The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 15, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 22, 1955 Page: 3 of 8
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and do fill the stocking full
Pleaae bring mother end ded
something.
Love,
Danny Carl Maxwell.
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Please
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g me a gun and
an electric train and
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Love,
David Patrick Trazier.
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Dear Santa.
Please bring me a don bed and
some dishes, and some doll
dresses. And I want a doll
buggy.
I have been a good girl.
Thank you.
Love,
Sharon Welch.
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Dear Santa,
I want a play machjne and
play piano.
Thank you.
Love,
Bernie Sweatt.
Dear Santa,
I wast a two-gun set, and a
B.B. fun, a machine gun.
I love you. Santa Claus.
Love,
George Burt.
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Dear Santa,
Please bring me a doll that
blows her nose and a diaper bag
and I want Zippy the monkey.
Thank you. *'
Love,
Juanlta Griffith.':
Dear Santa,
I wish I could have gone to
Abilene to see the parade you
were in -r
Will you please forgive me.
I have been a good boy most of
the year.
Will you please bring me a
B.B. gun and an aircraft carrier.
Thank you. dear Santa.
Love,
Jackie D. Strickland.
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WHEN ! was a boy Christmas
couldn't come soon or often
enough. The longed-for day was
more exciting than my birthday,
Fourth of July and the last day of
school all put together, n was
magic. Sheer, unadulterated mafic
compounded of hoarded pennies,
the scent of pine needles, locked
closets, mysterious winks, expec-
tation and the unusually peaceful
household. This last because my
brothers and I were doing our
darndest to be good, as if to moke
up in one month for all the sins of
the past year.
Christmas lost its mean-
ing to me, now a roving bachelor.
In fict the great day came too
quickly, too often, and I would
work late to escape the carolers
and sleep even later >o my empty
apartment Wouldn't reproach me.
But now I have discovered the
magic of Christmas again. A
little boy gave it back to me along
with a grubby kiss and a hug. It
Dear Santa.
I want a wagon and a gun, a
watch, a bike with a radio on
it, and a truck that I can tear
up.
I have a little sister. She
wants a little doll
Love,
Pat. Roy Hallford.
T)ear Santa.
I want n talking doll.
T have been a good girl.
I want some crayolas and a
kittle Pals coloring book and
blue ribbon.
Thank you. dear Santa.
Love,
Marlene Kluting.
He looked at me sadly. "Don't
you know we live in an apart-
ment?" he asked.
Hear Santa,
I am in the first grade.
I have been good.
Please bring me a Tommy
gun that shoots fire.
Love.
Pete Roa, Jr.
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is Christmas Eve and I have been
home from Korea for two weeks'
getting acquainted with Carol, the
wife I married five months before
I went overseas, and a rowdy two-
and-a-half-year-old named Butch.
He is my son, the child 1 had
\ never seen, and he is the boy that
itave Christmas back to me.
Carol ahd Ihad Planned eagerly
on just w^at Butch should receive.
Butch had a long list of toys that
changed from day to day, but
when 1 had asked him what he
wanted most of all, he had ju*t
looked at mc sadly.
"Don't you know we live In
apartment?" he had arised.
So I told Carol. "I think Butch
is worried that there isn't a Ore- ?
place (or Scnia to come down
Say. do you think he's too young
(or a football? Just a small one.
of course "
ir reparations
That's how it went—peacefully,
traditionally—from the purchase
of the tree, to the opening ot
Christmas cords and the hiding of
presents from Butch. Until now
Christmas Eve. I ran quickly to
Dutch when 1 heard him sobbing
His brown hair tousled, his baby-
plump cheeks stained red with
emotion. Butch was another boy
from the one I had put to bed
"What's wrong, dear? Tell
Daddy?"
"t wanta dog more'n anything
an* i can't have It"
"Can't have It." I repeated
stupidly, holding his warm, sob-
wrecked body in my arms. "Why
no;?" '
Carol's hands were on my
shoulders. "Because we live In an
apartment."
Butch' choked, "That mean old
man woh't let me He is too mesn
mommy."
Carol said, "He means Mr. Allen,
the owner. No dogs allowed."
"If ! tatted to him?" I appealed
to CatoU '-iff I explained . . "
"No." Carol's face twisted, "he
made aa exception to allow Butch
here."
Anger Strikes
To allow Butch. For an instant
anger biased through me, then I
remembered. With an effort, that
Mr Allen wasn't the enemy.
"Butch when we move 1 promaMt
you may have a dog." I explained
carefully
"When are we g nna move?"
Children needed a time. He would
b three In May "Before your
^MflMtoy." I promised "now go to
•Itiep. son "
In the living room. I said, "I
enoWomr turtles and ftsh."
"It wouldn't be the same." Carol
aetd, when yon were little, don't
you remember
:*Ye ." for I did I rememtwre]
the disappointments that weren't
swallowed up by other presents
but only by time and the gift of j__
love Ky eon has given me mO#V'|
than I could «ive him no matter
where we lived He has given me
not only the happiness tout the
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As yoe observe the Christ
season, It b our hope
lhat it toji bring the sa-
credness of God's love
very near to you and
years. May H give that ex-
tra blessedness for you to
treasure through the com
Ing year.
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Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Moore
Aspermont -o- Texas
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Charlie Lambert, Mgr.
Aspermont o-o Texas
Dear Santa,
I am in the first grade.
I have been good;
Pleaae bring me everything
that Davy Crockett has. and ev-
erything that • cowboy hat.
Love,
Rodney Heathcott.
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy.
Pleaae bring me a wagon and
some gups.
Love,
Wayne Davis.
Deer Santa,
I am in the first grade.
X have been good. *
Pleaae bring me a bicycle,
doll and some clothes.
Love,
Shirley Weckar.
Tips on Choosing
Christmas Tree -
Thar Will Last
If your Christmas tree shed
needles all over the living room
last year, chances are you weren't
careful enough in buying a "fresh"
tree.
Touch-typing will help ym pick
a cholcy tree. You can tell by the
feel which trees are better able
to withstand the hot siege indoors.
If twigs and foliage aren't reason-
ably resilient or needles fee) dry
and crumbly, better pass up the
tree. Chances are It will look like
a hatrack before Christmas day.
And if you're not quite sure by
the touch method, bang the butt
of the tree sharply on the floor
A shower of needles will tell you
if the tree's drying out, even be-
fore you get It home. Of course,
the way the tree looks is an im
portant factor, but an attractive
tree that will lose Its beauty In
short order is hardly a bargain.
The ideal holiday tree boasts the
traditional pyramid shape, with
lush branches reaching to the
base. The two favorites in the
market places are Balsam fir and
Norway spruce. The slower-grow-
ing Balsam flr is more expensive
than the spruce, but it retains its
beauty longer indoors.
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Make your holiday decorations
and you will not only save money,
you'll have fun.
A kissing ring tor a doorway can
be made by covering two embroid-
ery hoops with ribbon or tinsel.
Place them at right angles to each
other end add a bell, ball orna-
ment or sprig of mistletoe inside.
Attach a bow at the bottom if you
wish. Instead of embroidery hoops,
you may use can rings painted
with gilt or tempera paints.
Evergreen branches een be used
In many ways. Have you ever tried
covering the wood moulding about
a door wlih them? Or bending a
wire coat hanger into a circle and
attaching greens to It to form a
wreath? You :an add ball orna-
ments or bright cranberries to
brighten it a bit. * •
Then how about decorating your
windows and mirrors? Cotton,
white spray paint or white paper
snnwflakes always look pretty But
if there's an artist in your family,
why not have hlm_ paint a scene
of jolly Santa on a window «|
mirror with tempera paints?
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 15, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 22, 1955, newspaper, December 22, 1955; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136221/m1/3/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.