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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
5
A profile of Heartbreak House in Sitka known as the Alaska Pioneers Home shelters about 170 elderly men who failed or were cheated in the Klondike era. The home offers modern care with a clean facility, hospital, medical staff, and compassionate services reflecting Alaska’s softer side toward worn pioneers.
Army officer Lt. Col. William L. Clay describes two control systems for guided anti-aircraft missiles. Command guidance uses a computer on the end of the missile with radar feeds to steer toward the target. The beam rider system uses a self contained brain guided by ground radar and proximity fuses for final detonation.
A French nobleman promoted the potato by planting acres and posting signs that the tubers were for the nobility. Guards watched by day, but the field was looted at night, yet France embraced the New World crop.
Classic home kitchen advice covers choosing a turkey using New York Dressed versus drawn varieties, buying halves or quarters, and stocking deep freezes. It outlines oven temps of 350 degrees and times of 20 to 25 minutes per pound, plus stuffing, basting, and making rich Southern gravy for a complete holiday meal.
A nostalgic guide to affordable Christmas decor ideas from the New York Herald Tribune columnist. It recommends simple, festive touches for doors mantels and tables using wreaths, stockings, paper strips, and greens to create a warm holiday atmosphere without extensive time or cost.
Goodies fruit bars cookies and candies are easy to make and affordable. They offer a delightful way to share Christmas greetings with friends and neighbors and serve as gifts for overlooked children or to fill stockings. Try the tested recipes below.
A mixed feature combines a knitting pattern for Knitted Santa by Mrs. Anne Cabot with recipes and detailed mixing steps. It describes a knitted Santa toy, a wool golliwog, and provides pattern request instructions, plus a sweetened condensed milk bark and stuffed fruit treats with steps for making prunes figs dates and candied orange rind fillings.
The passage outlines ways to dress up stuffed dates with walnut fondant and various toppings. It suggests blending walnuts into fondant, pressing walnut halves, tinting fondant, and adding almond halves or candied fruit as garnishes. It also describes dipping unsalted roasted peanuts in melted chocolate and cooling set.
A table based on Besell and Ilg from Yale Clinic data shows how children’s views of Santa Claus evolve by age. Two year olds fear the figure and focus on the tree. three year olds know Santa before God. four year olds fully believe and recount gifts. five year olds admire details and write letters. six year olds doubt but cling to belief, seeking many presents.
The text outlines how seven to nine year olds view Santa differently. Seven-year-olds write eager wish lists and expect some gifts, while eight-year-olds sense a more ethereal Christmas. Nine-year-olds abandon belief, focus on long lists and festive rituals across colonial settings and public celebrations.
An old-time Christmas celebration and colonial gardening display draw interest in historic Williamsburg Virginia during December. The Rockefeller-restored city appears today much as it did two centuries ago and welcomes visitors who join the community in yuletide festivities. Carollers stroll the streets.
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