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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
10
A rambling survey recalls Gulf Coast beauty from Padre Island to cotton fields and press rooms at the Cotton Bowl. It notes King Ranch’s vast scale, pioneering cattle work, Santa Gertrudis development, and Texas history with Fort Inglish and Bonham’s replica.
The article traces December 25 as a merging of pagan Sun Festival rites with Christian celebration. It discusses torches bells and a twelve day pageant to ward off evil spirits ending January 6. Early church leaders aligned the date with Christ birth symbolism to convert sun worshippers.
The Cotton Bowl expanded twice in 1948 and 1949 to add seats and fund the build through bonds and ticket options. Now 19 992 seats are reserved for bond and option holders with 20 year priority. Bond holders receive one ticket per $100 bond. option buyers get upper deck tickets.
An old Texas tale claims a Texas Tornadoes mascot teased visitors by saying the two bottom floors were inverted. The claim centers on a building described as having three stories with an overhang over the main floor, which is noted as the second largest.
Historical notes trace Santa Claus from European Saint Nicholas to American versions by Irving Moore and Nast. The piece highlights shifting depictions from a tall rider to a jolly rotund figure with sleigh and reindeer, and ends with a promotional line for classified ads.
The Christian world has celebrated Jesus Christ's birth on December 25 since 375 A D. The date became a widespread festival marking Christmastide with religious observance and cultural tradition.
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