The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 24, 1953 Page: 1
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13871 located on the Cana
I dtan river Junction of Hlfh
ways 8Q and 83 and a Santa
i railway division point
TEKOTB TEAR
MidNlght Mass
To B Sung Here
GhrifttmM Eve
The traditional midnight mass
will tie ung again at the Sacred
Heart church here Christmas Eve
Thechoir will also < sing Christ-
mas caroaC l
Thts mass known as The Mass
of the Angels Nativity Mass
Mlsadel Oallo and various other
titles took Its Impetus from St
Francis of Assist who first con
calved the Idea of the manger in
the church Ever since the crib
has become a standard fixture at
YuleUde
Die second mans known as
Mass of the Shepherds will be
said at eight oclock Christmas
morning while a third mass
known asMass of the Nativity
will be said two hours later
All citizens of Canadian are In
vlted to the beautiful midnight
services no matter what their
religious affiliations All will be
cordially welcomed
The church Is located at 8th
and Kingman
One Hurt in Car
Truck Collision
Mrs Ralph H Lobaujh of
FMlllps was rushed to the hospi-
tal here Wednesday morning fol-
lowing a collision with a truck
Bar Injuries conslsC mainly of a
hroken bone In her shoulder
Mr Lobaugh was not Injured
rrhey were going through town
driving a 1053 Bulck the accident
occurred shout 1000 a m when a
Chevrolet truck driven by Harold
Welch turned across the highway
In front of the Bryant Imple-
ment company and they were un-
able to stop In time to avoid a
collision
Mr and Mrs W W Lewis are
spending Christmas with their
children at Amarillo
Mr and Mrs 0 W Ayers have
gone to California to spend the
holidays with their son and
daughter and families
Mrs Flora Mae Hodges was ad-
mitted to the hospital here Satur-
day and dismissed Monday
Vis O W Garrison was ad
mltted to the hospital here Buri
day and dismissed Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Ralph Freeman
a LRoger visited at Oem unday
SlM lth Mr and MranH C
JFreeman
JlK and Mrs Billy Rich and
Danny spent Sunday with rel-
atives at Qruver
Mrs O B Chllders Is moving
to liberal Kara to make her
home after the Holidays
May tho
true meaning
of Christmas
bo yours
The First Notional Bank
LigM A Candle
for us on Christmas Day and may ls
glow reflect the radiance of our
cordial wishes to you and yours this
Christmas and always
RADCLIFF SUPPLY COMPLY
PANM TEXAS
IF YOU DONT READ THIS PAPER YOU MISS A LOT OF NEWS
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CANADIAN IHUeV THURSDAY DEC 24 1033
Today Issue conies the childrens letters to Santa Claus and Christmas messages from
business houses of this area A great deal of time and thought was given these Christmas
greetings by four friendly merchants and it goes without saying that the children ponder-
ed long and seriously before writing their letters to Santa
This paper Joins the other business houses of this section In expressing the universal
feeling oi Christmastime I Peace on earth good will toward men
May happiness and Joy symbolise your home In this season ol Christmas
hope Old Santa hits YOUR house with a full load of cheer I
Methodist Church To
Have TreeThursday
A delightful program has been
prepared for your enjoyment and
will be presented at the Methodist
church at 730 Christmas Eve
There will be a big Christmas
tree and gifts for all the children
1 The pastor the Rev A A
Kendall entends a cordial In-
vitation to you and your family
to be present
Mr and Mrs L E Coleman of
l fors and Mr and Mrs Leo
Hubble and family of Wheeler
visited In the Ralph Freeman
home Sunday
g aanns Smtings
CHRISTMAS rAKTY HONORS
L J NIRSCUL MONDAY NIGHT
Mrs I J Nlrschl etertalned
Monday night with a combined
Christinas an < lbirthday party In
honor of herhusband
Mr Nlrchl received a lot of
birthday gifts and Christmas gilts
were exchangtd
Refreshments of sandwiches
potato salad potato chips cake
and Jello salads and deserts were
Jserved Trw evening was spent
singing playing cards and domi
noes
Guests were Mr and Mrs
Harry Jasper Mr and Mrs Bob
iLagow Mr and Mrs John Jen
and we
Vera Tepe Suffers t
Broken Leg Wed
Miss Vera Tfcpe had the mis
fortune to fall down some steps
at her home Wednesday morning
fcuid break her left leg
She was talkvn to the hospital
by Stlckley ambulance The leg
is broken Just above the ankle
Anita Vigil Is 111 with chicken
pox She Is the 6yearold daugh
ter of Mrs Theresa VlglL
ntngs and Mrs Ray Barbour and
their children and Ray Hood and
Mr and Mrs W B Kennedy
Tiilie Casey Passes Away
In Shattuck Hospital Wed
OutofTown Orders
Mount for Copies
Of Canadian Book
F Stanleys longawaited book
Ttodeo Town Canadian Texas
would make a wonderful Christ-
mas present something to be
Kept and treasured year after
year Outoftown orders for the book
have teen much greater than
anticipated A large stack of
orders have been received from
libraries schools book collectors
and dealers In limited editions
An order was received this Wed-
nesday from McMurrys In Dallas
for twentyfive conies
I Written and published for the
people of this ares the author
vrlll not fill any mall orders for
the book until after Christmas
when we will all have had an
j opportunity to secure a copy
I Selling here now at cost the
bookis expected to be retailing at
fifteen dollars through book deal-
ers this spring
Many of the oldtimers here
are In straightened circumstances
and anyone wishing to present
such a person with a copy of tho
Canadian bbok would be doing a
real act of thoughtfulness
k No one here Is making
of profit on the book there will
be no more printed after the 500
hxe gone and as the book is
leing sold locally at the actual
irinters cost of 600 a copy the
trice will go up not down
i Lets all get behind the sale of
Mils book Its value to the com-
munity Is such that the phamber
of commerce and all civic clubs
fJiould be giving It a boost Are
we going to let the city book
dealers take OUR book off the
uthors hands
Mr and Mrs Wendal Tye are
pending Christmas at Oklahoma
city
Be sure to read the Santa let-
ters to tout little ones I
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Holiday guests In lha home of
Mr and Mrs R N Matthews will
be their children Mr and Mrs
W H Waddell and Danna Lynn
of Odessa Mr and Mrs James
Matthews and Cherl and Terry of
Dallas Nan of TSCW and Jack
of North Texas and Mrs Mat
hows parents the Rev and Mrs
E N Curb of Oklahoma City
it > tst sU eaClsUisCSstss KNQlJ
depending oh Santa
i
We say it ourselves
ft sls
Happy HoJKday
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Company
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Services Held for
Julia Jamison Mon
Tho Rev A A Kendall of the
First Methodist church here of-
ficiated at the funeral services of
Miss Julia Jamison of Glazier at
tho Chapel of the Stlckley Fun
eral home
Miss Jamison a resident of
Olazler since 1918 passed away
at the hospital here where she
had been a patient for several
weeks being transferred to this
hospital from the Shattuck hos
pital
She was born af Oraham Texas
on Dec 29 1880 She Is survived
by three brothers Homer D M
and Carl all well known here
Burial was made In tho Cana
dian hospital with six of her
nephews acting as pallbearers
Walter Adamo Father
Dies at Wheeler Tuea
W W Adams 75 year old
father of < a former Canadian
Walter Adams passed away at
his home at Wheeler at 645
p m of cerebral hemorrhage
He had been a resident of
cent wheeler county since 1905 and
retired grocer and farmer
He was a member and a trustee
of the First Methodist church iln
Wheeler
He Is survived by his wife three
sons and two daughters
Funeral services were to be
held Thursday at Wheeler and
burial made there
Carlene Freeman was dismissed
from the hospital Sunday
Tiny Tot
Shop
105 WEST POSTER
Pompcb Texas
Hr tetWa Kuom
Beloved Resident of
Gem To Be Buried
At Miami Saturday
Tillie Casey 60yearold farmer
ofr the Gem community passed
away at the Shattuck hospital at
400 a m Wednesday
He underwent surocry several
weeks ago and hd been critically
111 since that time
Roy Tllman Casey was born
Feb 11 1503 and was a longtime
resident of this area He was a
good husband friend and neigh-
bor and he leaves a host of
friends to mourn his passing He
is survived by his wife and a
brother who lives in Arkansas
Funeral services will be held at
the Qem church Saturday after
noon at 200 oclock Interment
will be made In the cemetery at
Miami where his parents are
burled
The Stlckley funeral home here
is In charge of the arrangements
Mr and Mrs H H Marks
spent last weekend at Tucumcaii
N M where they visited with
Willis Marks who Is In the hos
jpltal there suffering with injuries
Received In a recent car accident
He Is doing nicely and expects to
be able to leave the hospital this
week
Mr and Mrs Johnny Farns-
worth are home for the holidays
Johnny is slated for overseas duty
Mr and Mrs Q B Mathers
to spend Christmas In South
Dakota with tho Bill and Frank
Mathers families
Mr and Mrs Joo Flowers are
ivlslting here Joe will leave soon
for overseas duty
To Every Member
of Your Family
Mary Christmas
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Industrial Ana 09 equsm I
miles Population J3
NUMBER 16
RIEIRY
CHRISTiMIS
each morning
MUa Franceatha preschool
aga childrens teacher orer
Oklahoma City from 9 until
9t30 eacn school day morn
ing trimmed a Christmas tre
for her Uttle pupils this Wed
nesdar morning
Millions of youngsters an
gathered before their tele
vision sets each morning for
this outstanding childrens
program Ding Dong School
TVs schoolmistress who Is
actually Dr Frances B Bor
wich one of the countrys fore
most educators has captivated
hoth children and parents by
combining nurseryschool fun
with sound educational prin
ciples In her unique program
Few are the homes with both
television and small children
which don not have a plant
growing from a sweet potato
in water or some similar
fadnatlng for the youngsters
project
Always something new and
always simple but Interesting
the Uttle ones can hardly watt
for their beloved Miss Frances
Television has something for
all ages I
Paul WinchelL the ventrilo-
quist and his dummy Jorry
Mahoney are all the rage on
television today Edgar Bergeu
and his Charlie McCarthy
long popular on radio has
not developed a tchnlque suit
bble for seeing audiences
WInchell not only must re-
frain from moving his lips
but must also keep Jerry act-
ing for his TV friends lie Is
an artist in his own right
Our Zenith owners are all
praising the wonderful movies
being shown on television to-
day If you like movies and
who doesnt you can enjoy at
least two fulllength features
every day and with a choice
of programs tool
This Is In addition to the
regular movie shorts mad
especially for television such
Boston Bladde Dragnet
Dangerous Assignment Tho
Unexpected The Private Files
of Jefferey Jones My Little
Margie I Married Joan etc
All firstclass adult entertain
ment
The children of course
have their Roy Rogers Gene
Autry arid other cowboy shows
A weekly real circus perform-
ance etc
In with aU this besides the
news and educational feat
ures are the Elg Kama shows
with such stars as Fred Allen
Milton Eerie Jimmy Durante
Bums and Allen William
Bendlx Ufa with Riley Stu
wart Enrln etc etc
f
And then the music hem
symphony orsfcestras old
time barn dance lfaeta la
something good on TV all th
time
Eventually vnwill all S we
television sala In our
as amattoff of course In
meantime thee puttUsf
buying a aetaow
far more than they thlsutl
TV U not expensive It cost
about as mack as a toirlejav
otor or similar appliance and
is just as
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 24, 1953, newspaper, December 24, 1953; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47843/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.