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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
10
An old verse fragment speaks of Christ’s birth season and a distant bell. Four voices from surrounding hamlets respond across meadows as bells ring and the wind shifts, carrying themes of peace and goodwill to all mankind.
The piece traces Christmas traditions from the first trees in Strasbourg in 1604 to 19th century debates over heathen customs and early church critiques. It notes St Francis of Assisi’s nativity tableau, the Gree no crib of 1223, and the Italian Ceppo pyramids with decorative shelves and gifts linking cribs to trees in festive practice.
The Montezuma Club will host a formal Christmas Eve dance on December 24 with Lad Janda and his popular dance orchestra providing entertainment. Members and guests anticipate a festive social event of the season.
Divinations during Christmas in Czarist Russia involved placing grain piles named Hope Ring Money Thread Charcoal on the kitchen floor. A drowsy hen would pick a pile to foretell outcomes such as wealth marriage or a journey, while Thread hinted at marriageable maidens and Charcoal signified death in the family.
A gala masque ball hosted by Club Montezuma drew high school students Saturday. Donna Woods organized the event with grand march led by Kay Kearney and George Mott. Bob Springfield won best costume as a hula dancer, Evelyn Lundquist was Little Bo Peep, and prizes included a Fitch hat set and stationery.
The Christmas season brightens Eagle Lake with hundreds of double red poinsettia blossoms in yards along Highway 90 A. Notable displays include Mrs. Maude Floyd Dr and Mrs L Kopecky and Mr and Mrs Henry Nelson whose homes attract passersby who stop to admire and photograph the scene.
List of Eagle Lake students and others from Texas colleges expected home for Christmas holidays. Names cover Suc Minette Fitzgerald, Annette Seaholm, Dorothy Reuther, Emanuel Braden, Mary Catherine Stiles, Wyatt Graves, John Tanner Goode, Daniel Beane, and many more from Rice Institute to University of Oklahoma. Includes social notes and a holiday kitchen ad from Alberts Variety Store.
An alert touts Creomulsion as a fast remedy for bronchitis chest colds and persistent coughs claiming it reaches the bronchial membranes to loosen phlegm soothe irritation and aid healing while offering a money back guarantee if relief is not seen. It stresses that untreated bronchitis can develop and promotes a narcotic-free formula without side effects.
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