Fatima 50th anniversary rites draw million pilgrims
Lisbon UPI reports Lucia dos Santos unlikely to attend Fatima 50th anniversary ceremonies next year. Archbishop Ernesto de Oliveira of Coimbra says the Carmelite nun is 59 and unlikely to leave Portugal for the event. Millions are expected to visit the shrine during May to October, with hotel bookings already underway.
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Lisbon
UPI
Lucia Dos Santos
Fatima
Ernesto de Oliveira
Coimbra
Lucia
Mother Mary of the Immaculate
Cova da Iria
Acle
Francisco
Jacinta Marto
Thanksgiving at the Cress home family gathering in Riverside
Visitors during Thanksgiving included cousins from Scotia Nebraska Ord and Omaha joining Harold and Gerald Cress and families in Riverside for a large Thanksgiving dinner. The note lists several service members with addresses in California Utah Missouri New York and South Carolina among others.
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Riverside
Harold Cress
Cress
Bert Mallory
Scotia
Nebraska
Ava Hughes
Ord
Ruth Mayo
Omaha
Gerald Cress
Richard Cress
Hoopeston
Illinois
David Cress
Chicago
William Cress
Iowa City
Russel Cress
Clara Rath
Leslie Perezik
Lone Tree
Pam Sheets Honored At Keota Bridal Shower
Mrs. Kelly Bohr and Mrs. Oren Romine co hosted in the Bohr home to honor Pam Sheets, December bride elect Warren Martin. Decorations featured red and white, a bridal doll centerpiece, and gifts arranged on a white net covered table. Readings were given by the bride’s mother and friends, guests wrote “A Love Story,” and refreshments of white cake with a red rosebud were served.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
Kelly Bohr
Oren Romine
Bohr
Pam Sheets
Miss Sheets
Warren Martin
Harold Martin
Sigourney
Laura Mae Finley
Jeanne Smothers
Wilma Sheets
Romine
Pam
Ball bearing suspension aids new S and H building
A four story Hillside office project for S and H Green Stamps features 12 cast steel ball bearings as a revolutionary support system. Each 11.5 inch diameter ball weighs 260 pounds and can carry 1.2 million pounds, allowing slight rolling with thermal or load changes.
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Repertoire Theater
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
New York
S&h
Poland's Christmas Feast Traditions Draw Warsaw Ambulances
In Warsaw Poles mark Christmas with heavy feasting and late gatherings. Ambulances rush in emergencies on Christmas day due to indigestion and liver issues, as residents indulge in herring sour cabbage mushrooms poultry and Polish vodka. Stores stay crowded from mid November to Christmas Eve and streets empty by six.
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Warsaw
UPI
Poland
Santa Claus
EcozE Christmas Contest for the Kiddies
A fragmented clipping advertises a Christmas contest for children with festive prizes. Readable names and details are incomplete but the feature promises multiple prizes and seasonal activities for the young readers.
Letter to Santa From Reader in Gift Guide
A reader requests Santa Claus be informed through the Journal to bring each family member a gift drawn from the Christmas Gift Guide. The letter notes daily ads list advertisers and offers a $1 merchandise certificate redeemable at any Gift Guide advertiser store.
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Santa Claus
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