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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
2
The December 24 1963 Garden City Telegram reprints a biblical passage from Luke 2 1 14 about Caesar Augustus enrollment Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem and the nativity with shepherds and angels. The piece preserves period tone and religious context with archaic typography.
The piece argues that Santa lives in spirit beyond December, not costume. It describes Santa as a symbol of joy, generosity, and ageless wonder who awakens goodwill in everyone. The message invites readers to embody Santa through actions year round.
A brief remembrance of George Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 and the subsequent victory at Trenton. The surprise attack overwhelmed Hessian forces, yielding about 950 prisoners with minimal American casualties. The brief skirmish revived hope for independence and highlighted the soldiers’ grit despite cold, scarce shoes, and icy marches.
A Philadelphia woman who found a lost wallet in a shopping center parking lot returned it with $100 to Harold F. Miller of Philadelphia. An accompanying note praised Miller’s honesty, saying he would be like a son to the finder if he had one.
Drew Pearson reports President Johnson dominated a White House farm leaders meeting. Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union had divergent views, so the President urged unity with Agriculture Secretary Freeman to craft a congressional program. He stressed boosting the average farmer’s income amid rising costs and corporate farming trends.
A 1963 reprint reflects on 1821 New York publication of Old Santeclaus with much delight and outlines the annual sleigh ride by Santeclaus and his reindeer. It notes the poem’s moral lines praising virtuous children, charity, and benevolent gifts, contrasting with harsher discipline, and ends with a merry Christmas salutation.
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