25 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1939
Page
1
President Roosevelt broadcast a Yuletide greeting praising the interlude of Christmas in a war torn world. He offered the Beatitudes from Christ's Sermon on the Mount and expressed hope for better things to come while urging mercy and peace among nations.
Butte greets Christmas with church bells and choir music as residents prepare for holiday celebrations. Families shop, decorate, and exchange greetings in a scene of traditional American Christmas warmth. Weather matches the mood after a recent snow, and children await Santa’s arrival with excitement.
Pilgrims from war torn lands gathered at Bethlehem's Shrine of the Nativity on Christmas Eve to seek peace for Europe and goodwill among men. The crowd prayed as bells rang and soldiers stood watch under a peaceful Holy Land after years of conflict.
British soldiers in France during Christmas night sing carols behind the Maginot line. A party of war correspondents heard voices join in God rest you merry gentlemen Noel Good King Wenceslas and When Shepherds Watched Their Placks by Night before moving on.
The Montana Standard publishes President Roosevelts Christmas address on page three today, with the full national speech featured for readers.
President Roosevelt spoke from a windswept parkway near the White House, recalling the old year’s dread and the world’s suffering. He urged Christmas as an interlude of joy and hope and cited Dickens’ Christmas Carol as a yearly rite with stirring meaning.
Moscow notes that December 24 will be a normal work day for most Russians. Some will mark Christmas January 7 per Greek Orthodox tradition, as the regime allows late Yuletide spirit with the New Year tree called New Year's Volka.
Civic clubs and charitable organizations in Butte united to bring joy to the destitute. Hundreds of food and clothing baskets were distributed and gay Christmas parties held for less fortunate residents, with many acts of generosity performed anonymously.
A young flower boy braves near zero weather in Butte selling violets since 8 AM. A kindly man buys a bouquet and learns the boy traveled from California with the flowers before his Christmas feast. The scene captures city warmth amid winter crowds and dinner tables.
A Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday with little change in temperatures. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s with mild nights. Forecasters expect stable conditions and no significant precipitation.
The Butte weather scene this Christmas week sees temperatures ranging from 12 below to 5 below zero, with brief rises to minus seven and a forecast of near zero for today and tomorrow. Snow covers streets, winds chill, and motorists exercise extreme caution amid multiple accidents and icy conditions.
Silver Bow county hospital patients brighten this Christmas Eve as the Butte Elks lodge presents its annual Joe Fabian Christmas Party. Carroll Fabian chairs. James T. Finien Jr. MC. Fred Harvey band and Pioneer club chorus perform. tap dancers Lillian Merkle Jack Mitchell Nita Harvey. Gifts and candy given after the program. arrangements include David Horn Hiram Binney Harold Estlick James Finien Jr L P Schmidt Tom Merkle Day Sullivan.
A man in a local drug store confessed he stole a manicure set for his wife’s Christmas gift. He returned the set and asked to speak alone, tearful and earnest. The pharmacist praised his honesty, telling him to take the gift home with Santa Claus’ regards.
Catholic and Protestant congregations open doors for Christmas observances. Midnight mass set a hopeful tone as bells rang and choirs sang in the dimly lit churches. The story of the birth is told through song and sermon in a simple, reverent ceremony.
French troops packed churches and chapels along the Western Front for midnight services marked by prayers for victory and peace. The observance featured Christmas trees in shelters, rations of champagne and cigars, and gifts from homes and charities as prayers turned toward ending the war by next Christmas.
Granny Lowry, 92, a patient at 6 St James hospital, recalled her happiest Christmas memories. She spoke of decorating the family tree with husband Edwin Jr and sons Edward and William, before their deaths, and of Christmases on Clear Grit terrace in Walkerville.
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