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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1973
Page
4
A guide to affordable Christmas stocking ideas all at or below one dollar. Suggestions include pencil sharpeners in fun shapes, a nickel price point classic, erasers shaped as dolls, pen and pencil caddies with built in sharpeners, stapler sets, note pads, memo holders, diaries, address books, and small photo albums from local stationery stores and five and dimes.
Instructions describe assembling a walnut and candy wreath using in the shell walnuts candy coated pieces a coat hanger and wires. It covers wrapping wiring dipping stems attaching clusters forming a circular wreath then trimming with ribbon for display.
The feature praises a power tool that converts for many uses and notes the appeal of a power mower for homeowners with yards. It highlights practical gift choices popular among shoppers seeking lasting value.
Craft a psychedelic light table from leftover vinyl and a 16 inch plywood cube. Cover faces with Contemplation colors, drill random hole pattern, and staple blinking lights inside for a kaleidoscopic teen decor piece. Local home improvement centers supply all materials.
If you know a man who loves to tinker in his shop or yard, gifts of tools suit him. A wide range of garden, building and fix it items exist from 50c to higher prices. For five dollars or less you can assemble a fine gift with jars of nails screws and tacks or a box of miniature tools.
Researchers offer guidance to reduce strain during holidays. Use proper lighting for writing cards with daylight by windows and a 100 watt bulb 15 inches above work at night. Supplement with background lighting and avoid glare. Take periodic rest breaks and briefly focus on distant objects.
A brief note explains why Xmas uses X representing Christ. It cites archaelogical finds on early Christian artifacts and urns dated before 70 A.D. found along the Bethlehem to Jerusalem road. The text mentions a sect of Hebrews allied with Christ who rejected Pontius Pilate.
Holiday tree trimming features fresh flowers and greenery. Families use lilting trinkets and corn garlands, with corsages and boutonnières as festive favors. Varying arrangements adorn foyers, mantels, arches, and centerpieces, with red the popular color to express joy.
Painted coffee cans with decorative trim and doilies serve as attractive containers for a gift of freshly home roasted nuts.
The guide explains that meat grain runs in lines of juice-filled tubes. Cutting with the grain yields chewy slices, while cutting across the grain produces tender pieces with short tube lengths and better juiciness.
The guide suggests gifts for sewers such as pattern fabric notions and gift certificates for a dress form. It also covers carving a bird with a roast slicer and carving fork and offers a tip to add water to the Christmas tree holder daily and to turn lights off when away.
The traditional holiday favorite poinsettia thrives in 60 to 75 degree rooms with filtered sunlight and red clay pots for drainage. Norfolk Island Pine is another popular Christmas houseplant valued for its symmetry and dignity.
Bright seasonal display suggestions focus on wicker baskets trays and apothecary jars to present home baked goodies in festive arrangements for holiday gatherings and gatherings.
A guide to year round flowering plants for Christmas gifts. Suggestions include chrysanthemums miniature roses azaleas African violets cyclamen anthurium Podocarpus and foliage plants Star of Bethlehem Jade and syngonium. Also lists Christmas cactus begonia jerusalem cherry peperomias and succulents. For live trees keep them balled burlapped and potted to survive dry home air.
The article suggests making small eye catching gifts with solid color paper and three dimensional details. Create texture using cotton swabs, stars, and circles. Another method uses a plastic foam circle coated with glue and gold glitter for a sparkling accent.
How to use a cookie press effectively for festive treats. The dough should be soft and pliable and may need adjustments in flour or eggs. If dough is stiff, whisk in an egg white and avoid chilling the dough.
Advice emphasizes making holiday parcels durable for long trips using popcorn as padding to protect fragile gifts while en route. Encouraging cheerful wishes for a merry Christmas.
A long community note chronicles Nancy's prominence as cellist with the Midland Odessa Symphony Orchestra and various family and social mentions. It recounts Red Cross Bloodmobile timing, visits by Ronny Jones and others, holiday plans, Mason lodge travels, Home Demonstration Cubs events, Gulf coast trips, and Verna Steed's humorous Moms-In-Law Club speech memory.
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