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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
28
A compilation of children requests for Christmas including toys like bikes guns dolls trains and radios. Notes express sentiment about family friends and homes with hopeful phrases about Santa visiting despite no chimney.
Americans favor turkey and cranberries as holiday staples reflecting national culinary traditions. The article traces the turkey from wild origins to its domesticated form and notes regional variations in menus across the United States.
On the night of Christ's birth in Bethlehem a young girl weeps outside the inn as shepherds gift the Christ Child. Tears sprout a bush bearing a white blossom the girl offers, and the Christmas Rose is said to come into being.
A first grade girl from Gustine writes Santa asking for a record player records a homemaker set a typewriter a cuddle radio and fruit for her birthday near Christmas She also asks Santa to remember her relatives and friends incl Betty Jim and Lee Ann plus a nephew or two Another note from Earl Wayne Ellis asks for a Christmas glove a hard ball and a gun with hopeful phrasing and misspellings.
Mark Hawkins writes a holiday wish letter asking Santa for a walkie talkie. He is eight, in third grade, and signs "With love."
The text presents Christmas requests from Jenifer McDougal and Bobby Alvin Burks. Jenifer asks for a book satchel ring billfold transistor radio a live game item a baseball and bat and notes she has been good though she lacks a chimney. Bobby asks for a football an army gun a watch a ball glove and a train with stated dollar costs.
Lt. Richard S. Lane 24 completes the eight week medical services officer basic course at Brooke Army Medical Center Ft. Sam Houston December 9 He was trained in field medical procedures supply administration and organization and combat medical service tasks Lane is a 1960 Comanche High School graduate and Tarleton State College attendee.
The Texas Safety Association urges shoppers to pick toys with safety for the childs age and abilities. Look for sturdy well made toys with no loose parts and avoid cheap or breakable items that could cause cuts or choking. Some games for older kids require constant adult supervision to prevent accidents.
A child named Jimmy Newman writes for Christmas asking Santa to visit and deliver a science laboratory and a pup tent. He expresses love and mentions a surprise for Santa, presenting a warm, personal holiday note.
A Texas Safety Association summary explains alcohol first dulls higher functions like judgment and social restraint, then impairs simple motor skills, vision, balance, and coordination. It warns concentrated use can lead to stupor or death and notes drivers lose judgment and reflexes after a few drinks, urging not to drive.
The Texas Safet urges homeowners to ensure walkways are well lit and salted to prevent falls. The note emphasizes clear paths for guests arriving, warning that icy steps can cause accidents and that salt helps keep walkways safe.
The article traces evergreen decorations and kissing under mistletoe to Teutonic and Roman practices, noting holly ivy rosemary and laurel as символs, and describes church and manor usage. It mentions York Minster and 1444 street greenery in London as early examples.
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