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454O 43rd ST. N.W.-Master bedroom and
bath. new pvt. home. new furn.. twin
beds Venetian blinds, unlim. phone. use
l411 PARK RID. N.W--Attrac, large rm.,
conf bed; double or single: reas; unIfn
nj
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Wesley Hall and AnneXeS,
.JTJST OPENED

1908 X st. NV, offers the best in down.
town room and board accommoda tions. Ex-
cellent meals, comfortable and attractive
rms; moderately priced. District 100.
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RADIO. Philco, . tubes. perfect condition
G1laranteed; Xl45 4O9 1lth st. NV.
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REFRIGERATOR, g. E.. 4 cubic IT,. sood
1O6 BALTIC blvd. Hyattsville.
REFRIGERATOR, elec excellent condition:
also modern gas range. Phone Lincoln
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DINING ROOM SUITE, 10-pc... "-tone
carved oak: bedroom suite in solid maple:
slider. ping-pong table. rugs; mueh other
rSoI
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class condition Suitable TO tailoring or
cleaning establishment. Must be moved.
No reas. offer refused. 633 Indiana ave
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LARGE TWO-ROOM APARTMENT. CON-
cove. kitchen and bath. Completeiy fur
nished or unfurnished. MARLYN APART
MENTs. 39th and Cathedral ave. NV.
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6l6 p ST. NV large rooms. neatly
furnished, hot and cold water: reasonable
rent Dist 6415.
1895 PARK RID. N.W-Single and double
room. next bath, beautifully furn.: reas.
Near 14th st. cars. Adams 1857.
ATTRACTIVE. large, corner, front room.
new home, upper 18th ST.; gentleman,
Protestant: $25 Randolph 4422.
1923 VT AVE. NV Apt. 73 tThomas
Cir), walking distance Govt. bldgs.-Attr.
room, single or double; reas. Met 4055.
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ApARrMENTs UhFURNlsHEp.

NEWLY DECORATED: TABLETOP STOVE:
tion; 2 bedrooms. living rm., dinette.
kitchen, bath: S52.50. Apply resident
manager on premises. Apt. 2. 2535 On
tafiO rd. w. or call Dist g0S7
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CASHIERS DESK or ofhce partition. in
elegant shape This Is very desirable
piece. suitable for real estate or any other
offce 1t is. about 3 feet long nches
some ono GAR Indiana ave
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1914 VERMONT AVE NW-Conven. Govt.
bldg: clean sleeping rooms. shower: sDe-
ciAl rates HmplnYed men. North lul ~
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FORD. D.APTS.

524 18th ST NE
Two rooms, dinette. kitchen and bath
1880; gas and refrigeration incl in rent.
new bullo1ng. See lanitor on premises or
call Lincoln S1Al
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UNFURNIsHED ROOMS KITCHEN AND
| bath apartment: S52 80: utilities included
Near bus and shopping center Geo. 6039.
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LACLEDE,

1898 VERMONT AVE NV
Choice apts. OF g. and rooms, kit. and
bath. INQUIRE resident manager.
w H. WALKER,
ShQrPham BLDG Nail 1880
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l43S NEWTON ST. NW.-Large. sunny
studio. clean. basement room: sink. range.
Frisidaire. shower: ] or .: $50 mo.
IS NJ ST NV, Apt l01--Larse room.
nicely furnished: conv. to Govt. bldgs. and
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I4US EMERSON NV KirIs; south cor
ner rm., End H.. detach. home, 8 baths,
inst. h, W., Beautyrest mattress. laundry.
phone. piano: small adult family: no smok-
ing. &ol for . SO for l Ba. l4u& ale
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Britain Takes Custody Of Iceland to.Bar Nazi Base
to issue the necessary orders with

to issue the necessary orders with
out delay. T.
If German troops encounter OPP
position In Belgium and Holland, it
will be crushed with every. means.
The Belgian and Dutch govern
ments alone win bear the respon-
sibility for the consciousness and
bloodshed which then viii be un-
avoidable."
The note to Luxembourg was Z
brief sdocument advising that "the
German government Is reliably In
formed that Britain and France, in
pursuance Of their policy Of extend
ing the war, have decided to attack
Germany In the immediate future
through Belgian and Dutch terri
tory. Belgium and Holland . not
only do not propose to resist this
attack, but on the contrary favor it.
- The offensive decided upon by
France and Britain will include the
territory Of Luxembourg.
"The German government, there
fore, is obliged also to extend the
AA4AAe0Ay ORCA atAOAAo u4AOC& tAASu W
ward of the attack through the ter
ritory Of Luxembourg"
The note then asked the Luxem-
bourg government to take the nee
eSsary measures so the population
Of Luxembourg will put no obstacle
IN the way Of the German action.
It closed by assuring that Germany
in the future will safeguard the
duchy's political independence and
integrity.
Germans Not Unprepared.
The news of the invasion Of Bel
gium, Holland and Luxembourg
failed to catch the Germans as un-
prepared as the scandinavian coup
a month ago yesterday. =.
For days the Reich has been call
Ing reserves In an unprecedented
manner.
From every side evidence poured
Continued on Page A-I40
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Continued on Page A-l4.)
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Trade Agreement
Declared Under.
Negotiation
English Believed to Have
Met No Resistance
From Nozis in Nation

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 10.-In lightning
like move to bar Germany from a
strategic base in the Far North.
Great Britain today took protective
custody of tiny Iceland.
The island which is linked to
German-occupied Denmark by its
allegiance to King Christian x, will
be under British protection only
until the conclusion of hostilities,"
1t was announced.
1t was not believed that the British
force-of an undetermined size
encountered any opposition from
German civilians whose members
are known to have been swollen
since the outbreak of the European
war.
England, in explaining the move,
stressed it had no intention of in
terfering with the existing admin
istration and shortly after the oc-
cupation the Foreign Office an
nounced it already was negotiating
trade agreement.
Small Defense Force.
The Foreign Office, in explaining
the move, said "it is clear that in
the face of an attack even on
very small scale, the Icelandic gov
ernment would be unable to prevent
their country from falling completely
into German hands" The island
has a defense force Of only about
70 police.
The little Northern kingdom is
especially important in the allied
scheme of things as an excellent
submarine base-as well as an air.
plane and seaplane base.
Although the move was dramati-
cally timed and enforced, it was not
entirely unexpected by observers,
who recalled that on April 10 the
allies announced they would pre-
vent any German landing on Ice
land, Greenland or Denmark's Fa-
roe Islands. With that announce
ment, Iceland's Parliament took full
control of the nations affairs.
About Size of Kentucky.
A day later, First Lord of the
Admiralty Winston Churchill told
the House of Commons that Britain
was occupying the Farce Islands
and that no German will be al
lowed to set his foot there with
impunity."
Iceland, about the size of Ken
lucky, has been a sovereign state
since the signing of the Danish
1celandic Union pact of 1918. It lies
In the North Atlantic about 200
miles of the coast of Greenland
and its main industries are fishing
and sheep farming. It's principal
exports are fish, frozen mutton and
wool.
Only about one-fourth of its 10000
square miles is habitable, and its
population of $4,000 is concentrated
in the coastal lowlands. The cap
ital, Reykjavik, has a population
of 36,100.
Before the war, experts recalled,
Germany sent frequent expeditions
into Iceland, nominally for scien-
tiflc purposes and in connection
with projected air routes.
When the war broke out there
was in Iceland a considerably larger
number of Germans than was justi-
fled, the British felt, and since the
outbreak the number has been aug
mented by the crews of several ship
wrecked German vessels.
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port to attempts of the British secret
service to bring about revolution in
Germany.
8. Measures taken in the mill
tary sphere provide incon-
trovertible proof of the true inten-
tions of the policy of Belgium and
Holland.
4. Belgium, to give an example,
exclusively fortified her eastern
frontier against Germany, whereas
on other frontiers no forts Of any
kind have been built.
Coast Held Unguarded.
S. "The Dutch coast likewise is
an open and unguarded means Of
entry for the British air force. One
hundred and twenty-seven cases in
which British military aircraft
crossed the Dutch territory were
proved indisputably in every detail
and the Dutch government was duly
notified. In reality the number Of
violations was far greater.
6. still more striking proof of
the real attitude of Belgium and
Holland, however, is the concentra-
ton of modified Belgian and Dutch
troops directed solely against Ger
many.
7. This massing Of Belgian and
Dutch troops on the German from
tier took place at a time when Ger
many had concentrated no troops
on the Belgian and Dutch frontiers,
but when Britain and France, to
the contrary, had assembled
strong mechanical attacking force
on the Franco-Belgian frontier.
8. documents in the possession
of the German government proved
that preparations made by Britain
and France In Belgian and Dutch
| territory for an attack on Germany
already have reached an advanced
stage. We have undeniable
proof that Anglo-French attacks
upon Germany were imminent and
that this attack on the Ruhr will
occur through Belgium and Hol-
land"
Connivance Charged.
Charging Belgium Netherlands
connivance with this plan of attack
the memorandum then declared the
German government "can no longer
count Belgium and Holland neutral
and said agreements between the
general stats of the two countries
and those Of Britain and France
could only serve the purpose to sup
port aggression on Germany.
In q struggle Of life and death, y
said the memorandum, "the Ger
man government does not intend to
| await attack by the British and
French inactively. - : It has there
fore issued orders for It's troops to
| safeguard the neutrality Of the two
countries with all the military meas
ures at the disposal Of the Reich"
Won Ribbentrop.s note then sol
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Berlin
Continued From First Page. J

ing planes roared over Central and
Eastern France and over Belgium
and Holland, striking at airports
and other military objectives, sup
porting the army's advance into the
Low Countries, and sharing in the
capture of a Belgian seaport.
AS the first result of the raids on
England, the high command an
nounced the shooting down of an
English chaser (pursuit plane) of
the Spitfire type north of the
Thames River.
The French airports of Saint
Omer, near the English Channel;
Vitry-le-Francois, 100 miles due east
Of Paris, and Metz, Is miles west of
the German border, were effectively
destroyed" said the high command.
The Belgian airports at Brussels and
Antwerp were among the Low Coun-
try objectives bombed successfully"
Demanded Protection Be Accepted.
Duplicating his tactics with Nor
way and Denmark, Hitler demanded
that Holland, Belgium and Luxem-
bourg accept his protection" Of
their neutrality without resistance.
Germany's Ruhr Valley was
threatened by an allied attack, he
informed the, three governments
through his Foreign Minister, and
the Dutch and Belgian governments
were conniving at it. Wherefore,
Germany was declared compelled to
act to anticipate the blow.
The German government solemnly
assured Holland and Belgium that
their territorial sovereignty would
be restored to them unchanged ard
that their overseas possessions would
20 untouched. To Luxembourg
likewise was assured territorial and
political integrity.
The pre-condition to these as
surances was that these Countries
accept Germany's protection with
out resistance. Any resistance, Ger
many warned, will be broken resc-
lutely.
The guilt for any bloodshed will
fall on Britain and France, as well
as the Belgian and Dutch govern
ments.
Calls Press Representatives.
Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop summoned foreign press
representatives to the foreign Office
for a 7 am. conference, but ap-
parently his talks with the Belgian
Ambassador. Vicomte Jacques Day.
ignon, and the Netherlands Min
lister, Jonkheer H. M. van Haersma,
and the Luxembourg Chadge DAT
faires, DR.. Albert Wehrer-to whom
the situation was imparted-took
longer than the mere handing over
of the memoranda.
Not until 8:25 am. did Ribben;
trop, pale, sleepless and with a voice
husky and deep in bitterness, ad-
dress the foreign correspondents.
England and France at last
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emnly announced-and the foreign
minister impressively underscored
every word by humping his fingers
on the long green table-"German
soldiers are not entering Holland
and Belgium as enemies, for the
German government neither desires
nor brought about these develop
ments."
Won Ribbentrop declared the
German government does not in
tend by these measures to attack
the integrity Of the kingdom of Bel
GUM or the kingdom of Holland or
their possessions, their property in
Europe or their colonies either now
or in the future"
Ultimatum in Note.
The note closed with an ultima
tum and threat to the Belgian and
Dutch governments.
THE Belgian and Dutch govern
ments today still have 1t in their
power to safeguard the welfare Of
their people at the last moment by
insuring no resistance Is offered to
the German troops" it said.
THE German government here
with requests the two governments
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dropped the mask" he declared.
'The attack on the Ruhr Valley
was definitely planned. 1t was to
come via Belgium and Holland.
This attack was planned with
the knowledge and connivance OF
the Belgian and Dutch governments
Our Fuehrer was not willing to have
this important region submitted to
new aggression.
THE Fuehrer therefore has de-
cided to take the neutrality of Bel
gium and Holland under his pro-
lection"
Germany now will talk only the
language which the English and
French governments seem to under
stand, and settle scores once and for
all with them," Won Ribbentrop de-
clared.
Reads Text of Memorandum.
The Foreign Minister then read
the text of the memorandum to
the three governments, which began
with a reiteration of the German
standpoint that "the main object
of the British and French is to ex-
tend the war to other countries" !"
The news dislI. ID by Britain
and France of impending action in
the Balkans was a blind, the memo
randum said, to mislead Germany
I'm reality, the ostensible shifting
of the Anglo-French war policy to
the Mediterranean was only large
scale maneuver to divert attention
to deceive Germany as to the actual
scene of the next Anglo-French at
tack"
The real point of attack, said the
memorandum, was the west, with
the Ruhr district, with its vital coal
and iron and its war industries as
the objective.
Germany recognized and re-
spected the integrity of Belgium and
Holland on the natural supposition
the two countries would preserve the
strictest neutrality. Belgium
and Holland have not complied with
this condition"
Although maintaining the zap.
pearance" of neutrality, the memo
randum then charged, Belgium and
Holland in reality "have supported
them (the allies in their inten-
tions."
Eight Facts Offered as Proof.
Eight facts, which were declared
incontrovertible, were presented a.
proof Of these assertions.
These may be summarized by the
following excerpts:
/. Since the outbreak of the war,
the Belgian and Dutch press has
shown an anti-German attitude in
excess even of that taken by the
British and French newspapers.
"'' In addition the leading per-
sonalities in the public life of both
countries to an increasing extent
expressed the view that Belgium
and Holland were at the side OF
Britain and France.
2. Holland, in conjunction with
certain Belgian circles, has lent sup
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
$4,000 REFUNDING BONDS.

Be it ordained by the City Coul'cI
of the City Of Henderson:
Section /. That the City "i lien
derson issue its bonds. pursuant %
The Municipal Finance Act 1871; d'
amended, in an amount not cNcccu!'e
$4,000 for the purpose oI reiuhdIhs
! like amount of the prlnclPai u
valid subsisting bonded indebtcdlc"'
of the City of Henderson, when H.
debtedness was incurred LOT icC'H
sary expenses of said City. ana =
evidenced by the following;
$4,000 5 Ia percent Street an"
Sidewalk Bonds, dated March !, 49,
maturing March /, l94l. and
$4,000 5 10 percent Street anu
Sidewalk Bonds, dated July J. DO
maturing July l, l94l.
Section 2. That a tax sufficient "
Fay the principal and interest "i 'g
refunding bonds herein authorized
shall be annually levied and collect
cd D.,
Section g. That the holders OF Saio
refunding bonds shall be subrosairo
to all the rights and powers OF the
holders of the Indebtedness 50 re-
funded.
Section T. That a statement OF t'e
debt of the City has been filed win
the Clerk and is open to public IN
spection.
Section 5. That this ordinance shan
take effect upon its passage an"
shall not be submitted to the voter,
The foregoing ordinance was pas
ed on the 23rd day of Deccmbc''
1910, and was first published on Inc
oath day of December, 1910.
Any action or proceeding que>-
tioning the validity of said ordinance
must be commenced within thirty
days after it's first publication.
w. G.. ROYSTER.
City Clerk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
Jesus, The Perfect Man

tThiS editorial, written by c.
T. J. Mooney, was first publish
cd in the Memphis Commercial
Appeal Dec. %, 1929
There is no other character in his
tory like that Of Jesus. As preacher,
as :; doer of things, and as philOSo-
pher. no man has ever had the sweep
and vision Of Jesus.
A human analysis Of the human
actions of Jesus brings to view d
rule Of life that is amazing in its
perfect detail.
The system Of ethics Jesus taught
during his earthly sojourn 1000 year.
ago was true then, has been true in
every century since, and will be true
forever.
Plato was d great thinker and
learned in his age, but his teachings
did not stand the test of time. In big
things and little things, time and
human experience have shown that
ne erred.
Marcus Aurelius touched the re-
Elective mind Of the world, but he
was as cold and auStere DIS brown
marble.
The doctrine OF Confucus gave i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
IT. III III. 2:l-lG

And il came IL pass in those
DAYS that there went rW 4 decree
from Caesar Augustus. that all the
world >hculd be taxed.
CAnd his taxing Sas first made
when Cyreniu> WAS governor OF
Syria.)
And ali went Ia be taxed. every
one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from
Galilee out of the city OF NaZ-
areth, into Judea. unto the city or
David, which i called Bethlehem;
(becau>e he wa> IF the house and
lineage of DaNid3
To be taxed with Mary his e.
pouSed wife. being great with
child.
And ~ ii wa> that. while they
were there. The days were accom-
pli>hed -Nat she should he de-
livered.
And >h, brought forth her first
born son. and wrapped him in
SwaddIins clothes. and laid him
i'm a maugtr: because Their" WAS
no room far them in the inn.
And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the
field. ke~uing watch over their
flOcks by night.
And. IT,. the angel of the Lord
came upon them. and the glory of
the Lord >hnnr round about them:
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them
Fear not for. behold. | bring You
good tidinSs Of great joy. which
shall he IN all people.
For unto YOU j. born this day
i'm the city of David Il Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord
And this shall be Il sign unto
you: Ie shall find the babe wrap
ped i'm swad,ilinS clothes, lying in
manager.
And suddenly there WAS with
the angel Il multitude of the heay-
emily host prai>ing God. ana say
ing
Glory To God i'm the highest. and
on earth peace. good will toward
men.
And il came IT, pass. is the
angels We're gone away from them
into heaven, the shepherds said
one to another Let Us now go
even unto Bethlehem, and see this
thing which il come to pass.
which the Lord hath made known
unto Us.
And they came with haste, and
found Ma:y, and Joseph, and the
babe lying in L manager.
And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning
this child.
And all they that heard it won
dercd at those things which were
told thea by the Shepherds
But Mary kept all these things,
and pOndered them i'm her heart.
And the shepherds returned,
clarifying and prai>ing God for all
the things that they had heard
and seen, rs it was told unto
them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
To One of the Least

Opinions may differ about the de
gree Of variation in business volume
this tall and this year by compari-
son with other years. bat there will
be virtual unanitulty among those
who are really cunvcrsant with CON
dltiOuS as u the measure OF charity
that has been dispensed this Christ
mas to needy families and individ-
ualS in this community. The out
pouring Will rank among the most
generous OF any holiday ScaScr. in
recent years
Many groups and many individ-
ualS have had Il part in the generous
treatment OF families in need. NJ
one would be 50 foolish or SO ridic-
ulouiS as to presume that poverty has
been baniShcd from our midst, even
for this brief but happy season. Oh
course, it HASN'T. This social prob
lem is still very much with us, with
no indication it will be solved in
the near future. But certain it is. ii
conditions have been adequately ap
praised. that comparatively few fam
lilies will br overlooked or forgotten
this Christmas.
1t was the great Founder of Chris
tianity and of Christmas who laic
down the principle that "tnasmuh a:
We did it unto one of the least o
these. ye did it to me-" Many heart
will be happier this Yuletide season
because. they have tried to MAKE
others glad.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24

The White House, like millions OF
homes all over America, was at
tuned to lre gentle spirit of Christ
mas.
Through the doorway Of his sec
end floor study President Roosevelt
could see the lights of the family
Christmas tree twinkle on the bright
wrapped gift packages.
The President will broadcast his
annual Christmas message to the ma
ton at Sill p. m. (ESTD, today when
he presses a button lighting another
Yule tree on the EllipSe.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
Europe Has Christmas
Despite War
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Continued From Page One9
scene in the duminionS will make up
part of the program.
High prices curtailed 2rccnery dis
plays in Germany. but dancing was
Permitted during the holiday season,
Children were to receive candy, nuts
and honey.
Adolf Hitler spent last Christmas
with his troops in the front lines on
The western front, but it WAS not dis
closed where he would spend the dag
this year.
British children spending the holl'
days in Carada were assured Of mass
PARTIES, of distribution Of toys by the
government az d Of chances for lev
lucky ones to talk to their parents
in the British isles by radio.
In the British homeland itself
thousands Of British children We're
far from home-remoVed from pop
ulous centers TO safer areas.
British blackout regulations banned
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24

outside Yuletide decorations. Christ
mas trees were scarce. Toy sales had
been curtailed, printing Of Christmas
cards had been reduced to conserve
PAPER, but as one government Oh
Iicial put it:
Every effort is being made to
make Christmas as bright and CHEEKY
as humanity possible under the cir
CumstanceS."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
ANSWERS 10
TEN QUESTIONS
See SGcn ipaac

l. Deafness.
2. No.
3. South Dakota.
t. AlcatarZ.
5. To die without leaving a will.
6 Push.
7. It is by Act Of Congress.
8. Andrew Johnson.
9. Indianapolis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Adds
Warning to Greetings
Continued from Page One)

(OOnI.nueQ from rage One)
lar children's party in nearby Az
lington county for some 500 young
sters. There followed visits TO sta
tons of the Volunteers of America
and the Salvation Army. The mid
afternoon was given over to party
in the White House east room for
the staff.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24

FREE. NOT A HOLIDAY SPECIAL
We have always given free shines
and laces with all repair Jobs
Phone 639. We call for. Gri>sonp:s
Shoe Shop. 17.,f
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24

THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE FRi.
bassy and Stevenson Theatres wish
all of our patrons Very merry
merry Christmas. 24-it
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24

AMERICAN LEGION SQUARE
Dance, Armory. Dabncy Road. Fri
day, Dec. o. Adm. 25c to all. Come
ana nave a good time. 23-3ti