The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959 Page: 9 of 22
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Flowers, greenery
rooted in story of
Christmas season
Many unusual and picturesque
tales have been told about the
modern usage of Christmas flow-
ers. Although they are legendary,
the carefully spun bits of folk-
lore provide a colorful back-
ground for present day flower
decorations which are used during
the Christmas season.
Holly, with its red berries, dark
green leaves and needle - like
spikes, js a light-hearted symbol
of friendship and good will when
December arrives. According to
legend though, holly originally
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HERE'S WISHING YOU A
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
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YOUR PURINA DEALER
WEBB FARM SUPPLY
110 West Crawford
Phone HO 5-5535
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'l'he world has felt the spirit of
that holy ni^ht for almost two thou-
sand years. On this day, may the
world rejoice . . . and remember
especially the peace, love, and
brotherhood that was meant to be
from that moment on.
NEWLAND
MANUFACTURING CO.
CLIFTON RAMSEY, Owner
600 S. Armstrong Phone HO 5-7440
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Salutations!
In grateful appreciation of
your patronage we extend
our heartfelt wishes for
your complete enjoyment
of the holiday!
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M.T. FULLER
SERVICE STATION
FINA GASOLINES
GOODYEAR TIRES
301 NORTH HOUSTON PHONE HO 5-9831
waa used as an instrument of
cruelty. The crown of thorns
which Christ wore was fashioned
from holly. Prior to the Crucifix-
ion, the plant bore white berries,
but after the Crucifixion the ber-
ries turned a bloody crimson. Mis-
tletoe, a close associate of holly,
is said to have been the wood
from which Christ's eross was
made.
One of the most beuutiful leg-
ends woven around Christmas
flowers concerns the Christmas
rose. While en route to Bethle-
hem the Wise Men crossed the
path of a little shepherdess nam-
ed Madelon. Enraptured at the
wondrous tale about the birth of
Christ which they related, she
was heartbroken because she had
no gift to offer.
Angel appeared
While .she was crying she de-
tected a sweet-smelling aroma and
looked up. Standing next to her
was an angel who inquired the
reason for her sadness. Madelon
explained that while she wanted
to pay homage to the newly-born
Babe, she didn't even have a sin-
gle beautiful flower such as grow
in the fields in the summer to
give Him. The angel waved her
arm and a stunning bunch of gor-
geous, snowy white Christmas
roses appeared.
Madelon gathered her precious
gift in her arms and hurried off
to Bethlehem wheie the Wise
Men's offerings of gold, frankin-
cense and myrrh, she humbly pre-
ferred her flowers to the tiny in-
fant, who stretched out a hand to
touch the roses. His fingers light-
ly brushed the immaculate petals
and immediately they changed to
a delicate pink.
I'oinsettias which head the pop-
ularity list of Christmas flowers,
ironically enough do not have any
legends attached to them because
of their recent introduction. In
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3amity Party.
Christmas is the time tor family
get-togethers. One of the best ways
to make these gatherings memora-
ble for all concerned is to engage In
games which the whole group can
play.
A nice one to start off with would
be a Sugar Plum Hunt. Have one
member of the family hide Christ-
mas candies ahead of time In vari-
ous nooks and corners around the
house. At a given signal everyone
starts hunting and gathering the
pieces. The one who gathers the
greatest number would be given a
prize.
The Christmas Puzzle is another
good one to get things going. Look
through some magazines, which are
filled with pictures of Santa Claus
at this time of year. Cut out enough
of these to go around, paste them
on stiff cardboard, and cut them
into pieces. Then put each group of
pieces in a separate paper bag At
the signal, everyone opens a bag
and stalls putting the puzzle to-
gether.
The Xmas Scramble Contest is
good for a group with older children
in it. This is simply a contest to
see who can unscramble a group of
words the fastest. Just for fun, see
if you can work out the following—
astna, erlreden, ehsgil, dynca,
gosiknet, ertc, trepesn, hupnc,
•■ilsorc. and niborb.
the beginning of the last century
the poinsettia was introducted by
J. R. Poinsett, an American poli-
tician and diplomat.
Plant< i,n Bible
For years evergreen have flour-
ished in home at Christmastide
to create a woodsy, outdoor at-
mosphere. In the aged line 'hang
lip the holly, the box and the
bay," it is significant to note that
Mt.y the fflorious lii nt of pcr.ce and love
and joy t.hirw ttpon you and thone dear to
you m yott join lotfct'ter in the celebration
of litA birthday.
HEARTFELT WISHES FOR A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR
DENIS0N CONCRETE CO.
JACK MARTIN, Owner
100 W. Owing Phone HO 5-4033
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here is no better way
than to say ... Merry Christmas
«nd a very happy New Year to
each and every one of you?
J. A. CUFF
Real Estate and Insurance
206 STATE NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
Telephone HO 5-2077
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STEER WRESTLING FEATURED IN NAT I. UN 11 s HODIII
Steer wrestling will be one of the most exciting of the five <•%<
^"n',L'n'''on &t the first National Finals Rodeo to be staged Dec.
j-J0 at the State Fair Livestock Coliseum in Dallas. Lex Connelly,
i old steer wrestler, and now secretary-treasurer of the Rodeo
owboys Association, shows here how to twist down a contrary
.leer in championship style. Only the top fifteen men qualified
through their money winnings during the regular 1059 rodeo sea-
son will compete in the steer wrestling event at the first "world
series 01 rodeo.
two of the plants mentioned, box
and bay, are mentioned in Holy
Scriptures as thriving on the
mountains of Lebanon in the Holy
Land.
Because of its symmetrical
leaves, bay has been used for de-
sign throughout the ages. The
Greeks used it on their coins and
the Romans, too, favored it as a
beautiful show piece. Today bay
shrubbery graces the entrances to
many American homes at yule-
tide.
Cedar, which furnishes greens
for Christmas, likewise existed in
Lebanon. The people of Leban-
on regarded cedar as a smybol of
endurance, strength, life and
eternity. Recognized by its char-
acteristic, pleasant aroma, cedar
also was an emblem of purity be-
cause its treetops were frequently
covered with snow during a large
part of the year.
Sailors' favorite
An old-time favorite of sailors
who visited Mediterranean ports
was rosemary because of the aro-
matic perfume the plant yielded.
Familiar to most Americans as a
straggling hedge plant, rosemary
droops in massive festoons 12 feet
long in its native Italy.
Legend has it that the flowers
were colorless until the Blessed
Virgin during the flight into
Egypt, hung the clothes of Jesus
on rosemary bushes to dry. There-
after, rosemary bushes blossomed
forth with their sparkling blue
flowers.
The Hawthorn bush with its
white or red flowers originally
was the May tree of the Old
Word. Peculiarly, the bush never
blooms in May. According to his-
torians, Joseph of Arimathea
went to England and on the com-
pletion of his pilgrimage at the
Abbey of Glastonbury he pushed
his staff into the ground where it
burst forth leaves and flowers.
Since then the Howthorn bush al-
ways flowers at Christmastide,
which is out of its regular season.
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May the spirit of the
Chrijtmas Season be
with you and your loved
throughout the New Yearl
TRIANGLE NEWS AGENCY
W. F. HIGHTOWER, Owner
511 West Main St. Phone HO 5-1771
THE DENlSON PRESS, DENlSON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959
PAGE TH*£E
ETHIND-THE-SCENE STORY
OF CLASSIC EDITORIAL
Classic contributions to Christ-
mas huve come from the fields of
music, poetry, drama, and many
others.
Newspapers, too, have made
their contribution, one that has
not only endured but gained in
depth and significance through
the years.
The newspaper classic of
Christmastide is an editorial writ-
ten in 189IJ by Francis P. Church,
of the editorial staff of the New
\ ork Sun.
An 8-year-old child, Virginia
O'Hanlon, of New York wrote a
pleading letter to the Sun. Some
of her little friends had told her
there was no Santa Claus.
"I'leuse tell me the truth," the
little girl pleaded, "Is there a
•Santa Claus?"
The behind-the-scene story
heightens the emotional impact of
the answer Virginia received in
the Sun. The letter came to the
newspaper, not during the Christ-
mas season when there is an extra
mellowness toward such things,
but in September when nobody
was thinking of Yuletide.
Church, so the story goes, was
displeased by the assignment to
write an editorial answering such
a childish query. He stumbled
back to his desk grumbling to
himself.
Then he
plaintive plea, "Is there a Santa
Clause?" with the accompanying
masterpiece of tenderness an4
f eeling that continues to gain pop-
ularity long after the other weigh-
ty editorials printed that day in
the New York Sun have been for-
gotten.
answered Virginia's
The practice of holding "open
house" has been a Christmas tradi-
tion through the years.
The Saxon lords threw open the
doors of their great halls to peasant,
and noble alike during the festive
season and all enjoyed great feast-
ing, songs and the exchange of gifts.
A tremendous Yule log was dragged
upon an open fire pit and festivities
lasted until the embers alone re-
mained.
The same custom was followed in
the pre-Civil War South. The slaves
often soaked a log in the cypress
swamps long before Christmas so
that it would burn slowly, and ex-
tend their Christmas freedom.
"Open House" during the Yule-
tide season is a true mark of demo-
cracy and a realization that he who
was born on Christmas day came
to save all men.
Mnvi] QUjriHtmaa
Wishing You
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
The blessed season of the .Nativity
is here once more! May it bring peace am
to every heart. Vie wish you the
best that the world affords on this
wonderful and happy holiday.
joy
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For Newsom's 74th Christmas in Texas
For Our 42nd Christmas in Denison
NOW
thai CHRISTMAS
IS REALLY HERE
WE WISH YOU
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the Yuletide will remain with
you and your family long after
the Christmas bells have ceased
to toll. May you find health
and happiness in the New Year.
DENISON OXYGEN SUPPLY
Distributor for National Cylinder Gas Co.
Highway 75 South Phone HO 5-3369
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