A Warm Christmas Remembered From Grandpa’s Texas Home
A writer recalls a WWI era Christmas at a North Texas grandfather’s two story house. The day features a first tricycle a cedar tree lined with candles and ornaments busts of Napoleon and Beethoven and a big family meal with roast turkey and pear desserts. The night ends with Roman candle fun under grandfathers watchful eye and a lingering sense of happiness.
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North
Texas
Christy Ann Riesinger
St. Nick
Bandera
Appointee to EODC Unit Rejects Post
Father James Brandes heads San Antonio archdiocese parochial schools and refused a seat on the EODC planning committee. He criticized the 50 50 participation proposal as unfair while four members voted against it and two for. Brandes abstained. James Kazen urged Mathis to widen the panel for broader representation.
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Bexar County
James Brandes
San Antonio
Brandes
Arthur Mathis Jr
EODC
EQODC
Mathis
James Kazen
Kazen
Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti Divorce Victory in France
Actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti celebrate a French court ruling granting Ponti a divorce from his Italian first wife. Loren, radiant, told reporters the decision fulfills her dream as they arrived after a New York visit.
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Rome
UPI
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Ponti
New York
B'nai Brith Names Leader
Marty H Haden Jr an insurance executive from San Antonio has been elected president of B Nai B Rith Lodge No 211 succeeding Carl E Wille Other officers named Emanuel Newman Efrain Joffe Rene H Levy Robert Harris Barry L Haden Harris Leslie Kempler Nathan Troier Walter Couen Abe M Efron Moses M Goldberg Harry L Kanter Sidney Kempler Samuel Lebo Marvin H Miller Allan D Rosen Morris Rosenstein Donald Schwartzberg Alvin L Simon Dr Jack J Tucker Ben Tudzin Ronald D Wolff and Perry Zeller as directors
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Marty H. Haden Jr
Moses M. Goldberg
Harry L. Kanter
Sidney Kempler
Samuel Lebo
Marvin H. Miller
Allan D. Rosen
Morris Rosenstein
Donald Schwartzberg
Alvin L. Simon
Jack J. Tucker
Ben Tudzin
Ronald D. Wolff
Perry Zeller
Coats Stolen From Visitor In San Antonio
A Houston woman visiting San Antonio for the holidays reported her car was broken into and two coats stolen. A mink coat valued at 950 dollars and a vicuna coat worth 350 dollars were taken, for a total loss of 1300 dollars, according to Mrs. Earl Brown.
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Houston
San Antonio
Vicuna
Earl Brown
Exposition Building Nears Completion in Houston
Houston officials said the new 4.25 million Exposition building is nearing completion. The structure aims to support the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Association's events and activities.
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Houston
UPI
The
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Association
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