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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
4
Roger Babson from Babson Park Mass contends there will be no nuclear war and cites progress on Nike Zeus missiles and radar to intercept bombers. He notes ICBMs require practical anti missile missiles and references Soviet testing in Siberia and the Arctic.
The article recalls Christmas Eve candle customs believed to originate in Ireland. A legend tells of a large candle that could be snuffed only by Mary, and the Christ Child Candle lit in windows to guide or atone for no room at His birth.
A reader argues that Soviet geography limits agricultural potential and that Russia’s shift toward cooperative farming, with small personal plots, reduces danger of a nuclear strike. The piece contends this fosters optimism about U.S. business, retail trade, and consumer buying despite Cold War tensions.
Epiphany and Twelfth Night mark feast customs worldwide. Children in France and Switzerland seek a bean or coin hidden in pastry to crown the family king. Epiphany recalls the Wise Men and Christ’s birth with plays once in churches and later more revelrous in Elizabethan England.
Back in the early 1700s Williamsburg celebrated Christmas with English customs? no Santa or trees or crèche. Greens and candlelit homes welcomed carolers, with public concerts, cannon fire, and feasting. Some gifts given, but far fewer than today. The restored capital now recreates these traditions including caroling and the Yule log.
Centuries of Christmas customs highlight bayberry candles as a symbol of luck and happiness. Colonial practice used wax dipped bayberry branches when candy was scarce, preserving the tradition even as tallow sweets became common.
Mrs. C. R. Mote and Mrs. Brynn Albro with son Tony will depart from the area to visit relatives, leaving their parents and other family members in East Texas during the planned trip.
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