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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1951
Page
5
The article encourages a family centered Christmas with tree gathering or purchasing, decorating, nativity scenes, bedside trees for sick members, and a party with games caroling and gifts. It suggests drawing names, solo performances, and a 25 word or less reflection on what Christmas means. It also proposes repurposing old toys with paint and making apron gifts from feed sacks.
The article traces Santa’s origins to St Nicholas and European legends. It states the American Santa is 88 years old this Christmas and notes Thomas Nast popularized the jolly red-suited image in 1863 for a Christmas poetry book.
In 1659 Massachusetts General Court declared Christmas Day a day of abstention from labor and feasting and imposed a five shilling fine for any offense. The decree reflected Puritan opposition to Christmas customs adopted in America.
A visitor observes two Jerusalems in one region. The modern city features streetcars hotels and automobiles while the old walled quarter preserves narrow streets archways and stairways. Donkeys and camels remain common transport as the ancient section retains a Christ era feel.
The James and Younger gangs attempt a Northfield Minnesota bank raid. Bank staff resist and Jesse James kills a cashier. Two outlaws die, Bob Younger wounded, gang scatters. Captured by a farm boy’s alert, Cole Younger recovers, Pinkerton man closes in as Frank and Jesse flee toward Missouri pursued by lawmen and rumors of the James Younger gang.
The narrative traces Jesse and Frank James fleeing through Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa after the Northfield bank raid. They rely on local farmers for meals while evading lawmen, with Jesse narrowly surviving capture and facing mounting pursuit from Pinkerton detectives and sheriffs. Fleeing to Kansas City they reunite with Zee Ja, then decide to relocate to Tennessee to start anew away from known.
The tale follows Jesse and Frank James as they flee Liberty to Tennessee in two covered wagons, with wives aboard and the brothers driving. They settle near Waverly in Humphreys County at a long-held Link farm later affected by the Tennessee Valley Authority, while locals recall Red Fox the racing horse and Jesse's lifelong need for self-preservation, including a dramatic moment at a schoolhouse during a township vote.
Feature recounts Frank James seeking work and safety in Nashville around 1877. He stays with Ben Drake and his sister Mrs Ledbetter before moving to the Josiah Walton farm on White's Creek. Local stories recount a pistol confrontation with blacksmith Dude Young and Frank's cautious, secretive life among neighbors while detectives hunted him.
Miss Gerda Stanning, 26, of the Greenland Colonial Administration in Copenhagen, handles Santa Claus mail. Last year she received 800 letters from the United States and others asking for toys. Some children request specific gifts while others ask for bibles. Santa sometimes sends pictures of Greenland, but many letters go unanswered due to volume.
The hawthorn is traced to Christmas lore as a thorn bush grown from a staff planted by Joseph of Arimathea on Wyrralhill in Glastonbury. Tradition says his staff blossomed into a tree that blooms at Christmas, with an old rhyme noting its Christmas radiance and night beauty.
A short guide explains youngsters do not need costly gifts. It suggests a broom stick horse crafted from a three foot broom handle, a sock head padded with cotton, and yarn for eyes mouth and ears to delight a small child.
A Christmas message notes the world at peace yet torn by a clash between democracy and communism. It envisions happiness for all on Christmas Day while acknowledging the tense global condition of 1951.
Public notices seek submissions for Grandma sayings with payment rewards. Contest invites modern sayings about Nu Maid margarine and its style. Entries mailed to Cincinnati Ohio with photo prize details.
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