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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
19
The article traces the use of bells in Christmas practice from announcing arrivals to signaling midnight, and connects gold frankincense and myrrh to the biblical Nativity. It notes bell ringing as a skilled English tradition and explains the enduring value of frankincense and myrrh as costly resins used in incense at altars.
The piece traces how Christmas cards reflect shifting social customs and fashions from Victorian times to the 1930s. Esther Mooney notes examples from 1892 showing formal parent child relations and a 1930 card praising dad with three cheers. Early cards circulated to the trade in the 1880s featuring jolly old gentlemen holly mistletoe and plum puddings.
Susan Myers requests a Suzy Cute and a view-master from Santa at 200 E Main House 404. Cindy Aycock age 4 asks for cowboy boots and a Barbie dell with clothes. Annette Aycock age 2 seeks a May baby doll and a chair of cowboy knots. The Llano News invites reader submissions.
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