Viking Roots of Christmas Myths Span Nordic Lore to America
The author traces Christmas traditions from Nordic legends through Viking influence on Europe and America. It cites Foote and Wilson on Viking explorers, notes Germanic and Norse cultural crossovers, and discusses how Viking and Teuton histories shaped modern Christmas and the era of 1974. It references Alistair Cooke and Gunnar Myrdal while reflecting on heritage and the enduring idea that fame outlives individuals.
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St. Nicholas
Europe
P. G. Foote
D. M. Wilson
Scandinavia
Russia
Britain
Scotland
Ireland
Germany
Egypt
Middle East
Greece
Rome
Paris
Seine
Normandy
Sicily
Italy
Teutons
Lucke
Mexico City
Teuton
Alistair Cooke
BBC
America Watcher
America
King George
Cooke
New Foundland
West Indies
Cuba
Abraham Lincoln
Gunnar Myrdal
Georgetown High School Hair Code Change Sought
The Georgetown High School Student Council asked trustees to review GHS hair length restrictions after discovering about 70 percent of the electorate favors an unlimited hair code. Fred Enaugh, board president, appreciated the council's time and said the proposal would be studied.
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Georgetown High School
GHS
Fred Enaugh
Burleson County Jail Complaints Highlight Overcrowding
A Burleson County Grand Jury report finds the Caldwell county jail inadequate due to cramped space and dangerous conditions. The 13 year old facility was built for 12 prisoners but recently housed 29 over a weekend, threatening officer and visitor safety.
Christmas Roundup Aids Needy Families In Rockdale
Rockdale's Christmas Roundup plans to aid 38 families with a canned ham canned goods and 10 pounds of potatoes. Spokesman Jerry Caywood said the group seeks more donations to expand this holiday relief effort.
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Rockdale
Roundup
Jerry Caywood
Mountain View School Offered to TDC for Gatesville Site
The Mountain View School for Boys at Gatesville, a maximum security facility built a dozen years ago by the Texas Youth Council, is offered to the Texas Department of Corrections. If TDC accepts, TYC would keep operating the open campus Gatesville State School for boys.
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Mountain View School For Boys
Gatesville
Texas Youth Council
Texas Department of Correcting
TYC
W. Forrest Smith
Dallas
Smith
TDC
Mountain View
Gatesville State School
Alcoa Sponsors Scrooge Show on Central Texas Radio
Aluminum Company of America sponsors a one hour Christmas Eve radio adaptation The Stingiest Man in Town airing on KMIL Cameron KTAE Taylor and KLBJ Austin at 355 PM 400 PM and 730 PM. The cast includes Vic Damone the Four Lads Johnny Desmond Betty Madigan Patrice Munsel Basil Rathbone and Martyn with John Carradine narrating.
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Aluminum Company of America
Rockdale Works
Texas
KMIL
Cameron
KTAE
Taylor
KLBJ
Austin
Vic Damone
the Four Lads
Johnny Desmond
Betty Madigan
Patrice Munsel
Basil Rathbone
Martyn
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Tiny Tim
John Carradine
Central
Fred P. Bergeron
Alcoa
Hearne Officers Charged in Hearne Area Burglaries
Robertson County Sheriff E. T. Elliott and deputies arrested Sgt Frank Johnson Jr of the Hearne Police Department, Jimmy Bridges, and Rudy Strum for multiple burglaries in Hearne. Ten burglaries reported. about $400 recovered. Johnson and Bridges bond $4,000 each, Strum jailed. Most burglaries involved coin machines linked to Family Pool and Cue, a business owned by Johnson and Bridges.
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Hearne
Robertson County
E. T. Elliott
Frank Johnson Jr
Jimmy Bridges
Rudy Strum
Johnson
Bridges
Sturm
Johnson and Bridges
Santa Letters Spark Christmas Herald
Readers glimpse a playful mailbag as Santa receives hundreds of letters in the Herald issue. Children request bikes, dolls, and clothes while some spellings charm with playful errors. Notable asks include a dentist, a diet cola, and even a window non chimney.
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Santa
the Herald
Snoopy
Evel Knievel
Cameron School Holidays Set Across Christmas Break
Cameron schools publish holiday schedule with classes off Friday for Christmas and resuming January 6. The Herald notes January 13 as second semester start date, applicable to kindergarten students only.
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Cameron
Holiday traffic warning from Texas DPS predicts up to 30 deaths
The Texas Department of Public Safety director warns as many as 30 die in the Christmas to New Year holiday period. He estimates 14 fatalities from Christmas Eve 6 pm to Christmas Day midnight and 16 from New Year’s Eve 6 pm to New Year’s Day midnight. Speir urges caution for young riders and drinks drivers as DPS launches Operation Motorcide with extra troopers.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Wilson E. Speir
Speir
DPS
Youth shot dead in Maysfield home injury under investigation
Milam County officers probe the shooting death of 16 year old Wilbam Hamilton McIntosh in his Maysfield residence. Witness Celestino Aguillon age 17 told deputies the rifle discharged while showing the weapon. Justice of the Peace Jess Brock delays verdict pending polygraph results. The body was moved to Marek Burns Laywell Funeral Home as services await.
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Milam County
Maysfield
Justice of the Peace
Jess Brock
Wilbam Hamilton McIntosh
Carl Black
Celestino Aguillon
McIntosh
Presbyterian Church
Marek -Burns-Laywell Funeral
Nominations Open For Annual McCullin Civic Award
Cameron Chamber of Commerce invites local organizations to submit nominees for the McCullin Civic Award to honor outstanding civic contribution. Nominations must be mailed to the chamber by February 28 with past winners listed and current finalists considered by a secret committee.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
McCullin
Chamber of Commerce
E. A. Perrin
John Solomon
Mark C. Magers
Jimmy Asher
Lester Williams
Ben Magress
Dana Monroe
Richard Moseley
Francis Cox
S.H. Richardson
Don G. Humble
Narvie Caverton
Forrest Sapp
Gene Smitherman
Mildred Thornton
W. O. Triggs
Albert Collins
Felix Matula, Jr
A. W. McCullin Sr
Fredwill Hornung
James Lafferty
Ed Laywell
Jack Chubb
City and County Offices Close for Christmas Holiday
City hall and county offices will close Tuesday and Wednesday for the Christmas holiday. Regular garbage pickup shifts to Monday and Tuesday with Tuesday afternoon off for sanitation workers. Banks close at noon Tuesday. Most city stores shut Wednesday. shoppers urged to finish Tuesday.
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Bill Case
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Buckholts State Bank
Huckholts
Ag. W. Zalicek Jr
Scrooge Story
Area Radio
Rudalf
Mrs. Claus
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