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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
6
A period piece notes how servicemen abroad observe Christmas with varied customs. It highlights surprising spirit from island communities, including the Philippines, where the season shines amid midsummer heat and distant families.
The text describes how Christmas was celebrated in various regions during the 16th century. It notes solemn masses, palm tied and lantern lit churches, festive meals including ham and stuffed chicken, and hot chocolate. It mentions carols door to door, traditional lanterns, and Chinese firecrackers, with differing regional customs in India and the Middle East. It also references American soldiers and pilgrims visiting holy sites in the Mediterranean.
Raleigh dispatch reports North Carolina cancels sales permits for Blue Seal Dairy Feed Blue Seal Hog Feed and Blue Seal Scratch-all from Power City Mills Elizabethton Tennessee due to prohibited peanut flax plant by product in the dairy feed and mislabeling plus failure to list guaranteed ingredients in hog and poultry feeds noted by official Coltra.
Raleigh dispatch reports sleeping sickness in livestock, once a major killer for horses and mules, is now under control in North Carolina and nationwide. California led with 158 cases, Missouri 149, North Carolina about 30, due to vaccination and aggressive disease control.
Fragmentary text notes Christmas origins tied to Nativity and midwinter rites. It mentions fires defying a Frost King and symbol traditions, with references to Iris and palm imagery, and the Babe of Bethlehem as ancient customs merge with Christian festival.
Ten years Hugh Vaughn of Orange County raised his tobacco yield from 500 pounds per acre to 4702 pounds on a two acre field. The labor situation in plants is critical while orders for fertilizers carry and take deliveries when offered.
Notice is hereby given that the final meeting of stockholders of the Bank will be held in the directors room of the First National Bank Kings Mountain NC on Tuesday January 8 1946 at 2 09 PM This the 6th day of December 1945 M B Winstead Cashier Restrictions show notice dates and code 4 13 20 24 5 3
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