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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
14
A collection of handwritten childhood letters to Santa describing Christmas wishes. Louise Lappin Jessie Lappin and Billy Jerr Crable request dolls candy apples books sewing machines bats scabbards and small toys. They ask for gifts for themselves and siblings with hopes of a joyful holiday.
A humorous Christmas spoof describes a tired store clerk awakened by a visit from St Nick delivering gifts at two o'clock. The narrator, a worn salesgirl, resists the intruder while the jolly visitor fills stockings and departs, leaving notes from readers Evie Odum and others seeking gifts and goodwill.
The Christmas mince pie carried Christian symbolism. The crust stood for gold while the spice mix signified frankincense and myrrh. Pies were originally oblong to mirror the manger. A belief tied eating a pie at Christmas to luck and happiness for the year and for each of the twelve days after Christmas.
Old Yale customs described in Merrie England reveal the boar's head tradition at Queens College Oxford. A 50 pound tusked head borne on a silver dish with trumpets and candle bearers accompanies music and mustard at the high table.
Fragmentary OCR text of a Christmas carol line set with phrases about Jesus Christ born this day and delivering comfort and joy. The readable lines reference God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and themes of yuletide salvation. The source appears as decorative or lyric prose rather than a news item.
The text notes that millions of Christians still observe Christmas on January 6 or 7 due to the old and new calendar difference. It mentions the Eastern Orthodox January 7 and North Carolina churches that observe January 6 among various sects.
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