Christmas Tree Traditions and Selection Tips
An ocean of holiday flavor covers how Christmas trees evolved from a 12th century ritual to an $11 million yearly industry. It contrasts buying at stores with the charm of farm cutting, mocks decor choices, and shares family antics while advising safety with a final note on free firemen tree spraying at Hook & Ladder on Safford St.
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St. Boniface
Odin
Wilt Chamberlin
Daddy
White House
P.S
Hook & Ladder
Safford St
Yule Safety Tips From Homemaking Notes by Marion Harris
Christmas safety guidance urges提前 planning to reduce stress during the holidays. Marion Harris advises checking toys for sharp edges, ensuring labels certify safety, fireproofing the tree with a borax solution, inspecting light cords for damage, and choosing thoughtful, affordable gifts aligned with recipients’ tastes rather than costly purchases.
Old Christmas customs traced from mistletoe to carols
A compact account of holiday traditions explains mistletoe’s sacred origins and family rituals. It covers why stockings hang by the chimney, the Christmas tree tale linked to Martin Luther, candles in windows, and the meaning of carols, linking these to ancient beliefs and Christian symbolism.
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Asia Minor
Martin Luther
Jesus
Early sheriff bid shakes Pueblo race by Hoff
Pueblo columnist Jerry W Hoff announces his candidacy for Pueblo County sheriff three years before the office opens He explains the move aims to raise name recognition as he works from the Spencer office of Telegram and Evening Gazette The item shifts to Rod Holden ski racing notes and extends to Lori Heiner's Radio City appearance plus other local media tidbits including Hal Borland s December feature and University of Vermont staff moves A Bennington fish story weekly sheet launch and Heinz Holiday Happenings booklet promotion complete the roundup to finish.
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Pueblo
Colo
UPI
Jerry W. Hoff
Pueblo County
Hoff
Waldo C. Holden
Monument Ave
Young Holden
Spencer
Telegram and Evening Gazette
Holden
Sunday Telegram
Rod Holden
Vermont
Rick
Susie Chaffee
Rutland
Bennington
Marshall’s Tropicals
Burgess Road
River Road Press
Marshall R. Knapp
Colby College
Waterville
Maine
Marshall
Tis Season To Be Jolly With the Pocketbook
Gay Pauley previews extravagant holiday gifts from high end stores. Luxury items range from a $25,000 evening bag to a $35,000 24 karat gold wig and a $4,125 camels set, with a $550 christening set for babies and a $2,500 talking gorilla toy. The piece notes these items target affluent buyers, citing unique designer boxes and oversized novelty games.
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New York
UPI
Dallas
Neiman- Marcus
Abercrombie & Fitch
Hess’s
Allentown
Adventures Unlimited
New
Area School Lunches and Travel Deals Summary
A school lunch menu cycle lists Monday through Wednesday meals with juice, entrees like fish sticks, turkey, cheeseburgers, soups, and desserts plus milk. Separate notice promotes travel to Peru and other international hunting and adventure trips with prices around 10 000 to 16 000 dollars, plus air fare, and various lesser options. In Red Bluff California a Superior Court judge fined himself 25 dollars for arriving late to a trial.
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York Travel Agency
el Dorado
Peru
Amazonia
Europe
Patagonia
Nepal
Red Bluff
Calif
UPIJ
Curtiss Wetter
Lunch menu brief for week at Cravy School
Monday features hot ham sandwich cheese wedges peas peaches and milk. Tuesday offers barbecued beef on roll green beans and pudding. Wednesday lists no lunch.
Veith to speak on highway safety at Springfield high
Springfield officials announced race driver Bob Veith would speak on highway safety at a local high school Wednesday. His car collided with a truck en route to the event, leaving details unclear.
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Springfield
Ill
Bob Veith
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Dial
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Genith
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By Agnes Rockwood
Hartford
Conn
Wethersfield
Gail Horst
Emerson- Williams School
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Barry Horst
First Cavalry
Thailand
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Lorenzo
Helena) Moore
Hicks Ave
Yankee Magazine
Worcester, Mass
Daily Telegram
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Miss Heiner
Florence Heiner
Mass
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Radio City
Hal Borland
Reader’s Digest
Rockwell Kent
Art Institute of Chicago
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New York Times
Berkshire Eagle
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Gladys LaFlamme
Bene Nington
Burlington High School
University of Vermont
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P.O
Pittsburgh
Gay Pauley
MATHS
Manchester
North Bennington
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Furniture Inc
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ELM Street
Arlington
Main St
North ST. Bennington, VT
Jewelers
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Country Casuals
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