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FRANK NEUENSCHWANDER
DEALER IN NEW METHOD PAINT
PAINTING and DECORATING
FAITH faith in our homes and coi
faith in the future
munity
in men of good will, eternally—this
the essence of the Christmas seasi
Bluffton, Ohio
easons
We’re hoping you have a merry old i
yuletide, overflowing with holiday
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Assailing the Santa Claus myth
as ‘foolish fiction’ and rival of the
Holy Child, the Rev. John S. Mar
tin, editor of the Catholic Review,
declared in a 1949 editorial that
Santa the saint has been lost in
Santa the sugar daddy—and that
the whole idea is bad psychology
and bad pedagogy.
“Our children learn about the
reindeer, but have never heard of
the ox and the ass,” Father Martin
continued and recommended that
we:
“Leave the man in the red suit
to those who have nothing better
for whom life must end in
disillusion and despair.”
Father Martin’s sentiments are
reminiscent of Martin Luther’s
vigorous campaign against neglect
of the central idea of Christmas,
which is the birth of Jesus. So,
German children have been taught
that the Christkind brings the
presents—Christkind being depict
ed as the messenger of the Infant
Jesus sent earthward at Christ
mastime to bring happiness to
good children.
The modern conception of Santa
Claus is, of course, 99 per cent fic
tional and strictly American. But
the spirit of generosity and
thoughtfulness as typified by San
ta Claus is neither sugar daddy-ish
nor essentially American. Unfortu
nately not all children who await
Santa have learned from their
mothers’ lips the story of the Holy
Child.
Santa's Requests
Santa Claus still gets letters from
youngsters with the same cherished
requests—bicycles and dolls. But
last year a child wanted a live cow.
He told a department store Santa
Another kid wanted a new daddy
because hers was “wearing out on
“ALL HE WANTS” Young
Edward Hospisa of New York
makes known
Christmas wish,
coin a phrase,
Christmas is my two front in
cisors.” Whether he’ll get
them is another story.
to Santa
He said,
All I want
Currier and Ives Cards
Commercial production of
Christmas cards in the United
States began about 1835 with
the founding and developing of
the partnership of
Ives in New York.
Currier and
a century
have aided
For more than
American painters
the industry by painting Christ
mas themes on order or by sell
ing reproduction rights to the art
which is now conservatively
estimated as worth $10,000,000
annually.
The favorite Nativity theme
is represented by hundreds of
interpretations* Winter scenes
are next in popularity, some of
them dating back to the Puri
tans of New England, the Ger
man forests Whence St. Nicho
las emerged, and even to the
Druids of pre-Christian Eng
land.
Fewer lambs are to be fed for
winter and spring markets due to re
duced supply of lambs and continued
demand for breeding stock.
News Want-ads bring results.
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We all join Santa in a hop from the North Pole to Wish ou th
Harold Carey Clayton Bixel Dottie Anderson Edward Pos1
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We would like to pause for a moment or two to extend our sincere good
wishes and thank you for the patronage you have entrusted us with dur
ing the past year May you enjoy Christmas in the good old fash
ioned American way.
Bluffton Farm Equipment
MASSEY HARRIS SALES AND SERVICE
105 E. Elm St, E. F. Schmidt Blu£ton, Ohio
The Peace That Lay on Bethlehem
To all of our friends and neighbors in this happy American community now so peaceful
under Christmas skies we extend to you the
SEASON’S GREETINGS
Please accept our sincere thanks for the patronage ^ou so graciously extended to us
during the past year and we hope to be of service to you in the new year.
TOT SHOP
THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 1950
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