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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1951
Page
3
A Victorian reflection on Christmas spirit. It praises simple, homey gatherings over grand parties and urges giving children a bigger role in preparing for the day, finding greater joy in decorating and helping than in the final display.
Alpine high school FFA head Dan Graham reported last Monday on calf weights fed by department members. The two month gains ranged from 89 to 974 pounds across several calves, with daily gains between about two and three pounds. He noted the chapter grinding and mixing its member feed and said results were encouraging despite a hit and run injury to Sammy Slover’s Lane calf.
Several hundred and Alpine students visited Lloyd Moylan’s water color show in the Sul Ross Pine Arts building from December 5 to 16. The one man exhibit, praised for its thoughtful Southwest interpretations, uses simplified symbols, textures, and new brush techniques to convey rhythm and unity, with the Museum of New Mexico sponsoring and the Ast ar Department under Miss Sarah Mitton leading the effort.
The article traces plum pudding from its medieval Yule dough origins to today, noting that early versions mixed chopped meat paste, spices, and flour to symbolize the Magi’s gifts and the wheat’s spirit, evolving into the traditional Christmas dessert.
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