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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
4
Christmas Dear Abby column features a reader frustrated by her husband’s last minute plans and cancellations after weeks of house and car shopping. A second letter from a service member praises Army mail reliability and urges printing such letters to support soldiers abroad.
Dear Abby letters discuss staying connected with loved ones in the service and the impact of mail delays in Korea. A reader shares mail-gap strategies, tape recordings as an alternative, and notes about SS and VA benefits for a widow contemplating remarriage.
The article traces Christmas origins from Roman sol invictus date marking to church adoption of December 25 for Jesus birth. It notes early customs such as candles in windows from Ireland, stockings by the Dutch, plum pudding formation, Sicilian child Christ imagery, and gift giving linked to magi or Roman practice.
A Christmas gathering fills the home of Mrs. Harold Cutting and her mother Mrs. George Harris at 421 North Second Street. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Harley Craig and son Larry, Esther Harris, Garfield Polley and son Bob, George Harris and son Greg, Marcia, Gary Molitor, Joan Molitor, Ken Stillman and son George, Lois Reed and children, Oscar Cook and son David, Mike, Alberta Stillman, Lavina Stillman, and friend Lora Bremmerman. Also Mr. and Mrs. C E Stillman hosted in Miguelite Canyon with guests present.
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