The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1950 Page: 12 of 32
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ESTABLISHED IN 18T9
WRAPPING GIFTS FROM TOE
KITCHEN—
Vory attractive containers for
home-made candy, jellies, cookies
and any of the good things which
every homemaker can easily pre-
pare can be made from ice cream
cartons. Any of your friends would
be delighted to receive some of
your good things. Cover round ice
cream cartons, either pint or
quart size with a pretty piece of
print (small design), wall paper
or cloth. Tie with ribbon or cello-
phane. The covering may be glu-
ed or pasted to the carton. Oat-
meal boxes may be covered and
used for cookies. Who would not
enjoy receiving one with a perky
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THE CITIZENS JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950
^ -ZV. Moore, cAutkor
01 'Afipht Jfefore',
Ga-
ther together a few of your enp-
ty tin cans. Paint in gay colored
enamel paint. Use gay stickers
for decoration or let the children
use their own imaginations and
paint their own original designs
on them. Or paint them all white,
and with gay colored silk cord
make a drum. Pack cookies in
cans and you have attractive gifts
that cost you little but which will
please everyone.
To you, a full
measure A
of peace jttk
and
plenty.
bow tied on one side about three- j
fourths of the w?.y from the bot-t
torn, filled with some of your!
favorite cookies?
The children are always wanting gin
to help with Christmas plans and HJaj c43named Ot Jt
here is a good job for them. Ga- ^
Everyone knows and loves the
poem which begins—
*Tw*s the night before Christ-
mas, when all through the
house
Not a creature was stirring, not
even a mouse;—
but the man who wrote it. Dr.
Clement Clarke Moore, was a-
shamed of It and would not allow
It to be published under his name
for more than 20 years.
Dr. Moore, an aloof professor of
Greek and Oriental literature In
the Episcopal Seminary In New
York, wrote the poem on Christ-
mas eve 1822 and read it to his
seven children.
He had not planned for the poem
to go further than his own family,
but a relative who was visiting
the Moores put a copy in her dairy.
The next year the relative's father
sent it to a newspaper.
Other newspapers printed the
jingles and they quickly became
known all over the country. The
dignified Dr. Moore was embar-
rassed and considered it beneath
a man of his scholastic standing
to be the author of children's
jingles.
Twenty-two years later, how-
ever, he finally publicly admitted
authorship of the jingles and it was
published in book form under his
name for the first time.
Ironically, the professor's ser-
ious works are forgotten today. He
Is mentioned in encyclopedias
because he wrote the celebrated
Christmas verses.
TRI-STATE MOTOR CO.
JIM McCASLAND
PHONE 305
JOHN II. ALLEN
ATLANTA*
"ALL HE WANTS" . . . Young
Edward Hospisa of New York
makes known to Santa his
Christmas wish. He said, to
coin a phrase, "AH I want for
Christmas Is my two front in-
cisors." Whether he'll get
them is another story.
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dwell in ail the homes of our town.
ALLEN BROS
Dry Goods — Shoes
LINDEN, TEXAS PHONE 3224
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One thing about New Year tradi-
tions, they are universal. Irrespec-
tive of calendar variations or the
race and creed of the observants.
Endeavoring to get the New Year
off to a good start, the Chinese
pay up their debts on New Year's
Eve. And the English claim it's a
good Idea to start a savings ac-
count on January 1, since what
you do on New Year's Day is in-
dicative of what the ensuing year
will be like. A round loaf of bread
dipped in honey symbolizes Jewish
hopes for a smooth (the roundness
of the bread) and prosperous (the
honey) New Year.
The same spirit of hospitality and
sociability that makes the Wassail
Bowl such a success in Scotland
prompts Armenian housewives of
Persia to get up extra early on
New Year's Day and set about bak-
ing the traditional New Year
cakes.
The baking must be done early,
for the New Year is the day for
visiting and entertaining.
New Year in France
Day Par Excellence >
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January 1, la jour de Is bi
annee, is the day par excellence
France. 'I
It is the day of gift-giving and
of ringing doorbells. Besides
friends who come to present gifts,
tradespeople are accustomed to
call to offer compliments of the day
and receive, in turn, small sums of
money. i
The atmosphere is full of joy and
gaiety and hospitality. Gifts are
proudly displayed and callers come
and go amid many compliments and
the toasting of everyone's health.
Jour de I'an has its serious side,
too. Many families visit the graves
of departed members, since this
day is considered an appropriate
time to remember the dead as well
as the living.
The churches generally are
crowded on New Year's Eve, which
is also the Vigil of St. Sylvester,
and early pontiff and father of the
Church. In various rural commu-
nities, the cattle are driven to the
door of the village church where
they are blessed by the priest who
also says Mass for their protection
during the New Year.
CHURCH GOING
FAMILIES
ARE HAPPIER!
Stated meeting Atlanta
Lodge, No. 463, First
Thurs., ea. month 7:30
p.m. All members are
urged to attend.
Visitors Welcome
J. PHILLIP WARREN, W. M.
JACK MIDDLETON, Secretary
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Happy New Year— Buckaroo Style
Best wishes
for your
happiness
this Yule-
tide.
PAUL'S CLEANERS
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PHONE 8
ATLANTA
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1950, newspaper, December 21, 1950; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335809/m1/12/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.