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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1972
Page
4
Simone Bush profiles Mrs. H. D. Hardison a Baytown volunteer known for holiday baking for 30 years. She makes nearly 1000 candy and cookie pieces for church shut ins at Cedar Bayou Methodist and shares two classic fudge and buttermilk candy recipes.
The article notes 1659 Massachusetts law punishment for observing Christmas including prohibitions on reading prayers and making mince pies. It credits immigration with reviving holiday customs in the mid-1800s and lists cherished treats like fruit cake and Christmas log, plus detailed recipe excerpts for holiday baking.
Baytown families announce newborns from December at Gulf Coast Hospital. Troy Lason Hodges weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces. Monica Jean Evans weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces with brother Chad Wayne. Dale Patrick Harr Jr born 9 pounds 4 ounces in Houston with four sisters. Julie Elizabeth Gehrman born 7 pounds 7 ounces at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital with two older siblings.
Miss Polly Whitman bride elect of William E. Good received a wedding shower at Mrs. Gordon Jacobs home. Guests included her mother Mrs. Leroy Whitman grandmother Mrs. Bess Graham and aunt Mrs. Grace Mudd. The table featured a red cloth with poinsettias and a gift of an electrical appliance given to the honoree. Twenty-two guests attended.
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