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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
12
Legend says St Nicholas and his romantic heart started the custom of hanging stockings by the chimney. He secretly gave gold to a bankrupt merchant’s three daughters to provide their dowries, tossing bags through a window or down the chimney. One bag landed in a stocking drying on the mantel, sparking the holiday ritual.
Mr and Mrs Howard L Smith have leased the Anson Care Home a new facility opened July 26 They are longtime county residents with a home five miles south of Anson The rest home was just completed this year and now operates under theirLease agreement.
A historical note on Christmas carols tracing their origins from ring dances to Latin works, with references to Noel meaning birthday joy. It covers medieval origins, St Francis and Jacopone, nativity and shepherd themes, the Boar’s Head, Good King Wenceslas and Boxing Day, and a Huron carol by Father Brebeuf with Hurons’ memory of besous ahatonhia.
The text notes diverse Christmas traditions across nations, from carp and fried eel dishes in Central Europe and Italy to roast turkey or goose choices. It mentions the melting pot origins in the United States and Canada shaping varied Yuletide foods and gift givers like Santa replacing earlier figures.
Dolls serve as Christmas toys and creche figures, a dual role tied to centuries of religious and cultural use. From ancient Egypt to the near east, dolls appeared in tombs, burials, and temples, with early forms carved from clay, stone, or bone.
Description attributes the first metal rolling mill to Leonardo da Vinci, noting his early design concepts for shaping and tempering metals. The reference situates the invention within Renaissance engineering advances and Leonardo's broader insights into mechanical processes.
Rule school patrons approved bond assumption and maintenance proposals by wide margins after a Saturday election. The bond proposal passed 51 to 1 and the second proposal 52 to 1 as Sagerton joined the district. Sagerton residents will vote on similar measures later. Sagerton high students had previously attended Rule schools.
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