Behold a Virgin Recital and Christmas Messages at First Baptist
A concertPresented by the First Baptist Choir on December 17 at 7 30 PM features sections Behold a Virgin There Were Shepherds Stars All Bright and Silent Night with soloists Mrs Jim Baskin Mrs Huson Ables Mrs A C Strickland Ray Burke M G Cox and choirs and congregational participation. Also notes London plum pudding consumption and safety tips with Christmas tree inspection to prevent gypsy moth spread.
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God
Jesus
Bethlehem
Holy Babe
Prophet
Jim Baskin
Huson Ables
A. C. Strickland
Ray Burke
M. G. Cox
Christmas Time Free From Self
A note from Collwr''s Weekly reflects on holiday cheer and a brief escape from personal concerns during Christmas. The piece casts the season as the year's best time for lighthearted respite and shared celebration.
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Collwr’'s Weekly
Christmas Dinner Aboard the U S S Arkansas
A waterfront Christmas tale from 1933 recalls the U S S Arkansas in port at San Diego serving a lavish holiday meal to 1,100 crew members plus 200 orphans and other children. Chief Steward Jimmy East details menu items and shipboard kitchens, from celery to cigars, with precise quantities and the use of power peelers and government inspections.
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Arkansas
Little Bill
Navy
Ma Blank
Josie
George
Grandma
Grandpa
U.S
Jimmy East
Jimmy
U. S. S Arkansas
Jliams
San Diego
Uncle Sam
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Pup Toyed With by Family Lesson in Kindness
In a 1933 Western Newspaper Union piece Beatrice Nordlow shows Mrs. Wallace teaching children to treat a frightened Christmas puppy named Pop with gentleness. Susie compares the puppy to a baby and urges wrapping, but the lesson centers on compassion and proper care.
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Mailer
Tim
Wallace
Susie
Pop
Mra. Wallace
Beatrice Nordlow
Western Newspaper Union
Ancient remedy myth from Eber papyrus promotes castor oil drink
The piece cites a 1500 B C papyrus claiming berries from the castor oil tree clear the body. It warns that modern readers imitate a drink long used by "children of Adam" for over 3,400 years, urging restraint and avoiding wild rants.
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Eber’s
B. C
December Honor and Christmas Cheer
The piece extols December for its pure altruism and the uplift it brings to home life. It celebrates Christmas as the centerpiece of the month, noting snow and storm yet praising December for bearing its noble duty among its marching days.
Christmas Memories from Texas Border History
Christmas customs and weather scene evoke memories as the article notes the Nueces River marking the original western boundary of Texas, tying holiday memories to historic geography and regional heritage.
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Texas
Nueces River
Carol From Latin Roots Meaning Sing Joyfully
A brief note explains the word carol derives from two Latin terms cauteure meaning to sing and rola an interjection of joy. The etymology traces a festive musical sense to the term.
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Cauture
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