The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1954 Page: 11 of 12
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lay, December 24, 1954
The Panhandle Herald, Panhandle, Carson County, Texas
Page Eleven
dress Friday to be with her father
who is seriously ill. Mrs. Jerrell
Julian substituted for her Mon-
day and Tuesday.
There will be a Christmas pro-
gram at the Conway Church at
7 o’clock Friday evening, Dec.
24. Every one is invited.
George Franklin, who has been
serving with the U. S. Coast Guard
in Alaska, is spending the holidays
with his brother, John Franklin,
and family.
The Carson County Free Library
and all branches will be closed
from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3.
Miss Mable Hare went to Chil-
Miss Zelda Williams of San
Francisco arrived Sunday to spend
the holidays with her sister, Mrs.
Jack Griffith, and Mr. Griffith.
. . . and may it Lring* you
Peace, Joy and Contentment
tliat will remain with
Buy Christmas Seals
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Meaker
returned Friday from a 2 months
Come In. We Want You To
Get Acquainted With Our Service.
SELECTED FROM LOCAL FEED LOTS
CAREFULLY AGED AND PROCESSED
PERSONALIZED MEAT SERVICE
JESSE FEASTER
Formerly Vance Service Station
Write or Telephone Your Needs
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING DAYS
Cattle, Mondays and Fridays; Hogs, Tuesdays
EXPERT WORKMANSHIP
We Feature Country Sausage, Hams and Bacon
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GROOM, TEXAS
came in Thursday for a visit with
her father and sister, W. B. King
and Miss Dessa, and brother, Davis
King, and family.
vacation in Brownsville. They re
port the fishing good.
Did You Wonder
Why Santa Drops
Gifts Down Chimney?
How did it come about that San-
ta drops his gifts down the chim-
ney?
For the answer to this common
belief about Santa and Christmas,
we must go back to Saint Nicholas,
responsible for so many other cus-
toms related to Christmas.
There’s a story about an impov-
erished nobleman who was unable
to find husbands for his three
daughters because he could not af-
ford a dowry for each. He was
about to sell the" daughters into
slavery when St. Nicholas heard
about it. Silently, Old Saint Nick
dropped three bags of gold down
the chimney. All three daughters
soon married and lived happily
ever after.
Thereafter, Saint Nicholas was
often pictured holding three bags
of gold. It is thought that he died
about 343 A.D. and historians say
that for 30 days after his death
his genial spirit roamed the earth,
filling the hearts of mankind with
love and generosity.
It could be said that St. Nick
and Dr. Clement Moore, who wrote \
“A Visit From Saint Nicholas”
(now better known as “ ’Twas the
Night Before Christmas”) con-
tributed most to our present con-
cept of Santa Claus.
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It won’t be a chilly Christmas for
many outdoor evergreens and
shrubs this year, with outside
home decorations expected to be
even more popular than in past
years.
It’s nice to have bright decora-
tions outside, tree experts say, but
too many home owners give their
home grounds evergreens a hot
foot while stringing them with
overly-powerful Christmas lights
for a blinking, brilliant colorama.
They offer this advice to protect
trees while utilizing them to the
best advantage in achieving that
beautiful outdoor display:
Use only electrical fixtures de-
signed to be strung on outdoor
trees.
Use bulbs no stronger than 15-
watts. They’re bright enough to be
gay and colorful, yet don’t gener-
ate enough heat to burn foliage,
even on direct contact.
Check periodically to determine
if needles or foliage are turning
brown in vicinity of lights. If so,
rearrange the lights. Not even a
beautiful light display is worth
marring valuable evergreens that
are a source of beauty the year
round.
at this season
O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance
of the birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ; Grant that
as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may
with sure confidence behold him when he shall come to
be our Judge, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
and quiet joy.
Minimum age for Federal office
is 25 for a Congressman, 30 for a
Senator, and 35 for President of
the United States.
It is predicted there will be
66,000,000 TV sets in use in Amer-
ica by 1964—with 44*000,000 of
them color sets.
SOOTHWE STB BN
Kentucky gets its name from an
old Indian word whose exact
meaning is not known. Most pop-
ular translations are ‘‘the mea-
dow land,” ‘‘the land of tomor-
row” and ‘‘the dark and bloody
ground.”
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GULF DEALER
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Warren, David M. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1954, newspaper, December 24, 1954; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881619/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.