Show r 4 yf t i j b ha a Ira L A CHRISTMAS TRADITION began in 1932 when the front cover on the Vernal Express became a source of solace to a sick child Vernal Express Christmas C cover becomes tradition Christmas in 1932 found Virginia Merkley now Hacking a very unhappy little girl I iI i iI iI I was very ill iII remembers Virginia and unable to take lake part in the Christmas festivities with the rest of the family My mother brought the front page of the Christmas Vernal Express Express Express Ex Ex- Ex- Ex press edition in and pinned it to the curtain where I could see it IT WAS printed in vivid color and Id I'd imagine all the things that must be going on in every house around the border of that page it filled a lot of lonely hours and so Sl I kept it and it became my special Christmas tradition and after my marriage my children adopted the getting out and hanging of the page which is isnow isnow isnow now preserved in plastic as their Christmas tradition Grandchildren have now joined in getting out the page pagel and thus are family traditions born This reporter noticed that the back of the cover was a full- full page JC Penneys Penney's ad and couldn't resist copying some of the bargains of the day Can you feature a inch 42 high blackboard and drop desk with witha a roll chart hart for 89 cents Or how if 1 1 ft 4 w 1 u 11 d t 1 eCI a. a NI J dJ 4 t i e Jc P J fy kJ k CO J. J C. C Penney Co is advertising gifts and games at 10 1039 39 and 40 cents 45 yea years rs ago about a reed fiber doll carriage for Mens Men's silk socks w were re 25 cents a pair and garters garters gar every man is glad to get them especially if he gets the slick silk socks I thought thought- thought also also 25 cents Genuine pigskin gloves a 29 piece set of aluminum ware for little girls 98 cents all silk chiffon stockings with French heels 89 cents and in the game department Ring Toss Winks Finch etc 10 39 and 49 cents |