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Show Christmas Greetings Friday, December omoKing Sparrow And Hitchhiking Llouse Lead Off Freak Squeak Parade of 1947 G H Rl STM AS By i Paul Jones cost of living, bees took to streetcars in 1347. A frolicsome bunch National Safety Council VHEN a sparrow smokes in of them swarmed aboard a trol- i (4 f;? bed and a cockroach kicks a man down the stairs, things are getting good and But tnats what happenedwacky. in 1947. And that isnt all. A dead deer shot a hunter. A cow made traffic history. A mouse upset a truck, a quail committed suiude, and some busy little btes boarded a streetcar and caused a honey of an accident. Yes, the annual roundup of odd accidents by the National Safety Council reveals that stole the show in 1947. J hit-ski- p To wit: Firemen in Camden, N. J., f 2 finally found the source of smoke k pouring through the home of birds i ' Mrs. Marie Baugher under the roof. A sparrow carried home a lighted cigfa had arette. And just to prove that fa smoking in bed isnt restricted Ito sparrows, a pigeon in Waslu! started an apartment fa ington house fire the same way. V star in the dhij. a light in the window, and hope m heart! Its Chrislmas again, of this community folks the in good ... the son when even strangers nod H H and smile. So we are sending you wishes k sea- H these t'nest fa at you i celebrated THE case of the cantankerous cockroach occurfa red m Detroit and involved John m Nantico, a baKery employee. Mr. said he was ascending fa Nantico stairs made slippery by spilled cake when he looked fa :sr down frosting into the leering eyes of 'sr the biggest cockroach any man fa ever saw. He kicked at the roach, the other foot slipped and he fa landed at the bottom of the stairs fa with a broken leg. deer shot Clarence Ger-kifa A dead of Hudson, Colo., in a neat fa bit of posthumous vengeance. Mr. Gerkin had shot the deer first and was preparing to dress it when a reflex kick by the animal hit his gun and discharged it. The bullet tore through Gerkins left arm. cow became part The of the nations traffic problem when it bowled over Mrs. Lucy Nostrand as she alighted from a bus at a busy intersection in Milwaukee. The bound ng bovine, from a farm, whammed fa fugitive into Mrs. Nostrand, knocked her fa fiat, and barreled on down the fa street. fa for Christmas cheer and happiness in your home. Sather Jewelry : OF DUCHESNE hit-ski- p ( n iirista 1947 (cheer - , t ..tr" and mppiiieii fa fa fast fa :v i efa II fa fa children happy and dispensing cheer all over the world, we want to extend a warm and friendly greeting to our friends. Accept our very best wishes for a Christmas season of unal- sfa II II fa fa tsr fa ii p TO OUR MANY FRIENDS 1 1 il g fa if DAY LINGER ON, DAY ITSELF IS GONE. 13 AND COMFORT LONG AFTER CHRISTMAS "And she brought forth her firstborn ton, and wrapped him In Swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger" "And there were In the same country .shepherds abiding In ths field, keeping watch over their flock by night" II fa II II II II II II s? g. vaT,rA,Thi' ci v 4 ' ' "And suddenly there wot with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God" "And when they hod teen If, they mad known abroad the saying which was told thorn concerning this child" RECOGNITION CONTRIBUTED TO OUR TO OUR SO GREATLY SUCCESS DURING FROM ALL OF US ONCE MORE TO YOU, WHETHER YOU ARE OUR CUSTOMER OR NOT . . . A MERRY CHRISTMAS DUCHESNE FI10ZESI it X pi"Ci-1 -- Vi lii Vn-'-v- , rSlrt4 you look wonderful like i "Gosh, this! 'V FOODS V Vi VI VivWaSf't&irrwwiKnun&v Vi-l- n,V V Vv- v I.-- , E' v TV, t--v , t--ij, iiiif TWAS NIGHT BEFORE 'HiUknai A HAPPY YULE IDE I WE WISH YOU if head. take a hand. Youre sure the cologne wouldn't be for a sister or a cousin? He hasnt a female in the family, and his mother never uses it, so who else could It possibly be for? Ill bet its for Estelle Bryan. All the other fellows like her but Woody used to say she was too fragile. Oh, mother, how hes deceived met" mother arose. Well, dry your eyes, Betty, dear. Its Christmas Eve and you want to be happy today. Woody will probably come over with your roller skates tonight and well surprise him. If he likes fragile girls, hell get one. Betty Jane sat up straight. Mother, no! Not that horrible blue dress you bought me! You wash up and put that dress on, Betty. Well wait for you downstairs." With that, Mrs. Miller closed the door on her tomboy daughter and hurried downstairs. As she reached the bottom step the doorbell rang and she admitted Woody Anderson, a lanky boy with unruly red hair and freckles marching In perfect formation over the bridge of his nose. He was clutching a box, obviously containing the roller skates requested by Betty Jane. "She'll be right down, Mrs. Miller informed him, then left him alone for the surprise. r later when It came a Betty Jane made her appearance. The blue dress looked even better than she had hoped it would. Gosh, Betty Jane!" Woody contributed to the conversation. The For smile broadened. me, Woody?" 6he asked, nodding toward Is it cologne? Lance saw the box. you buying some." So casual, so indifferent. Uh gosh, no, Betty Jane. Gee, you asked for skates and I got them for you. I bought cologne for Mis Lindsay, the English teacher that helped me with my essay for that contest." How sweet of you. She stepped down into the living room and accepted the box from Woody. Thank she said gravely. "Yours you. Is under the tree." Gee, 1 didn't think Id ever like you dressed up as a girl. Betty, he gulped. Estelle looked so awful and I was proud to have you run around with me in blue jeans, but, AT CHRISTMAS MANY HAPPY HOURS AND TRUST ft WE MAY SERVE YOU M if IN THE FUTURE. If p Sg II! COWANS CAFE a if v 5,ssj half-hou- fa II II II II II II CHEER BRINGING MANY FRIENDS WHO HAVE UER l SPIRIT OF THIS TIME THAN CHRISTMAS TO w She well recognized the stage Betty Jane was going through and decided she must II tSt THE BETTER THE PAST YEAR. her daughters II . . . AND MAY OF NO GIVE wont. into Judea . , . with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child" II II II II KNOW WE If ... &' l Oi RSSTMAS jC- if "And Joseph alto went up from Galilee, out of the city of Naiareth, fa few u g first Christmas appropriately provide the theme of the Christmas cards which Americans are sending to friends and relatives this year. These Christmas cards, with their reverent, inspiring scenes and sentiments, reflect the true spiritual meaning of the Christmas season. Ft . . Peace Qood ipii and sat down heavily the bed. She wore her father's shirt and her brothers blue jeans, a costume she adopted a year before with Woody Andersons permission. What's the matter, dear? Slie jumped as the words cut the alA-MERR- Yienee, but she didnt turn. She didnt want her mother to know anything W was amiss not yet, anyway. And then suddenly the tears came, like angry flood waters bursting through a barrier, unable to be restrained any longer. Mrs. Miller was careful to keep a straight face as she wiped her daughter's face with her W Did handkerchief. Why, dear? Lance upset you? Betty Jane shook her head veheWhy did mother always mently. think her brother was to blame for January The simple words with which St. Luke tells the story of the ft & at BETTY JANE threw her purse on her tears? Grown women never cried over their brothersl Its what Lance saw, not what he did, Betty As said in a burst of confidence. her mother waited she continued He saw Woody buywretchedly. a bottle of cologne. Cologne, ing Serbian Christmas mother. Imagine! He was so glib when he told me I looked cute in Falls in me jeans and now hes The Serbian Christmas is rich in with some fluffy female who actually its symbolism of Our Lords birth uses cologne! Oh, how can men be in Bethlehem. It is celebrated on so beastly? "Darling, how do you know the January 7 in accordance with Julian calendar, established in 46 B. C, cologne isnt for you? Maybe Woody thinks youve outgrown your jeans. and used when Christ was born. W He knows what I think of these The head of the family brings a small Christmas tree into the house pink and white girls who use that lie wouldnt and burns part of it. The sparks horrible concoction! And besides, I alme dare any. get how the came signify shepherds into the manger to see the Christ ready told him I wanted roller skates I have to be child and warm themselves. In for Christmas. new for the rink thats openready unthe Serbs place the Europe, burned part of the tree into the barn ing next month, dont I? I thought Woody and I would be going togethor stable to signify fruitfulness. In another custom, the father er, but now thats all over." She leads the family into the house, and threw her arms around her mother and cried tragically, Oh, mother, they scatter straw over the floor to Ill never smile again! I definitely signify the warmth of the stable. I? oftk'Nativitti fa VERNAL BROMLEY, Proprietor By HELYN CONNELLY 1,554-foo- Ue StOFlf k efise i Womens dirisiniasM This time Mrs. Miller smiled over II loyed joy and happiness. British A cy AND in Seattle, John Angel drove into a service station, or dered a change of o 1, stepper out, discovered too late that ht was eight feet aloft on a greast rack. Worlds champion freak fallei of the year, so far as distance is concerned, was Charles Arter, 1itboy in a mine' in South Yorkshire, England. Charlie fell down t a shaft and escaped with only a broken leg. Halfway down the shafts he overtook an elevator cage which was going dowm almost as fast as he was He landed on it and road the lest of the way down. In Lille, France, a tile settei named Yvon Dhcrire slipped ofi a roof, fell six stories and landed snugly in a baby buggy from which an alert mother had frantically snatched her child. Dher-ir- e was unhurt, but the mother fainted and broke an ankle. Land Army had trained Cliriatine Woodward to face bom os, bullets and battle without hadnt but they fimehmg, thought of a mouse. So when a mouse scampered across the toes ox Miss Woodward while she was driving an army truck in Daventry, England, she just did what came naturally. She fainted. The truck went into a ditch, the mouse into a field, and the victim to a hospital. Far less intrepid was the suicidal quail that found itself looking down the barrel of a gun held by Gene Hatfield in Joplin, Mo. Realizing the jig was up, the quail decided to end it all. It flew straight against the barrel of the gun and dropped at Hatfields feet with a broken neck. Apparently stung by the high THE fa fa Now, when Santa Clans is so busy making Shell : ley in Cincinnati and evinced great interest in Motorman Earl Aimstiong. As he frantically batted at his bumbling passengers, the streetcar bumped an auto, which rammed the rear of anotner, which rammed the rear of another. Meanwhile, buzz, buzz, buzz went the trolley. As Fireman Horace LeBouf was carrying Mrs. Catnurine Markowski down a laaaor iiom a burning building in Detroit, they passed a first floor wmdow. Flames shot out and nipped LeBouf in the seat of his pants. He yelped, spanked himself frantically and let go of Mrs. Markowski. LeBouf lost his balance, landed smack on the lady, who preceded him to the ground. Mrs. Markowski was bruised, her rescurer apologetic. ?febo,at ofcarrying Miss Chicago, our- ing a holiday outing on Lake Geneva, Wis., swerved so sharply it threw Miss Brooks into the water, swerved main, hit the struggling swimmer, flipped her neatly back on it prow. T 26, 1947 il P H t-- Vi Wvvi y V- - 'Va va -i 1 vi - r. tTvii--v Va Vi"Vi Vk vVy v Vi va vi, -- 'Vx- - Never a Christmas morning. Never an old year ends, But that someone thinks BURROW. kfa of X pV I) P m d Vtj, es V., t-- ?! Old days, old times, old t P triends! 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