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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
23
A garbled list shows children requesting items from Santa including dolls dishes a Susie Homemaker oven a Dallas Cowboy football outfit helmet cleats an electric train and a cowboy themed set. Mentions Ginger Walke Edna Disman Gayle Griffith and Aunt Rush as contributors.
Danish postal clerk Einar Hol Hoell originator of the Christmas Seal in 1904 inspires a health crusade in the United States led by Emily Bissell. Jacob Riis and Leigh Mitchell Hodges help mobilize funds and press coverage, with 50,000 seals printed and staged in Wilmington and Philadelphia to fund a tuberculosis hospital and care for sick children.
Historians trace Christmas tree customs to Martin Luther after a Christmas Eve walk under starlight. Researchers note his return home and the lighting of a tree as an early modern practice linking festive decor to the Reformation.
DIY guide shows how to craft a round evergreen wreath from trimmed Christmas tree branches. Use a basic hanger frame and secure with wire. Apply a thin coat of shellac to preserve fresh appearance.
A Christmas guidance column urges universal charity and inner renewal. It urges individuals to embody Christlike brotherhood and love, beyond outward rituals, by personal acts of kindness to those in need and through small, meaningful gestures to loved ones.
The passage notes that lamps are kept burning eternally in honor of Him who Christians believe is the light of the world, a symbol of ongoing reverence and faith.
A holiday belief says burning bayberry candles during Christmas brings good luck for the year and a long, happy life if the flame burns bright and clear.
Evergreen remains regarded as the Christmas tree of choice. The article recounts a legend from St Wilfred converting Druids by showing a giant oak split and a fir sprouting, teaching the fir as the holy tree symbolizing endless life and peace for homes and the Christ Child path.
Bright table cloths with gay color lace feature petticoats in vivid hues. Machine-sewn hems trim to fit width and shape, ensuring a neat finish. Under color adds a playful, festive touch suitable for celebrations.
A historical note ties the December 1776 Trenton victory to the nation’s freedom and Christian celebration. The piece frames George Washington and his men as initiating a long path to independence, in a Bonham Texas newspaper from December 23, 1968.
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