Santa belief endures under modern myths and letters
A Copley News Service feature explores whether children still believe in Santa Claus. Store Santas insist belief remains strong, with some accepting modern travel myths, while many kids still write to North Pole and Santa's Village. Adults vary on when belief ends, around six to eight on average, influenced by parental attitudes.
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Robert Betts
Copley News Service
Santa Claus
Man In the Moon
North Pole
Santa’s Village
N.Y
Ind
4703 SIZES 34 48 by Joane Aboborns
Charm pattern notice advertising 4703 sizes 34 through 48 with a wavy yoke V neck and simple lines. It lists prices 75 cents per pattern plus 25 cents extra for air mail handling and directs orders to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star pattern dept New York. Also promotes fall-winter catalog and sewing books with prices.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Tax preparers plan ahead for 1972 changes and deductions
New tax law for 1972 offers credits for political contributions and higher standard deductions. Experts advise prepaying medical bills, charitable donations, and taxes before year end to maximize itemized deductions for 1971. If totals still miss thresholds, use standard deduction.
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New York
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Sanford Kahn
General Finance Corp
Kahn
Strikes Push Virginia Unemployment Higher in Mid November
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry reports unemployment rose to 3.4 percent in mid November from October and a year ago. About 65,800 workers were unemployed, up from 58,700, with most railroad layoffs tied to coal and dock strikes.
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Richmond
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Virginia
Santa Claus town hall grant to create jobs in Indiana
The Economic Development Administration approved a $160,800 grant for a Santa Claus Indiana town hall. The project is part of a presidential public works program to create jobs in high unemployment areas and is expected to provide eight skilled and 41 unskilled positions for the local Santa Claus area.
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The
Economic Development Administration
Santa Claus
Ind
EDA
Orchids Abound in Smoky Mountains Region
The Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina host 26 orchid species and more tree species than Europe, highlighting rich biodiversity in the area.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
Europe
Last of the Great Motion Picture Sets on Warner Ranch
Hollywood reporter notes the $500000 three acre Warner Columbia set replicates Revolutionary Philadelphia for 1776 with 50 structures and cobblestone streets. The piece argues this may be the last great movie set as studios consolidate ranches and move productions to interlinked lots, ending the era of large outdoor location backlots.
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Hollywood
Jack L. Warner
Columbia Studio
Burbank
Philadelphia
Warner
George Jenkins
Independence Hall
State House
Chestnut
MGM
Molly Brown
RKO
Warner Bros
Paramount
Boy 8 Traverses Snow to Get Help for Ill Mother
In Boulder Colorado an eight year old boy named Jimmy Evans ran three miles through heavy snowfall along Left Hand Canyon Road to summon help after finding no phone in his mountain home. His pregnant mother, Mrs James Evans, later said she would not have survived without the assistance. George Sibley tried to drive Jimmy to a nearby phone but the boy refused to ride with a stranger. He then returned home to seek his mother's permission before accepting a ride. The father soon got the couple to Boulder Memorial Hospital.
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Boulder
Colo
Mountain Homes
Here
Jimmy Evans
James Evans
Boulder Memorial Hospital
Jimmy
George Sibley
Sibley
Evans
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