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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1962
Page
8
A Patara tale traces Nicholas from thrift in childhood to saintly deeds. He gives clothes to the poor, helps starving communities, and secretly distributes gold and grain. An angel bids him deliver gifts and urge charity in Jesus’ name, linking Nicholas to Santa Claus.
After unwrapping gifts, write brief handwritten thank you notes soon after Christmas. Picture the giver, name the exact gift, and share how you will use it. Don’t mix up who gave which present. address the note to the right person with a specific mention.
A simple pet friendly Christmas tree craft uses a flower pot filled with damp sand and an eighteen inch tree. Old greeting cards with dog or cat pictures are cut to create animal figures placed on the branches with black thread and glitter. Add a Santa head top, foil wrapped pot, red bow, catnip mouse and dog biscuits for a festive, inexpensive gift.
A mixed list of Christmas song titles is presented with eight items. The task is to straighten the titles, yielding correct known carols such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night, while the scrambled hints contain extraneous garbled text. The puzzle blends wordplay with mixed letters to rewrite eight familiar tunes.
A child writes a polite note age ten requesting a chemistry set suitable for older boys and plans to make perfumed soap for Mom and new shaving cream for Dad. The writer mentions downtown stores and includes an enclosure with an ad.
A child contemplates Santa’s visit while staying up late to peek from behind the tree. The speaker imagines Santa as plump with saucy blue eyes and wonders if he will arrive at last this year.
A Christmas montage travels the world from Colombia to Spain and Switzerland to Japan, noting feasts, greenery, and local customs. It mentions Moray Firth tar barrels in Scotland, German markets with golden angels, roller skating in Venezuela, and Santa arriving by surfboard in Hawaii, all underscoring Santa as a global symbol of giving.
Readers list of names and addresses seeks pen pals for Christmas style outreach. Captain Hal invites letters from youths with name address and age, asking participants to mail to him via the newspaper office.
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