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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
13
A wealthy man, spending Christmas in a fashionable club, feels profound loneliness until he helps the janitor’s family. He buys gifts, decorates a tree, and dresses as Santa Claus, sharing a warm Christmas that ends his solitude.
A brief item reflecting on Santa Claus as a kind figure, imagining his youth as a newsboy and praising his generosity.
A boy named Harry Simpkins modified a road sign as a Christmas joke. The sign read Go Slow To School Ahead, adjusting the phrasing to express holiday sentiment, drawing attention from the school and teacher C. G. Hazard.
The article notes the contrast between generous yet poor givers and wealthy savers. It argues many with money are cautious spenders, while those full of Christmas spirit may lack funds to help others.
A child asks to give a cat a radio claiming it will let her enjoy all the cat con certs worldwide. The father questions the idea, and the scene is credited to M. Br. Thomas. From 1928 Western Newspaper Union copy.
A humorous note from the Asheville Times on how families crowd the front door while a man sneaks gifts inside. It riffs on the high cost of living and the value of life.
A Christmas tale follows Comet and Cupid as leaders of Santa’s reindeer. They boast of shortcut knowledge and pride in guiding the sleigh to warm Polish and Canadian children, ensuring every house receives a gift and no hay is left behind.
A Pacific Coast Service note comments on Mr. McAdoo choosing Rockwell to run the Presidential boat, noting the decision as unclear why the selection was made while highlighting Christmas as a busy morning for youths.
The Columbia State notes a sensational claim that Texas kept its entire Black population despite boll weevils and K K K activity, titling a claim about “raising 123-pound watermelons in Texas.”
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