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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
5
The text describes Austrian advent wreaths with four candles lit on the four Sundays before Christmas and a family reading a Bible portion on Christmas Day. It also notes St Barbara's Day on December 4 as a time to place apple twigs in water. blooming by Christmas Eve was believed to bring good fortune.
A Christmas tale explains how little spiders wove webs on the trimmed tree and the Christ Child blessed them by turning the webs to silver. Since then trees have been hung with shining tinsel as a festive tradition.
Quoted lines from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reflect despair over war and conflict but end with belief that God is awake and the right will prevail. The poem speaks to hope, peace, and the bells signaling a moral resilience in troubled times.
Gov. Pres ton Smith urges motorists to take a coffee break every 100 miles or two hours during the holiday period. He also praises restaurants and groups offering free coffee along highways to aid travelers.
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