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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
5
Local Cameron residents plan holidays with relatives across Texas. Teachers and officials, including Miss Helen Williams and Miss Blanche Hensley, travel to family homes in Waco Porter Arthur and Anderson. Several families from Cameron, Langford and Dallas welcome kin visiting from Brenham, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Shreveport.
Giuseppe feels lonely as classmates from different lands speak foreign languages. At school a five language carol program and a nativity play assign him the role of Joseph. The festive day ends with an orange tree, gifts, and a proud family walk home after a grand, inclusive celebration.
In 1630s Massachusetts General Court sought to suppress Christmas observance. A 1359 reference states fines of five shillings for abstaining from labor or feasting on Christmas, reflecting a strict Thanksgiving ethic over festive celebration.
Thousands attend Weslaco Birthday Party in the citrus belt as the Weslaco Agricultural Association parade exhibit wins top prize. The tractor parade display features more than 50 varieties of local fruits and vegetables grown in the warm Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Culpepper depart for Mississippi to visit his parents during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. B Skelton expect guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ward and Miss Lindal Ward, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Keith of Bryan for Christmas Day. Tom S. Henderson Jr. of Corpus Christi, and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wells with sons Peter Tom and John Wells of Austin, will spend the holidays with their family in town.
Mrs. Allie Kinard hosted her cousin H. C. Autrey from New Mexico, a childhood playmate she had not seen in years. Mrs. J. M. Bowman expects her sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Stark Collier, with children Anne and Rogers from Birmingham Alabama for the holiday week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lane Denson and their two sons John Lane Jr and Tom Denson of Adeline will be guests in the home of his parents Dr and Mrs John Denson.
Several couples and their relatives will holiday in Eddy Fort Worth Cameron and Kerrville areas. The Gaithers Notte Watson Bowman and Page Kincannon families will host relatives from Eddy and nearby towns. Additional visits include Eastinger family in Cameron and a Henderson Kilgore Watson reunion in Fort Worth. A piano sale notice from Collins Piano Co. closes the item.
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