Christmas gatherings and sports highlight Whitewright scene
In December 1935, Mrs. Leon Bennett hosted a Sewing Club all day event for 16 members with luncheon, games, and gift exchange. Mrs. Ed Martin led a First Baptist T E L class card shower for Miss Clyde Montgomery with 29 attendees. Whitewright Tigers earned second in a Pilot Grove tournament as eight medals went to Whites wright. Cecil Langdon leaves for Cristobal after visiting his aunt, streets glow with festive lights at Grand and Bond.
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Leon Bennett
Sewing Club
Ed Martin
T.E.L
First Baptist Church
Clyde Montgomery
A.B. Martin
Phoenix
Arizona
R.S. Couch
Whitewright Tigers
Pilot Grove
Satureday
Christmas Greens and Traditions Across Europe
The article surveys Christmas customs across Europe with straw in Poland and Serbia and the Christmas tree popularized by Germans, likely Luther, who introduced lit candles. It notes Americans buy greens with trees and individual decorators craft varied uses from garden cuttings to high trees.
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Europe
Servia
Poland
Serbia
Martin Luther
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