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Candle in the Window a 1917 Christmas Prayer
Ted Witherspoon recalls the 1917 season marked by war and want and tells how he gave candles to every mailbox in the Smoky Valley. The gesture sparks a shared Christmas spirit and faith that the Bible remains the central light in hard times.
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Upper Smoky Valley
France
U.S.A
Tobe Gabel
Tobe
Grandma Gabel
Tully
Willin
Old
Vermont
Christ
Smoky Hill Valley
High Plains
Kaw