Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1940 — Page 20

'Wsrsr And Bait Withat for th* Harriot Kind of o Holidoy Sooton to All HAUGK COAL YARD ... Christmas S'- OYishes ••• All * vtfy ®°°d w,lh * or « fc W of this joyous Christmas Season. -w*. We have enjoyed tho t^k. * post year with you and . ore appreciative of your consideration. / ' BOB’S Confectionery B'fl W W ■■ I IJb M I MB I W II J Imli I jH h I What happier thought ii 14 Iml to B * ,ire "‘th you an( i yours at this Joyous £>VMTm Season than to extend JlWi every sincere wish for TOTOU! a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR Bruce’s Grill Mr. and Mm. Bruce Bricker, prop. A nwrnj t a || HHB | Ss May your day be filled with much joy and good cheer. To our old friends, our cherished new friends, and to those whose friendship we strive to reach we extend every good wish for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a NEW YEAR of Health and Happiness Riverside Soper Service “When Ym Think of Brake* Think Os Ua"

Cbriftnud Canblra ££SM£|& Christmas UM candles date back to tha very earlieit times In the Christian era Tha Yule eandla. of goodly site. lighted early Nativity celebrations. Tha lighting of eandiet la indeed a un'.-.'ersl religious and national cuttom. Candle lighting featured the Norte mid winter fettival of the turning of the run The Jewish Fea it of Chanuckah or Lights la alto celebrated similarly at the tame teaton. Cfcciatmaa >itta i Romans exchanged gifts during gay celebratioae But giving of present* of courte goet back much earlier The Romane. however, gave it clearer Identity at a part of their fettival program. Chritlmaa boeet and cardt of today have a link to the ancient Roman festivities. In France, gifts are distributed to children New Year's eve Instead of Christmas. In England. Germany. I Italy, and most everywhere elte. the ! custom ig like in the United Slates I Santa comet a-viiiting at Christmas Chnatmaa Wreath* kAL r t W" In ancient times the teutons regarded holly as a symbol of good luck. The custom was widespread of hanging evergreent in the to'e- , rior of dwellings. Later the legend was widely circulated that ail grow- | ing things blossomed and base fruit , the night of the Nativity. Holly , came also to symbolise the crown ' of thorns worn by Christ The Puri- . tans, however, regarded holly and mistletoe decorations as pagan to nature, and they therefore were out lowed. CbriftßUf frtoclUngt , jflß „ .4 Ijtek . A J 4 JlisM< l-IVP ( St Nicholas rides Woden's horse on Christmas eve to Holland. Than the children put up their wooden shoes to the chimney corners as a stop signal tor the merry fellow. Children of France followed Oto cuetom by plictof their sos B-on-homme Noel by the hearth. In England and the United States, boys and girls improved on the idea by hanging up stockings. These ean bold more gifts. Cbriatmaa irywma The Puritan* predicted the dUajr pearance of Christmas carols and □>U Wilma Uwj CUUMB W UUKUUiafI the cuitom et But it bat grown more and more a pert at the Chriatmae tradition which began to eariy Christian days to Roma. The French NoeL dating to the Eleventh century, and the Gorman Vetonacbtalieder, bare the Mine origin. ■ National Chriatmaa Tree Scene of Annual Service The United Btatoa has a national Christinas treel It to not a apron, ar er hemlock, but a giant ligesii wfetete s«rs ttas S! test high. Tha Creo to located to General Grant Tfattaaal park, M mflaa east at Preens, Calif. Devottoeal •nd petaMfe aarvtoea held beneath aksA Sw-am MFAgket |a aaMkib omm a* wW gVm • VfoMWrito aw tw •• ■ neiiewwuw aw»ww»«

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-imCHfllSTniflS /itsond wy IJEIll»! inay we add our iincere thanki for the many kindnettet that • you have thownutin the part. Because of your consideration the part year hat been an enjoyable experience, one in which we have had the confidence and erteem of the people whom we terve. ITe only hope that we may continue to merit your good will and patronage, to that our policy of friendly, helpful tervice to all may be maintained. J. H. HELLER CARRIER BOYS A. R. HOLTHOUSE MAX GILPEN C. E. HOLTHOUSE james holthouse 808 SCHMITZ R. C. EHINGER floyd reed VA MW Xf APV DAVID LANGSTON r AIMIX I MAUI WILLIAM FISHER DAVID HELLER francis CK DOYLE M. REYNOLDS RnRFRTCARARn WILLIAM DOWNS KUdEK 1 GAKAKU VERNE KITCHEN DAVID ADAMS clifford hart HAROLD DANIELS R,^raston N LUZERN UHRICK Au™™ FRED KING pat hackman ~<„v~v vw a j ACK HACKMAN OWEN K. BAKER max colchin T UTi HACKMAN LOUIS COFFEE II ALA MAIN GEORGE ALTON THEODORE KNAPKE frank young , nnnnv 808 BEERY L. C. PERRY 808 MUTSCHLER ROB YOST ROBERT SHRALUKA bill beery vvrw » ™ ’ HAROLD KELLER ROBERT HELLER eugene loshe / ’ ■ ?'■! • • to The Decatur Daily Democrat Staff

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