The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 23, 1960 Page: 1 of 22
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
The Denison Press
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED PRESS
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1960
VOLUME 33—NUMBER 23
Greetings:
With Christmas soon to be upon
us and the close of another year
drawing near, I would like to
take this opportunity to say the
Department of Public Safety ap-
preciates the public service you
have rendered us in using the
many articles sent to you during
the.se past twelve months. As a
result of the spirit of cooperation
extended, we feel that you have
contributed much to the general
welfare of the motoring public
and compliment you on helping ta
make our great state safer.
If the need arises for our assis-
tance to you at any time, please
call upon us.
We would also like to take the
Czdaxtavjn d\Z[zmouat \Paxiz
On U. S. Highway 75
Between Denison and Sherman
Grayson County’s Finest Burial Estate
Foundation seed for Premier, a I 1 960 by the Texas agricultural
new variety of sideoats grama, 'experiment station. Seed should
were released to Texas certified t be available through commercial
!ieed Browers in the spring of channels for general planting in
1901. More information on Prem-
ier is available from the Agricul-
tural Information Office, College
Station, Texas. Ask for L-504.
SEASON'S
GREETINGS
We esteem it a privilege to have served you during the
year just past. We hope that your Christinas is a merry
one, complete with all good things and that your New
Year will be filled with peace and prosperity.
FROM ALL OF IS
—AT—
What is perhaps the nation's most reprinted editorial wa* written
in the year 1897, in response to a school girl’s simple question about
the validity of the Santa Claus legend. Virginia O’Hanlon, then
eight years old, sent this question to the editor of the New York
Sun: ‘‘Dear Editor: Some of my little friends say there is no Santa
Claus. Papa says. ‘If you see it in the Sun it’s so.’ Please tell me the
truth, is there a Santa Claus?”
The answer to this question, penned by an editorial writer named
Francis Pharcellus Church has become an American classic. Here
It is, in full:
“Dear Editor—Some of my little friends say there is no Santa
Claus ...”
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what
they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible
by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s
or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a
mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless
world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping
the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they
abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how
dreary would be tho world if there were no Virginias. There would
be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable
this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and
sight. The eternal light with which childhood (Ills the world would
be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys
on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus but, even if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is no sign there is no Santa Claus. The most
real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can
see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not,
but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or
Imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise
Inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the
strangest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men
that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love,
romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the super-
nal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, In all this
world there is nothing else more real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A
thousand years from jpw, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years
from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood."
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lime To Reflect
6 j§;
Gaily lighted trees are a symbol
of the joyous holiday season. We hope
that each light on your Christmas tree will
bring you a little piece of happiness.
From All Of Us To All O. You, u rie ds
--We Will Be Closed-
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ialurday, Sunday, Monday, December 24-25-26
CARL’S d ^ CAFE
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opportunity at this tin5e to wish
each and everyone of you a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Sincerely,
Guy Smith, Major,
Commander, Region 1
Dallas, Texas
When it gets down to the dol-
lar, life usually becomes a cat
fight.
•In the midst of it all, with
once-omate decorations reduced
to floor litter, with toys scattered
all about the house, in the tumult
and the din of it all, there should
be one moment for quiet medita-
tion, for reflection, and for thanks-
giving; not for the gifts, nor the
well-wishes of the givers; but
instead for another Christmas—
lest we forget the real purpose of
,t all
We gratefully extend best wishes to all our
friends. May this Holiday Season be bright
with the smiles of your loved ones. Enjoy this
happiness throughout the years to come,
COFFEE SHOP OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY ’TILL 3 P. M,
DINNER 11:30 A. M. TO 3 P. M.
HOTEL DENISON
AND COFFEE SHOP
H. W. (Ad) ADfcRhOLT, Manager
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We are hoping that every one of you enjoys the happi-
ness of Christmas and the holiday season. We wish to
express our thanks for your patronage and your friend-
ship, and hope we may serve you throughout the future
years!
The Citizens National Bank
MEMBER F. D. I. C,
of Denison
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Anderson, LeRoy M. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 23, 1960, newspaper, December 23, 1960; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth527537/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.