The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1947 Page: 2 of 22
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We Have Good Reasons for Wishing You
And A
OTTO MENASCO
Special Representative of the
OLD LINE
S WE LOOK BACK over the past year, we remember, we were just getting started and at the same time making
every effort to be fair, honest and efficient in all transactions, to please and protect the interests of each of our
customers. It has been a pleasure to serve you; it has been a pleasure the way you and everyone has treated us. For
this we are grateful, and as the Yuletide Season approaches, we are mindful of you and yours; may your Christmas be
the best that you have had and the coming year bring you much happiness. Throughout the New Year feel free to call on
us; it may be that we can help each other.
Dallas, Texas
LEGAL RESERVE
In the same old friendly way,
On the same old friendly day—
We extend our very best wishes
For a very joyous Yuletide,
And a very Happy New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Gilbert
THE NOCONA NEWS, Nocona, Tex. Dec. 24, 1947
W. E. Wilton
Keeping Spirit
Of Christmas
It is a good thing to observe
Christmas day. The mere marking
, of times and seasons, when men
I agree to stop work and make merry
; together, is a wise and wholesome
I custom. It helps one to feel the su-
premacy of the common life over the
individual life. It reminds a man
to set his own little watch, now and
then, by the great clock of humanity
which runs on sun time.
But there is a better thing than
the observance of Christmas day,
and that is, keeping Christmas.
Are you willing to forget what
you have done for other people, and
to remember what other people have
done for you; to ignore what the
world owes you, and to think what
you owe the world; to put your rights
in the background, and your duties
in the middle distance, and your
chances to do a little more than your
duty in the foreground; to see that
your fellowmen are just as real as
you are, and to try to look behind
their faces to their hearts, hungry
for joy; to own that probably the
only good reason for your existence
’ is not what you are going to get out
of life, but what you are going to
givfe to life; to close your book of
complaints against the management
of the universe, and look around you
for a place where you can sow a
few seeds of happiness—are you will-
ing to do these things even for a
day? Then you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to stoop down and
consider the needs and the desires of
little children; to remember the
weakness and loneliness of people
who are growing old; to stop asking
how much your friends love you,
and ask yourself whether you love
them enough; to bear in mind the
things that other people have to
bear in their hearts; to try to un-,
tierstand what those who live in the
same house with you really want,
without waiting for them to tell you;
to trim your lamp so that it will
give more light and less smoke, and
to carry it in front so that your
shadow will fall behind you; to make
a grave for your ugly thoughts and
a garden for your kindly feelings,
with the gate open—are you willing
to do these things even for a day?
Then you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to believe that
!ove is the strongest thing in the
world—stronger than hate, stronger
han evil, stronger than death—and
hat the blessed life which began in
Bethlehem 1900 years ago is the im-
ige and brightness of the Eternal
Love? Then you can keep Christ-
nas.
And if you keep it for a day, why
lot always?
But you can never keep it alone.
CUSTOM
The traditional practice of
extending Season's Greet-
ings is a pleasant one for us.
Each year we look forward to
because it offers
splendid opportunity
express our sincere ap-
preciation to each of you.
'fferry Ckrislmas
Bohemian. Vesele Vanoce.
Czech: Stansi Vanoce.
Dutch: Gelukkig Kerstmis.
Finnish: Hauskaa Joula.
French: Joyeux Noel!
German: Frohliche Weinnachten.
Greek: Kala Christougenna.
Italian: Buon Natale.
Norwegian: Glaedelig Jul.
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego
Narodzenia.
Romanian: La multianl ou Sanc-
tate.
Russian: Dudushka Moroz.
Spanish: Felices Pascuas.
Swedish: God Jul.
Chinese: Hsi lo Yeh so chiang
sheng jlh!
There were three wise men from
afar
Directed by a glorious star,
And on they wandered nigl^t and day
Until they came where Jesus lay.
And when they came unto that place
Where our beloved Messiah was
They humbly cast them at his feet
With gifts of gold and incense sweet
UNDERWOOD
LAUNDRY
AND OUR SINCERE
GOOD WISHES TO
YOU, OUR FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS
Cordial
Greetings
Jack’s Service Station
At this time of the year it
is appropriate to take time
out to express to you the ap-
preciation of our entire or-
ganization for your loyalty
and good will.
Merry Christmas
Tbauli
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Perry, F. L. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1947, newspaper, December 24, 1947; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1216970/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.