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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
14
The notice lists the president publisher executive editor business manager advertising director circulation manager and various editors and staff members including city editor sports editor and advertising managers. It appears as an internal masthead or staff roll for a newspaper with multiple named personnel.
In Luke chapter two the decree of Caesar Augustus leads Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem to be taxed. The Christ child is born in a manger with shepherds guided by angels who proclaim peace and joy. The shepherds visit, report what they saw, and Mary treasures these events in her heart.
The article traces how December 25 became celebrated as Christmas the birth date of Jesus Christ while noting no scriptural exact date. It cites early church practices January 6, pagan Saturnalia links, Mithras worship, and winter solstice timing, plus the adoption of Christmas tree customs from Germanic and Scandinavian traditions.
A reflective essay on how Christmas lingers beyond the day through memories of family, homecomings, illness, and joy. The piece notes Christmas lives in remembrance and renews faith, peace, and meaning throughout the year.
A quotation attributed to John Foster Dulles emphasizes persistent hope for international peace. It asserts peace as a guiding principle and notes alliances and moral conviction as forces drawing nations toward cooperative restraint and loyalty in pursuit of peaceful outcomes.
A Syracuse reader’s letter to the Herald-Journal critiques Santa Claus as a modern commercial icon. The writer traces Saint Nicholas origins, Christmas as a religious celebration, and the shift through advertising, noting Norse and Dutch influences and American commercialization.
The Sun publishes a famous 1897 reply to Virginia O’Hanlon affirming Santa Claus exists in spirit and wonder. It argues doubt comes from a skeptical era and moral truth endures beyond what is seen, urging faith, joy, and the true story of Christmas. Frances B. Sullivan signs the letter.
A reflective verse celebrates the Christmas season with themes of love brotherhood and harmony. It envisions tears turned to cheer, cold air warmed by warm hearts and church bells chiming as carols echo and prayers for peace endure through the year.
Francis Cardinal Spellman calls for Christmas peace with a sermon on wartime losses. He urges repentance and faith in Christ to achieve true victory and urges Americans to turn to God in the crisis, fearing national decline without divine guidance.
A Cairo report recalls Moses found near Gezira Island while detailing Maj. Magdi Hassanein and Liberation Province. It tracks post 1952 reforms, irrigation canals begun in 1953, village electrification and crops spreading across thousands of acres with optimistic plans for 1,000,000 residents within a decade.
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