4-H Club Christmas Party in Rowena Draws Nearly 300 Attendees
Nearly 300 Runnels County 4-H members and leaders attended the December 15 event featuring carols, a Grand March, Tennessee Wig-Wag performances, awards, and gift exchanges. Gold Star honors went to Marcella Schmiedekamp and Walton Hoffmann. Alumni Awards were given to L. A. Wilbanks and Ralph Gerngross.
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Runnels County
Tennessee
Rowena 4-H
L. A. Wilbanks
Marcella Schmiedekamp
Walton Hoffman
Bethel-Ballinger
Ralph Gerngross
Olsen Club
Jimbeth Flint
Ballinger
Sue Lindsay
Wingate
Pat Pritchard
John Middleton
Norma Olhausen
Clifford Frey
Hilmer Halfmann
Rowena
Bryan Webb
David Smith
Winters
Cannings
Lee Anna Halfmann
Olfen
Dixie Wilbanks
Joyce Dietschke
Joan Hurley
Alma Spill
Elaine Hoppe
Barbara Urbanek
Nancy Ann Minzenmayer
Chester
Oddities of Christmas and Clement Moore authorship
The article recounts Clement Clarke Moore best known for Twas the Night Before Christmas as an anonymous 1822 poem read aloud by Moore and later published in the Troy Sentinel. It notes Moore admitted authorship 22 years afterward and contrasts early American New England views of Christmas including harsh laws in Massachusetts in 1659 and Bradford’s jail for youth revelry on Christmas day.
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Clement Clark ‘Moore
Dr. Moore
New York Theological Seminary
Troy Sentinel
New England
Massachusetts
William Bradford
Fire safety tips from Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
The council urges keeping the Christmas tree base in water and using nonflammable decorations. Do not use candles near the tree and place it away from heating units. Check lights sockets and wiring for good condition to prevent home accidents this Christmas.
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Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
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