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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1938
Page
3
Texas public official warns of highway deaths surpassing past wars. He cites 38 000 U S traffic fatalities nationwide with nearly 2 000 in Texas, urges stronger license laws and safer highways to prevent the slaughter of children and families.
The governor calls for a rigid uniform drivers license law and tougher regulation of trucks and buses. He urges public education to build support, doubling the state highway patrol, and funding from the highway fund as part of a broad road safety campaign led by safety councils and the public. Next week a traffic safety committee meets.
The Romans chose January as the year’s start dating back to 251 B C noting its link to a two faced god. During the Middle Ages the year began on various dates and in England 1751 Parliament fixed January as the first month.
Among the world’s oldest Christmas trees, 400 cedars grow on a shelflike plateau in a Franco-Lebanese treaty zone near Syria. Descendants of biblical cedars, the trees reach 50 to 80 feet, yield fragrant resin, and include notable specimens like the Guardian and the Seven Branched Candlestick.
Decorate popcorn balls with red and green tissue paper or cellophane to create festive centerpieces for Christmas dinners or parties. Small favors can be placed inside each ball, and they can be hung on tree branches as ornaments to brighten neglected lower limbs.
A brief greeting accompanies the Herald as friends send cordial regards to readers, reflecting a warm community tone from the newspaper.
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