🌱 Patch AM: How a 1933 Christmas card connected Chicago hardship to Attleboro

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 1933 Christmas card connected Chicago hardship to Attleboro

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Morning snow, 1-2"; cold, with a high of 25 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 37, low: 28.
• Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Family's Great Depression-era Christmas card is an upbeat message in bleak times (themirror.com) — A 1933 Christmas card mailed to friends in Attleboro offers a surprisingly upbeat take on the harsh realities of the Great Depression. Made from a brown paper bag and decorated with bills and a humorous poem, it shows how one Chicago family used creativity and humor to stay positive during hard economic times, a story now preserved by the National Museum of American History.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Attleboro

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Monday December 29

• Attleboro Redevelopment Authority Agenda
  Council Meeting Room-City Hall , 77 Park St. , Attleboro
  8:30 am

Thursday January 1

• CITY HALL CLOSED
  Attleboro, MA Calendar Attleboro, MA 02703

Tuesday January 6

• Attleboro School Committee Meeting
  Attleboro, MA Calendar , Attleboro High School- Francis Zito Conference Roo One Blue Pride Way , Attleboro
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Tippy Toe Time Ages: 2-5
  Community Meeting Room Boyden Library , 2 Baker Street , Foxborough
  10:30 am
• LEGOS Ages: 4 - 12
  Boyden Library , 2 Baker St , Foxborough
  11:00 am
• LEGOS Ages: 4 - 12
  Story & Craft Room Boyden Library , 2 Baker Street , Foxborough
  11:00 am
• Rubber Duckie Soap Making with Kulina Folk Art (8+)
  Fiske Public Library , 110 Randall Road , Wrentham
  1:00 pm
• PINT AND PAINT by ART LESSONS WITH MRS. SMITH: PAINT A RUSTIC SNOWMAN
  Angle Tree Brewery , 45 Elm St , North Attleborough
  1:30 pm
• Mansfield Hornets vs Xaverian Brothers Hawks
  Arnold’s Gymnastics Academy , 249 Oakland St , Mansfield
  5:30 pm
• Sara Achorn: Solo Acoustic | Home Plate Bay Street Grille
  Home Plate Bay Street Grill Taunton, MA , 1094 Bay St , Taunton
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Allsport Collectibles Sports Card, Collectibles and Comic Book Show
  Ramada by Wyndham Seekonk Providence Area , 213 Taunton Ave , Seekonk
  9:00 am
• Mansfield Hornets vs Fontbonne Ducks
  Mansfield High School , 250 East St , Mansfield
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• David's Bridal, LLC. posted a job opening for Alterations Customer Service Representative in Attleboro. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Attleboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mansfield

• M. Shadows Explains Why It's Okay to Hate Avenged Sevenfold's New Album (weareabilene.com)
• Eastern Mass. boys' basketball: Players of the Week, Dec. 16-23 (bostonglobe.com)

Foxborough

• 3 Storylines To Know Ahead Of Week 17: Patch Patriots Roundup (patch.com)

Taunton

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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