Fredericksburg Traditions Shine In Christmas Observances
Fredericksburg Gillespie County celebrates a rich Christmas season highlighted by family heritage from German settlers, cedar tree decorations, and homemade cookies. The community hosts church programs across the county with youth leading Christmas story themes, and temporary residents from the Anderson Construction Company join locals in the holiday observances.
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Fredericksburg
Anderson Bros., Construction Company
Texas
Germany
Gillespie County
Christmas Rites in Bethlehem Feature Nativity Cave March
Christmas is observed by Roman Catholics and Protestants on December 25, by Greek Orthodox on January 6, and Jan 16 by Armenians. A grand procession reaches the Church of the Nativity with the Patriarch and high clergy, followed by officials, embassies, bands, and carriages. The grotto Cave of the Nativity hosts a midnight mass, with the effigy placed in the manger under Orthodox jurisdiction.
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Bethlehem
Jerusam
Holy Land
Jesus
Christ
Church of the Nativity
First Community Christmas Tree in Cleveland
In 1912 Cleveland Ohio born the community Christmas tree idea funded by selling preferred stock in the city of good will. Stockholders enjoys daily dividends in cheerful voices and friendly faces while funds bought Christmas beer for 13 000 citizens and the citys first community Christmas celebration.
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Cleveland
Ohio
City of Good Will
Texas TB Death Rates Fall Since 1933
In 1933 seventy two of every 100000 Texans died from tuberculosis. By 1951 the rate had dropped to 24.6 deaths per 100000, reflecting a steady improvement in public health and disease control across the state.
Evolution of Dolls Across Civilizations Through Time
The article traces dolls from sacred Egyptian figures to children’s toys and fashion models in Europe. It notes Greek and Roman practices, Nuremberg dolls of the thirteenth century, French fashion dolls, American native and pioneer dolls, and later German and Japanese import trends shaping US dollmaking.
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Greece
Nuremberg
Europe
America
Germany
Lions Community Christmas Program Marks 22nd Anniversary
The Lions Club Community Christmas Program marks its 22nd year with Handel's Messiah and a history tracing back to 1930. It has moved from courthouse square attempts to indoor venues, with church participation shaping each year's massed chorus and notable speakers from governors to judges across decades. Cancellations occurred in 1934, 1945, and 1951 due to illness or other events, while speakers have included Judge Range Mason, Herman H. Ochs, Gov. Allred, Col. Webb, Dr. Jackson, Walter Long, Rev. Schwarz, R. William Archer, M. A. Childers, Gerald Mann, Roy Keaton, and Carlos Ashpear.
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Lions Club
Noee
Car Range
Mason
Herman H. Ochs
San Antonio
James V. Allred
Col
L. H. Webb
Kerrville
W. W. Jack
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Y Young
Benvenuto di Giovanni
Siena
Italy
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C
Lions Community
W. W. Jackson
Carlos Ashpear
The
Kew
Merry
Gree
Erie
Christma
Kiddie Korner
EL Prmger
Sterling Bros
Enderlin Feed Store
Mrs
Alfred Enderlin
August Pyka
Hubert Foesster
Franklin Doebbler
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