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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
5
Highland Community College mathematics instructor Norman Soukup received four Mongolian gerbils two years ago. He describes the pets as tame, entertaining, and clean though they chew paper. The Soukup family also kept a rattlesnake in a jar and housed an owl and a marmoset in a parakeet cage.
Congressman John B. Anderson warns that British pound devaluation shakes world markets and strains U S credibility. He cites gold outflows, deficits, and rising prices, urging substantial federal spending cuts to restore confidence in the dollar and halt its decline.
The Thomson High School Science Club held a Christmas party Wednesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bush home. Twenty two members attended with teacher Stephen Buehler. Activities included Airplane, games, and dancing followed by Bar-B-Ques, potato chips and pop.
The Lions Club held its annual Christmas supper and party in a decorated basement with a Christmas tree donated by P. K. McGinnis. Members enjoyed a potluck meal a social time and a traditional gift exchange to conclude the festivities.
The text pairs various Christmas and holiday greetings with country or language codes. It includes phrases like Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad alongside country initials and scattered letter annotations.
A playful 1865 line offers a merry Christmas wish and a mock prescription about lifelong happiness. It asks how many languages say Merry Christmas and challenges readers to match Yuletide greetings with their countries, noting the delivery value.
Christmas colors of red and green remain the most popular for holiday decorations with blue white silver and gold gaining but not replacing them. The article notes no clear legend or historical reason and suggests popularity may be due to brightness of the colors.
Fred Nipe of Argo spent a week in Chicago enjoying a Prairie Farmer tour. He hesitated to confirm it to the news desk saying it might cost him a box of candy.
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