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Life's Centre Spread: A rooftop. Smoke from the chimneys. Two chil- dren, their clothes blown by the wind, gazing upward. Riding across the sky Santa Claus, cracking his whip over reindeer. Caption: "I Wonder If It's Another Non-Stop Flight...
Judge's Centre Spread: A ship's deck. Smoke from the funnels. Several passengers, their clothes blown by the wind, gazing upward. Riding across the sky Santa Claus, cracking his whip over reindeer. Caption: "Another Transatlantic Flight...
...started. Richard E. Hud son and his mechanic, Jay Radike, were killed when their plane, struggling through ugly weather, crashed at Long Valley, N. J., a few hours after the start. Second place went to E. E. Ballough, onetime Royal Flying Corps (British) pilot, and Charles Dickenson, 69, "Santa Claus of the Air Mail." Said Mr. Dickenson, alighting; "Well, there weren't any mosquitoes up there." Flyer Holman's flying time from Long Island to Spokane was 16 hours...
Chicagoans believe in a rosy-cheeked, white-mustached, short, chunky, soft-spoken Santa Claus. He gives them what they want. He gives them efficient light, gas and trolley cars. After Harold Fowler McCormick had given them grand opera at a deficit of a million yearly, Santa Claus (whose Chicago name is Samuel Insull) stepped in and reduced the deficit by more than 50%. He implied that he would furnish grand opera at no deficit...
...very grateful to you. Can you furnish any sound reason as to why I should embrace a deity which offers no evidence of existence ? If I should place my faith in this deity, why wouldn't it be just as logical to place my faith in Santa Claus as well? In fact the latter gentleman ought to command more respect, as he at least shows some signs of life when Christmas gets around. In that respect the children show more signs of intelligence than their elders. They believe in St. Nick and at least have something to show...