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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
7
The piece surveys opinions of teachers and psychiatrists on whether belief in Santa is beneficial or harmful to children. It notes that children often cling to the myth, transitioning through fear, trust, love, and later doubt, and questions whether adults should reinforce or debunk it.
Bells mark Christmas worldwide as a universal symbol of peace and goodwill. The article traces church bells to early origins around 400 to 604 A.D. and notes their widespread use in Christian countries to announce the birth of Christ.
Dan Frazer and two passengers survive a masked hold up five miles from Mesa Verde as gunfire erupts over a wallet and a black notebook. Frazer investigates the dead man while the girl questions the motive, suspecting a staged killing tied to unfamiliar bandits and secret papers.
Frazer and Helen Bartell suspect a staged stagecoach robbery hid a planned murder. They discuss the crime, the third bandit, and motives while the pair heads toward Mesa Verde to uncover who is behind the killing and why.
The piece argues that the 82nd Congress will be shaped by a Republican Dixiecrat coalition. It predicts the southern Democrats will dictate legislation, undermining Fair Deal goals, while Republicans depend on that alliance. It envisions a weakened two party system and a 1952 election framed by Republican Democratic tensions.
Junior pattern No 8545 offers a charming young look with a snowy white collar and cuffs. Sizes 11 to 18. uses 2 1/2 yards plain fabric and 3 yards striped fabric plus quarter yard for trim. includes a fall and winter Stylist pattern magazine.
Will Rogers, acting as toastmaster, grew irritated by the lengthy speech of the man he had just introduced. He stood and quipped that the audience had just listened to the famous Chinese statesman On Too Long.
Alexander H. Stevens, Georgia senator and later Confederate vice president, is described as the smallest man in the Senate weighing under eighty pounds and under five feet tall. A Western congressman challenged him with a frothy remark, to which Stevens fired back a sharp retort about brains.
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