Sewing Book series and free patterns with orders to Mrs Spears, Bedford Hills NY.
Washington circles weigh the push to curb federal spending. Taft and Adams urge policing appropriations while Morgenthau and Roosevelt signal restraint. A circulating memo advocates rebuilding America with more federal outlays, financed by higher incomes and wartime style mobilization, as relief needs rise amid slow growth.
Rebecca a country maid aids a weary couple seeking shelter near Jerusalem amid taxes. A newborn Jesus child smiles at Rebecca as Mary thanks her, and Joseph watches over them as Bethlehem glows with a guiding star.
A reprint discusses lessons learned in advertising training, stressing that ads must emit sound through design and layout. Luxury goods should read as a quiet, cultured conversation, while time‑pressed audiences require bold, attention grabbing visuals and headlines. The piece cites a famed mentor who judges by ear.
A brief exchange questions a newspaper report on a banquet. One speaker asserts the paper misreported his presence, claiming he did not attend. The other hints the paper could be correct, leaving the matter unresolved.
A brief exchange notes a sprig of mint with Mrs Flinters lamb and a quip suggesting a forget-me-not sprig with her dill, reflecting a lighthearted kitchen banter between cooks or butchers. The dialogue conveys friendly culinary wit and neighborly humor.
Medical Officer notes patient has a high reaction to danger and sharp numerical recall. Reported scores include ninety nine repeated three times and an exam recruit scoring two hundred ninety seven.
A short, dated note explains that the day after Christmas, Childermass, was seen as ill omen. Early monks warned against major life choices such as marriage or new jobs, and legends of whipping children to fear the Holy Innocents influenced royal timing, including Edward V’s coronation being postponed.
Dr Laura Virginia Douglas, the former Virginia of the Sun editorial famous for Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus, now assistant principal in an East Side New York school, says she still hides Santa from children’s questions. She prefers guiding belief over busting the myth, focusing on faith and spirituality rather than material gifts.
Rene ie Clerc the famed bearded Paris policemen known as the most photographed man in the world was brought out of retirement to resume duty. He returned to active service at the request of his former superiors and stood near the town hall of the fifteenth Arrondissement in Rue Blomet by Porte Versailles, where traffic is lighter.
Santa Claus makes his 139th White House visit this Christmas, continuing a tradition started December 25, 1800, when Kris Kringle visited Suzannah Adams, granddaughter of President John Adams. The early White House was bare and unfinished, unlike today’s refined mansion, yet the festive spirit endured as presidents have long shared Christmas with family and nation.
AMHERST MASS In northern states the Christmas tree becomes useful after December 25 as it shelters birds and serves as feeding stations with suet tied to branches. It also protects climbing plants and can be chipped as mulch or used as windbreaks for beekeepers and cold plant beds.
The poinsettia, a flaming vermilion plant with leaf-like bracts, was brought to the United States about 1820 by Joel Roberts Poinsett, a diplomat and later U S representative. His long career abroad and in Congress helped popularize the plant named for him.
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