School Consolidation Plan to Go to Vote Again
Clinton County Board of Education authorized Walter N. Nichols to again seek voter approval for consolidating Clarksville, Kingman and Adams townships into a Clinton County district. The measure failed in Adams by a 131 to 131 tie, prompting state legislative changes and continued efforts to reorganize for centralized schooling.
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Clarksville
Kingman and Adams
Clinton County Board of Education
Walter N. Nichols
Massie Township
Nichols
Adams Township
Ohio State School Boards Association
State Board of Education
Ohio Education Association
General Assembly
George L. Schil
Harveysburg
Clinton
Kingman
Schilling
Adams
County Board of Education
Edenton
Blanchester
Jefferson
State Department of Education
Stults Wins Decoration Contest in Wilmington
Edwin Stults of 347 Florence Ave won first prize of 15 dollars in the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Home Christmas Decoration contest. Arthur W. Merkle of 341 Nunn Ave took second with 10 dollars and Orville Campbell of 506 Randolph St Highland division earned third with 5 dollars. Judging was by four representatives from local service clubs and the Junior Chamber.
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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Edwin Stults
Florence Ave
Arthur W. Merkle
Nunn Ave
Orville Campbell
Randolph St
Highland Division
Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Kiwanis
Chamber
Christmas Display Brightens Wilmington Streets
The Passing Show notes holiday cheer as Wilmington glows with decorations and a daily broadcast. On Tuesday the Wilmington high school choir performed 16 selections via taped recording heard above the streets, directed by Rodger O. Borrer, with seventh and eighth graders also performing.
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Wilmington
Wilmington High School
Rodger O. Borrer
Wilmingtones
No Paper Thursday Christmas Day
The News-Journal will not print on Christmas Day as an annual observance. The decision allows employees a full day with their families.
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News-Journal
Santa Claus in hospital finds Christmas spirit again
In Monrovia California 81 year old Tom Davies once famed as a rotund Santa receives letters from two local children David and Debbie Dickerson who urged others to write to him while he recovers from a stroke. McBratney’s Department Store remembers his warmth and service to San Gabriel Valley children.
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Santa Claus
Monrovia
Los Angeles
Tom Davies
Tom
Santa
San Gabriel Valley
David
Debbie
Paul R. Dickerson
Dickersons
Jerry McBratney
McBratney’s Department Store
Dickerson
There Is a Santa Claus Comeback From a Classic Editorial
New York Sun editor Francis P. Church underwhelmed at first writes a reply to Virginia O’Hanlon’s 1897 question. The famed piece defends Santa Claus with enduring faith, noting belief rises from love and imagination more than sight. Virginia O’Hanlon, now Laura Virginia Douglas, is highlighted as the reader.
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NEW York (Ap
Francis P. Church
Church
New York Sun
New York World- Telegram
Sun
Laura Virginia Douglas
New York
World- Telegram
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia O’hanlon
West 95Th Street
Virginia
Christmas Eve Services Across Globe Mark Peace Theme
Relgious observances worldwide commemorate the eve of Christ’s birth with prayers for peace. Eisenhower cites the ideal of peace in a national address as Christmas trees glow behind the White House. Gaza UNEF troops decorate 90 trees. Baghdad extends curfew for midnight services.
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Associated Press
Prince of Peace
Bethlehem
Eisenhower
United States
Washington
White House
Jerusalem
Christ
Israel
Jordan
Holy Land
Gaza Strip
Egypt
India
United Nations
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
UNEF
E. L. M. Burns
Gaza
Baghdad
Abdel Karim Kassem
Germany
West Berlin
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
College Receives Major RCA Classical Music Gift
Wilmington College was presented with several thousand dollars worth of RCA long playing classical and semi classical recordings. Cincinnati distributor Rond Davis said the gift creates a library rivaling any college in the country. The 600-record collection spans Bach to Gershwin with Heifetz and Gould represented. The library hearing room will house the donations for students and faculty.
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Wilmington College
Radio Corp. of America
Cincinnati
Ronand Davis
Samuel D. Marble
RCA
Fred Lazarus
Federated Department
Columbus
Bach
Gershwin
Heifetz
Morton Gould
College Library
Roland Davis
Samuel Marble
Santa Claus sparks debate on Christmas meaning
Springfield editorials quote Wittenberg professor Dr J Igor Bella calling Santa Claus a merchant symbol and warn Christmas risks becoming a seasonal holiday. Glendive man faces shoplifted goods payment after Christmas. Columbus letter to Santa laments misperceived gift giving in City Hall box.
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Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg College
Santa Claus
J. Igor Bella
Hamma Divinity School
United States
Jesus Christ
Dr. Beila
Czechoslovakia
Christ
Columbus, Ohio
City Hall
Santa Claue
Santa
Holiday fines arrive with Christmas mail in Louisville
Louisville officers report five traffic fines sent to recipients enclosed with seasonal greetings. In Pittsburgh Santa wore a jet black robe and distributed gifts in a courtroom scene while Judge Wolk delivered 38 children to their adoptive parents. In New Haven a pupil joked about playing one of the three wise men in a room Christmas play.
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Louisville, Ky
Pittsburgh
Santa Claus
Santa
A. L. Wolk
New Haven, Conn
Young Boy Burns Toys After Checking Santa Visit Schedule
In Bakersfield California Jeffrey Martin aged six burned his toys on a bed after noting Santa Claus would visit that week and deciding to clear last year’s deliveries.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Jeffrey Martin
Santa Claus
Jeff
Proof reader blamed for restaurant ad error at NE Missouri
In Kirksville Missouri the Northeast Missouri State College paper said a proof reader caused a misprint in a restaurant Christmas advertisement by addressing it to our fiends and customers. The note appeared in a campus edition and apologizes for the mistake.
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Kirksville, Mo
Northeast Missouri State College
400 Reservations for Wilmington Elks Charity Ball
The Wilmington Elks report 400 reservations for the charity ball at Wilmington High School auditorium on Friday. Exalted ruler J Bates Harcum says tickets are available from Elks members or at the door. Wally Johnson and his orchestra will perform from 9 p m to 1 a m.
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Wilmington
Ike To Be at Home For Christmas In White House
President Eisenhower plans to spend Christmas at the White House with his wife Mamie and their son Doud. Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower and John’s four youngsters will join the family for the holiday.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Maj
John Eisenhower
John
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