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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
2
A timeless Yuletide carol, Silent Night, is described as universally known and deeply loved. It originated in 1818 with poet Joseph Mohr and composer Franz Gruber in Oberndorf Germany, first sung with guitar when the church organ failed.
The piece surveys several origins of Christmas gift giving. It mentions ancient England where kissing rings hung in halls with mistletoe, and couples offered Christmas roses as secret sweethearts. It notes how gift giving evolved into a traditional holiday custom.
The post office will stay open Saturday afternoons on December 15 and 22 to handle Christmas shopping, announced by postmaster John B. Hays. After December 22 the office returns to the usual schedule closing at noon on Saturdays.
More than 60 carloads of Texas food and fiber are converging on Houston to be loaded on an ocean freighter for Japan and Formosa. The donation to CROP is called the Texas Friendship Food and Fiber Ship. The ceremony featured Congressman Albert Thomas and crowned Harolyn Malone Miss Texas CROP by state Senator Searcy Bracewell. Malone hails from Ochiltree County, a leading contributor to CROP.
A survey notes many Christmas legends from around the world. Canadian Indians believe deer kneel in prayer on Christmas Eve while English bees sing in midnight hives. European customs include choosing straight sticks for good husbands and torch-lit processions in orchards.
Louise Perey and her five year old daughter were slightly injured when a 1941 Ford driven by Lee Ray Chollete collided with a 1937 Chevrolet driven by Felezdoro Perev on Farm to Market Road 1444 near Clarkson shortly before noon Friday December 14. Chollete had minor facial cuts. Perev suffered a forehead cut. All three treated at St Edward Hospital and released the same day.
The article traces how Christmas carols endure through centuries in religious and convivial forms. It notes many tunes faded, while popular pieces like Jingle Bells Silent Night It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and O Come All Ye Faithful have endured across generations and changing customs.
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