Community Notes From Oregon and Washington
Miss Audrey Landy who attends Eugene schools has traveled to Ritzville Washington to spend vacation with Marjory Stemmiler. Ernest Schneider and daughters Ernestine and Carolyn drove to Maralefield Saturday. William Nelsons are home for the holidays from the C A C. C B Matthews and Florence May arrived from Noti Oregon to visit Mrs G E Hamilton and family including Mrs W D Barters Kathryn Velma.
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Audrey Landy
Eugene
Ritzville, Washington
Marjory Stemmiler
Ernest Schneider
Ernestine and
Carolyn
Maralefield
C. B. Matthews
Florence May
Noti
Oregon
G. E. Hamilton
Daugh- Matthews
W. D. Barters
Kathryn
Velma
Gerand
Holiday visits and events brighten town news
Lola and Jeff Orr visit John Roberts and relatives in Wallowa. Claude Giles family in town for business and relatives. Dr Haxel Parmerter travels to Aberdeen to visit mother over holidays. J H Roberta family to Reedsport for Christmas with Ed Rackleff. H T Burr arrives from Tacoma for Christmas dinner with Clarke Fensler family. Bowers Melody Makers perform Christmas dance at Oaks Pavilion with usual prices. City Meat Market bought by O T Nelson replacing O T Jones. Teachers Grace Hockema and Prof Cooper plan holiday trips. Hypes, Sloan, and Neil MacDonald arrive for holidays. Hypes sang at church. Local service stations to close Christmas day. Myrtle Point stations also observe day per ad.
Christmas Program at Methodist Church Delights Community
The Methodist Episcopal church hosted a joyful Christmas program Monday night with members and friends. Santa Claus arrived and the children began the Christmas season with excitement as a well-planned program pleased attendees.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Santa Claus
Christmas Spirit May Be Continued in Gift Giving
The piece urges sustaining Christmas spirit beyond December through thoughtful, homemade gifts and year long preparation. It proposes monthly packages with personal touches, noting sacrifice of time and money to express love as the greatest gift.
First Mention of Christmas in Gospel Narrative
George Newell Moran notes that the first reference to Christmas appears in Matthew chapter 2 verse 1 as a simple note on the birth of Christ. He adds that early Christian centuries lack written records of Christmas observance.
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Christ
George Newell Moran
Christmas Carols Be Coming Popular Again
University of Oregon professor Seifert discusses the rise of Christmas carol popularity in Europe and America. He notes mail carriers in Germany singing carols on delivery days and cites jazz as not the true American folk music, stressing the enduring value of traditional carols and works by Foster.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Germany
Sai Seifert
University of Oregon School of Music
Europe
Mr. Seifert
England
Wales
America
Seifert
Stephert G. Foster
Howard Milligan
Christmas Customs Abroad From Italy To Norway
An article outlines Christmas traditions around the world. It notes Italy’s stockings linked to St. Nicholas of Padua and Russia’s hay filled shoes for St. Nicholas, plus Sweden and Norway’s Yuletide rituals and the Puritan era mince pie ban in Massachusetts.
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Italy
St. Nicholas of
Padua
St. Nicholas
Sweden
Norway
Nother
Cee
Walter Ahd
Trart
Oliver Cromwell
New England
Bay Colony
Massachusetts
Jerusalem
What Christmas Means
A lyric meditation on Santa Claus as the Spirit of Youth living in hearts. The speaker recalls a mother’s dream of a youthful Santa and concludes Christmas is about love and renewal that shines yearly.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Cookies Recipe From Old Pantry
Cream two cupfuls brown sugar and one half cupful butter. Add half beaten eggs, eight tablespoonfuls sweet safik, a pinch salt, a quarter teaspoon dissolved in boiling water, one teaspoon cinnamon, two and a half cupfuls rolled oats, two cupfuls flour. Mix, stand an hour, drop teaspoonfuls on greased tins, press a raisin on top, bake moderate oven. Makes about four dozen cookies.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Nelson
Hub Clothing & Shoe Co
Myrtle Point
Guerin Cafe
Campbell Pork and Beans
Farmers Store
Lola and
Jeff Orr
Wallowa
John Roberts
Claude Giles
Dr. Haxel G. Parmerter
Aberdeen
Washington
Visi
J.H. Roberta
Reedsport
Ed Rackleff
H. T. Burr, Sr
Tacoma
Mrs
Clarke Fensler
Oaks Pavilion
Bowers Melody Makers
the Oaks Pavilion
O. T. Nelson
T. Jones
Grace Hockema
Arago
Alsen Valley
Prof. Cooper
Mrs. Cooper
Arago School
Pleasant Hill
Gordon Hypes
Long Beach
California
Errol Sloan
Christian Church
Neil MacDonald
Turner MacDonald
Mr. Hypes
Marshfield
Gertrude Walton
Jazz
Amer
Ican Folk Music
Mel
Odies
By Anna Deming Gray
Santa
Emery & Nosler Motor
Merry Christmas
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