Rossendale Highlights Year In Review 1968
The note lists St Patrick's supper bazaar and other events, charity drives, and community activities led by Rev Armistead. It mentions Sunday school attendance drop, Mothers Day awards, White Gift service, and a Portage music festival. New buildings rise as families move, weddings and arrivals increase community sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armistead
Manitoba
Korea
Nual
Santa Claus
B. Droman
Porfi
Portage
J. Donald
Evergreen Fir Dominates Christmas Tree Traditions Worldwide
A survey of Christmas tree customs notes that despite alternatives such as water pipe art, live oaks, and aluminum trees, the evergreen fir remains the favorite. It details fir varieties from balsam to noble, their heights, and regions in North America, Europe, and Asia, plus Canada’s export role and the General Grant redwood tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Central
Europe
Asia
Himalayas
North
America
Gilead
North America
Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Labrador
Newfoundland
Caroline
Tennessee
Canada
Venezuela
Bethlehem Christmas Observance Amid Strife and Faith
Bethlehem remains poor and crowded by Arab refugees as Christmas approaches. Pilgrims from Israel pass via Mandelbaum Gate to the Nativity Church, sharing the high mass and rites around the Altars of the Nativity, the Wise Men, and the Manger while prayers for peace fill the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nativity
Jesus of Nazareth
Bethlehem
Jordan
Israel
Jerusalem
Tho Man’s Land
Mandelbaum Gate
Christmas Message From The Lieutenant Governor
The Christmas message calls for timeless peace and real goodwill among individuals and nations. It emphasizes Christmas as both religious and family festival and urges carrying the Christmas spirit into the new year for the betterment of humanity.
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Sass Gregoigs
Walt
Tina
Robert Winnie Briscoe
Laurie Bennett
Laurie
Ella Smith
Grandma
Sidney Auto Electric
Sidney, Manitoba
Greg
Harry and
Muriel Purkess
Rossendale
D. Cardin
Winnipeg
Evergreen
Wilmington
N.C
Indianapolis
Ind
U.S
Kings Cannyon National Park
Alis
Mary and
Joseph
Richard S. Bowleseutenant
Man
Macgregor
John and
Rose Kasprick Dennis
Joanne Janice and
Dolores Linda Legg
Macgregor Esso Service & Restaurant
Ristrias
Santa
Ralph's Department Store — Fabric Centre Warehouse Clearings
Portage LA Prairie
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