Bells Through the Ages Shape Christmas Faith and Craft
The article traces bells from early church usage in 431 A D by Bishop Paulinas of Nola to modern bellmaking. It notes a Csar Kolokol in Moscow weighing 180 tons cast in 1773, a 53 ton Big Bell Temple bell in Beijing, and a 15 ton temple bell in Japan. St Michaels bells in Charleston have crossed the Atlantic seven times since 1865.
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Paulinas
Nola
Italy
France
England
Russia
Moscow
China
Peking
Japan
St. Michael’s
Charleston
S. C
Boy freed from iron lung after seven years of polio battle
A 17 year old Nebraska youth Marlin Jacobson will spend Christmas free of an iron lung for the first time in seven years. Thanks to the March of Dimes and his stubborn courage, he is now off the device and with his grandmother in Arnold. The program cost over 35000 dollars and involved five county chapters.
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Nebraska
Marlin Jacobson
Grandma Jacobson
Agda Jacobson
Arnold
Stos
Marlin
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Omaha
March of Dimes
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Custer
Washington
Lancaster
Dodge and Saunders
Ted R. Hughes
Seward
State March of Dimes Charman
Creighton Memorial
Correct Toys May Assist In Shaping Junior's Future
A discussion on how toys and educational sets influence children toward science and engineering. Highlights include the Albert Hall of Science in New York offering kits and contests, erector sets inspiring inventions, and hands on play shaping future careers for both boys and girls, with parental encouragement emphasized.
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Junior
Ailbert Hall of Science
New York
Boards of Education and Chemical Societies
Willey Ley
Agsc .Ie
Bridgep
Hoboken
Pelham
N. Y
Cheter
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Sidney
Potter State Bank
Wilbur Lebeault
Texaco Bulk Agent
Gerson
Santa
Star Market
Butch, Bob
Hand’s Dairy
the Telegraph
Mary
Darlene
Sidney Bowling Lanes
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