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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
3
The article traces Christmas and Yule candles from ancient Christian origins to modern practice. It notes large Yule candles used in Nativity celebrations and candles as a universal religious and national custom. It mentions Norse mid winter rites and Chanukah traditions celebrated in the same season.
The passage notes gift exchanges in ancient Rome and their link to modern Christmas traditions. It mentions France giving gifts on New Year’s Eve to children, while England Germany Italy and the United States share similar customs with Santa visiting at Christmas.
The article notes Teutons used holly and other evergreens as symbols of luck and interior decoration. It mentions a legend that all plants bloomed on the Nativity night and links holly to the crown of thorns. It also reports Puritans banned holly and mistletoe as pagan decorations.
The passage describes St Nicholas riding with Woden on Christmas Eve in Holland and children placing wooden shoes or stockings by the hearth as signals for the gift bearer. France follows with shoes for Bonhomme Noel, while England and the United States popularized hanging stockings to hold more gifts.
Puritans warned against Christmas hymns predicting their disappearance. Yet carols grew into a lasting tradition from early Christian Rome. The French Noel from the eleventh century and the German Weih nachtslieder share the same origin.
The United States National Christmas Tree is a giant Sequoia over 267 feet tall located in General Grant National Park 64 miles east of Fresno California. Devotional and patriotic services held beneath the tree each year since 1925 are broadcast nationwide.
The National Safety Council warns Holidays bring high danger of home accidents burns and falls. Read the avoid list: supervise electric toys avoid candles near trees keep trees away from stoves guard ladders fireproof the tree use ammonium sulfate treatment water and sand icy walkways drive carefully in 1941 season.
In New Orleans the Christmas season shines with loud fireworks. Creoles celebrate with rockets and Roman candles, starting weeks before Christmas. Children and families fill the streets nightly, trading cheaper prices for bigger displays as noise and color blaze across the lower Canal Street area.
Instructions advise cutting the base to expose fresh wood and placing the tree in a shallow water pan with sugar added. The sugar nourishes needles while water provides moisture to help the tree hold on longer.
A compact survey of traditional predictions tied to Christmas week. It lists varied beliefs about sun, ice, snow, thunder, and crop outcomes, including a green Christmas signaling a fat graveyard and a warm Christmas foretelling a cold Easter.
Armine von Tempski reflects on how Christmas feels in Hawaii where island life, horseback arrivals, and cowboy serenaders shape the holiday. She recalls vivid memories from Haleakala Maui ranch life with Americans Hawaiians Japanese Chinese and Portuguese sharing a festive eve under one roof.
If you doubt certain lamps in a Christmas tree string, remove a regular lamp from a five cell flashlight and screw in the bulbs one at a time. With low current they glow only if the bulb is still good. Burned out lamps will not glow.
Virginia Vale notes Ellen Drew rose from Englewood dime store to Hollywood fame with a Paramount contract. She stars in D. O. A., A Date With Destiny, Texas Rangers Ride Again, and Christmas in July. Also named is Grapewin for Tobacco Road, with Ford directing and Johnson revising the script to pass censors. Joan Crawford shines at the National Horse Show, while Bette Davis supports Mary Astor in Far Horizon.
How to sew from Ruth Wyeth Spears guides inspires hundreds of helpers who write in about making gifts and refurbishing items. Book 6 is now ready, and the author expresses friendship with readers who enjoy hands on projects.
A philosophical reflection by Caird on existence, measuring life not by duration but by conscious living. The quote argues an oak endures centuries yet cannot replace a single day of human life. It contrasts living thought with plant longevity to emphasize value of mortality.
A historical column reflects on trials and misfortunes as not necessarily divine punishment. It muses on fate, resilience, and the unexpected lessons learned through hardship as a civic or personal test.
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