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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
2
A Wellington writer urges sharing Christmas with the poor by collecting old clothes and donating to the Wellington Relief Association. Seventy five families near Wellington may need food baskets, while merchants contribute. The piece recalls a stolen Christmas tree incident and vows resilience, noting community goodwill and a humorous local cast.
Card of Thanks is used to thank friends for sympathy during illness and death. It thanks Dr B W Moss and lists family members and visitors. Notes holiday travels of Misses Wells Scott and Morine Clay and mentions a New Year dance at Wellington Legion Hall with orchestras and schedule details.
A humorous note on a laundry bag advertised as having latest improvements. It hangs from a dress hanger, opens at the side, and buttons across the bottom for convenience. The joke envisions a Merry Christmas tag and the bag made of cretonne as a present for someone dear.
Carols began in the eleventh century sung between scenes of miracle and mystery plays of the period.
In a 1930 Western Newspaper Union story, siblings David and Jack bring home a Christmas tree for the birds on the lawn. They decorate with lights, apples, suet, berries, and crusts of bread, hoping to give the birds a special Christmas. The neighborhood notes a cardinal perched on the top branch, a familiar visitor for years.
An old man by a dying fire recalls a vivid Christmas scene with family and friends of the past, including Alice and Tom, as memories fill the room while a landlady gently questions the dreamlike visit and the boundary between reality and fantasy.
A bygone column notes that despite modern ideas the average young girl still adores dolls as a Christmas gift, reflecting enduring custom among children. The piece contrasts advancing generational tastes with traditional playthings favored by girls.
New England helps Porto Rico make it a green Christmas with Christmas trees as exports to the island. The season’s gift item mix includes ornamental fireplace brushes that are both decorative and practical, reflecting a trend to ornament humble utilitarian articles.
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