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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
19
A collection of student Santa letters hints at hopes for passports for romance, sewing machines, beauty aids, and playful gear. Teens express nerves about talking to boys, desire for cosmetic items, and humorous requests like Batman masks and a Robin costume.
A Christmas essay urges keeping the season by heart gifts and good will. It asks readers to forget grievances, place duty above rights, seek joy, and share kindness, inviting letters and reflections from students about the spirit of Christmas.
The piece urges making Christmas joyful by seeking the spirit in acts of kindness toward the less fortunate. It highlights caring for the sick, shut-ins, lonely, and poor, and suggests turning to the roadside church to understand the meaning of Christmas.
The Arrowhead staff earned an All-Texas Honor Rating for Superior Accomplishment in the Texas High School Press Association State Yearbook Contest. They also earned excellent marks in art and on the cover with the yearbook praised for photography. Awards were received in 1966.
The General Grant tree in General Grant National Park near Fresno California stands about 270 feet tall. It was designated the official national Christmas tree for Christmas Day 1925 and annual services are held under it though severe weather often limits visitor numbers.
In homes around the world simple and finely designed candles illuminate windows and tables for Christmas and New Year celebrations, with Santa Claus and the tree remaining bright symbols of the season.
Holly can grow in sunny spots and provides Christmas trim after a few years. It is a slow growing tree that prefers well drained soils and should be planted at least 16 feet from a house.
After Christmas, a backyard tree is erected and transformed into a bird feeder. Suet, popcorn, peanut butter, and other morsels are tied to branches while a water pan is kept nearby for birds to drink.
Julie Pinkerton and Dana McDougal send Christmas wishes to Santa. Julie asks for a cheerful Tearful and milks and cookies, provides address 606 North Elm Comanche, and signs off. Dana invites Santa to visit on Christmas night and notes Lane Dudley is also sweet.
A holiday piece describes making a tree skirt from felt and pinking shears to fit around a Christmas tree. It includes two handwritten letters to Santa from children, one aged 72 and living alone asking for a walking talking doll and piano, the other two girls Jo Lane Dudley and Dana McDougal asking Santa to visit and noting their good behavior and singing.
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