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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1968
Page
1
According to legend Martin Luther King Jr. or Luther, the Protestant Reformation leader, on a cold Christmas Eve about 400 years ago, saw stars shining as he returned home and decorated a tree with lights.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls how Prince Albert popularized the Christmas tree in Britain by presenting Queen Victoria with a glowing pine decorated with candles, continuing a festive custom as the Herald notes.
Kerrville Texas Saturday December 14 Meeney Employees Association sponsored a Christmas party at the Kerrville National Guard Armory for more than 900 children Bill Goodman known as Billy the Whiz entertained with puppet and magic shows Willie McDaniel played Old Saint Nick handing out gifts Special cartoon feature added to the event with master of ceremonies Warren Jennings and a volunteer staff.
Just before Christmas Day families in Finland take a traditional sauna bath in a hut with a stone oven. The ritual emphasizes communal relaxation and seasonal festivity in the cold winter setting.
Edgar Stroeher implements a three pasture rotation deferment on the Dino Ranch with six month tests and twelve month grazes. Seeded pastures yield little bluestem and Indian grass while spring seeding crops bolster seedlings. Deer and cattle mix improves range health, while goats are removed to reduce brush. Nearby, David Whitworth sprigs coastal bermuda on thirty acres, building soil with oats and clover precursors. J A Andrews uses oats as cover in a clay soil peach orchard to control erosion and condition soil with a volunteer stand.
Texas Department of Public Safety announces Operation Motorcide to curb holiday traffic deaths. Colonel Speir says 19 Christmas and 14 New Year fatalities are projected. all officers on duty with radar helicopters and VASCAR to enforce speeds during two holiday periods from 6 p.m. Dec 24 to midnight Dec 25 and from 6 p.m. Dec 31 to midnight Jan 1.
The article notes rising interest in outdoor recreation on public and private land and highlights Bill Britz of Fredericksburg who planted 500 peach trees on a ten acre riverfront tract. He uses garlic around trees to deter pests, plans irrigation, and leverages a lifetime of work with the telephone company, WW II era service, and family ties in Corpus Christi and Palm Harbor.
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