Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1936 — Page 14

Two Mary Christmases Exchange Season Greetings: Texas Girl Glad Address Isn’t Santa Claus, Ind.

Austin, Th. HU.R> — A Merry. Christmas greeting from .Mary; Christmas. Racine, Wis„ gave; Mary Christmas, Austin, Tex., her; greatest holiday thrill and reveal-1 ed to the Texas girl that she can j, now share her yuletide prominence. “It’s nice to have a rival," said!l Texan Mary Christmas, as she re- i

Svwvvvvvvw* 1 GREETINGS May every hour of Christmas Day be gay with Cheer — may all the Joys that memories hold dear at this season be joined in a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR KELLER JEWELRY STORE VWAAAA.XAAAA4 - 1 1 BlwKj •Mm ? greetings I 11 * to one and all for a - MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR This Season Gives Us The opportunity to express Every Good Wish for a Most Happy and Prosperous Season. KROGER STORE -■■■l I— — I ■ .1.1 > YULETIDE JOY May This Season Bring Much Joy and Happiness To You and Yours. It’s a pleasure to say to one and alia MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR -I PM—THE SCHAFER STORE

i called the many annoyances that ' have come from her unusual name. With the greeting card from Win- ; i.onuin came a photograph of Mrs. Sam Christmas. So the Tex- | as Mary Christmas still has the , distinction of being originally so named—she didn't acquire the 1 name by marriage. 1

She was named Mary Leu Christ- ‘ 1 mas. talcing the given njirnes of 1 her mother and grandmother. She was not born on Christmas day, ' but once the family lived on Holly , Street. Then it was doubly puzzling jt to store clerks who were directed I to send packages to Mary Christ- I

H TO EVERYONE A i MERRY CHRISTMAS I May This Be The Grandest Christmas You’ve Ever Had and May Continued Prosperity be with you throughout the New Year. MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR DEITSCH GROCERY GREETINGS Accept our hearty good . wishes for an old sashioned MERRY CHRISTMAS It also gives us Great Pleasure to extend best wishes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR LAFONTAINE HANDLE CO. ; ■■■ , i wvwi GREETINGS Each Year Christmas again Returns to Remind us of the Pleasure We Have Had in Serving You. It gives us the opportunity to express our Sincere Wish for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR LANKENAU'S f ---■ ■ ' I 11111 ■

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1936.

ma*. Mary doubted If the rival would > lighten her 1536 Christmas load. | "You know It's no cinch being named Mary Christmas.” she said, smiling. "I get hundreds of cards from people I don't kpiow, anti sometimes I get gifts. At first I tried to answer all of them, but that's Impossible. I do well fust to keep track of them al). "Last year I wouldn't give re-; porters a story, but they got one

I anyway. I guess I tall goes wl'h ■ | the name. But sometimes I wish—she broke off abruptly. "No I don't either. It’s not so bad Just coming once a year." i Mary likles her name, the publicity la sometimes "Irritating." Every year she hopes It will; be Just an ordinary Christmas, to be spent with her parents at home | and at church, but guesses it "nev'er will be.” Oh yes. And she is especially

-s? \ (f •) ) h When We Think Back Throughout The Year We Have A Deep Sense of Obligation To Those Who Had Confidence in Us. It is Our Sincere Wish That You Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR X\\x\vr Iw — pjg: GREETINGS I and every Good Wish for a MERRY CHRISTMAS It gives us great Joy to extend to you the compliments of the Season and every Good Wish for Success and Happiness Throughout The New 7 Year. P. KIRSCH & SON — ■ As Christmas Comes Again it recalls Our Pleasant Relations With You and Rekindles the warmth of friendship we hold so Priceless. Our Sincere Wish to Everyone for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR ' MILLER'S BAKERY

! "thankful I don't live In Ranta Clau*. Ind, j, TALL GIRL WINS I TITLE OF VENUS AMONG MODELS i —— , j New York. — KU.R> - America s /‘Venn* of the Billboards," adjudged loveliest of al) the girls whose ( faces and figures are reproduced | in posters and periodicals throughout the country, is Miss Dorothy

Wilson, of New York. ( With curly red hair, green eyes I and a statuesque figure, Miss Wil- . son is 22 years old and has heen . modeling for three years. She de- . seated more than 1.400 ent-ies in the preliminary selection, but the real test came when the candidates were measured to compare with a perfect composite of Hi of the country's most sought after models. In addition Miss Wilson, according to the Judges, Mlns Gertrude Meyer, president of the Mod-

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