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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
4
The schedule lists HPC tournament for boys December 27 and girls December for early rounds, with CHS teams facing Goldthwaite January 4 Baylor January 7 ACC January 7 Cisco January 11 Hamilton January 14 Granbury January 18 and Mineral Wells January 18. SAT at Brownwood January 8 and Mid term January 13 14 with a State Degree Workshop January 10.
Mrs. James Chapman becomes full time librarian at Junior High aiming to improve access for teachers and students. The Junior High Band now practices in the Junior Building. New students Donnie Zachery Rose Lopez and Lupe Lopez join the campus. Textbook losses run low over six weeks with seven missing or misplaced. Boys and Girls squads play Dublin with schedules set January 25 and 28. Roundball teams stand three games into the season. boys undefeated, girls 1 loss to Gustine. A December 9 tournament includes Gustine Zephyr Sidney and others.
City people industrial leaders and businessmen awaken to essentiality of adequate water supplies. They begin to see that the management of the agricultural lands in the watersheds is the key to their water problems.
Santa Claus Outfitters of Newark New Jersey starts production each July to supply suits for the coming November and December rush. Their line includes beard and wig, with customers ranging from department stores to churches civic groups and local porch Santas.
Open stock and reputable dealers back products and offer repair or replacement so valued gifts can be extended with future purchases or fixes.
The earliest Christmas hymns emerged in Italy among Franciscan monks. A more solemn work titled Jesus Refulsit Omnium, attributed to Saint Hilary of Poitiers in the 4th century, is noted as the oldest known Christmas hymn.
A 14th century manuscript records a payment to a goldsmith for repairing a toy windmill given to Princess Isabella of France. Later, 16th century aristocrats paid high prices to craftsmen to fashion elaborate toys for their children.
Christmas Eve is called the Night of Cakes in Ireland due to an old custom of baking special cakes spiced with caraway seeds to eat on the night before Christmas.
The piece argues that material quality matters for gifts. Stainless steel lasts longer than cheaper options and a mid price item can bring more pleasure than a costly inferior one. It favors durable, well-made items over imitation or generic options.
A letter from Weldon Bragg requests Santa bring a gun and holster with plants, a cowboy hat, and a football. He asks for toys for other boys and girls as well as gifts for himself.
A version of how the Christmas tree came indoors traces to medieval German drama where decked fir trees stood for the Garden of Eden. Authorities frowned on public displays so the trees moved into homes and evolved into festive decor with cookies fruit and candles.
The guide explains checking for frayed cords exposed wires and broken sockets. It advises inspecting bulbs individually and starting at the top, working down and outward to branch tips before adding other decorations. It emphasizes placing lights on inner branches first and waiting for all lights to be in place.
A 1965 call from the American Heritage Club at Comanche High School in Comanche Texas urges members to study the Vietnam War issues before supporting U S efforts. It emphasizes informed action through radio or newspaper to defend freedom against communists in Southeast Asia and protect vital waterways.
A CHS program successfully completes its new member process. The event includes the new members their parents and a guiding team. The focus centers on character scholarship and service within the group.
Dutch children fill wooden shoes with straw hoping Old St Nick’s white horse brings candy and toys. Italians leave shoes for La Befana to fill. Central American children enjoy the pinata’s gifts as an earthenware jug hangs overhead and each child gets three swings to break it open for a shared shower of prizes.
Jewelry pins grow in size and appeal as women wear pins on belts waists or sleeves to dramatize ensembles. The season highlights rich colored accents and gold finishes in jeweled pins.
A simple craft uses construction paper masking tape and colored string to create a candy filled cornucopia. Children can assemble a festive edible display for autumn celebrations.
The piece traces Christmas etymology from the old English Cristes maesse meaning Christ's Mass, noting its first recorded use in the 11th century across European languages.
To craft a wreath form a circle from a wire hoop or bent coat hanger. Attach pine needles with short wires until the foundation is at least two inches thick then weave on evergreen sprigs and berries. If well anchored the stems can be pressed into the pine base.
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