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PAGE EIGHT
THE DENISON PRESS, DENISON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959
Playthings today
bring more reality
as life moves ahead
Parents often walk into the
bathroom to find Junior lathering
hia face, because he "wants to be
like Dad." Or Susan vigorously
applying makeup to everything in-
cludiing her face, because she
"wants to look like Mommy."
While these are ways in which
children gain experience in living,
they're rather hard on Mom's and
Dad's supplies as well as good
nature.
Toy manufacturers seem to
think so, too, for this year's Toy
Guidance Council's exhibit of new
toys indicated that the kids are
going to have plaything* so au-
thentic in detail and scale that,
except for size it will be difficult
to tell the toy from the real thing.
For example, if mom is about
to feed baby, little Susan can
plunk down beside her and do the
same with products cut down to
size.
If mom does her marketing at
the supermarket, Little Susan can
do the same, using a cart and
filling it with miniature products
similar to those mom is buying.
Susan can stand right beside
her mother in the kitchen and
bake the very same food in her
own cooking utensils.
In the bedroom she can apply
Our fondest wish is that you
and your loved ones receive
♦he blessings of ♦His Holiday
Season.
327 W.
MAIN
PHONE
HO 5-5255
JEWELERS, SILVERSMITHS
A Gift from Lewis Is a Measure of Quality"
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We've hung our sincare greeting to all
upon the Tree of Good will . . . may your famitiai
anjoy the happiest Christmas and New Year ever!
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HOLESALE
AND LOCKER PLANT
111 South Fannin Ave. Denison, Texas
Phone HO 5-3747
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A FRIENDLY GREETING
from Us to You!
We hope you're as happy as we, this joy-
ous season! We are glad tc escape the
drab commercialism of everyday an-
nouncements to convey our sincere appre-
ciation for your patronage and wish you
happy Christmas.
yiT-A-WAY, Inc.
' Manufacturers of
Vit-A-Way Mineral Fortifier
SAM ROSS, Plant Manager
126 W. Crawford Phorui HO 5-5660
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WoJern ScUar,
Once again Christendom sees the
Star of Bethlehem and, like the
Wise Men of old, rejoices with ex-
ceeding great joy.
Astronomers have discounted pos-
sibilities that the star may have
been a natural phenomenon since
such phenomena occur too tar from
the earth to serve as any sort ot
local guide. Modern opinion li, how-
ever, Inclined to hold that there was
a Star — although the story prob-
ably has been touched by Oriental
imagery.
St. Matthew suggests that even
the Wise Men may have lost sight
of the star while they were in Je-
rusalem; hence, they rejoiced when
It reappeared to their vision as
they approached the Manger of
Bethlehem.
Come to think of It, astronomers
have sought an astronomically au-
thentic star —and found it not;
historians have sought an historic-
ally human Jesus of Nazareth
—and are still arguing whether or
not they have found Him: even
zealous theologians, striving to
harmonize messianic and eschato-
logical theories with the illusive
historical and human Jesus, have
sometimes lost sight of the Babe
In the Manger Who from His lowly
stable draws unto Himself all who
are weary and heavy-laden.
Pressing close to that sacred
Manger, Christendom glimpses the
Star of Bethlehem once more and
rejoices In the light of righteous-
ness and peace which has con-
quered every tyranny that evil men
could think of, the light that
shlneth in the darkness and shall
not falL
the same name brand lipstick fa-
cial cream, eye shadow and face
powder to her life-skin-type doll
as mommy uses, as well as being
able to play with a series of new
dolls with such up-to-the-minute
costumes as a glamor bathing
suit and sun glasses, bathing cap
end inflated life preserver. And
for the extreme in authenticity, a
"dolls of destiny" series has a
dozen miniature replicas of his-
torical women in accurate period
costumes.
Nor has Junior been neglected.
He can imitate dad's everyday
shaving with his own "electric"
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Customi 'l(\re C)f<l
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The exact uge of the Christinas
festival is not known. Records show,
however, that the holiday was
spoken of in the fourth century as
a custom of long standing.
Christmas began as Christ's Mass.
or the Mass of Christ, sometime
during the fourth century, it took
that long after the blessed night for
the great importance of Christ's
birth to be realized by the people
Until this tlm? it had been the cus-
tom of the church to celebrate the
anniversaries of deaths, rather than
births. Christ's birthday was the
first to be made an occasion for
feasting.
The date for the celebration ol
the Christ Mass was selected by thi
church. So many years had elapsed
that the actual date of His birth
could only be a matter of conjec-
ture.
The festival and spirit ot Christ-
mas spread through the Christian
worlds. Pagan customs, even as
they do today, attempted to adapt
themselves to the Christmas season.
For many years after the origin
of Christ's Mass the church frowned
upon the practice of exchanging
gifts during the festival season.
Later, however, the practice was
condoned, in remembrance of the
spirit of the Three Kings of the
Orient who had followed a shining
star to the crib of the new-born
Christ, bringing presents with >
sense of humility.
shaver. Should dad go fishing, he
ran trail along using his very own
glass rod and reel set cut down to
his size. And watch out for his
fire engine this year, it not only
is a scale model of a real pumper
but like its counterpart, it squirts
water IB feet in the air.
In addition, his trucks and cars
come complete with repair kits
and he can wash them down in
his own automatic car wash that
sprays water.
Not everything in the toy world
will be realistically billed, howev-
er. Children still go for futu-
tamis items such as a blasting
atomic disintegrator gun, a space
phone and jet propelled planes.
Among new items on display
are construction sets of ships in
bottles, battleships, submarines
and airplanes.
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A MERRY CHRISTMAS
From all of us here to all of you—
A MOST HAPPY HOLIDAY!
GREENHOUSES
PHONE HO 5-4955
1915 W. MORTON
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BOB BAUGH
REAL ESTATE
PHONE HO 5-3855
311 W. Woodard St.
Next Door to Chamber of Commerce
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cent wu spent for the administra-
tion of the highway department,
and the remaining: six and one-
third per cent went for the high-
way patrol and miscellaneous op-
erations.
"The 80 per cent expended for
construction is the largest per
cent that has gone for this item
since the few years soon after the
creation of the highway depart-
ment. Almost all of the expend-
itures went for construction in
those early day.s, as the counties
were responsible for highway
maintenance at that time. The
department assumed maintenance
ol" state highways in 1924.
"Over the 41 years, 70 per cent
of the funds have been expended
for construction,'' Greer said.
Greer stated that during the
past year, 19 per cent of the rev-
enue of the department came from
MAN VS. BRONC IN NATL FINALS RODEO
Enoch Walker of Farmington, N. M. rides "Automatic" — both
man and horse will compete in the first National Finals Rodeo to
be staged in Dallas Dec. 26-30 at the State Fair Livestock Coliseum.
Walker ranks third in saddle bronc riding in money winnings for
the 1959 regular rodeo season going into the National Finals.
"Automatic' has been bucking for eight years and was picked for
the first "world series" of rodeo on the basis of his performances
during the entire year. The toughest broncs of all the rodeo stock
contractors in the nation have been selected for the bareback and
saddle bronc events at the National Finals.
Rain deluges
Denison several
hours Tuesday
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The first rain in several months
that measured up to the need vis-
ited Denison Monday night after
getting its start about midnight.
For several hours, and up into the
morning, the rains came in blow-
ing sheets that soaked every-
thing.
Streets were overflowing in
many quarters, particularly in
West Morton which gave the ap-
pearance of bad engineering, the
water seeking the whole street for
its overflow rather than some
form of underground drainage.
Considerable street paving has
been done in that part of Deni-
son during the past two years.
In other parts of Denison water
was overflowing into yards and
street guttering seemed entirely
inadequate to meet the sudden
change from a long drought spell
to that of a deluge of rain.
The weather was promised to
be broken from the dry days that
have lasted for more than three
months to rainfall and the fact
of the prophets hitting it on the
nose was welcome news for farm
ers and gardeners and citizens in
general.
Greer makes brief
report 40 years of
highway department
AUSTIN — The Texas High
way department has just totaled
its forty-first year of operation.
State Highway Engineer D. C
Greer said that SO per cent of the
funds expended during the past
year were for construction, and 13
per cent for maintenance.
"Less than two-thirds of one per
license plates, 32 per cent from
the gasoline tax, 48 per cent from
the federal government, and the
remaining 6 per cent from miscel-
laneous sources.
In the 41 years of operation,
$3.3 billion dollars have been
spent on the Texas highway sys-
tem. The system now consists of
00,374 miles.
GUESSWORK ENDED
New automatic controls have
left no room for guesswork in
clothes drying. Some LP-Gas dry-
ers have automatic signals that
tell when the clothes should be
removed. Dryers also have spe-
cial settings for wash-and-wear
varments and for clothing that
should not be dried by tumbling.
If you have an ambition to get
rich, don't let it kill every other
ambition you have.
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In the sincere spirit of Christmas
we extend to you our greetings
end a fervent hope that you have near
those we know you hold so d* l
TONE ABSTRACT CO.
122 West Main
Phone HO 5-3414
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May your table be filled with good food
and good wine. May you have all your
old friends gathered 'round. May there
be happy song and pleasant memories.
May it be a real old fashioned Merry
Christmas.
B & B GROCERY
BILL WHITING, Owner
FREE DELIVERY
220 W. Woodard St. Phono HO 5-2455
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
A sincere hope that the cheer of the holidays
will mark each day of the New Year is but a
part of our wish to you. May our friendship
grow stronger as we serve you throughout
the coming year.
RAMSEY VENETIAN
BLIND FACTORY
508 N. Houston
Phone HO 5-3272
CfwlitmaA!
May each of us, in his own way, resolve to carry a
spirit of the Nativity in our hearts, maintaining the
cheer cf Christmas all through the year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heath Leo and Harold
CARL HEATH GARAGE
301 E. Hull Phone HO 5-1588
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Please Accept Our
Greetings and Let Us Thank
You for Your Past Patronage
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WE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY
ON CHRISTMAS, DEC. 25th
THE EAT-WELL
CAFE
309 WEST MAIN ST.
-and-
McCRAW'S CAFETERIA
Formerly Nook Cafeteria
319 WEST MAIN PHONE HO 5-3788
CATERING SERVICE
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Anderson, LeRoy M., Sr. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959, newspaper, December 24, 1959; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth329162/m1/14/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.