Many Bethlehems Across the States Share Holiday Charm
The article notes multiple Bethlehem towns from New England to Georgia, each hosting Christmas traditions. Bethlehem Conn hosts a creche by Benedictine nuns and sells liturgical ornaments. Bethlehem Pa maintains a 1741 Moravian Christmas tradition with organ music and candlelight service. Bethlehem Ga marks Christmas with a star on Christmas night guiding visitors to a carol service.
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Bethlehem
Conn
Connecticut
Virgin
Joseph
Nicholas von Zinzendorf
First church bell from southwest Iowa to be displayed in Tabor
The 110-year-old bell, cast in 1854, will be mounted on permanent display in Tabor as a gift from Mrs. Jessie Watherhead. History notes the bell was the first church bell to ring in southwest Iowa in the year it was cast.
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Tabor
Jessie Watherhead
Iowa
Letters to Santa from Young Wish Lists in 7 Gifts Creek
A child packed letter collection to Santa requests a cook ing set cake mix candles instruction book candy an ironing board iron and clothes line plus a Debbie doll and clothing. Other children ask for games toys a projector a bike roller skates a Viewmaster and a Trac tor.
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Santa
Debbie
Debbie Schwemm
P. S
Julis
Christmas Wish Letter To Santa From Donell Dettmering
A reader in Tripoli Iowa writes Santa Claus with a holiday wish list dated December 11 1964 asking for a Burpy doll hostess buffet toys for baby brother Danny milk and cookies left under the tree. The note closes with Merry Christmas and thanks.
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Danny
Santa
Donell Dettmering
Boar Hunt In Iowa Involves Four Hunters Near Montour
A four man party Dutch Hansbruch Dick Post Arnie Ricklefs and Ed Wolf hunted wild boar in November on a 240 acre fenced area near Montour Iowa. Separately 99 year old Mrs May Edwards longtime Cumberland resident died in a Cumberland nursing home where she had lived the last two years.
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Hansbruch
Dick Post
Arnie Ricklefs
Ed Wolf
Iowa
Montour
T. May Edwards
Cumberland
Fox hunter bags fox with bow south of Dyersville
A hunter named Fritz Mescher used a bow and arrow to bag a fox south of Dyersville. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers traces its origin to 1863, noting the late 19th century railroad labor history.
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Fritz Mescher
Dyersville
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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Mississippi
Georgia
Indiana
JoAnn Kuecker
Veroom
Lynn Kuecker
David
Larry
Larry Timmerman
Friend, Ridney Bergmann
Gary
Mrs. Santa
Love
Wendelin Sue Bunger
Tripoli
Tripoli Cooperative Creamery CO
Tripoli, Iowa
Christ
Earth
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika, Iowa
Clouiteuros
Block’s Auto Service
Charles
Lawrence
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
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