Loneliness at Christmas Behind Prison Walls in Iowa
In Anamosa State Reformator y for men inmates will be relieved from work at noon on Dec 24. Christmas Eve services and Christmas Day activities include films and decorated dining halls. Each inmate will receive a holiday package while volunteers sing carols. Warden notes some inmates lack relatives or offer no gifts, and many conceal emotions during the season.
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State Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa State Industries
Anamosa Reformatory
Changeless Spirit of Christmas Traditions
A reflective piece on enduring Christmas customs such as candles, poinsettias, and festive readings. It emphasizes how these cherished practices revive memories of past holidays and shape future family memories, describing the season as the same yet ever new with a changeless spirit in a changing world.
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Christ
Christmas Trek to a Snowbound Rocky Mountain Cabin
A family prepares for a ninthousand foot Colorado Christmas in a nonwinterized cabin. They load warmth gear and books, face deep snow on a trackless road, lack a snow shovel, and improvise as two teenagers dig and the family transfers supplies by flashlight, ending in a wintery stalemate.
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Rocky Mountains
Colorado
It’s Good to Be Home for the Holidays
A nostalgic Christmas vignette of winter in the Midwest. Snow brightens hills and ponds as farmers cut or buy Christmas trees for farm homes. Apple wood burns, bayberry candles glow, and family plans Christmas Eve church services as familiar carols drift from a radio.
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Midwest
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