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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
18
Alice Barr at the notions counter endures long hours as Christmas nears. She contemplates meaningful, inexpensive gifts for someone she cares about and buys a train set for a child, easing her fatigue as shoppers hurry home.
Long before Christianity, pagans believed mistletoe held healing powers. Early Christians used it to decorate Christmas altars as a symbol of healing and, in a kiss of reconciliation before Holy Communion, inspired the modern custom of a kiss under the mistletoe.
The Gillespie County Red Cross chapter will host a Thanksgiving event with music, chocolate, cake, and a booth selling items to raise funds for Christmas boxes for soldiers in San Antonio and Fort Worth. The event, at Red Cross headquarters in the L. Priess building, invites public support for soldiers serving the country.
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