Christmas Package Scam Among Barracks Friends
In a World War II style scene Pvt Butch and Red plot to steal a Christmas package from Wilbur, only to learn it is a delivery for Captain Bellows. The prank backfires when the label reveals the box is a Christmas package to the captain. Wilbur attempted to explain before the confrontation escalated.
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Wilbur
George Mahon
Butch
Red Carson
Red
O.K
Captain John Bellows
Santa's Toy Shortage From Postwar Population Boom
Santa faces a growing toy demand as wartime births push the child population above five million beyond peacetime levels. He will have some toys in stock and science kits in slightly larger quantities, with hobby kits featuring airplane and boat models and build it yourself sets.
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Santa Claus
When Jesus Was a Tiny Child in Heaven
A tender medieval style prayer poem by Francis Thompson imagines Jesus as a small child in heaven. The speaker asks what Jesus felt like, whether he played with stars and toys, and how prayer and bedtime were for the divine child. The piece ends with a plea that Jesus hear the child’s prayer and show it to his Father.
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Jesus
American Mistletoe Species Explained In History Notes
The mistletoe discussed is Phoradendron flavescens, a different species from European legend. It grows primarily on tupelo, red maple, poplar, willow, cypress, juniper, apple, locust and linden trees, with rare occurrences on oaks, and is collected for sale during Christmas.
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Europe
South Atlantic States
Christkind Brings Gifts and the Christmas Tree
The Christkind, a messenger of the Holy Child, brings Christmas tree displays and gifts to German children. St Nicholas visits on December 6, but Christkind emphasizes Christ’s birth. A woodcutter family hosts a radiant child whose presence inspires the Christmas Fir Decorated with apples nuts and gold threads inspires happiness for good children.
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Christkind
St. Nicholas
Germany
Christ
Jesus
Heathen Mistletoe in Church Decorations
An article discusses mistletoe’s heathen origin and its rejection by churches for sacred decorations. It notes 800 varieties worldwide, with some species bearing red or orange flowers and purple fruit. New England mistletoe is tiny, only recently recognized as a parasite in 1871, and is rich in legends.
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New England
Plastic-coated wire mesh windows let sun rays indoors sold
A new window material uses plastic-coated wire mesh to admit ultraviolet light into interiors while providing a barrier. The product targets residential and commercial glazing applications seeking daylight transmission with small-scale insect and weather protection.
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Packace
Frank Nicker
Fellows
Santa
Exore
Francis Thompson
Dunn Hotel
Sikeston, Mo
the Bank OF Sikeston
Jos. L. Matthews
Meredith Lee
W. J. Keith
Paul Slinkerd
Linn Smith
Pauline Husher
Bill Werneck
Ellen Patterson Marietta Twitty Emory Martin Delores Dowden
Virginia Greene
Blanche Stubblefield
Lorene Stubblefield
Opal Puckett
Betty Husher
Eleanor Hahn
Irene Altom
Nina Jackson
Gene Wirth
Tom Gardner Lifield
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