Nothing Wrong With Santa Claus Story Experts Say
The Santa Claus legend is harmless and teaches joy and giving, say U S experts including Dr Grace McLean Abbate and Mrs Sidonie Gruenberg. They note children naturally separate pretend from reality and should not fear Santa as a threat to discipline. Dr William Read, Santa for Abraham and Straus, adds the tale embodies love and kindness.
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Santa Claus
U.S
Elizabeth Toomey
New York
Sahtas
Grace McLean Abbate
Sidonie M. Gruenberg
The
Child Study Association
Doubleday Co
St. Nick’s
William Read
Abraham and Straus Department Store
MATS Fly Wounded Vets Home For Christmas
Washington Dec 16 Fifty six service personnel who are blind paraplegic or amputees will fly home for Christmas in Operation Santa Claus by the Military Air Transport Service It marks the sixth year the program has run with 56 hospitalized personnel deemed able to travel for 30 days Nine are blind 34 are paraplegics and 13 are amputees Twenty travel with medical attendants Most homeward trips are due for completion by January 20.
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Washington
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
United States
Youth Rally at West Union Draws Church Members
The West Union Christian Church hosted a Monday evening rally led by Rev. George Roberts of Hutsonville. A worship program followed by entertainment and refreshments concluded the event.
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West Union, Ill
West Union Christian Church
George Roberts
Hutsonville, Ill
Christian Church
Junior class to stage Everybody's Crazy at school
Bowling Green Indiana reports the Bowling Green High School junior class will present the play Everybody's Crazy at 7 p m Thursday in the school gym. Cast includes Burl Keiser Joseph Heffner James Brown Paul Schiele Jane Skelton Carola Crafton and Marcella Chambers.
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Bowling Green
Ind
Bowling Green High School
Burl Keiser
Joseph Heffner
James Brown
Paul Schiele
Jane Skelton
Carola Crafton
Marcella Chambers
Texas Couple Starts 10 Day Party For Kids
Neal and Mary Cain host a 10 day Christmas party at their farm home 20 miles northwest of Tyler attracting thousands of East Texas children. In 194? they gave 2414 kids apples or oranges candy sacks and a present funded by pensions and teachers’ retirement pay with help from merchants and friends.
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Garden Valley
Tex
Tyler
Neal
Mary Cain
East Texas
Cains
Neal Cain
Christmas gathering with devotions and carols at church
The group gave devotions and read a Christmas story as Mrs. Tempe Beeber played piano. Carols filled the room before Rev. L. L. Bickett led a closing prayer. A social hour followed with gift exchanges among members and hostesses. Guests included Rev. Bickett, Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth and children, and Mrs. Wilcox.
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Tempe Beeber
L. L. Bickett
Tempe Beebee
Etta Sanders
Grace Park
E. E. Neil
E. T. McMillan
J. G. Potts
Watson
Reid
Donald Hollingsworth
Rosalee
Dianne
Wilcox
Vigo County Rural Youth Club Holds Christmas Party
The Vigo County Rural Youth Club meets December 17 in the McFall Room at the YMCA for its annual Christmas party led by Betty McCracklin. Devotions by Pete Smith and refreshments by Phyllis Newton accompany a grab bag gift exchange. Eighteen members attended a district square dance at Red Man's Hall in Linton with cake walks and two cakes won. Participants from Vigo County include Shirley Highsmith, Marilyn Willis, Betty McCrocklin, Virginia Milner, Max Hewitt and Birch Bayh.
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Vigo County
McFall Room
Y.M.C.A
Betty McCracklin
Pete Smith
Phyllis Newton
Red Man’s Hall
Linton
Dorothy Simmons Leads Old Fashioned Christmas Card Trend
Dorothy Simmons, famed greeting card artist, draws on childhood memories of grandmother’s Pocono home and New York City to create Madonnas and sentimental Christmas cards. She reads the Bible before painting and now embraces the traditional, warm holiday style sold nationwide.
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U.S.A
Dorothy Simmons
Manhattan
East River
Fifty-seventh Street
New York City
Pocono Mountains
Nas
Madonna
Dorothy
West
Electa Sunday School Christmas Party Held in Newport
Mrs. Bessie Watson and Mrs. Douglas Reid hosted the Electa Sunday School Class Christmas meeting at Mrs. Watsons home in Newport Indiana. Christmas decorations and a carry-in dinner followed the opening by class president Mrs. Watson with Mrs. E. E. Neil among those present.
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Newport
Ind
Bessie Watson
Douglas Reid
Electa
Methodist Church
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