Santa’s North Pale Workshop Lesson in a Make-Believe Dept
A whimsical visit with Santa reveals a fictional department where elves craft quirky linguistic ornaments for English teachers. The scene features playful references to grammar terms, a poster of an adjective clause, and a chart of verb forms, all aimed at boosting holiday cheer and teaching flair.
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Santa Claus
North Pale
Sante
Exnerson
Pri
Industrieusts
Manua
Vermi
Funeral Attendance and Christmas Gatherings Document Local Family Visitation
Fredericksburg area residents attend funeral services for Anne Scillice and Nee Hamgeon on Monday. Numerous relatives share Christmas dinners and visits with extended family, including Leitch, Leitich, Carr, Davas, Moxiy, Neventeet, Huebner, Saber, Crabt ree, Elio, Lash, Garett, Foscer, Bott, Drape, Schwinke, Ager, Burkhart, and Borkhard households. Grand travel includes Chip, Grand Quad, and West Union connections with friends and neighbors gathering through the holiday period.
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Frederichsburg
John Leitch
Anne Scillice
Nee Hamgeon
John Lette
Denis Leitich
Fathier
Charis Carr
Burt March
Frank Masr
Texas
Lars Lash
Lester Garett
Harold Foscer
Elmer Bott
Leo Drape
Ant
Lee Schwinke
Sam Ager
Linda Burkhart
Ervin Borkhard
Hawkere
Reorr
Marvin Borkherd
Henry Wedemeper
Vervi Tom
Faery
West Union
Season's Greetings from Tre Hi Lites Star
The Hi Lites Star thanks readers for their support through the year. The staff notes growth in selections and dedication to quality during the past year and extends wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
TWAS THE TEETH BEFORE CHRISTMAS
A holiday tale warns children to brush teeth after Christmas treats. It describes a surge in tooth troubles as sweets abound and urges regular brushing to avoid pain and extractions. The moral centers on dental care during festive seasons.
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Alwart
Dear Imina: Advice Page From 1969 Gazette
An old 1969 Sumner Gazette feature presents reader letters in a Dear Imina format. It includes humor and advice exchanges between youths and respondents, with exchanges on adolescence, Christmas wants, and handling parental limits.
Blonde questions spark brown hair trend in senior class
Readers weigh hair color appeal with many favoring brown shades over blonde. Responses from Sandy S. and others mix playful quotes and quirks as students share opinions on looks and dating, followed by Christmas wish slips and personal hopes from seniors.
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Sanuner
Paris
Sandy S
Nancy
Joe Freitag
Vicki
Richard Etesamiller
Jeanette S
Mark S
Linda
LuAnn Rappold
Eugene
Sants
Kathy Eisete
Santa Poll Answers From Samper High Students
A chaotic survey lists student wishes and taunts with names like Sharon Duhrkopf LuAnne Gamke and Patrice Roghan. Respondents joke about gifts from Santa including a rabbit a wristwatch and a Patrice Roghan original while some cruelty appears in references to punishment and mischief.
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Sentra Schlatter
Sharon Duhrkopf
Mise Heitman
Bette Harms
LuAnne Gamke
Armel
Laurie Greenfield
Patrice Roghan
Doug Pagel
Linda
Vicki Dahrkopf
Laurie
Santa
Dan Etteeichert
Gossip Gossip Teress Mihm Had To Eat Her
Teress Mihm faced a tense moment in a public setting as rumors swirled and she was pressed to respond. The incident highlighted ongoing gossip and scrutiny surrounding Mihm and her choices under pressure.
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Teress Mihm
East of Town News Guests For Weekend
East of town social notes list numerous visitors including Mr and Mrs Gayl Farnum and families from Minneapolis and Rochester guests in Randalia Cedar Falls and Newton homes. Local residents host dinners and afternoon calls with relatives and friends from Waterloo Kenosha Phoenix and Chicago in a lively sequence of visits.
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Gayl Farnum
Jamie
Cease Ek Macuser
Gaillard Farnum Homme
Air
Edward Tre- Traine
Cedar Falls
John Bock
Mirs
James Lawton
Jom
Jennifer
Rochester
Minn
Joleen Dutrkopf
Adam Pottathorne
Crnthis
Darrel Benter
Colorado Sarings
Cole
Josephine Fridley
Leland Benter
Randalia
Maynard Bueton
Minneapolis
Edwin Desor
Ron
Emma Schoonmaker
C. T. Timmerman
Kenosha
Wis
Pauline Creager
Maynard Dix
Newton
Mark Dix
Wendell Westengort
Donkerton
Wilfred Westendotfome
Ray Austin
Earl Speicher
New Hampton
Iowa City
University Hospital
Lee Rainer
Milo Lease
Adam Powatz
David Meighan
Fr. Knox. Ky
Meighans
Lawrence Gehring
Pigin
Wilbert Schroeder
Ft. Knox
Otto Priebe
Tom Meighan
Shortage prompts largest embezzlement probe in state history
State Auditor Lloyd R. Shuth reports a $169,453 shortage in W. B. Poore's eight year tenure as Taylor County treasurer. Poore resigns after indictment and is free on $25,000 bond. Poore allegedly doctored bank statements and concealed blank bank records at a Lenox bank vault while collecting taxes. Counties statewide face replacing most losses under tax base proportional rules.
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Taylor County
W. B. Poors
Lloyd R. Shuth
Taylor County District Court
Smith
Taylor County Board of Supervisors
Belfort
Poore
Lenox Bank
Iona Taw
Boone County
Boone
J. Harold Peterson
Town Highway Commission
Osceola
Iowa 2
Leon
Council Bhifix
Christmas Eve in a Humble Village
A fragmented prose scene portrays neighbors the Cynic and Humbleman at the village square and a Christmas Eve gathering at a cottage. Amid reflections on faith, peace, and charity, Esther and their five children share simple meals, while the family celebrates with carols and prayers, ending in hopeful peace.
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Christos
Oder
Cary
Dethiehen
Owas
Alary
Esther
Ald
Mar
Sutton
Anand
Christas
Anarths Ford
Ambrogia
Fire at Sumner silo belches smoke and farm loss noted
December 26 1948 reports a silo fire at the Ralph Stevens farm near Sumner, suspected spontaneous combustion. Sumner firemen responded about 10 am Friday December 20. Other items include hospital deaths for Ernest Heinemann and William Primus, and personnel notes on Cadet Kevin Traster, Lt. Charles Meyer, and F/O Richard Creager.
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Ted Steege
St. John American Lutheran Church
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Ralph Stevens
Sumner
Ernnest Heinemann
Sumner Area
Buck Creek
Kevin M. Traster
Mra
Carmen Traster
Admiral
Charles Meyer
Ft. Belvoir
Fort
Wm. Primus
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Sumner Gazette
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