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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1971
Page
5
The Alcoa Lake near Rockdale Texas offers free fishing with a $1 launching fee and boat rentals. Guides note the lake’s Christmas tree grass structure providing habitat for thousands of bass. Gates open sunrise to sunset daily except Monday.
An article notes that marriage is likened to a deal where a grocer takes a customer from a florist and references Staple as a measure for cotton fiber length, illustrating trade language.
The article traces Christmas symbols back to ancient roots with legends of Druids worshipping trees and Winfrid the missionary shaping the first Christmas tree vision. It notes evergreen decorations predate Christ, Romans exchanging branches in January, and an old English rhyme linking holly ivy box and bay to Christmas rites.
A Christmas message from 1971 reflects on the moon landing as evidence of global oneness. It links lunar achievement to harmony on Earth, crediting faith and human effort while urging hope and unity under the star.
The article recounts St Nicholas of Myra born in Patara and his charity toward the poor, virgins, and seamen, his bones later moved to Bari, and the fusion of his feast with Christmas giving rise to Santa Claus. It notes St Nicholas Church in Demre now restored, housing the Santa Claus sarcophagus, and mentions the village’s lack of current services. It ends with a line on cotton bale fiber lengths.
The article notes that English households kept holly after Christmas to guard against lightning and mistletoe as a witch deterrent. In rural areas people wore small mistletoe charms in bags around the neck to repel witches.
A Queen’s College Oxford student read in the woods on Christmas Day was attacked by a wild boar. He overpowered the animal by choking it with Aristotle’s book, then severed the head to reclaim his hook and carried it to the festive table.
A humorous line suggests caution in guessing a woman's age and notes discretion as the best approach. The quip plays on social etiquette and wit, reflecting light cultural norms on age perception.
Local newspaper page The Winters Enterprise reports community news and notices from Winters Texas for Monday December 20 1971. This brief page covers local events and society items of interest to residents.
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