Shenandoah Valley Shanghiing and Belsnickeling Compared
Elmer L. Smith discusses Yuletide customs in the Shenandoah Valley and adjacent areas. He compares belsnickeling and shanghiing, noting timing, transport, home visits, and daylight parades versus after dark. The article traces origins, regional diffusion, and potential links to Fantasticals in Pennsylvania Dutch practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer LL. Smith
Alfred L. Shoemaker
The
Pennsylvania Dutchman
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah Valley
Nixon to deliver State of the Union January 20
President Nixon plans to address Congress on January 20 in an election year message likely focusing on welfare reform health care and revenue sharing. Republicans expect no dramatic new proposals while discussing possible taxes and a dollar devaluation proposal to be pushed by Democrats and the administration.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Lawrence F. O’brien
Party Out of Power
Clever Young Girl Draws Identikit to Find Doll
A police detective's daughter Angela Williams learned to track a lost doll Susie by drawing a police style identikit. Her crude picture appeared in the local paper and hours later the doll Susie was returned to her.
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Bletchley
England
Angela Williams
Drug Hotline Query on Arrest Procedures for Narcotics
A reader asks how police handle drug arrests. Steps include search, photograph, fingerprints, setting a monetary bond, and deciding release or jail. Medical attention is provided by the police physician, with possible hospital admission if needed.
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Wville Folk
Homestead
West Virginia
North Carolina
Pendleton
Rockingham
Augusta
Shenandoah
Josephine
Charlie Chaplin
State of Union
Lyndon B. Johnson
Citizens Drug Committee
China
Bs Bassett
Nelson
Simmons
Bassett
Sota
Mrs. Seharies
Tom
WS Furniture
Berkeley Plaza
Martinsburg
W. Va
Maytay
Maytag
E. Boscawen St
Miller and Anderson
Winchester
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