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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
6
Fourteen year old David tends his father’s flock on the plain when a band of travelers arrive claiming to follow a star and the king. He declines to join yet later kills a crouching lion with a sling and is praised by his mother for faithful duty.
A 1940 Christmas message describes December's snowy landscape and the timeless carol of peace. It frames the season as a universal hymn of goodwill spoken over bombs and sirens, urging faith and renewed hope for all people everywhere.
Marilyn Marsh helps Wade Kendall’s sister decorate as Christmas nears. A chance elevator encounter leads to a shared Christmas plan between Marilyn who lost music work and Wade who cannot join his family. The two form a tentative holiday bond.
The turkey’s name stems from multiple theories. Some cite its call “turk turk turk” while others link head ornaments to Turkish natives. Another view ties early American birds, sold in Spain by Hebrew merchants, to confusion with peacocks and the Hebrew word tukki, eventually becoming turkey.
Roman documents mark Christmas on December 25 starting in 354 AD with the Philocalian calendar. English observances began 598 after St Augustine baptized 10,000 converts. The festival spread via Tours in 567 and later laws in 991–1016 halted strife at Christmas.
A courtroom exchange questions the possibility of swindling those who trust you. The judge prompts a reply as the defense argues that fraud targets the trusting, while the opposing view emphasizes the risk to the trusting and skeptical alike.
An old menu lists tomato soup crackers sardine salad pickles potato chips olives hot biscuits jam nut cake coffee. The sardine salad includes butter yolk mixture with boiled eggs parsley and salad dressing, served on lettuce with dressing. Serves four.
The article notes a revival of age old customs with fruit and nut decorations on trees and a festive menu. Bowie independent grocers highlight a wide selection from Ben E Keith Company with Fresh-From Keith's branding and widespread fresh fruits vegetables and nuts for the holiday season.
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