Letters to Santa Children list Christmas wishes
A collection of children and family members writing Santa with various toy requests. Susan and Sheila want Barbie Dream House and Skipper items, Douglas and Randall seek trains and bb guns, Doris Yvonne and Cheryl request dolls and vanity items, Jeffrey Russell asks for trains and toys, Randall Suddeth notes good behavior, Tawnya lists gifts for family members.
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Susan
Sheila
Douglas
Douglas Williams
Winters Enterprise 1964 December 21 Winters TX Page 4B
Local brief from Winters Texas reports on community events and notices published in the Winters Enterprise. The item summarizes ongoing happenings in town, including civic and social notes, with emphasis on residents and institutions active in the 1960s.
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Texas
Marta Davidson to spend holidays with UT parents
Marta Davidson, a University of Texas student, will spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Pete Davidson.
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Marta Davidson
University of Texas
Pete Davidson
Texas University student spends Christmas at Wingate home
Jerry Dunn of the University of Texas is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn, in Wingate.
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FROM
Texas University
Jerry Dunn
University of Texas
J. W. Dunn
Wingate
Baylor Student Spends Holidays at Parents Home
Baylor University student Bob Shoemake is staying with his parents Rev. and Mrs. B. T. Shoemake for the holiday season.
Old Santa Has Many Names Across Nations
The article outlines how gift legends vary by country. Poland assigns Mother Star, Holland features St. Nicholas, Switzerland has an Angel, England waits for Father Christmas, Spain expects the Three Wise Men, and Italy has La Befana delivering gifts with a broom.
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Santa
Poland
Mother Star
Father
Holland
St. Nicholas
la Befana
Christmas crafts for youngsters and family fun ideas
A guide to simple holiday activities for children including making paper chains tree ornaments and a gingerbread house centerpiece. Ideas use cardboard boxes butter cream gumdrops nonpareils candy and foil decorations to create wall displays and festive front door adornments with step by step craft suggestions.
Mitchells Spend Christmas at Russell Home
Mr and Mrs James Mitchell and their son Jimmy of Post and Mrs Mary Alice Mitchell of Childress are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs R K Russell during the Christmas holidays.
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James Mitchell
Jimmy
Post
Mary Alice Mitchell
Childress
R. K. Russell
Barbara Baldwin Spends Christmas With Parents Oglethorpe
Barbara Baldwin, a freshman at Southern Methodist University, is spending the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Buford Baldwin.
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Barbara Baldwin
Southern Methodist University
Mrs
Buford Baldwin
Saint Francis Originated the Yale Carol
Saint Francis of Assisi originated the Christmas carol and conducted a Christmas mass with song. Mr and Mrs Wayne Bailey of Abilene are spending the holidays with their parents, the Gerhards and Baileys.
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Saint Francis
YALE
St. Francis of Assisi
Wayne Bailey
Abilene
Hans Gerhard
Jim Bailey
Christmas in Bethlehem Reimagines Holiday Traditions
Americans dream of a white Christmas but Bethlehem offers mild winters and no Santa. The Church of St Mary of the Nativity becomes the Christmas center with carols, a midnight mass, and a procession to the grotto. Afterward, pilgrims roam fields outside town seeking quiet reflection.
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Santa Claus
Christ
Bethlehem
Germany
St. Mary of the Nativity
Jesus
Robert Hill Wins Editorial Writing Award at U of T
Robert Leon Hill, a University of Texas senior from Winters, won second prize in the Clarence E. Gilmore contest for editorial writing promoting safety. The $25 prize is awarded annually to a journalism student. Hill is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Hill of Route 4.
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Robert Leon Hill
University of Texas
Winters
Clarence E. Gilmore
Hill
Robert Lee Hill
Route 4
Simpson and Kruse Families Share Christmas at Kruse Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Simpson students at Texas A and M College spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Kruse Jr and his parents Mr and Mrs R C Simpson at the Kruse home.
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Charles Simpson
Texas A. and
M. College
Charles Kruse Jr
R. C. Simpson
Christmas visit for the Young family in Lubbock
Mr and Mrs Garner Young and their son of Lubbock are spending the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs Fred Young and Mr and Mrs A L Mitchell. First newsreel shows arrival of delegates to a French national photographers convention in 1895.
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Mrs
Garner Young and Son
Lubbock
Fred Young
A. L. Mitchell
Christmas dates around the world in Bethlehem
The article notes Christmas celebrated on December 25 by Western churches while Eastern Orthodox observe January 7, and Armenians celebrate January 18 which aligns to January 6 on the Julian calendar.
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Bethlehem
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Skipper
Cheryl
Randall Suddeth
Doris
Barbie
Yvonne
Ken
Jeffrey Russell
Santy
Tawnya
Baylor Univ
Bob Shoemake
Baylor University
B. T. Shoemake
W. H. Rampy
Russell
Baldwin
The
Winters State Bank
the Winters State Bank
Inters
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve System
Richard the Lion-hearted
Osey
Runnels County Farm Bureau
Robert L. Hill
U. of T
KRUSE
Gulf Service Station
Melvin Mapes
PREC
Merry Christian
JimeRica Leer
Swifts
Swift’s
Swift
Decker
Korn
Chuck Roast
del Monte
Ocean Spray
Gandy
Sunkist
Crispie Celery
SILK
van Camp
Stokely
Gladiola
Huffman’s Grocery
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