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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
19
Christmas pleas from several children at Dodd City listing items for Santa Claus including dolls, beds, toys, candy, and clothes. Names include Elizabeth Bridges Frankie Horton Bobby Tadlock Wayne Johnson Kenneth Seale Peggy Landers Billie Landers and Robert Franklin, with requests as a family-friendly Christmas reminder.
Two girl workers at the Brooklyn navy Y M C A showcase a handy sailor assisting with gift wrapping tasks in a USO center operated by the Y. The morale boosting scene highlights service members aiding civilian volunteers in support efforts.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Spanish settlers and a voyage or celebration, referencing Christmas carols or tunes and a claim about Hindus inventing the violin bow. No clear people, places, dates, or events are discernible.
The piece traces the origin of the gift giving custom to St Nicholas of Myra, a shy fourth century Greek bishop. It recounts how he hid from thanks, once dropping gold down a chimney, which ended with a mislaid coin in a stocking. The tale explains how gifts from anonymous sources became linked to St Nicholas.
A child writes to Santa describing her wishes for Christmas. Shirley Ann Horton asks for a ring toaster fruit nuts candy and dishes. Alpha Lee Jerrell mentions a ball and asks Santa for a doll and other items.
A long standing Christmas custom links stockings to a purse of gold dropped by St Nicholas, with the tale suggesting the original event inspired careful stocking hanging by youngsters who follow the cherished ritual each year.
Centuries ago large fires lit in English baronial halls on Christmas Eve were believed to ward off evil. Servants carried in a log to burn through the feasting and saved a brand each year to light the next. One tale says stockings hung by the fire absorbed the log’s odor for protection.
The text notes multiple names for Santa Claus including Kris Kringle and St Nick. It asserts St Nicholas was a bishop who may have participated in a historical Council of Nice, with historians debating the claim, yet placing him before Justinian’s reign when Constantinople churches were dedicated to him.
In Bosnia a family burns the Yule log a day after Europe as the father carries the log indoors at dawn and is doused with wine. The log is sprinkled with corn kernels to ensure a rich harvest in summer, reflecting a centuries old tradition.
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