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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
1
The Reporter surveyed Union School teachers to gather student Christmas stories. Pupils reveal customs like waking before dawn to peek at gifts, waiting until evening, and creating poems and artwork. Many pieces celebrate family traditions and festive plans.
Esther Landwehr recalls her Saline Township childhood near St. James Church along US 12. She describes bare gravel roads, local inns, and the Benton School. Christmas in her German-American community featured Das Christ Kindchen gifts and church programs with a large tissue paper tree.
Saline families mark Christmas with cherished rites from Advent wreaths to tree trimming. The Rev Larry Cole hosts a student family from the International Center at U M for a festive dinner each year, while the Kraushaars invite foreign guests. Doris Kraushaar fondly recalls Messiah performances with Ware Kays in the chorus.
Intercepted letters from Houghton School students to Santa reveal hopeful wishes for Christmas gifts. Kids ask Santa for items like a glass cutter, a radio, a mummy tomb, and a Lone Ranger figure while noting good behavior and snowy Michigan weather.
Jensen School kindergartners and teachers created holiday stories in four classes. Morning classes told Santa fishing and reindeer tales while afternoon groups shared playful adventures ending with gifts and Christmas scenes. Also listed are church holiday services and candlelight events.
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