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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
22
An elderly Hansville woman, living alone in a 15 room house, reportedly left a $400,000 estate to the U S Treasury in her will. Relatives doubt her plan and several friends were told of her generosity before her death.
Floyd M Key County Agricultural Agnes reports the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and Texas Plant Food Educational Society launch three year pilot pasture demonstrations. Each 30 acre plot stocks 20 cows and a bull with stocking rising as they improve. Fertilizer lime and legume mixes follow soil test guidance to support year round cow calf operations using hay for winter feed.
Practical advice on packing holiday cookies or fruitcake to arrive intact. Emphasizes marking fragile items, noting special handling like heat protection, and using accurate ZIP codes for faster service and better condition upon delivery.
The Syrian holiday period runs from St Barbara’s day through Epiphany January sixth. St Barbara is honored for goodness with a table of sweet meats made from nuts sugar honey and wheat to remember the dead and symbolize the soul’s resurrection.
The Texas Safety Association advises party planners to provide spill free ashtrays and to check for smoldering cigarettes after gatherings. Ensure no cigarette falls between cushions or seats and inspect waste baskets for hot ashes. Maintain post party safety with a quick check.
Elaine Ripley reports the Ola Cunningham Chapter of Future Teachers of America held its December 8 meeting at Comanche High School auditorium for its annual Christmas party. President Gale Carpenter led the session with Jerry Ellis giving the invocation and Sharon Beaty directing the Pledge of Allegiance. Members exchanged small gifts and enjoyed refreshments. The group planned a Christmas project for those in need.
FTA members collected food toys and clothing for a charity box to help needy families in Comanche. The items will be distributed to those in need in the community.
Early missionaries in Formosa helped shape church music with English and Canadian groups in the north. Handel's The Messiah and other cantatas and oratorios have become cherished, sung by several choirs each year.
Recipe fragment describes making plum pudding with raisins currants bread crumbs suet and spices. Includes soaking currants, adding brandy and fruit, mounding into a pudding mold, steaming for six hours and serving with Cognac or hard sauce.
Quick holiday finger foods mix luncheon meat with sour cream garlic salt and dry onion for a spread. Bologna cubes threaded with green pepper small beets cherry pepper pimento or gherkins make easy skewered bites.
To judge tree freshness rub the butt for stickiness and bounce it on the ground. If needles shed or pull off easily dryness has set in. Brown patches indicate dryness. a fragrant odor and healthy green needles signal freshness.
Fragmentary text notes green’s varied meanings across cultures from ancient Egypt to Christian art. It references green as a symbol of hope, spring, divine energy, and sometimes negative connotations tied to hate. Mentions Emerald symbolism and Chinese paths.
A garbled OCR note references an oriental character and a rich Christ Child, hinting at a festive pie description. The readable fragment suggests a holiday culinary reference without clear names or dates.
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