Christmas Message Then and Now in Our Nation
The piece reflects on Christmas as a child centered festival celebrating gift giving and the nativity. It contrasts ancient Saturnalia with Christian joy, urges charity for the less fortunate, and ends with holiday observations and a note about publishing shifts. It then discusses Debs, urging restraint and urging a pardon review in light of wartime context.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Judea
Prince of Peace
The Feast of Dedication at Christmas Day Observed
The Feast of Dedication also called the Feast of Lights or Chanukah falls on December 25 and lasts eight days. No special service is held but a prayer highlights righteousness over tyranny as Jews celebrate with parties plays and pageants in homes synagogues and schools.
Christmas Pardons Across States and Nation
A discussion on customary Christmas pardons by state and national executives. The piece traces clemency traditions from ancient Rome and Jewish Passover to vestal rites and medieval periods, noting the enduring belief in pardons as mercy during festive seasons.
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Christ
Vilate
Barabbas
Ght
Costa
Artion
Harbo
Preside
Kiwanis Elects Officers to Serve for Ensuing Year
The Laredo Kiwanis Club elected a new board of directors for the coming year at a noon meeting at Hamilton Cafe. Officers named are Howard W. Moore president, Fiver G. Clingenpeel vice president, Leonard W. Craig secretary, Luis A. Laton treasurer, A. Claude Hamilton district trustee. Other board members include Kal L. Prennan, Sam W. Brown, Pierre V. Blanchard, Charles W. Cook, Alden B. Muller, and Stirling T. Whelps. Installation will occur at Ladies Night on Thursday January 12 with the district governor present and a 1922 activity outline announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo Kiwanis Club
Hamilton Cafe
Howard W. Moore
Fiver G. Clingenpeel
Leonard W. Craig
Luis A. Laton
A. Claude Hamilton
Kal L. Prennan
Sam W. Brown
Pierre V. Blanchard
Charles W. Cook
Alden B. Muller
Stirling T. Whelps
Kiwanis Club
Eolimb
Auto license deadline urged by officials after year end
A notice urges new terme number issuance for autos after December 31st to avoid police penalties. Private cars obtain numbers from the County Tax Collector while service cars and jitneys need both city and state licenses from City Tax Collector M Brennan, City Marshal.
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M. Brennan
Three Midnight Services At City Churches Tonight
Midnight services will be held at three city churches tonight. Christ Episcopal, San Agustin, and St Peter's Roman Catholic churches begin between 11 and midnight and run to Christmas morn. Episcopal use a fine musical program at 11. Catholic services start just before midnight with music. Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters of America meet at K of C Hall for luncheon before walking to church for the mass.
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Christ, Episcopal Church
San Agustin
St. Peter's
Episcopal Church
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Daughters of America
K. of C. Hall
Juarez Plumbing Co Christmas Greeting 2021
Juarez Plumbing Co extends season greetings to friends and customers wishing them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year dated 12 23 21.
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B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Farragut and
San Francisco Avenue
Rush of Holiday Packages Swamps Local Post Office
Heavy holiday mail and parcel traffic has overwhelmed the Laredo post office for days. Thousands of parcels and cards have arrived or been dispatched over the past ten days, stretching distribution racks and delaying normal mail service. The note also advertises B Juarez Plumbing Co offering sewer connections with a phone number for 24 hour service.
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Laredo
Fastest football game promised Monday at Caliche Park
On Monday afternoon at Caliche Park the American Legion and the Fourth Cavalry meet in the second game between these organizations. The army team won the Thanksgiving Day clash, and both sides have trained hard and are in peak condition. The Legion seeks revenge, while the army team aims to repeat the victory.
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Caliche Park
Laredo
American Legion
Fourth Cavalry
Army
Legion
Ideal Christmas Weather Promised for Santa Claus
A cold wave is forecast with temperatures around 28 degrees, bringing a cool start to Christmas Eve. The first section of the cold front arrived today, and the weather has grown steadily cooler through the day as forecasters predicted a sharp drop within 36 hours.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Joy Runs Through Redo Shops and Polo Game
Beloved holiday spirit fills Redo as shoppers surge through stores pulling in big sales before Christmas. Caliche Park hosts the first polo game in Redo with Army teams as contestants, inviting all to attend. Christ Church holds three Christmas services starting with a midnight vigil, then 11 oclock communion, and 730 service.
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Laredo
Times
Caliche Park
Army
Christ Church
First Polo Game in Laredo Christmas Day Debuts at Avia tion Field
The first polo match in Laredo will be staged at the Aviation Field on the Heights tomorrow afternoon at 2 30. Teams led by Captain Stafford and Lieutenant Henry of the Fourth Cavalry will compete after weeks of practice at Fort McIntosh. The event, a kickoff of a series by army teams, invites the public to attend and witness.
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Laredo
Stafford
Henry
Fourth Cavalry
Fort McIntosh
Christmas Music at Christ Church Promises Elaborate Services
Christ Church will host a sequence of elaborate Christmas services starting with a midnight mass tonight led by choirmaster Flora Dilgarde Milton. Dudley Buck’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis will be sung, with offertory pieces by Mrs. Edwin B. Adams and the anthem There Were Shepherds by Mansfield during post communion. A 11 o'clock Christmas Day service features venues by Cochrane and Schilling, and Miss Slaughter will perform In Bethlehem. A 7:30 p m Carol service adds Processional Hymn It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and a full program of lessons, prayers, and an offertory solo. A public notice warns against discharging firearms with penalties for violators. The issue also catalogs community events, dances, parties, and a Christmas tea honoring Miss Hazel Hannah, plus a busy schedule of gatherings at Christ Church and local clubs.
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Christ Church
Flora Dilgarde Milton
Dudley Buck
Edwin B. Adams
Coombs
Mansfield
Cochrane
Schilling
Pierre V. Blanchard
Maunder
Bethlehem
T.T. Noble
Ex Governor Renfrew Ships Off For Christmas With Daughter
Ex Governor Renfrew of Oklahoma, keen on oil operations nearby, left today for Houston to spend Christmas with a daughter residing there. Guy M. Trout, the architect, returned home this morning from a brief business trip to New Orleans.
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Renfrew
Oklahoma
Houston
Guy M. Trout
New Orleans
Christmas Bonus Payouts By Banks And Firms Across Nation
Millions of dollars in Christmas bonuses will be distributed today by banks and business houses across America. The plan involves financial institutions, retail firms, and manufacturers issuing year end bonuses to workers as part of holiday pay.
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America
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Weather Man
Jocal News
Aviation Field
James H. Rogers
Evans Younkin
Truro
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Cne
Miss Slaughter
Ryne
James H
Roy
Faithfy
Wciety
Laredo Community Center
Children of Christ
Elks Hall
Lewis Leonard
Harry Lee Marriner
Arthur J. Elliott
Kansas City
Willett
Ellett
Missouri Artillery
France
Arvilia Seaman
Yoakum
Barr
Clyde Cochran
Gonzalez
J. H. McKinley
Pleasanton
Roy Campbell
San Antonio
Glenn Allsbrook
Rex Shanks
Abilene
Lee Vollmer
Robert
City
W. L. Irwin
Minerva O'Sell
Miss Margaret Massect
Esther Sharkey
South Laredo
Mrs
Elizabeth Threadgill
Dallas
Alfred Matthews
Encinal
Elvira
Jesus M. Zertuche
Roberto Zufiiga
St. Peter’s Church
Revellers’ Club
Elka Hall
Service Club
F. C. Masterson
Hannah
A. Austin
Hazel Hannah
Birmingham
Alabama
T. A. Austin
Hickok
Fort Mciintosh
S. W. DeWolf
M. T. Cogley
H. Sames
Elizabeth Rogers
Fort Worth
McDowell
R. L Bobbitt
J. T. Halsell
E. J. Foster
Hugh Cluck
Mesdames R. McCulloch
Corpus Christi
Seymour
Asher Smith
M. Wish
A. Martin
W. W. MacGregor
W. N
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Byron
Shelley
Keats
Browning
Wordsworth
Lobdell
Kathleen Heaner
Tennyson
B. Adama
Shelly
Turner
Mary Besse MacDonald
Alice Harper
Clara Matthews
Evelyn Randolph
Paradine
Schubert
Mrs. Blanchard
Virginius Skinner
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Tes Lorenz
the Angels’ Song
Christmas Lullaby
Arvilla Seaman
Wilson
Merry
Milady’s
C. C. Braden
M. Braden
Albert Garcia
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