Santa Claus Town Draws Massive Christmas Mail Rush
Santa Claus Indiana handles about 60 000 pieces daily at peak season with eight workers and an electric canceling machine. The town hosts a Santa Claus headquarters for tourists and post cards while the mayor in full uniform oversees Christmas Week. Other U S locales named for the holiday include Christmas Island and nine U S counties and lakes named Christmas.
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Indiana
Santa Fe
Santaclause
Santa Claus
Christmas Island
Pacific Ocean
Captain Gost
United States
Gila County
Arizona
Orange County
Florida
Lawrence County
Kentucky
Bolivar County
Mississippi
Roane County
Tennessee
Minnesota
Scott County
Just Wait Until After Christmas I'll Fix Him
A terse exchange quoted from a reader’s ad prompts speculation about a domestic dispute. The lines imply a mother’s warning to discipline a son, framed as a dramatic, seasonal preface within a public notice or quotation column.
Every Child Likes To Decorate Tree
Child development experts say children enjoy Christmas more when helping prepare the home. They can cut cardboard stars, dip them in starch, paint gourds, string cranberries and popcorn, and hang decorations for birds. The piece ends noting wartime tire shortages affect the sale of auto tires, with a humorous twist.
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Old Saint Nick
Wakefield City Commission agrees to war cooperation and finances
December 10 1941 Wakefield Michigan City Commission meets at City Hall with all members present. They approve November 26 minutes and pay payroll and state sales tax bills while receiving water analysis and city cash reports. A war time resolution calls for full cooperation with federal efforts and defense. Subscriptions discussed for 1942 Lure Book with Upper Peninsula Development Bureau.
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Wakefield
Michigan
City of Wakefield
State Board of Tax Administration
City of
George E. Bishop
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Ancient Maya Valley Excavations Near San Salvador Revealed
A Carnegie Institution team reports excavations in a valley 25 miles northwest of San Salvador, noting mounds marking Mayan building sites across 48 square miles. The article contrasts this with modern needs, mentioning Oregon hop ranch mechanization and a broad remark on Army morale.
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Central America
San Salvador
Carnegie Institution
America
E. C. Horst
Oregon
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Trebilcock
Colberg
Bedell
City Accountant's
United States of America
Murray D. van Wagoner
Frank E. Hook
Prentiss M. Brown
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Bishop
Gogebic County
County Committee On
Moton
WPA
County Road Commisson
County Committee On Roads
Roy Johns
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Wakefield, Michigan
Whitman
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Schrafft
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