Christmas Guests and Family Plans Across Texas
Christmas greetings and gatherings unfold across cities including Austin, Lockhart, Brownsville, Conroe, and Baytown. Families like Kellams, Seiders, Crow, and Hollands plan dinners, trees, and travels. university ties and local kinship shape holiday visits from University of Texas to Southwestern University, with travel to Brownsville, Conroe, and Houston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Alvin W.sally Seiders
Austin
Johnson Jr
Spence
Jean Crow
Rob. Herring
Pennsylvania Dutch Old Yale Custom is Observed
In Lancaster on Christmas Eve a man Paul and his wife Martha guard the barn at midnight to hear animals, honoring Pennsylvania Dutch belief in animal talk and luck for the new year. Farmers rely on dew and bread offerings. Amish and Mennonites prefer austere customs with limited gifts and no trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Martha
Paul
Pennsylvania
Soupy Sales Brings One Man Show To ABC Saturday TV
Detroit entertainer Milton Hines, known as Soupy Sales, departs for Hollywood to star in a live on air children’s show for adults. He performs 34 characters, does stunts, and aimed to prove live comedy can draw bigger laughs than filmed work. He left Detroit after seven years of local shows and a $150,000 yearly income, seeking big time opportunities in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Detroit
Mack Sennett
Hie Calla
Iadtiis
ABC
Soupy
Milton Hines
Five Day
Chicago
Hallywield
New York
Tomy
Tve
Auto Club
Tiel
New Space Rocket To Start Job In February
The X15 rocket plane begins full scale tests in February and is expected to reach 2,500 miles per hour on its first attempt. The current speed record is 2,196 mph held by an X13 earlier this year. The design aims for 4,000 mph and 100 miles altitude.
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Bkuwwaands Atr Func Pack
Calif
Ri Ik
Risher Home Is A Wonderland For Children During Yuletide
Robby Sutamian recounts how Baytown’s Raymond and Lillian Risher fill their home at 2003 Britton with luminous Christmas decorations. The tree glows under black light, many ornaments are handmade, and a pink merry-go-round toy delights visitors while a nativity scene decorates the den.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risher
Robby Sutamiun
Baytown
Raymond
Lillian Hisher
Britton
Rish Jer
Prontine
Sind
Good Samaritan Declines To Trade Children
Santa Barbara, AP. Robert Bennett, a Santa Barbara telephone company engineer, declines a neighbor’s playful offer to swap children. He and his family dedicate annual charity trips to give clothing, food, and drugs to Mexican communities, often traveling near Baja California and Mexico City to aid orphans and poor families. Bennett and his wife Winifred involve their children in these efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Senor
Robert Bennett
Jly
Bennett
Mexico
Mexico City
Bennet
Winifred
Johnny
Donny
Joanne
Bobby
Maria
General Telephone Co
Baja California
Tijuana
Casa de Cuna
Chula Vista
U. S
Risher
Reid, Strickland
Gillette and
Ramsey
Baytown Humble Oil and Refining Co
U S Medics Pay Own Fare To Aid Amman Cripples
Eighteen American orthopedic doctors volunteered to treat cripples in Jordan at their own expense. They conducted over 2,500 examinations in Amman Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The independent group Orthopedics Letters Club began in 1989 and operates without formal ties or government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Amman
Jordan
Desert Kingdom
Jerusalem
Ammain
Bethlehem
AIL 18
Orthopeds: Letters Club
iGnited Nations Organization
Frederick G. Garnsien
Milwaukee
Wis
Allan MM. Mehelvie
Washington, D. C
de. Garnslen
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Deadshew
T. Kellam
Robotown
J. J. Bradshaw
Ge Cringe
Bradshaw
John Hollands
Nettleton
Clint Nettleton
REL
Atl
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Dorothy Willis
Linda Cameron
Southwestern University
Georget Mn
Conroe
Vij Baethe
Troy McGivray
Theyoin Baethe
Purnet Drive
Wllo
Alpha Phi Sorority
Writ of Dia
An Aira HL
Forunterry, Sr
L. Swensen
Kelsaenen
Hig
Pritchett
CH. Phillips
Smithville
Heaston
Laurslyn
Robert P. Kelley
Harlan
Dace
Burnet
Robert
Mes
Kelly
W. Re
Anthes Te Halliburtons
Jo W. Brite
Gil
Broughton
W. H. Broughton
Pasadena
R. Robson
Woodlawn
Fo Temple
Johnie Prichard
Parapela St
Huntsville
Fern ‘Pip
Fred Mills
Peeey Mills
Fihe Hotidays
Moke
Fred
Inchintna
Fortinberry
Fortinterry
Saytown Thursah
Suey Ayu
Texas
Frazier's Pharmacy
Minnesota
BIG Chief
Space
Sandra Bearden
Good Samaritan
Bennete
Golf Digest Magazine
Yannisport
Mass
Sen
John Kennedy
You
Alexander Dr. i
Merry Christmas
Kenneth Padgett
Rea
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