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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
2
Subscription rates list one year for 1.30 and six months for advertised charges. Display advertising costs 2 per inch with local readers charged 10e per line per insertion. All ads run until canceled. Mention of second class mail entry on May 2, 1911 and Hearne Texas date December 22, 1922.
The Bryan Eagle relays a celebrated 1897 New York Sun answer confirming Santa Claus exists. It quotes Virginia O’Hanlon’s letter and editorials affirming faith, wonder, and the unseen as essential truths. The piece ends with a strong call praising belief and childhood imagination.
The editor recalls making Souse or Hog Head Cheese, a lost art, after neighbor Sam Brock from Wheelock delivered a liberal allotment. En route to Cameron, fresh porkers are being killed and prepared, promising soon feasts of spare ribs, sausage, back bone, and other cuts.
A nostalgic reflection declares faith, poetry, love, and belief in Santa Claus as the enduring bond of childhood. It contrasts worldly might with the enduring joy of Christmas, affirming Santa's reality beyond doubt and imagining his presence for generations to come.
Bremond Press notes editor Lightsey quips that a local man sniffing cabbage aroma may envy Franklin and Hearne editors Lane and Rutherford, contrasting snobbery with simple kitchen scents in a lighthearted remark.
A Hearne to Austin radio dispatch notes editor Lee J. Rountree could not be found during a seven to seven window. The piece humorously critiques city editors while recording local news items including a December 13 birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lumpkin and several visitors from Bryan, Waco, and Holland on legal business.
Mrs. Mollie Thorpe and her daughters Mrs. K. E. Tidwell and Miss Grace Thorpe have arrived in Hearne to establish a home. Mrs. Thorpe is a sister of Mrs. W. H. Ely.
The First Baptist Church Men’s Bible Class hosted a December 15 banquet for the ladies in the Van Noy Interstate Co dining rooms aided by visiting Bryan Rotary Club members led by Marvin E. Wallace. Toastmaster and Rev. Bullock praised church progress while Bryan performers entertained with songs and stunts, making it a memorable evening of fellowship.
Misses Eugenie and Ann Marshall, Messrs Brady and Fred Cole, Hatch Cummings, Jackie Silverman and Henry Shoap are at home from the University of Texas for the holidays.
The Christmas Cantata Glo ry to God will be rendered Sunday at eleven o clock. It features thirteen numbers and promises a rare musical treat. Mrs F W C Karney directs and acts as accompanist.
Rev and Mrs I T Andrews entertained with a guest, Mrs C B Coon of Jena Louisiana, who is Mrs Andrews’ mother.
Mr Roy Henry, at home this week, heads to Dallas to take a position with the Southern Pacific Lines as towerman.
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