Christmas Traditions From Many Lands And A Yule Baking Note
A nostalgic survey traces December celebrations from solstice fires to Santa Claus, Epiphany, and Saturnalia, noting gifts, evergreen symbols, and the spread of Christmas customs across cultures. It highlights the 1608 German tree, St Nicolas origins, and America’s turkey, ending with a practical ginger snaps recipe and baking guidance.
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Christ
Europe
Mythias
Roman Empire
Rome
Sweden
Syria
Santa Claus
U.S
America
Nicholas
New World
Santa Klaus
St. Nicholas
Asia Minor
England
Turkey
Russian Cookies and Holiday Treats from 1822 Tale
Bake 375 for 12 minutes yields six dozen. Spice Snow Balls mix Crisco brown sugar honey egg flour and spices then bake 350 for about 10 minutes yields four dozen. Trudy's cookies blend oleo sugar flour salt nuts chill roll bake set and dust with sugared mix. December 1822 Columbia professor Clement Moore inspired a famous night before Christmas verse.
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Columbia University
Clement Moore
Christmas Display Sways Library with Yuletide Cheer
A festive library feature fills the lobby with balsam wreaths and scent as shelves showcase Christmas books from cookery crafts to Civil War era tales. patrons are invited to browse the display, relax in the reference room, and try a tissue paper card craft with guidance and a finished collage look.
Christmas School Lunches Across Five Schools
Daily menus from Mt Anthony Union High and affiliated elementary schools list Monday to Friday meals including haddock, turkey, spaghetti, chicken, hamburg, hot dogs, soups, vegetables, fruit, milk and desserts. Christmas references appear with a December holiday note and a Christmas Dinner entry.
Bennington Briefs Holiday Events And Club Meeting
The Bennington Post notes a Stroke Club gathering for stroke patients and families on Saturday at 2 p.m. at 22 Robinson Ave. Bennington. It lists community notices including VFW New Year’s Eve tickets, upcoming meals, dances, and local ads from Shea Agency, Moose Lodge 1233, VFW Post 1332, Napolitano’s pizza, and Clothes-N-Things with sale details.
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Bennington Post
VFW
Energy Order Targets Hotels For 10 Percent Winter Saving
South Korea's Transportation Ministry asked tourist hotels to cut energy use by ten percent this winter. Hotels should keep room temperatures at 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and tighten heating and laundry costs by controlling staff and services.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Transportation Ministry
Sunflowers Grow Fast In Texas 1975 Crop Expansion
Farmers in Texas planted 375000 acres of sunflowers in 1975 up from 5 acres the previous year. Agriculture specialists say sunflowers could become more important to the state’s farm industry.
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College Stat
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UPI
Hospital Ntes Admissions and Discharges List
Hospital notes list admissions for Robert Horton Clark George H Catherine Thompson Reynolds Benjamin Halbur Lillis Arlington Arthur Pownal Charles Saville James Welbury and a daughter to Mr Abraham Young. Discharges include Deborah Dwyer Tim Bishop Deborah Gotbier William Ithaway Cars On Bennett Bond Shaft Mrs Jennington and baby Bennington. Text ends with notes on tax deductions and pension limits.
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Robert Horton
Clark
George H. Catherine Thompse Reynolds
Benningtjamin Halbur
Lillis Arlington
Arthur Pownal
Charles Saville
James Welsbury
Crosses honored at 40th anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Joseph M Cross of East Road Bennington were feted at an open house on Sunday Nov 30 marking their 40th wedding anniversary. They wed in Bethlehem NY on Nov 27 1935. Harold Cornell attended as best man. Hosts were children Janet Wolfrum Milly Pierce Jo Ann Browe Lillian Eldred and Dale Lamoureaux. A buffet lunch for 200 guests featured a cake by Pat Goodnow. The couple received many gifts and a money tree. ATHENS Greece UPI The Greek Fishermen's Association will hold casting and fishing contests in Piraeus in September 1976 for foreign tourists with Sunday events May–September 1976 for deep water Gulf of Athens. prizes awarded.
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Joseph M. Cross
East Road
Bennington
Bethlehem
N.Y
Cross
Harold Cornell
Janet Wolfrum
Eagle Bridge
Milly Pierce
Jo-Ann Browe
West Shaftsbury
Lillian Eldred
Potter Hill
Dale Lamoureaux
Pownal
Athens
Greece
UPI
Greek Fishermen’s Association
Piraeus
Gulf of Athens
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Thomas Tusser
Trudy
Ae Cs Oy Es
Ind
Hristmas
Carolyn Meyer
Rod McKuen
Clarence P. Hornung
Philip van Doren Stern
the Adirondacks
W.H.H. Murray
Henry van Dyke
Laura Spencer Porter
Hamburg
Merry
Mt. Anthony Union High
Bennington Elementary
Woodford School
Frankfurt
Haddock
Arlington
Bennington Briefs
North Bennington
ADV
The
Shea Agency Inc. Adv
Moose Lodge
Brian Oakes
Moon Men
Veterans of Foreign War Post 1332
Dan Collette
Napolitano
Ben Mont
Sel
Ountry
Lothes
Williamstown
Ia Street
Hass
Caroline Stolz
Arlington, VT
Ntes
Abraham Young
Deborah Dwyer
Tim Bishop
Deborah Gotbier
Manchester
Susmann
Baby Be
William Ithaway
M. Carson
Benni Wood
Bennett
Bondth
Shaft
Mrs. Jennington
Rupert
Ing
Winston
Lother
Metro
Jife
New York, N.Y
Pat Goodnow
Mrs
Rana
Ben-Mont
Ben-Mont Avenue
Vermont
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