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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
11
A guide to making family Christmas cards at home with simple crafts. Suggests snapshots of the home or new baby, pets, or interiors as card subjects. Encourages collaboration and personal greetings to relatives, including those overseas, using contrasting ink and photos.
In Kansas City from December 12 to 14 the Consumers Cooperative Association held its 22nd annual meeting with Wm. Hummel and Henry F. Westra among delegates. About 2,500 attended as farm cooperative members from nine midwestern states heard prominent speakers and joined in sessions and the regional business meeting. Howard A. Cowden reported 62.4 million dollars in farm and home supplies distributed to 1,400 member cooperatives in the year to Aug 31. Delegates approved a cash distribution of 923,526 dollars to member cooperatives for patronage refunds to their members. The 1950 net saving of 722,076 dollars was reserved for petroleum facility expansion. Dr. Henry G. Bennett was among principal speakers.
The Sheridan Flying Rockets 4-H club met December 11 at Lois Hundt home. Thirteen members two leaders and three visitors attended. Donna Mae Woelber and La Vonne Meyn demonstrated hatbox covering. The group sang 4-H songs. refreshments were served by Lois Hundt and Arlyne Kruse.
The article traces why stockings and shoes became gift receptacles. It cites chimney drying, regional customs in France, and luck beliefs tied to fireplaces and old boot traditions. A tale about St Nicholas dropping a purse into a stocking popularized the custom.
The article explains why Xmas is used for Christmas tracing to the Greek letter Chi meaning Christ. It cites medieval scholars abbreviating Nativity items as X mass and notes X in Roman catacombs signifying Christ. Early Christian artists paired crosses or X with the Father and Holy Ghost in Trinity depictions.
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