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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
4
A safety creed links self preservation to family neighbor and country, asserting no fear of ill health through safe living. The piece notes Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Eicher and daughters of Corpus Christi visiting the John Eicher Sr. and Fred Ulcak homes for a weekend.
A reflective piece contrasts mistletoe lore with modern science, then shifts to a family's Christmas night of loss and a miraculous vision. Snow falls, carols echo, and a couple sense comfort as their firstborn returns in memory, lights glow, and questions linger yet fade in warmth.
Christmas visitors filled the Vesely and Stock households with relatives from Corpus Christi Nacogdoches La Vernia Port Lavaca Yoakum and San Antonio. Attendees included Willie Vesely Travis Effenberger Laddie Vesely Jerome Rohan Daniel Stock Thomas Gene Stock Anne Sedlmeyer Joe Sedlmeyer Jr Larry Sedlmeyer Allen Esse and others who joined on Christmas Day.
A dying boy Timmy envisions Heaven as a Christmas paradise. Willy the helper guides him through The Garden of children, where Joey, Rags, and Tina appear as scenes of joy. Timmy meets Santa and asks for a final wish for his Mama and Papa, foretelling a transcendent Christmas in the afterlife.
Announcement of the engagement of Gayle Welhausen to First Lieutenant George William Minear at a December home party. The event featured pink roses, crystal epergne decor, and a planned May wedding.
Officials of the Southwest Screwworm Eradication Program said the artificial barrier of sterile screwworm flies along the Mexico border has been extended from Laredo to above Del Rio. A 25 mile wide strip from Brownsville to Laredo has been seeded with sterile flies since early last month to prevent migration into the Southwest. Weather and weekly releases are noted as aiding eradication efforts.
The festive display features soft illumination as the tree lights shimmer over a quiet crowd. Residents pause to admire the glow, noting how the lights create a warm, seasonal atmosphere citywide.
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