Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1945 — Page 7

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The Entire Personnel of the Brant Motor Co. . DEALER Third Street Decatur Sincerely Wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year W. E. Brant—Owner Gene Knodlc Chan, 0. Stitzer Doyle Huffman Walter Winteregg David Harger Chas. Eyanson Harold Whitright Chas. Connolly Chas. H. Magley

■ Sy rjr _z 1 111 -r — -.—- W.» K \ u f /V In times such os these Christmas bangs /Ju\ home to us the realization that Peace on / Xr£) X. Earth good will toward men is more than an k J%>X empty phrase It is l<w foundation of the / American way of life, the goal which each of / usTook forward to so that the greatest hoppik ness may ac^ U(\\?7 The Yuletide brings with it Peasant A A V) thoughts of tried, proven and cherished asso- / U \ X ciations, bound together more firmly by the ' experiences of past months Qi. A. *» To you, our friends, may we extend the /X. Season's Greetings and a sincere wish for genat this Christmastime. STEW ART’S BAKERY qe£ />.■ • -

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Christmas Card Is Century Old The centcnnisl of We Chrisimss card la being observed this year. It was |a IK—just 100 yean ago —that the first Christmas card was designed and disItributod. Thia pioneer greeting was the creatioa of W. C. Dobson, a noted British artist, who was said to boa favorite of Queen Victoria Dobeon. according to tradition, made copies of his card and sent them to friends in London and elsewhere in the British Isles. The custom established by Dobson found numerous devotees, tn IK an English nobleman. Sir Henry Colo, commissioned en artist. John Caleott Horsley, to design a Christmas card for him. According to one story. Sir Henry Cole had received such a large number of holiday letters that he could not find time to answer them all Aa a moans of solving thia problem, bo called In Horsley and naked him to design an appropriate card. Horsley's first Christmas card depicted a Victorian English family envying the holiday. Except for the profusion of detail, the card to like many of the modern greetings. The traditional “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" was insertbod on the card, with blank spaces for filling in the name of the sender and the recipient. From this beginning a century ego. the custom of sanding Christmas cardo has spread across ths ocean to the United states where it has become a traditional part of the holiday observance. They Also Served At the end of IK the total membership of the Girl Scouts Os ths United States was 1.M8.117, an increase of 193,287 over the membership »t the end of IMS It was the largest yearly increase In the history of Girl Scouting. But there was another figure that increased even faster. When the Girl Scouts of Greater New York reported a 2.259 gain in membership, they also reported that S.OOO girls were still on their waiting lists. Greater New York was typical of hundreds of councils that found and trained volunteer troop leaders for their waiting lists only to discover new groups of girls who wanted to be scouts.

AfGREETINGS &4\ Ajft of the Season Our greeting this year is something very special because we want' you to know how deeply we feel toward our customers. Your thought-i fulness is deserving of special attention and we want to express So you our heartiest wishes for the Holidays. «*. * ♦ Yost Const ruction Co. 2 miles Northwest of Decatur on River Road Office Ph one 248 , f . ' . : if , itJjS — sass 40® VOLUMES OF OOOU UHS’EII A MERRY CHRISTMAS , and a HAPPY NEW YEAR Chamber of Commerce

(IX £kiislmas May your every wtnh be granted, every hour filled with happiness, and good cheer be yours at Chrtatmaa and throughout the new year ahead. The Decatur Casting Co. Decatur, Indiana

MKy Unselfish interest in others is the keynote of happiness at Christmastime. May each gift you receive breathe love and devotion and bind the ties of home and friendship more securely. As foe ourselv w, we desire to express our appreciation for your loyalty to us in 1945, and wish you ■ Maty Chostsias. Happy New Year, Too Loyal Order of Moose ADAMS LODGE No. 1311 Decatur, Ind.

HE eventful hep- A .... IMP H peninn es the poet ft tit uftllU a twelve month* s An ■ Uaa k * Christina* I this year something • <-•-<- * mere than Just a holi. U ay Americana have * ll' 1 1 T been drawn closer to- fi AH/ gether and the ties of ‘ft If I mutual understanding a.-« greater now than ever before. . Americans evetf* | where an So B '“*• u inaMihiy toward pro. |W the homes of Mr nation. L>* W Whether they be on __ home soil er in distant points, their pert • has ■ * been magnificent and I W W worthy of conmenda- kW W tion. Let tu not forget W what they have done. Oer greeting this year Is especially with the ■ thought In mind that 5 without the fine ywth of this land America A eon Id net celebrate Christmas la the tradiKuhner Stock Yards Decatur, Ind. Phone 101

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