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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
2
A guide to drift fishing for channel catfish on Texas rivers highlights gear tips, rigging with bobbers and slip corks, small hooks, light lines, and natural baits like earthworms. It explains places cats lie, and methods to present lifelike bait to entice bites.
The Yule Log story traces its origins through centuries and across regions. It notes Scandinavian solstice customs with bonfires to Thor and English traditions with minstrels or family salutes. It observes that modern American practice largely lacks Yule Log burning.
The festive figure of Santa appears in timeless works from Clement Clarke Moore’s 1822 poem to Frank P. Church’s 1897 editorial yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. It also fuels stage musicals and Broadway hits like Here s Love and inspires Christmas cards and letters from children worldwide.
Thousands of pilgrims travel to the Holy Land during Christmas visiting Bethlehem the Church of the Nativity Nazareth Garden of Gethsemane and Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The article notes these sacred sites as centers of worship for the faithful.
The article explains a worm baiting method with no sinker, using current to carry the bait and a single split-shot to reach deeper water. It notes this works after rain when water rises, advises moving frequently through spots, and suggests three to four passes per location for a better chance of catching catfish.
The article warns of increased fire risks during Christmas from fresh trees and electrical decorations. It advises selecting a fresh tree, cutting the base diagonally, keeping it in water, placing away from heat sources, using UL approved lights, checking cords, avoiding overloading circuits, using nonflammable decorations, turning off lights when away, discarding dry trees, and limiting wrapping paper accumulation. It also urges careful smoking precautions and notes a house cat aged 27.
Casa Grande, recognized as a National Monument, is described as a four story adobe dwelling dating back roughly six centuries, constructed by Salado Indians in Arizona.
Grass production on many pastures within the Runnels Soil Conservation District has risen due to properly applied range and pasture conservation measures. The district aims to cover every acre with good grass, though about 200,000 acres still need conservation work to improve soil and water protection. Milton Heinze in Miles shows progress by removing mesquite competition and seeding a mix including sidecats grama green sprangelotop K R Bluestem and plains bristlegrass to establish moisture holding stands.
Dennis Halfman, district cooperator in Olsen Community, seeded a mix of bluestem sideoats grama and plains bristlegrass on submarginal cropland to improve moisture retention and seed crop. The grasses were ungrazed all year to establish a good stand, with technical assistance available from the local Soil Conservation Service and Runnels Soil Conservation District.
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