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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1958
Page
8
Edward Buss, 60, planned a Christmas at home with his son Dennis. After a heart disturbance and hospital plans were made, he cancelled to stay home. Two hours later Buss collapsed and died at County Emergency Hospital.
The United States dog owners, about 26 million, may spend around 40 million dollars on high end pet gifts this Christmas. Items include mink trim coats rhinestone collars and dog perfume brands like Kennel No 9 and Scent Station. A Morganatic marriage is noted as a royal commoner union standard.
Card notices express gratitude from W. M. Gates and Mrs. Vivia McLugin to friends for visits flowers and messages during illness. They extend Christmas and New Year wishes and praise the kindness received.
An administration official said there is a growing belief that the farm surplus problem will burden farmers and taxpayers for years. He noted the Soil Bank conservation reserve may need to continue beyond its planned end to curb the surplus.
The official noted that high officials are studying a possible extension of the long-range Soil Bank program but could not say if it would appear in President Eisenhower's 1959 congressional recommendation. Benjamin Franklin is attributed with the line about death and taxes.
Mrs. J. C. Whipple expresses gratitude for cards flowers and kindness during the loss of her father H. M. Turner. She wishes blessings for others in the New Year of 1959.
Roosevelt banned White House tree cutting to conserve forests but his sons Archie and Quentin smuggled a tree into the mansion and the president relented. Earlier presidents hosted trees, with Follet introducing one in 1832 and Pierce, Harrison continuing the custom in the 1850s and 1890s.
The passage notes the White House indoor Christmas tree sparked a surge in the tree trade and inspired a Catskill farmer who sold trees in New York City in 1851 and helped establish the community tree custom.
Santa Barbara California station KIST decorates its 180 foot transmitter tower with an eight foot holly and mistletoe wreath and invites listeners to Get KIST this Christmas.
A college debate team at Central State College Edmond argued Santa Claus should be eliminated in favor of the Three Wise Men. The team contended the wise men would urge giving at Christmas instead of focusing on what children hope to find under the tree.
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