For A Fire Safe Christmas
J O Musick of the Texas Safety Association urges a fire safe Christmas listing tips for Trees Lighting Wrappings Toys and Smoking. He advises fresh trees kept outdoors until setup and cut at an angle, flameproofing with a borax solution, UL labeled electric sets, avoiding aluminum trees, careful electrical checks, noncombustible wrappings, flameproofed decorations, safe toy labels, and easy access to extinguishers. If fire strikes, evacuate then call the fire department.
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Texas Safety Association
J. O. Musick
TSA
Underwriter’s Laboratories
Musick
Noted Trees of 1958 White House and Rockefeller Center
The 1958 White House Engelmann spruce from Montana stood 78 feet tall after trimming for decoration, the tallest yet on the White House lawn. Rockefeller Center’s 65 foot by 35 foot diameter tree came from Maine after a nine month search for the best shape. President Calvin Coolidge’s father administered Coolidge’s oath.
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United States
White House Lawn
Rockefeller Center
New York
White House
Kootenai National Forest
Montana
Washington
Ing
Maine
Calvin Coolidge
Shiner High Students Enter Region 16 Band Contest
Elaine Laas a senior and Gayle Biehumke an eighth grader tried out at Crain Junior High Victoria. Laas earned fourth chair alto sax in the contest.
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Shiner High School
Crain Junior High
Victoria
Elaine Laas
Gayle Biehunke
Laas
Christmas, Florida Postmark Symbol of Peace and Trade
Christmas, Florida sits 23 miles east of Orlando, founded as a fort 126 years ago to protect settlers from hostile Indians. Today it handles thousands of holiday packages sent nationwide and from Europe, making it a symbol of peace and good will.
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Christmas
Florida
Orlando
United States
Europe
Santa Claus Evolution Across Cultures
The piece traces St Nicholas of Asia Minor as the origin of Santa Claus and follows how different nations rename and reinterpret him. It notes Father Christmas in Britain, Pere Noël in France, Befana in Italy, Kriss Kringle in Germany, and describes Thomas Nast's late 19th century American portrayal as a jolly rosy figure.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Asia Minor
Father Christmas
Finland
Pere Noel
France
Befana
Italy
Kriss Kringle
Germany
America
Thomas Nast
Gonzales Livestock Market Report Summary
The Gonzales commission sale showed a steady to active cattle market with 550 cattle and 200 hogs. Drylot slaughter stockers and fat calves held steady, stocker feeder steers and heifers remained active, and packer cows and bulls were steady with typical price ranges. Butcher hogs ranged higher with No 1s at 16.75 to 17.25 and sows 14.00 to 15.50 amid lighter stock offerings.
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Gonzales Commission Co
Nativity Origins Attributed To St Francis In Italy
Nativity scene origins trace to St Francis of Assisi who arranged a live display in a Greccio church in 1223. The practice spread across Christendom as researchers note small figurines replaced live figures to depict the Nativity. Mr and Mrs Leslie Beiersdorfer and daughters visited Rosenberg relatives and Emma Beiersdorfer on Sunday, joined by John Haverda family.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Greccia
Italy
Joseph
Mary
Leslie Beiersdorfer
Rosenberg
Emma Beiersdorfer
John Haverda
Century. Clement Clarke Moore's The Night Before Christmas
Century helps perpetuate the image through Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem The Night Before Christmas.
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Clement Clark Moore
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