Christmas laws and holiday customs in colonial to modern times
The article notes period restrictions on Christmas observance in 1640s England and colonial Massachusetts and New Haven ban mince pie baking. It also mentions stores in the United States and Canada relying on Christmas shoppers for a significant portion of annual sales and features a photo caption about a 2005 porcelain art garage sale display.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Haven Colony
World Book Encyclopedia
United States
Canada
A. M. Humberson
China Springs
W. T. Rogers
Cumberland
Eva Glenn
Morrow
Porcelain Art Guild
Virgil Holcomb
Change In Date Of Navy Mothers Meeting
Navy Mothers announce a date change from December 8 to December 22. President Mrs. Belle Johnson hosts at her daughter Mrs. Frank Reisinger’s home in China Springs. Morning games precede a business meeting after lunch.
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Sarah Sue Jones
Lane S. Jones
Cobbs Drive
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
William Waldeck
Tampa
Florida
Navy Mothers Meeting
Belle Johnson
Frank Reisinger
China Springs
Census survey to track farm labor in 1966 December area
The Census Bureau will conduct a December survey of individuals who performed cash farm work in 1966 as part of the Current Population Survey. Percy R. Millard, head of the Dallas regional office, announced the effort and urged participation. Join in the work of the Texas Forestry Association and help keep Texas green and prosperous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Percy R. Millard
Bureau
Dallas
Texas Forestry Association
Texas
New Books Fund Donation From Local Employees
Central Texas Iron Works Benevolent Fund committee voted a 200 dollar gift to the Waco Mee Lennan county library. Funds will buy technical books the library needs. Library Director David Earl Holt expressed thanks for the thoughtful gift from a city community group. During the Republic era notes, a cow and calf traded for 10 dollars.
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Central Texas Iron Works
Benevolent Fund Committee
Waco-Mee Lennan County
David Earl Holt
Library Commission
City of
Waco
Texas Republic
Postal Savings Now Obsolete
United States Postal Savings Certificates totaling 46753.00 in the Waco Post Office earn little interest for 91 local depositors, as the program was discontinued by Congress on March 28, 1966. As of April 27, 1966, no deposits are accepted and remaining funds will be turned over to the Treasury on July 1 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postal Savings
Waco
Ed Norwood
Congress
Post Office Department
Norwood
Postal Savings
U. S
Treasury Department
Red Cross Moves to New Red Cross Chapter Building
The McLennan County chapter of the American Red Cross will relocate to a two story building at Twelfth and Austin, formerly the William Cameron & Co. general office. The Cameron firm donated more than $200,000 while the Red Cross paid about one third of the value, with Harold McNabb and Doyle Calton announcing the move.
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Mclennan County
THE
American Red Cross
Twelfth and
Austin
William Cameron & Co
Certainteed Products Corp
Red Cross
North Eighteenth Street
Cameron
Harold McNabb
Doyle Calton
A. G. Scofield
Virgil Holcomb
Baylor Law School enrolls about 250 for winter quarter
Angus McSwain dean of Baylor University School of Law says enrollment for winter quarter will be about 250, with four women among the new enrollments. He notes no new students are admitted for winter quarter, so the total will be lower than the fall figure. The article also notes the largest Osage orange trees are in the Red River Valley.
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Baylor University School of Law
Angus McSwain
Law School
McSwain
America
Red River Valley
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