Coast Park hosts rugged holiday crowds at Goose Island
Goose Island State Park draws hundreds over the holiday weekend despite a 42 mph southeast gale. Superintendent Roy Norton notes a Houston family of ten sheltered together as tents were damaged but recovered. The report also praises fishing action and large day visitor numbers while noting boat launch restrictions from rough seas. Also mentions Texas Guardsmen Patek brothers training at Fort Polk and Christmas observances.
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Dent Roy Norton
Norton
Houston
Drum
Oak Grove
Gulf
Christmas origins and legal status through history
The article traces Dec 25 as the birth day of the unconquered sun in the Roman era and notes early Christian adoption of the date. It covers pagan roots of customs, Puritan bans in England and New England, and earliest state legal holiday recognition in Alabama in 1836.
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Christ
Julius I
England
Alabama
Vincennes Claims Oldest City Title in Indiana
Vincennes, first settled in 1727, is noted as the oldest city in Indiana. The settlement’s age is highlighted as a historic distinction within the state.
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Vincennes
Indiana
Card of Thanks for Tom Jungbauer
We express sincere thanks for acts of kindness and sympathy during our bereavement for Tom Jungbauer husband father and grandfather. Special thanks to Rev Father Hanacek and Rev Father Wojciechowski, to the choir Buffington Funeral Home staff doctors Wagner and the Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital team, to Joseph Patek and staff, and to friends neighbors and helpers. May God bless you all. Mrs Thomas Jungbauer and Children and Grandchildren
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Tom Jungbauer
John J. Hanacek
Sigismund Wojciechowski
Buffington Funeral Home
Robert, Dennis
Pat Wagner
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Joseph Patek
Thomas Jungbauer
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Victor Patek
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Louisiana
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Richter’s Bakery
San Antonio
Ervin
Marvin
Co. C
Germany
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
South America
Denison
East Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Club Lakes
E. W. Bonn
B. J. Follis
Gene and
Frances Valenta
Lone Star Beer Distributor
Herman’s Place
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Dudley Hoskins
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Gonzales
New England
Frobiday Ciece
Paul H. Stock
Department Stores
Hallettsville
Weimar
Shiner Hardware CO
Western Auto Associate Store
Boehm Tractor & Auto Sales
Ford Tractors and Implements
Titaslay
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
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