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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1964
Page
15
A long, lyrical piece celebrates Christmas as a joyful time of greeting, gift giving, carols, and family gathering. It reflects on lighting candles, decorating trees with traditions from Martin Luther to Scandinavian and Polish practices, and the spiritual meaning of the holiday in a community setting.
The sermon suggests Christmas symbolism in Germany tied to the fir tree replacing the oak in Druid worship, explaining how the decorated fir became central to the holiday. Legends abound, but the modern Christmas tradition centers on the tree as a sacred symbol.
Mr and Mrs Harley Trewin with Mr and Mrs Dick Juhl and their son Dennis of Waverly spent five hours as guests at President and Mrs Johnsons Texas ranch. The visit followed an invitation when a Yorkshire boar bred by Mr Trewin at the NE Iowa Swine Testing Station was chosen for presentation to the President.
A cow on Chris Kampman’s Kesley farm gave birth to a stillborn calf with two heads. The farmer reports the birth is a rare one in a million and notes the cow is healthy.
Roy Grady presented his largest turkey after 30 years in the trade. The bird weighed 41 percent pounds with an 8 percent inch breast in a showcase of his breeding skill.
The popular motif on early Christmas cards features the English robin, a likely nod to postal workers in red uniforms who were nicknamed Robin, shaping seasonal imagery and charm.
Frosted and fringed cards from 1870 featured heavy silk and a folder type not common then. The era favored single cards more often, and a note mentions a shop in Tripoli as part of the context.
Phil Mastbergen of Sheldon earned a silver medal in doubles table tennis at the Para-Olympics in Tokyo last month. Sponsored by Sheldon Community, he will return home for Christmas from Bulova School of Watchmaking where he studies.
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