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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
11
The article traces the green Christmas tradition from ancient winter festivals to Christian symbolism with holly ivy rosemary and mistletoe. It also notes the cultural impact of the song White Christmas popularized by Bing Crosby from the 1941 Holiday Inn film and its global translations.
Y-Teens met at Ann Groben’s home for a Christmas meeting in Columbus Junction. Members sang carols to residents, Mary Ellen Hoag led the gathering, and plans for a January mid semester dance were discussed. Several members returned home for Christmas from colleges, with arrangements for holiday visits noted.
The Wise Men brought gold frankincense and myrrh to honor the Christ Child. The piece invites all to give generously during Christmas to please family and friends with the best.
In Kansas City, AP reports a finance company president Jimel McDonald answered a flood of Christmas requests from 75 to 100 children after a phone mix up routed their calls to his office. He said business had to wait as the spirit of Santa Claus came first and he did not know how the mix up occurred.
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