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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1947
Page
14
The program answers questions about judgment and salvation citing 2 Peter 2 9 and 1 John 2 2 The term millennium is explained as a thousand years between Christ second coming and the second resurrection Biblical hope is offered for the worst sinner and questions about babies born out of wedlock are addressed citing Matthew 19 14 and Romans 10 13
A fragment reflecting on freedom and openness alongside postwar rural life. It notes farms and communities loosening strictures, mentions 1945 farm population increases tracing back to 1932, and contrasts natural imagery with regulation. The text presents oblique observations on liberty, sharing, and societal change in Independence.
Ukrainian churches keep the Julian calendar so Christmas falls on January 6. The Holy Supper has 12 courses including fish and borsch, with kutya dessert. After the meal a kolach bread is left for spirits, and three days of celebrations follow with Kolyadniky carolers visiting villages.
The last Sunday before Advent began with Stir up in the Book of Common Prayer, prompting Peterborough families to start their plum pudding. Frumenty, boiled wheat strained and simmered with broth or milk and egg yolks, preceded plum pudding as the ancient dish.
A Christmas alms custom stems from the belief that Christ may visit homes disguised as a beggar during the holiday. Legend says the Christ child goes door to door seeking kindness and aid, testing neighbors who often help, making refusals rare.
A collage of tips on wool care vegetables and household tasks followed by legal notices. Notices include Notice to Creditors for H A High estate and a Texas citation in Grayson County for F M Highway No 120 right of way.
Near Bethlehem shepherds watch their flocks when angels announce the birth of a princely babe. The message urges fear not and directs them to Bethlehem to find Jesus born this happy morn.
Legal description excerpts note a Davis tract survey with bearings and distances, totaling 1.846 acres with 1.384 acres on a traveled road. Filed November 28, 1947, in Grayson County Court, Sherman Texas, by Clerk J C Buchanan and Deputy O L Jones.
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