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Show THURSDAY, DE6EMMR 26, 1963 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE," UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1961 9 Hope bringing our many friends the Merriest Christmas ever! AM oTTiHl-VlJ ANGIE DICKINSON'S CHRISTMAS CARD SEASONS 'FIRSTS' ARE TRACED HERE I SHIRL'S BEAUTY SALON Th pretty Universal Interna tional Pictures star radiates her feelings about an appropriate rift for loved ones on Christmas Day. She has food reason for a happy smile ahe's solved the Christmas shopping problem, and she's to share top billing- with Gregory Peck in "Captain New. man, MJ)." JPSC to all ! ISl 1 Here comes Santa with y 4 y$ff of warmest wishes for y jf ' f J I . jJT4 k a happy holiday. May r f Vf 7"y 3f rr, the Christmas season If f If bring every M J i f joy to you and your family. jy wJ Shepherds watched, angels sang and wise men traveled far to behold the miracle of the first Christmas. Since that holy night a multitude mul-titude of legends and customs, both religious and secular, have developed as a part of the holiday. Each legend was once told, each custom once observed ob-served for the first time, and though origins of many tradi-itons tradi-itons are now lost In time, other Christmas "firsts" have been recorded for posterity. There are historical Christmas Christ-mas 'firsts attested by Church records and by scientific re-, re-, search into the early years of Christianity, as well as 'firsts' of later history and 'firsts' that blend fact with myth, the New Testament was written writ-ten as religious instruction SETTING THE DATE December 25 was first assigned as-signed as the date for the celebration of the Nativity in about the year 320 A.D. Since Holy Days Help Comfort Sorrow Even when Christmas wasn't merry, history shows that the holy holiday has brought comfort com-fort and hope into the midst of sorrow and hardship. Such was an early Christmas Christ-mas in the New World, observed ob-served in 1535 at a small fortress fort-ress on the banks of the St. Charles river what is now the City of Quebec, Canada. Jacques Carter, French explorer, ex-plorer, and his band of 110 settlers were beset by cold and hunger, as well as fear of the nearby Indians, whose friendly attitude seemed to have changed. chang-ed. More than half the members mem-bers of the colony suffered from scurvy. Bravely, the men celebrated Christmas. Mass was said in a log cabin, at an alter made from a wooden table; evergreen ever-green branches decorated the walls; carols were sung and the best of the meager food supplies were used for a "feast." rather than history, the exact date of Christ's birth is not known. The present day was selected as a means of unifying the observances ob-servances of Christmas, "the mass of Christ." HANGING STOCKINGS Story of the first Christmas stocking is associated with the real St. Nicholas, a fourth century cen-tury bishop known for his many kind deeds. Wishing to present an anonymous gift to help the daughters of an im-provished im-provished merchant, he threw a bag of gold down the chimney, chim-ney, where it fell into a stocking stock-ing hung up to dry. The legend is reflected in today's custom- of tucking "gold" an orange or tangerine tanger-ine into the toe of a Christmas Christ-mas stocking. TRIMMING TREES Trimmed Christmas trees first appeared in the United States probably during the American Revolution. Hessian soldiers with the British forces started the practice to relieve their nostalgia for their homeland. home-land. An early diary, written at Fort Dearborn, 111., in 1804 relates re-lates the practice of trimming the Christmas tree with ornaments orna-ments of the time. AT THE WHITEHOUSE First National Community Christmas Tree in the U.S. was placed on the White House lawn in 1923, while Calvin Coolidge was President. The tree was a spruce from Cool-' Cool-' idge's native state, Vermont. In the following year, Coolidge Cool-idge presided at a ceremony under the sponsorship of the American Forestry association, to urge the use of living Christmas Christ-mas tree. AT THE ROUND TABLE Traditionally, the first Christmas Christ-mas feast in England was held at the Round Table of King Arthur. While the specific date is undetermined, reference to the famous king in medieval legends have been traced back to as early as 600 A.D. ; V W Ike lows (hrbtmas mm, vt frttt jro with tur fcopw for your holiday hopplnw, STORY PHARMACY Now Open I holiday happiness shins brightly In your hiart uf best wishes for a Christmas glowing with cheer. t ueetmgs GILLMAN'S 66 SERVICE Our New 24-Hour Truck Stop Now Open JAY'S AMERICAN OIL SERVICE '11 ' Sis? s I a U iiiiii good wishes v , - --. --..vr r Tor a very mem Christmas M5v ' . . ..... .i.- 'imm Hii.. iii,. Sw- mm . Ill life journey t one of the great rewards is the good will of our friends. We thank you heartily and wish you a mott Merry Christmas U T A H7R A C it 1 R S .1 N C t fcWSlfcitf . I sisi Tl it ! i 14 ft r?- $y , 1 "I With rename aDDreciation for vonr msn f.vnr. ' mm j m mm V W S and friendly jood will, we take this opportunity to extend season's greetings and sincere good wishes for Vonr hoh'dajr pleasure. May erery festive hour he bright with joys as fresh the smiling wonder oo the facet of eager, happy children. 8 |