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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
13
Nan Raymond, a nurse at Ridgedale Community Hospital, endures a lonely Christmas Eve as Mrs. Smith recalls festive memories. A chance visit from Algernon brightens the night, offering a shared Christmas dinner at a hotel and a glimmer of holiday warmth.
A British sailor at the Hollywood Canteen complains of a sore threat and a hostess suggests gargling with salt water. A problem patron echoes, asking who has been torpedoed three times while a barber jokes about parting hair with thirteen hairs.
Willie is sent to his room for swearing. His father storms upstairs to punish him but trips on the stairs. Mother intervenes from the hall, saying the boy has had enough of a lesson.
Jimmy's father wrote asking how his son was progressing at school. The boy replied that he was doing fine in everything but his studies.
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