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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
5
Leonardtown Maryland report notes Mr and Mrs L J Sterling host 33 stockings each Christmas Eve. The household includes 17 children plus grandchildren and in laws, totaling 33. Santa visits annually, adds a new arrival and replenishes toys after every visit.
An explainer on holly’s Christmas role, its European pagan origins, and American cultivation. It notes native ranges from Massachusetts to Missouri and Florida to Texas, the shift to coastal production from Norfolk to Louisiana, and the plant’s growth to fruiting age with male and female trees differing.
A brief note on how the turkey acquired its name in the United States. Explanations include the bird’s call notes turk turk turk, head ornaments resembling Turkish fez, and misnaming by Hebrew traders who sold early American turkeys in Spain, where tukki referred to the peacock.
Roman Philocalian calendar first mentions Christmas in 354. Early Christians marked Christ's nativity on January 6 before the 4th century. By 598 English celebrations began with St. Augustine baptizing 10 000. Tours laws and Mainz synod spread festive customs across Europe.
In Ilchester England a rare Christmas custom survives the badger feast begun by poachers in Norman times. Village lads catch kill and dress a badger before Christmas Eve when it is spit roasted over a large inn fire. The feast draws nearly all villagers and nearby farmers with singing and toasting.
Fire officials urge extreme care with Yuletide illumination as lighted candles in windows can ignite curtains. Authorities emphasize safe placement, supervision, and extinguishing practices during the Christmas season.
Mervin Flanders of Winslow Maine, once out of work after a shoe factory closed, returned home to lead Maine’s Christmas decoration trade. He devised a gadget that speeds wreath making tenfold, declaring shoemaking no match for his wreath business.
Jefferson City Missouri December 74 Governor charges there is a definite breakdown of law enforcement in Kansas City calling for action and reform as part of a statewide critique.
For three years Hawaii has broadcast Christmas greetings on December 24 from station KGU to the lonely islands in the equatorial Pacific. The messages reach about a dozen young Americans on Howland Baker Jarvis and other tiny islands who keep the Stars and Stripes flying.
Lloyd C Stark directs Attorney General Roy McKittrick to clean up Jackson County and file ouster proceedings against officials who refuse cooperation. The move targets county officials perceived as obstructive while aiming to restore governance.
President Roosevelt joined leaders in praising Senator Glass of Virginia for his work in creating and defending the Federal Reserve System. A bronze plaque was unveiled at the Federal Reserve Board building marking the 26th anniversary of the act.
Howard G. King, a former examiner, filed a recommendation with the State Public Service Commission opposing acceptance of proposed new cotton freight rates in Montgomery Alabama dated December 24.
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