Christmas Symbols Rooted in History Across Cultures
Christmas symbols trace back to Druids worshiping trees and Scandinavians joining tree rites to Christianity. A legend ties the first Christmas tree to Winfrid Boniface who halted an oak sacrifice and saw a life tree signifying Christ. Romans then linked branches to luck and a 19th century White House refit followed a Jackson family wedding.
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Janie
Scandinavia
Winfrid
Boniface
Germany
Asulf
Thor
Christ
Stock Scandal Tops Texas News Poll of the Year
The SEC petition in Dallas sought to halt illegal stock dealings linked to Frank Sharp. The case spurred wide reverberations and dominated editors’ top news lists, with indictments of Gus Mutscher and others close behind.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Federal District Clerk’s
Dallas
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Sarah T. Hughes
SEC
Sharp
Aim
Texas
Austin Grand Jury
House
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Houston
Midland-Odessa
Dallas- Fort Worth
Houston- Galveston
John Connally
Treasury
Clarence Jones
Dallas County
Billie Sol Estes
Austin
The Office at Home Becomes a Way of Life
The article notes many people use a home office as a lifestyle choice and tax aid. It highlights small spaces, pantry or utility room conversions, and compact desks designed for limited areas. It cites Anthony Clarkson of Greatwood Products on trends and mentions Gothic antiques in the Smithsonian as design references.
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America
Anthony Clarkson
Greatwood Products
Smithsonian Institution
Home Office Rules Spur Less Harassment for Executives
A Texas article explains that executives favor at home work with strict schedules and neat, compact setups kept out of sight. It suggests duplicates of office materials at home and tools ready at the desk to ease the burden of lugging catalogs. Plans sketch a Temple Junior College dormitory for 120 students at about half a million dollars.
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Temple, Tex
Wig adhesive breakthrough lets wearers remove wigs alone
Richard Hartwich, a New York wig stylist, reveals an adhesive material that lets wearers remove hairpieces for cleaning without professional help. In Montreal, police in Brossard mobilize a 210 member emergency snowmobile squad to aid during heavy storms this winter, with one unit carrying a red flasher radio and a stretcher.
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New York
Richard Hartwich
Montreal
Brossard
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White House
Mary Eastin
Lucius J. Polk
Dallas Cowboys
John Dowdy
Washington Senators
Texas Rangers
LBJ
Louisiana
Prairie View A&m
Attica
Lane & Pastoret
NEA
Tre
Joey
Dick Turner
Aishes
Phillips
Dugan, Inc. — Jobber
Ave
Northwest
Childress
Moran
Ine
Wbboe
UCL
Sid Holland CO
Scw
State Farm
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Illinois
Mrs. Don
Johnson
Rasons
SCW Inc
G. A. Williams
Hoyt Crain
Ane
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