Christmas greetings issue and holiday brief
The Sun December 27 edition explains its double shift mailing for Christmas week and plans for January 3. It notes crowded pages due to low ads, thanks local businesses, and urges early mailings per Postmaster Biggerstaff. Weather outlook is uncertain with possible sleet or snow. The column criticizes tv casting of older actors in younger roles and urges realistic aging on screen.
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the Sun
John Biggerstaff
Sun
Christmas Is Forever a State of Mind and Faith
A reflective piece extols Christmas as more than gifts and cards. It defines the season as a lasting spirit surpassing war and tragedy, rooted in human dignity and faith in Christ, shaping homes, families, and communities beyond December 25.
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Wren
Christ the Lord
The
Mullins Press
Dear Santa Letter From EightYearOld Gary Christian
An eight year old boy named Gary Christian writes to Santa asking for an electric football game set and a western belt, noting he has been a good boy.
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Santa
Gary Christian
Recipe for Merry Xmas and Music Ladled Joy
A lighthearted item suggests a merry Christmas comes naturally with children in a household. It notes widespread musical participation, stating twenty eight million Americans played musical instruments in 1957, double the level from twenty years earlier.
Cuban Crisis Tops 1962 News List
New York reports that the Cuban Soviet missile crisis was named the top story of 1962 by United Press International editors in the United States and Canada. Second place went to John Glenn’s space flight with Ole Miss desegregation third.
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New York
Cuba
United Press International
UPI
United States
Canada
John H. Glenn
University of Mississippi
Glenn
Glenn Space
Ole Miss
India
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Marilyn Monroe
Telstar
Christmas meat varies by nation as dinner traditions differ
Chicago reports how Christmas dinners diverge from turkey throughout the world. English homes favor roast beef, Sweden serves ham, and the American Meat Institute notes Yugoslav, Polish, Norwegian, French dishes include pork, veal and smoked meats with regional flavors.
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Chicago
Turkey
American Meat Institute
Poland
Norway
France
First ever sports milestones on New Year days
On January 1 1840 the first recorded bowling match occurred at Knickerbocker Alleys in New York City. By January 1 1889 the Tournament of Roses began in Pasadena under Valley Hunt Club auspices. The Rose Bowl followed three years later with Michigan beating Stanford 49 0. Other items include early college extension courses in 1893 and Parcel Post Service in 1913.
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Knickerbocker
New York City
Pasadena
Calif
Valley Hunt Club
Michigan
Stanford
University of Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Simon Augustine Nash
Milam
San Antonio
Texas
Bunsen’s Experiment Sparks Modern Gas Appliances
A German scientist Robert von Bunsen showed gas could heat by mixing air with gas in a homemade tube. His work led to the modern gas range gas furnace and water heaters and many other appliances.
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Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen
Bunsen
Preacher’s Wife Sparks Church Talk and Political Jests
Uncle Dan recalls a preacher visit where church ladies clash over wife’s wardrobe and role. The tale weaves marital chores with politics, noting jokes about Democrats and Republicans and a plan for sermons from the Congressional Record.
Annual Graveside Ceremony Honors Christmas Classic Author
On Christmas Eve 1911 a small procession gathered at Trinity Church Cemetery to honor Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St Nicholas. Lanterns lit the route as a wreath was laid on Moore's grave and prayers offered, a tradition continued for decades with hundreds joining.
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Trinity
Chapel of the Intercession
Benjamin Moore
Clement Moore
Chelsea
Lower Manhattan
Dr. Moore
Charity
Clement
Emily
Troy
N. Y
United States
Moore
St. Peter's Church
20Th Street
Ninth Avenue
St. Luke’s Church
Hudson Street
West Side
Trinity Church
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Charles Dickens
Seasonal Fire Safety Warning for Winter Bets
Severe freezes create tinderbox conditions and dry vegetation raises fire risk. Indoor use of stoves, dry Christmas trees, and outdoor trash fires threaten homes and neighboring property. Hunters and fireworks users should take care with matches and cigarettes amid dry winds this season.
Smallpox scare prompts guidance on re vaccination
The U S Public Health Service urges re vaccination for smallpox every three years amid several scares this past year from migrants exposed to the disease. A Sun Want Ad seeks results.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Veterans Pension and Education Benefits Under New Law
A widow may now qualify for a pension based on financial need without a service connected condition. Reservists receive extended education deadlines equal to their call up period. War Orphan Educational program beneficiaries get deadline extensions if compelled to suspend schooling due to family illness or work-season demands.
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Berlin
Christmas carol origins from lively medieval carole dance
The Christmas carol is traced to a medieval circular dance called a carole in France. Early Christians disapproved of dancing leading to changes in lyrics and the rise of macaronic lines. St Francis of Assisi popularized creches in 1223, then mystery plays spurred carol development and later English and French influences shaped modern Christmas songs.
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St. Francis of Assisi
England
State Sales Tax Held Doing Job Says West Texas Official
Fred H. Husbands of Abilene, executive manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, told lawmakers in Fort Worth that the Texas sales tax is doing the job for which it was intended. He predicted the general revenue fund will be in the black by the end of the fiscal biennium next August and said the state is in the best shape it's been in in 30 years.
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Fort Worth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Fred H. Husbands
Abilene
Chamber
General Revenue Fund
Holiday visitors gather for Christmas across the region
Local families host relatives from Garland Richardson Port Neches Lake Charles Bay City Austin Kilgore Kilgore Junior College Dallas Sherman Irving and other towns for Christmas and holiday visits. An old couplet about human inconsistency closes this notes section.
Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Named by Friday Literary Club
Winners in the Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Friday Literary Club were announced Friday. Homes took first with Mrs. Versa Horton, second David Johnson, third Thomas Sears, and fourth Jack Thruston. Business houses honored T. W. Ayres & Son with honorable mention for Joe Johnson, Henry Bing, and Henry Carrell. Out-of-town judges selected the prizes Thursday night.
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Friday Literary Club
Versa Horton
David Johnson
Thomas Sears
Jack Thruston
T. W. Ayres
Joe Johnson
Henry Bing
Henry Carrell
Missionary Rev R W Terry to Speak at Bethel Sunday
Rev. R. W. Terry a former Africa missionary will address Bethel Baptist Church at 11 a m Sunday. He is the son in law of Mr and Mrs Earl Fields.
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R. W. Terry
Africa
Bethel Baptist Church
Earl Fields
Democrat Leader Opposes Corporate Tax Cut
Senate Democrat leader Mike Mansfield said he would support cutting individual taxes but not for corporations. He heads to West Palm Beach to discuss Kennedy's tax plan, stressing his views are his own and urging focus on relief for low income individuals.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Kennedy
Mansfield
West Palm Beach
Fla
Congress
Teens now powerfully target of big marketing push
The teen market now numbers over 18 million in ages 12 to 18 with annual spending around 10 billion, rising to 12 billion by 1965. Teens influence family purchases and own many goods. advertising has spurred shifts in consumer habits and product use among boys and girls.
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Chicago
Scholastic Magazine
Scholastic
Donald E. Layman
Witty Husband Replies On Which Speech Was Given
A wife asks about her husband's talk at a meeting. He replies with a playful confusion over which speech counts: the one planned, the one delivered, or the one imagined back at the office.
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