24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
President Ford, limping from a ski injury, will attend midnight services and exchange gifts with family on Christmas morning. Spokesman says he stayed off slopes due to tiredness. doctor cites a bruised hip from a fall. Carter prepares for a quiet Christmas at Plains with relatives.
Readings show high Thursday 57 low 27 with 7 am temp at 32. Tonight northerly winds shift, lows 18 panhandle to south. Saturday highs range 40 north to 65 in the extreme southwest with most sections in between.
The SDN Column relays an Extension Service bulletin on the Christmas tree. Legends attribute origin stories to olive and palm offerings in Bethlehem, Martin Luther’s candle lit fir, and ties to Adam and Eve, with theologians doubting Dec. 25 as Christ’s birthday. The piece notes broad observance across multiple countries and stresses the uncertain date should not curb the celebration.
Mrs. Patrick 77 died Thursday at home 310 Thirty-Third St Snyder. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Bell Seale Chapel officiated by Rev Miller Robinson. Burial Snyder Cemetery. Survived by husband Jack, four daughters Clyde Sturdivant Bob Harlin S L Hardcastle Jr and Floyd Wright. three sons B F Harless Dee Harless Virdie Patrick. a brother Jack Preston. Snyder Daily News to be closed Saturday for Christmas. no Sunday edition.
The Nelson Brice family marks Christmas with relief and hopes for many more, after lengthy visa delays. Brice recalls Chile under Allende and the political shifts since 1970, noting promises and party membership as conditions for basic needs.
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