The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1942 Page: 5 of 8
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THE NOCONA NEWS
ly, December 25, 1942
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Christmas Gifts
Christmas gives us that opportunity to renew these friendships,
to pledge anew our allegiance to them. May you hove every wish
come true, is our Christmas wish.
A SINCERE GREETING
TO*OURMANY FRIENDS
AND CUSTOMERS.
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good
;heer.
Definitely not! When friend*
ships mean os much to others os they do to us, we assure you that we
want to remember them always.
As we wish you the jo; of
Christmas and every happiness
throughout the new year, we add
our genuine thanks for your pa-
tronage in the past.
AS AMERICANS, WE SHOULD
BE PROUD OF THE TRADITION
BEHIND THE OCCASION OF
CHRISTMAS . . . AND THANK-
FUL FOR WHAT CHRISTMAS
STANDS FOR . . . GRATEFUL
THAT WE ARE AMERICANS
piness, goodwill and contentment.
Whatever the New Year holds for all
of us, may It eee the realization of
your every ambition.
IN THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED
SPIRIT OF THE OCCASION
THE
AMERICAN
WAY
Nocona Bakery
Jim Elliott Ray B. Allen
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Come what moy—war, unreit, uncertainty, disappointments,—
there is one thing American people con fall back upon without reser-
vation—friends.
■ of the many others.
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spirit of Christmas prevails every-
where and the brotherhood of man predom-
inates the thoughts of civilized man.
Impressing our appreciation of your
J courtesies of the past year and
extending the compliments of the
season, we wish you a Season of hap
The pleasant custom of slop-
ping in our business activities to
extend Season s Greetings to our
friends makes this season of the
year a happy one.
Christmas can altvays be a
happy lime if we but make it so.
It is the time to think of the
pleasant things of life, of loved
ones and friends, of the finer
things in a world that strives for
Peace.
The warmth and friendliness
of the Holiday season prompts us
to again wish you a season of
Feace and happiness in an un-
settled world. The Christmas
Season this year shines like a
guiding light. It gives us hope in
the future and a sincere appreci-
ation of the value of the brother-
hood of man.
BECAUSE it’s the one time of the year when problems
and tribulations can be forgotten.
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on to a child of his own.
BECAUSE it gives us an opportunity to renew old ac-
quaintances.
Ice still is the
lok back with
Ind old ones
<• future, we
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toward even
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And Employees
Mack Thrasher, Manager
FOR AN
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wish you a
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a world which observes Christmas is
world worth living in—a joy for all.
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Irohicajly enough, several strange
and important war activities have
taken place on Christmas day.
One which many of the British
and German soldiers of the last
World war remember is the strange
Christmas day that took place on
the 1914 front. The World war was
definitely on, but for a short time,
on Christmas day, there was a pe-
riod of peace on earth between the
fighting soldiers.
In the Flanders sector, German
and British soldiers ceased firing
by mutual agreement, and went over
to each other’s trenches and dugouts
to spend the day in feasting and
celebration.
A very important military event
in colonial American history also
took place on Christmas day. George
! Washington, leading his brave, but
weather-beaten army of 2,400 men
across the Delaware, captured the
city of Trenton. N. J., which British
I and Hessian troops were then oc-
cupying. Over 1,500 enemy troops
were captured in the surprise
march.
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ACQUAINTANCE BET
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Chinese Cnpy Custom
Chinese children start Christmas
day by folding their hands on aris-
I ing and wishing each other a good
day before opening a single gift
, Tne Chinese have adopted American
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Important Day
New Year’s is the biggest festival
of the year In China. All the people
—rich and poor alike—have to dress
up and go out in the streets and
see the circus or fair.
In Chicago, a roving reporter for
a daily newspaper was given the as-
signment to go out and ask various
persons what were the oldest pres-
ents they had saved from past
Christmas holidays.
What he learned from a young mu-
sician was that when he was 12
years old his parents gave him a
red. white and blue decorated snare
drum. That very drum started him
on his professional music career.
The musician said it was more* than
“just a gift" for it bad influenced
his whole life.
Then the roving reporter asked a
housewife what gift she had saved I
. from her early days. She replied
that it was a doll given by her
mother. Since her mother is dead,
she keeps it in her memory for it ,
has great sentimental value.
Another woman, a “collection cor-
respondent," told the reporter that
when she was eight years old an
aunt gave her a doll. She, too. as
a fitting remembrance of her aunt,
has kept the doll even though little
of the original remains, having had (
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/I hen we wish you a Merr)
American Christmas we are only
^..pressing a wish that is upper-
most in our thoughts at this time.
It is our sincere hope that you
will spend an enjoyable Yuletide
this year am! for many more
years to come.
Gay Christinas Plants
Will Appeal to Mother
Here is a suggestion for the young
' men and ladies, around 10 or 15,
1 who have been saving their money j
j for mother’s Christmas present, yet
I don’t know what to get for her.*
Get her a Christmas plantl
| She'll enjoy it as much as any
_____ Of all the '
Christmas plants, I
1. Syria. The youngest of the
three camels bearing the Wise
Men distributes the gifts.
2. Santa Claus. The Dutch
brought St. Nicholas (Sint Nik-
lass) to Aincrlca where he was
gradually transformed into San-
ta Claus.
3. Spruce. The Fir holds its
needles the longest.
4. Christ was born.
5. There are no “national holi-
days” in the United States. The
Federal government proclaims
holidays only tor federal em-
ployees.
6. Early Christians didn’t have
any. Christmas trees weren't
used generally until the 16th cen-
tury.
7. With the exception of the
Bible accounts of the birth of
Christ, Dickens’ “Christmas
Carol" is the most widely known
Christmas story.
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| red ribbon with a bow on it That
will put the “finishing touch” to a
Christmas gift that is different.
the one which tru-
ly reflects the sea-
son of the year
(almost as much
as the Christmas
tree) is the poin-
settia. This red-
leafed plant has
a soft, yet force-
ful, beauty to it
that has, as yet,
failed to attract
the eye of those
who are suscepti-
ble to any form
of color.
Other red flowers are popular, too,
but not as easily obtainable as the
pleasant poinset-
tia. There is the
Jerusalem cher-
ry, the red cycla-
men.
If you do pur-
I chase mother a
i poinsettia set it
. In an attractive
j colored pot (wrap
j it in colored
Christmas paper)
I and tie a little
Not Santa, but ‘Nisson’
Visits Danish Children
The Danish children do not have
a Santa Claus, but instead a Christ-
mas brownie, called “Nisson,” a lit-
tle old man with a long, gray beard
who supposedly lives under the
ground.
The chief features of a Danish
Christmas dinner are roast goose,
| rice and apple fritters.
When the storks have left their
nests in autumn, boatloads of coarse
brown crockery in the shape of lit-
tle pigs, with a slit in the back, are
J brought to Denmark and bought by
f the children. They are savings banks
into which the children drop their
j pennies. The image is not broken
' until Christmas time
K’S
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BECAUSE we can be young again, and relive a life
of fond memories with our loved ones.
to replace its head and clothes. It
still retains its charm, she said.
Another young man, a cutter by
trade, was stopped and asked what
he had saved. He said that the
Christmas following the death of
his mother, his father gave him her
ring. He had it made over to fit
his Anger and has worn it ever 1
_______ He has hopes of passing it
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.^TO ALL
MAME RICA
1. Where do children re-
ceive Christmas gifts from a
camel?
2. What famous Christmas
character originated in Amer-
ica?
3. If you want a Christmas
tree that drops its needles
early, what kind would you
select ?
4. What important event
•on Christmas day
almost two thousand years
ago?
5. When was Christmas pro-
claimed a national holiday?
6. Where did the early
Christians obtain their Christ-
mas trees?
7. What is the most widely
known Christmas story ever
written?
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Perry, F. L. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1942, newspaper, December 25, 1942; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1230427/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.