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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
3
An old legend recounts St Winnifred cutting a sacred Norse oak during missionary work. A whirlwind toppled the tree, leaving a younger fir which the saint declared the holy tree for the Christ Child. Pagans then decorated the fir with gifts, turning it into a Christmastide symbol.
A domestic reminiscence in a wartime voice recalls Christmas at home with family, old routines, and veterans. The piece blends memory of Pap’s wartime grit with Merry Christmas refrains as relatives gather by the hearth, while wartime notes and a call to support soldiers surface amid warm, bittersweet scenes. The narrator celebrates togetherness and resilience, ending with a wartime push to fund uniforms and equipment for American troops.
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