The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1952 Page: 5 of 20
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THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
ADORATION OF THE MAGI
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A Happy Yuletide Season to All
For a really satistying and meantng-
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AHD
FLORSHEIM
HAPPY HEW YEAR
fortheir
SHOE STORE
TO ALL
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UHIOH MADE
WATSON COMPANY
1508 Main St.
Phone RA-5322
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Mistletoe Bestows Good Fortune
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Season’s Greetings
Weiland-Merritt
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Since 1910
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Family Group or Individual Plan
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GREETIHGS
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SEASON
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To All Our Friends
In Organized Labor
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NO JOB TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL.
We HAVE HANDLED SOME OF THE
LARGEST JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY.
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SOUTHWEST
ELECTRIC CO.
SPACIOUS PARKING
BLUE AMBULANCE
AIR-COOLED BUILDING
FUNERAL SERVICE
INSURANCE
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toe stin has beneficent ettecta. Try
and Me it tor youraeir
Tree Christmas Spirit
b Found in Sharing
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This. Nativity seene was painted by Benvenuto di Glovanni (1436-1518)
of Siena, Italy, aad hangs la the National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D. C. It is one of away famous “adoration” scenes patted by atist
of all nationalites.
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are apt to make parents as well as
chndren overlook the real signiticance
of the coming birthday ot Chrlat.
Very few people don't know what a
sprig of mistletoe means at Christmas
time—especially when there’s a pretty
girl standing beneath it! But few
people realise that this very pleasant
custom has its root in age-old super-
stitions.
The lore of primitive days contains
many references to mistletoe.
According to an ancient Norse leg-
end. the sun god was slain by an arrow
fashioned from the mistletoe plant.
He was resurrected by his mother’s
tears, which falling upon the plant,
were erystalized into pearly berries.
Because of this magical healing, It was
ordained that mistletoe should grow
neither In heaven nor earth, but sus-
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pended between. That is the reason,
runs the legend, that mistletoe is found
growing on trees.
Mistletoe was of special significance
to the Druids, ancient pagan priests
of England, who cut it off trees with
a golden knife used only tor that pur-
pose They believed it possessed won-
derful powers of healing and acted as
a protection from witchcraft. During
the December religious rites, it was
bestowed upon individuals as a special
mark of honor.
Because of its supposed salutary
properties, mistletoe was often hung
over the doors of primitive houses as
a sign of good-will. Belief in magic
has disappeared, but this custom still
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old and teeble. the ill and ahut-in, the
bereaved whose sorrows you might
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MARVIN BLANTON, EstimatorandSupt
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Reilly, Wallace. The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1952, newspaper, December 19, 1952; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1549775/m1/5/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .