Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1956 Page: 1 of 16
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gv the aor-o*
I . „ greeting from
1 j> Holland to nil of her
I many friend* in Bastrop
L our hearts. We are sure
&L i< not the only B i-
r who will receive her
fl' Christmas and Happy
Rf8(" message with grati
T nd i! t'«* "tion for a very
J-,, lovely lady, and Aho
tW< -eason's wishes a
Lj.fold to her!
* Holland, who fell and
, her hip several months
ij out "f the hospital now*
),fr present address is 1 i 04
i St., Austin.
m Mrs. Agnes Simmons
in Wichita. Kansas, there
another much appreciated
and one her friends
She says:
I want to wish all my
datives a Merry
,;ina, and a Happy New
in niy beloved home town
aunty. Also to all of you
l ho put out the Bastrop
rtiser."
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BW!,
enjoy
U in
^ a n11
I ibituary of Mrs. Pefca
. ')!'• 1 (1 last week,
bun < f Eugenie Wilkine
pntentionally omitted from
of honorary pall bear
M|e oversight was deeply
L,. the family and the
laser
i ci'i'.'itest Rift Santa could
•riH.trht to Bastrop is the
.iiid j; ba" to '.vo-inch
: ,i f illet Ik in the
urs. Such beautifully
dark weather we have
in months! And as we
k up the street this morn-
Lv tlse cold north wind
i: about u>. and the rain
| Mtting in our face, we
f ill the brassy skies, the
b mg heat and the blow-
t- the pa.-t summer and
|r it. it'•<! our own pri
- .i !( ! *' (iiver of
| i ! bin. , v not for-
I after all!
I . TOUV OF "SILENT
\ it; i it"
t from the I.ions Inter
i. uu'.azitie.t
i n\\ inp heavily on that
I'.ve in the little vil
( oberndorf, high up in
B> of Saizach. For twiui
i ,«.( !.« it had sn wi'<!,
It ioof- and street- were
c deep with t!ie freshly
::i11 !'.(•->.
}c • x priest of tlie village
I oko(i out at the dark
! -v. "A silent blanket
e* i glorious fot Christ
Eve," he remarked, ''but I
it will be hard for many
| members to attend the
pit Mass tonight."
r.'- -poke, the figure of
Timber, the village school
r emerged from out of
f' falling whiteness and en
"'e parsonage. "Father
Father Josef!" he cried
encountered the young
"It is indeed bad news
tiring to you. I have just
'mil the church, and the
broken. We must wait
arrival of the organmak-
i" <>ui neighboring village,
' ai that our Mas- tonight
'*■ carried on without the
'Christmas songs of the
1 priest smiled at the
paster. '"Have no fear,
he replied. "We shall
disappointed."
«'(• must have music,
Franz insisted. "On
i Fve one must have
'will have music," the
I '' iared resolutely. "Even
l the organ is broken, the
you have taught can
Nile of the old Christmas
fiou know so well."
F' ''ruber shook his head.
!'heir youthful voice.-, can
f'i' them without the aid
' organ."
l-'mile spread over the face
young priest. "Then we
i g a new song," he de-
ust this afternoon as
'I the darkening sky and
r'l.v falling snowflakes,
|*'ords came to me."
*'tiK the schoolmaster in
| study, the young priest
before him the words of
p'oii; Christmas carol that
* er die:
♦nt night, holy night,
r* ealm, all is bright,
F"! yon Virgin Mother and
,
Infant so tender and
p in heavenly peace."
the
Josef," said
| 1 «t a he read till
I, Wo,'d sing th mselvos.
music seem to fi'iut
"nven to fit, themselves
y about your poem. I
'home and set them down
inir before they .-peed
l?Rih,"
Night behind the altar
P*' * candle covered Christ
ptinued on Back I'age)
po-
a-
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One Hundred and Fourth Year
UASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER. DECEMBER 20, 1956
10 Cent* I'er Copy
NUMBER 43
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Bastrop Merchants Are Loaded
With Gifts For The Last Minute Shopper
AWAY FROM THE PUSH AND JAM OF THE CITY
CROWDS — — AWAY FROM MADDENING
PARKING PROBLEMS —
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Local stores are still filled with choice merchandise
of every kind — furniture, electrical appliances of
all kinds, sporting goods, TV and radio sets, beautiful
gifts of jewelry, silverware, china, etc., flowers, ready-
to--vear for all the family, toys of all kinds, novelty
food items in the grocery stores, delightful novelty gifts
And if you should decide at the last minute on a real
surprise for the entire family, you have your choice
right here in Bastrop of any of the elegant new 1957
models — Ford, Mercury or Chevrolet, or Buick from
your dealers in nearby Smithville
Try The Local Merchants First
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1956, newspaper, December 20, 1956; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237614/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.