Willie Claus song and Xmas usage sparks reader debate
A reader discusses a secular Christmas song Willie Claus Little Son of Santa Claus and questions the use of Xmas. They argue the public would prefer Willie over a Mama song and critique the shorthand Christmas abbreviation highlighting Greek chi origins and linguistic odds.
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Mama
Willie Claus
Son of Santa Claus
Sear-Makers
Willie
Mama Claus
Father Santa
Pepsis
Christmas Greeting Mixed Greek and English Script
A festive note argues for spelling Christmas with a chi starting Greek letter instead of X to avoid a mixed alphabet feel. It urges preserving the word’s meaning and wishing a merry, safe travel season without tragedy and heartache.
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Christ
Syllebdies
Pension rules revised to bar pensions after resignation
Chronicle item notes council ten years ago approved changes to police and fire pension boards. Eligible men who resign would not receive pensions if they take other work. Unemployment compensation claims fell 36.3 percent from October to November.
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Council
Police and Fire Department
Record Coffee Crop Boosts Kenyan Growers
Forty years ago a Sunday note reports Kenya's last season yielded a record 16,000-ton coffee harvest earning growers 47,152,000 dollars. Ecuador also reports promising coal beds found.
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Kenya
Ecuador
New Farm Bureau Officers to Hold Panel Discussions
Lorain County Farm Bureau advisory council officers will convene at the First Congregational Church on Monday December 29 for an 8 p.m. panel on the council program. New officers from 28 local councils will then form workshop groups to learn duties. Moderator Glenn Hobbs of Oberlin will lead the panel with members including Mrs. Ted Manns and Carl a Hutchinson among others.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau Advisory Council
First Congregational Church
Dean W. Simeral
Simeral
Glenn Hobbs
Oberlin
Ted Manns
Roscoe Campbell
Pittsfield
Carla Hutchinson
Ohio Farm Bureau
Alice Schwiebert
Hutchinson
Frank Miller
Camden-Brownhelm
Jane Gann
Miss Schwiebert
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
M. L. Rickley
Farm Bureau
Elyria
Ed Faulkner
Rostkoski
E. C. Cot
Ton
Roy Angersbach
Dretary
C. Currier
Harold Baumann
Council 4D
Amherst
Brownhelm
Russia
Paul Leimbach
Jueroy Emmerich
Courteil
Henrietta
Keith Buchs
John Brandau
Harold Buchs
Ray Hiscox
Donald Beach
Council
Penfield-Wellington
Justin Gordon
Avery Looy
Marlin Burge
Clarence Parsons
Howard McConkey
Anne Broad
E. H. Hartman
First United Presbyterian Church Choir Presents Christmas Concert
The annue Christmas concert was held in candlelit sanctuary. The choir directed by Miss Hildreth Hanks performed Gesu Bambino Sing We All Neel and For God So Loved the World. Various council members and committees are listed with leaders and roles across multiple districts.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Hildreth Hanks
Christmas Music Concert Featuring Wright and Wheaton Students
Wright leads organ department with duets of piano and organ and performs Christmas Medley Prelude and Postlude. Judy Mason plays violin, Charles Vollmer sings, and a vocal duet with Miss Hanks plus Barbara Griffin performs He Shall Feed His Flock. Congregation joins in carols as Rev. Gilliland presides.
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Rob Jones University
Wright
Judy Mason
Charles Vollmer
T. Matthew Gilliland
Christ
Concert Opens Christmas Season With Beauty
A warmly received concert served as a fitting introduction to the Christmas season, highlighting festive performance and community warmth.
Flattering Princess Style Coats Move Into Spotlight
Fashion notes highlight Princess style coats with double stitching on top seams enhancing slender lines and smart detailing. Etiquette tip advises avoiding starting sentences with due to and using causal phrasing instead.
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John Steiger
Tony Palkovic
Paul Court
Mildred Davidson
Marjorie Davidson
Robert Davidson
Francis Parks
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Elmer Portman
Charles Dodd
Henry Leimbach
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Wiliam Trinter
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Mary Ladrach
Brownhelm-Henri
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Avon
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Peter Nissen
Marius Gunderson
Avon-Avon Lake
O. Dean Bliss
Dean Bliss
Walter Schenck
Foster Schenck
Columbia
Karl Greinig
Gordon Bartter
Herman Dengler
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Eaton
Walter Fishourn
A. C. Young
Chester C. Carpenter
Russell Carpenter
Ridgeville
Sterling Mills
Esther Harrison
Clarence Bartter
Carlisle
Frank Rahl
J. H.sheldon
Juanita Schram
Earl Peabody
First United Pres. Church Choir
Brill
A C. Norris
A. C. Norris
Camden
Donald Davidson
W.W. D. Davidson
Ralph Blackwell
Huntington
James Rollin
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Fabher Manderville
Autha Pfeiffer
Frank Schriver
LaGrange
Cyril Reinders
Harold Lang
Grafton
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