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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1946
Page
2
Irving Berlin wrote White Christmas for the 1940 Holiday Inn concept. The song debuted in 1942 and sold one million copies in four months, later ranking as servicemen’s top carol and a permanent Christmas favorite according to Berlin.
Nostalgic poem notes a worn Santa figure with a missing leg and arm. It recalls childhood wonder when Tom and Sue tiptoed downstairs to find gifts, then hints they now seek adult toys, while the Santa symbolizes Christmas goodwill and peace on earth.
Helena arranged the transfer of holy bodies to Constantinople and later to Milan. After 1096 the remains were moved by Frederick Barbarossa to Cologne where the Archbishop enshrined them in the Cologne Cathedral. Relics touching the skulls became charms for travelers.
The Puritans disliked Christmas and favored Thanksgiving. In 1659 Massachusetts' high court ruled that anyone observing Christmas by abstaining from labor or feasting would be fined five shillings for each offense.
The Collier Highway Group backs a far reaching program to upgrade California roads. Senator Randolph Colier and C H Purcell outlined needs at the California State Chamber of Commerce meeting in San Francisco on December 4 5. The Collier Committee reported statewide factual studies and the Highway Commission’s ten year modernization plan will be detailed by Purcell.
A brisk survey traces the age of Christmas songs from early Latin hymns to Adeste Fideles and O Come All Ye Faithful. It notes milestones like Denmark's 1904 TB campaign and 19th century carols, ending with nostalgia for childhood Christmas memories.
Descendants of Deodar Cedars from the Himalayas create Alta Dena California’s mile long Avenue of Christmas Trees. Seeds gathered in India in 1882 by Capt. Frederick J. Woodbury were planted on his California ranch. Seedlings two feet tall were transplanted by the captain’s sons along the wire driveway now a public thoroughfare attracting thousands each Christmas.
Saint Nicholas Day on December 6 is marked by gift giving and merriment in Holland. Life sized figures and costumed figures roam shops and streets as Bishop Nicholas presides over children’s gatherings and parades. Gifts arrive by various routes and families share a festive table after the youngsters are entertained.
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