Puritan Ban of 1644 drove Christmas Underground
The piece recounts English Puritan restrictions in 1644 that banned Christmas celebrations as heathen. It notes pamphleteering such as Canterbury Christmas in 1648, trials of Old Father Christmas, and the rebuke by Judge Hate-hate with Leonard Love-peace as sheriff. Charles II restored Christmas in 1678 and the jolly Old Father Christmas has not faced trial since.
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England
Cryer of
Canterbury
Christmas
Hate-hate
Leonard Love-peace
Charles II
Father Christmas
Largest Christmas tree towers over Wilmington park scene
Hilton Municipal Park in Wilmington North Carolina hosts the world’s largest Christmas tree a 275 foot tall 300 year old water oak draped with 3000 multicolor bulbs and Spanish moss. Music from a hidden radio station and a tower speaker fills the December nights as crowds carol.
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Hilton Municipal Park
Wilmington
North Carolina
Queens Holds Vast Share of New York Land
About 40 percent of New York State land lies in Queens County which covers 129 square miles. The fact highlights Queens as a major geographic portion of the city and state with sizable urban area.
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New York
Borough of
Queens
Montana district court sets 1949 terms for naturalization petitions
The Sixth Judicial District for Park and Sweet Grass Counties designates court terms for 1949. Terms are listed as Tuesdays January 4 April 5 July 5 October 4 and Wednesdays January 5 April 6 July 6 October 5 with final hearing dates for naturalization petitions to be announced.
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Sixth Judicial District
State of Montana
Park and Sweet Grass
Park County
Sweet Grass County
Christmas traditions and dates through history
The text traces Christmas origins from December 25 in the fourth century to early medieval observances. It notes the Philocalian Calendar mention in 354, Britain’s first celebration in 598 with St. Augustine’s baptism of 10,000 converts, Tours council in 567, and later bans on strife at Christmas 991 to 1016. It also covers establishment of Christmas in 813 in Germany and 950 in Norway.
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Britain
Tours
Germany
Norway
Citizens Bank & Trust Co stockholders meeting notice
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Citizens Bank & Trust Co. will be held at the office of said bank in Big Timber, Sweet Grass county, Montana, Tuesday, January 11, 1949, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.
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Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Montana
Milk deliveries schedule near holidays by K-1 Boulder Creamery
Milk deliveries will be made Sunday December 26 but not on Christmas Day and on the day following New Year but not on New Year’s Day. K-1 Boulder Creamery.
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K-1
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