Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 111, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1939 Page: 3 of 14
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All Flavors
Royal Gelatin, box
Lots of Fruits and Nuts,
Fruit Cakes, lb.
Brown or Confectioners
Sugar, 2 lb. bag
Fresh
Marshmallows, lb.
Whif eSwan
Mince Meat, 3 boxes
Market Dav
Raisins, 2 lbs.
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La»e Howe Fancy Red
Cranberries, lb. .
Fancy
Mixed Nuts, lb. .
Fresh New Crop
Brazil Nuts, lb. ..
Burkett Paper Shell
Pecans, lb
I-arge Soft Shell ------
Almonds, lb
No. 1 Soft Shell
Walnuts, lb.
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Fresh Sliced
SIDE
Denton Made
BREAD
Sliced or Crushed
Pineapg
3 Flat 8 |
Cans |
Seedless, 96 Size
Grapefruit, doz 20c
Kiln Dried Pound
Yams 5c
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FREEDOM FOR YOUNG GIRI. IS
DANGEROUS
"If I'have a daughter, will she
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tem of bringing up daughters Cer-
tainly the world is littered with
some terrible examples of either or
both Inhibited old maids are a
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To our many friends we ;
a sincere wish for a Joyous Christmas.
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dral here by the priest who bap-1
tiled him there on May 98
For half an hour after the aol-
emn maaa of requiem had been
aung. Monsignor Fulton A Sheen,
member of the faculty of Catholic
Ualvecsity. Waahlngkm. D. C.
spoke to the thoueanda of Broun'*
friends and admirer* who filled the
big church to the doors.
He disclosed that Broun, on hi*
death bed last week received the
papal blessing* from Pope Pius XXI.
He revealed another thine— I
Broun'* bitter disillusionment a
month after hU conversion al the
illiberal attitude of "so many of my
liberal friends who spoke eloquent-'
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Time to Winterize
I^*t us change your car’s
differential and trans-
mission grease to win-
tterweight. We carry
Prestone and Zerone An-
ti-Fr?eze for your car.
JACK BRYSON
TEXACO STATION
Phone 211
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proud and thankful 'hat we are
permitted to live in a land where
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would pause to express grateful appreciation for the
privilege of knowing and serving you.
As Yulq Season Draws Near
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to play with as It is to play with
matches "Instead of protection you
gave us freedom—swell for the old
but terrifying for the young and
vulnerable." says the story, which
is written In the form of a letter to'
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name Myrtle, foreaeelng the com-
plications of Mary Ctir^Unaa. When
she started using her real name,
the mail began coming.
Al first site received only a few
letters and cards annually aaking
autograph*. About three year* ago
Iver name became nationally known
ancLlhr correspondence Increased a
hundred fold. Now her home to a
Clearing house for children** re-
quHl« to Santa Claus and head-
Th$ Dorcas Class
parfv Tuesday eve-
The LuUteran Church has an-
nounced a Christmas tree and pro-
gram fdr Christmas night, and in-
cluded In the pregram will be a
sermon by Rev. W. 8. Symack of
Bowie, who comes here weekly to
preach to the congregation
The Catholic Church will have
crib and a Christmas tree decorat-
ed in the Catholic
church both Sunday and Monday,
and High Mass will be celebrated
at 10 a. m. on Christmas Day Col-
lege student members were enter-
tained last Saturday night
whose members mostly are physi-
cally handicapped.
The cheerful Racine housewife
estimates she has written about
10.000 letters 8he answers most of
hers mail in longhand, writing
about 10 letters a day. She bought
a typewriter recently to help speed
up her correspondence/ but it has
not worked out so well yet.
"I just can't seem to get the hang
of it.” she says. “But whether II
is on n tyjiewrlter or In longhand, it
still is.
"Mary Christmas to all."
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. more than usual an I such a short
| time to tic. I hem.”
Christmas is the wife of sam
They huve been mar-
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dy moral sense as well?
Two Extremes
Each generation discovers sex It
refuses to believe that sex is really
an old. old story to which nothing
I new Is ever added. Yet each gen-
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girls who drink and those
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against this freedom which mother*
have given their daughters when it
they | certainly no girl in her teens ever
went to, or gave cocktail parties
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be sophisticated circles they are the
smart thing to do All of which ,
adds to the difficulties of the young .
who have always had plenty of dif- 1
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our chest the easy, painless way!
Remember, though, just two
McKtiu^v at Bell [or the
friends.
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"ertata Friday at 7 n. i
itthtfi with' a Christmas
>r their parents and seven special
lests. The program will be based
n a study unit of the month.
Christmas in Other Lands." with
lecial costumes and portrayal cf
hristinas customs in foreign lands,
iready. a Christinas tree with
dts has been held for negro chll-
r«n. sponsored by the Young Peo-
! le's Department, and Wednesday
liernoon Mrs W V. Hite enter-
nned the primary department
ith a Christinas tree and gifts.
For the First Presbyterian chil-
ren of all divisions. Mrs. J. R
lullock, assisted by Misses Jessie
vers. Nancy Harris and Elsie
Icard, will entertain in the educa-
on building from 3 tci 4 30 p m.
nday and irom tiiat hour to 8 p.
i, the intermediate, junior and pi-
neer groups will be entertained
y Mrs. R. L. Hop|>er, Mrs. A. P.
lark and Mrs. O H Wilson There
Hl be a Christmas tree and 8an-
ii Claus. Christmas Eve there
ill b«- only a family vesper* at
30 [>. m.. with carols sung by the
oung people preceding and follow-
" the vespers.
Church Tree
A general church Christmas tree
ill be held In the First Presbyte-
ian Church. U 8 A.. Sunday eve-
mg for whjch" Hie congregation is
M <> bring gifts for a "white" Chrtot-
las tree later to be sent to the
Seynolds Home in Dallas Leo
lennett Is in general charge and
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Frets Because Days ^ot Linger in
■ Which to Spread Christmas Cheer
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into small bowl,
water and sugar
warm place until it
becomes li^ht and tpongy about
15 minutes).
Combine Spry, salt, brown
sugar, anti rolled oat« in large bowl
and add boding water. Stir until
Spry is melted, then add cold
water. Add yeast mixture.
Add flour gradually, mixing
very thoroughly until a stiff dough
is formed. Knead dough on floured
board until smooth. Place in bowl
greased with Spry. Brush dough
with Spry, cover* and let rise in.
warm place until double in bulk
iabout 2 hours).
Shape dough into loaves and
place in bread pans greased with
Spry. Let rise until double in bulk
about 1 hour). Bake in hot oven
425° F.I 15 minutes, then reduce
temperature to moderately hot
oven (375 ’F.) and bake 30 min-
utes longrt. Remove from pans
■nd brush crusts with Spry. Makes
2 loaves.
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RACINE. Wto. Dec 21 —(/PV—
Mary Christmas stood on a street
comer today, rang her little bell
J and sighed because the days uidnt
have more hours.
The unusual woman with the
unusual name, who ha* devoted her
life to bringing to others a touch
of the holiday cheer her name Ufio..
plies, couldn't ser how «he coul^
tasks done before
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NEW YORK. Pm. 21e-0P>-The *
story of Heywood Broun** canvar-
*ion to the Roman OathoUc faith—
a dramatic account of the column-
ist* fear of death and hl* craving
menu of the Pint Chriitian
Church will be entertained with a
ChristtnM tree holding gift* Cor
them, and a Christmas program
in tiie home of Mr* E. L. Sawyers,
1031 West Highland Street. Friday
at 3:30 p m A “white" Christmas
tree for the Juliette Fowler Home
in Dallas was held by the congre-
gation last Bunday evening in Che
chureh servlc*.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
Church will hold a Christmas tree
for al! children of the church Fri-
day at 7'30 p. m.. featured by spe-
cial music.
The First Baptist Church nas
held Christmas trees and other
events appropriate to the season
during the past week, beginning
last Sunday, and the Euzel.au Class
will entertain Orts evening with a
Christmas tree for members and
their children. T1
held a similar j
nlng T-
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Theie was the matter of watch- quarter* of a correspondence club
Ing the Salvation Army pot on one ' ‘ '
of Racine's busiest corners; there
v/ere Christmas pr.-aent* tc. pre-
pare for her five children; there
were many, many letters to b» an-
swered and her housework, choir
practice and baskets to prepare
for needy families.
“I don't mind doing thj*se tilings."
"I love to do them 'and
she has tor many years) but this
year there seems tc be so much
Marshall 4 A
Green Beans, No. 2 can» IvC
Green or White fl £
Asparagus, No. 1 cans ... IvC
Nil ( rest flR
Apricots, No. cans IwC
Nil Crest Oft
Pears, No. 2| cans flaUC
Nu Crest fl£
Peaches, No. 2^ cans IvC
White House 1’
Fancy Rice, 2 lbs. IwC
Several churches have held
lirtotauu tre^s in departmental
I'-etlngs of the church achooi. but
vertU.yet Are to b^ljeld during
ie tafialnder of this week. Bwue
>e for thi? children of the •<-
ii tments and others are tor unr
__id children. ‘
--ie junior department of the
hOcUal-'Qhurch school will
Friday at 7 m. in- the
i program
If any people on the »arth should
be Merry at this good Christmas
time it is thjr people who call Amer-
ica home Nowhere else on eartn
can the individual express his
thoughts without fear of punish-
ment or reprimand
When we read in the paper-- and
hear over our radios the stones ol
men and women being ruthlessly
destroyed to furnish opportunity
for a few war mad dictators and r
scheming rulers to gratify lust tdr
lower we should be thankful
We are thankful to the people ol
Denton and Denton County for
kindnesses ah through the
This is not lor just a few
but we want our thanks to go to I
every man. woman and child In ;
the county with our deep appreci-
ation of friendly and thoughtful
treatment accorded to us and ours {
We are proud of the Stars and 4
I Stripes Glorified by the bkxxi of
our fathers who fcnight for the lib- i
i which we are blessed,
proud of the people who j
“ SUNNYDALE
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we can worship God without halt I T. U. training course .-ponsored by
or hindrance by giydless demons in ‘ ‘ ‘
I human form
I May your
May the new year and all the days
that follow bring you safety and
above all Peace
You’ll find oar stock of
Christmaa Flowers complete
in every detail. Place your
orders now.
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Texaa Orange*, doz.. ..... Vw£-
Large Texan Ift^
Cauliflower, head . IIIC
Red or White fl A
Potatoes, 10 lbs
Dromedary ftC
Dates, 2 pkgs. XvC
Pound Cello Ba< -■•.4. flft'L
Vanilla Wafer. lUC
Fresh Salted '
Crackers, 2 lb. box l.vC
eration persists in believing it is ,
1 brand new It refuses to believe that I
father's and -mother's generation I
were even on bowing acquaintance 1
with the subject, which is of course I
M, u „ I why one generation's angle on tlie
No." Thus wrote Frances Newton I k ■
tor tlie magazine Mademoiselle, and , ‘
this frank and tearless narrative
certainly tells Mother a thing or
two, which seems to prove conclu- I
sively that Mother doesn't always
know best. For one tiling, modern
mothers, according to Uils letter, I
play up freedom. It's as dangerous ex*mp>‘of the effroto olone“
tA nlav with ou it ia tex rxlov with . ...
wild women are Just a terrible ex- '
ample of too much freedom cou-
pled with an inadequate amount
of common sense
In all stratas of society there are
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don't, which"Is not as if used To be"
at all Cocktails were unheard of
a comj>aratively short time ago—•
Mrs Roy Cojieland cl Dallas closed
; Friday night at Alton
Christmas be Merry I
! ton Saturday morning for
' Burgoon, who died in Denton Fri-
day
and Mrs Will Stuart enter-
tained Saturday night with a social
for the B T U members and
Gaines were played
„. ,1. I ane, who has been ill. is
Murphy, westernmost town in ' belter
North Carolina, long land-locked, I J \V Wells and family have
will soon find Itself a lake city. Wa- , moved to the Jess Stuart place
ter from Hiawassee dam will back ■ Frank Helm and family have
several mlle.s right up to the city i moved to tlie house formerly <
limits. I cupjpd by j w Wells
wasn't freedom, but restraint,
really needed
Old Social Code
Tlie old social code—"it
done"—is the best code of all. says
the clear-thinking writer With this
I. for one. am in complete accord.
There are things, many things, that
are just not done and when you've (
said that you've said all there need !
be said against doing them
We gather that young jyeople,
have never been so completely on
their own as In this day and age. I
"At a little more than 15 you hand- 1
ed your j daughter freedom on a
stiver platter across a cocktail bar.”
says the letter around which this
story is written. "Freedom in the
driver's seat of a motor car: free-
dom to choose her friends, to talk
and drink as she wished; to han-
dle the most difficult emotions be-
fore she knew their values " A pret-
tv big responsibility for any moth-
er to shift to her daughter's slen-
der shoulders, wouldn't you say?
Yet it's not an exceptional or ex-
aggerated case Girls do get start-
ed very young, as a peek into the
smart bars will attest I know ap-
pearances are deceiving and tiiat a
girl Lsn't necessarily in her teens
because she wears a long bob and
looks like a baby, but these girl*
are young and much too inexjieri-
enced to cope with the situations
that develop even in the best of
places
Yet in spite of too much freedom
and too much leisure, the girls erty with
come through .surprisingly well. We are [
wlilch Tact may Justify the sysWTTl make up theTOfintrr Promt of nnr
in spite of the views expressed in, neighbors and
the letter Perhaps it all bolls down
to the fatalistic belief that what
is to be. will be Or is it that a
girl is made not only of sugar and
spice and everything nice but stur-
needy
site aaid.
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