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| EDITOR’S NOTE: The home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur {§ (Mary) Nichols Sr. at 603 Wills av., Dover, always is open to j| friends and relatives anti it is an unusual day when at least jt one of their children or grandchildren does not stop for a | visit and a sample of “goodies” from grandma’s kitchen.The family comprises: Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Mary) Nichols ;: of Dover and their son-in-law and daughter, Tom and Angela | Glass and granddaughter, Denise; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur • (Penny) Zurcher of New Philadelphia and their children, Ste-1 phanie, Mrs. Dennis (June) Contini, Christopher and Pat-Ij ricia; Mr. and Mrs. Max (Lee) Waddington and son, Max Jr. | g of Opelika, Ala.; Valia, who resides at home; Mr. and Mrs. g ! Arthur (Carol) Nichols Jr. arrd children, Ralph, Patrick and jf Chantel, of Dover, Mrs. Josephine McKnight and sons, Mike | I and Mark of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe (JoAnn) Ham-1 p mond and children, Holli, Lori, Scot and Matthew of Dover, fl Each year as the Christmas season approaches the chil- j | dren and grandchildren question Mrs. Nichols about |g i Christmas in her native Italy and the following is her story.“When I watch the fire in thei I managed to get through theday without too many tears and by the time of my second Christmas here we had a baby and that helped ease my loneli-I ness.hearth at Christmastime and see the lights on the trees and the homes, I remember other Christmases, several sad and many many happy.My mother died when I was 71 A kind neighbor had taught and later my father left cur me to speak enough English to home in Italy and came to the go shopping and again I cooked United States. When I was al-: a big dinner for family and most 20, my uncle brought me friends, o this country to be with my Those early Christmases were ather. I met your grandfather much like the ones in Italy n Steubenville and we were; when we would have friends in married there before coming to | to visit on Christmas eve and Jover to make our home. then everyone would attend Although your grandfather’s 2 Mass. The next day we wouldmothers and my father lived vith us, the first Christmas wasagain attend services in the church before gathering for din-i lonely one for me because I nernissed my brothers, sisters and ^ noj. j^y presents butriends in Italy.I knew how to cook, so I preexpressed our love with gifts of fruit, nuts and candies andMrs. Nichols holds her great-granddaughter, Denise Glass, and Denise's mother, Angela, sits on the arm of grandma's chair. Other grandchildren gathered around to hear grandma's story are Holli Hammond (L), Lori Hammond, June Contini, Matt Hammond, Scot Hammond, Christopher Zurcher and Tricia Zurcher.ared a big dinner for relatives there was as much excrtemeni as well as thend friends but your grand- over these as there isl over toyf children looked forward to go-ither had to buy the groceries;today as these goodies vvere|-ng (here tQ gee the treeAlthough this was beforeChristmas were in the churehmost important part for me wasecause I couldn’t speak Eng-! rare treats.In Italy, the only signs ofSing out in happiness with the carolers and spread the Yule-there were such things as electric lights, the shimmer of candles made the tree a thing of great beauty and cast a soft glow on the manger that always was placed beside the tree.cooking a big meal and baking special cookies anti sharing both with family and friends.Most of you are old enough to recall the Christmas 3 years ago when grandpa was in Union Hospital. He had decorated the!again and even though you don’t all come home for dinner as you once did, we look forward to a visit from each of youGrandpa and I tried not to j house before he got sick arti, sometime during the day.People say Christmas costsshow it because we didn’t want leach night we’d light the lightsto make the other children un- j for we knew he could see them i t00 much now Maybe it does.V\1lf f Vl 11 fAVA OAlTOT»ol I £«/«%%% Lin Lnnv%if nl *»A A »V» IIMA/Iaii 7 !But I think w'e do it to showlove for each other and wewouldn’t have that if we didn't,. , (have love for the Infant bornday with heavy hearts. Lovedi Now the family is complete;that day s0 long ag0iflnnoc n-hn arp au/av arp alwaVS — -happy but, there were several I from his hospital room window, years during the w ar when Al- j We didn’t let him know that thebert and Arthur were in the ser- j lights at home didn’t seem quite vice that we observed the holi- j so bright without him.Somehow I can’t remember if ones who are away are always the trips to the church were | missed and especially at Christ-made in cold weather or not. I mas time.guess the excitement made us whm Alhprt ramp home heFamily Project: f
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Dover Times Reporter
Dover, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 24, 1968
Page 8
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