The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1933, Page 8

. « - don't be dead!” That episode had sealed their friendship. It had just naturally gone on for years after this. Christmas Eve there was a pack- ‘age for her. It was a little heavy and quite cold. “Came in a refrig- erator car,” said the errand boy, “and had to be delivered packed In ice.” Cynthia undid wet wrappings. In the last one she found a snow-ball. On it, traced in small red berries were these words, “You don’t need a snowball to knock me cold. Mer- ry Christmas. Love, Sam.” ©, 1933, Western Newspaper Union, First Toy Soldiers Date Back to the Middle Ages HE toy soldiers which will fig- ure in a number of Christmas stockings can boast of a long and distinguished pedigree. The chil- dren of ancient Rome played with miniature warriors, and some of the toy soldiers of the Middle Ages are real works of art. A number of them are still pre- served in British museums, and are .| elaborate models of knights in arm- ‘or of real artistic value. But they were originally children's toys. Later, in the Seventeenth cen- tury, miniature soldiers were made which were really pioneers of the modern. mechanical toy, as they could go through the regulation drill of the time. a BET] ttle eee atte fii Hi began describing led. Among them cannon, “With a ball bang . . . like this!” Be! knew what hap- Gtdabinit da dds Aad ths Ate Ans Santa Claus eee By Alice B. Palmer OMMY MOORELAND was a@ (us the hard rough bank of the railroad tracks. Tommy had been the eldest of a large family of brothers and sisters and had always played a most im- It was of this very thing that he | reverently. The sudden crunching of foot- steps in the snow behind him caused him to turn quickly, expecting to hear—‘Move on!” Instead, he saw a little girl, the sky blue of her coat speckled with snowflakes. She tru- ly looked as if she might have emerged from fairyland. She stood weeping before him. “Mother says there is to be no Santa Claus tonight,” she wailed. Blinking through the mist of now fastly falling snow he looked at her hungrily, all the years of his tramphood dropping from him at that moment, Then with an effort to keep back the tears from his own eyes, he tried to persuade her that Santa would surely come. “Where do you live, little girl?” said Tommy. “There's the house, right over there, the one with the big yard around it.” “You had better skip home now and wait for Santa, for 1 am sure he will come!” “How wonderful!” thougit Tom my, all the Santa Claus instincts aroused within him, “if I coul¢é make this little family happy by being their Santa just for tonight!’ Intoxicated with inspiration, Tom my started to walk toward town The Children Almost Tore Santa Claus to Pieces. and tad not gone far When he was stopped by a kindly gentleman who asked if he were in need of work. Tommy was delighted, for the job made him a Santa Claus for the Salvation Army Christmas tree, and for which he was well paid. Later, with permission to borrow the outfit and after some Christmas shopping, he hurried over to his adopted home. ‘With Santa’s pack upon his shoulders, he joyously rapped upon the door. To his sur- prise it was opened by the little girl herself. Amidst great. shouts of glee the children almost tore him to pieces. But what was it all about? Moth- er and father came rushing in. Be- fore they could speak Tommy pulled the mask from his face and shouted. “Mother! Father!” He had found his own home and par- ents and brothers and sisters in the “House with the big yard around it!” ©, 1933, Western Newspaper Union, THE YULE-TIED hit her with A EREgeE2 vir | STEAMSHIP Co. UNITED STATES FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR PORT Latina ened INDIES st April 27, 1 > — Key West for Havana Tuesdays and Fridays 12:15 © Leave for Key W. ~ a0 ior Key West Wednesday. ° ve ‘est for Port Tampa Wedn: days 6:30 P. i. zs ve asta Tickets, Reservations and Information at Ticket Office on the : Dock, "Phone 71 J, H. COSTAR, Agent. and Saturdays “The Yuletied refers to those couples who get married on Christ HUNTS AT AGE OF 89 NEVADA, Mo.—At the age of 9, N. B. Shaffer, of this city, ught a hunting license so he coul ucks, Gerane Withington, of Lynn mile trip on roller skates, will start seon from Boston for Miami, Fia. As part of the NRA b campaign in Visalia, Cal., the ex lice force was equip = pitiful sight as he sat upon ; portant part in the Christmas fes { | tivities—that of being Santa Ciaus. { was now thinking most deeply and | id “get myself a mess of; TI KEY WEST CITIZEN [occecoscccoccosescesosooese eovccceccecocesccs (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec, 23.—Christ- mas card designers haven’t over-} looked Tiny Tim’s “God bless us all” in their 1033 greetings. . . But they’ve.dipped pens and brushes into such familiar—and more worldly—sentiments as the} abrupt “Here’s How.” or have: created little cherubs tooting ir. reverent’ horns. That gives an idea of the range And it takes only a thumbing of} the cards to sense the newer trends. Shorter And Crisper i For instance—one of the1933 cards offers “Hello, Old Friend,”) perhaps to supplant—“We extend} on this joyous occasion our sincere! and heartiest greetings for thé Merry Christmas Season.” All those little twists and turns in raised gold with lace patterns are not so evident. Avivid blue} eard with long silver lettering and a tiny and plain decoration is one of the new ideas. Many Cards have modernistic This year’s Christmas | greetings ‘are varied, with a modern touch to some of the cards. One of these appears in the novel fold such as in the center. Some have no printing, others show Indians and subjects unrelated to the orthodox Christmas. lettering. . . . Those long legged letters with ‘no. capitals, | You are likely to receive a card} through the mail with Indians or! ; a fool’s cap or most anything with| not a word of what it is all about. | It will be easy to gu: though. Although: there ‘is little of the Christmas Card Sentiments Go Modern With ‘Here’s How!’ Spiri t In Greetings Valentine: treatment in the eut of the paper stock of Christmas cards, a new note of odd folds and queer flaps has crept in this year. The religious treatment of Christmas sentiment is less evi- dent. Perk-eared little dogs of last year have been passed up, but there are elephants and other ani- mals that have no particular Christmas. connection, The. NRA’s There Too. Some shops have the NRA and popular animated movie stars as the central idea of cards. But there are still all of the old fashioned cards in thousands of styles and with thousands of senti- ments, A blessing and a wish is con- tained in the greeting, “A Christ- mas greeting to you and a wish for your happiness during the year to come.” An informal benediction is in SINCERE CHRISTMAS GREETINGS To you who have entrusted business to us during the past year, we hope. to serve even better in the future. To make it to our mutual advantage to do business isour aim. Give us the pleasure of greeting you often in 1934 in our place of business. LEE BAKER’S CASH GROCERY 822 Fleming Street “OA CLLLALLILLLLLLL ALA 8 Yuletide Greetings ek. MAY AN ABUNDANCE OF % the verse, “May good luck attend you now and always.” | VISALIA, Calif.—As part of | ST, LOUIS.—Asserting her hus- the NRA buying campaign in this! band called her a dumbbell, Mrs.| icity, the entire police force was/Jeanette Williams of this city ob-| {equipped with new unifornts. tained a divorce. NRA HELPFUL COMMON REMARK A German police dog belonging} Twelve paintings by Ito H. P. Denton of Littlefield,| Monet, — French’ — impressionist, | | Tex., returned after being missing) brought $45,700 at a recent New] for two years. York auction. Claude} IIIS SIO IATIS LIS OL. =: ANewEra of Prosperity Is Ahead of You TAKE A VACATION NOW COME TO MIAMI “THE MILLIONAIRES’ PLAYGROUND” With Prices That Fit Everybody’s Pocketbook HOTEL RATES LOWEST EVER QUOTED PRICES FOR MEALS IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES New Low Prices on All Recreational Activities Inquire at Our Tourist Information Bureau About Interesting Side Trips, Sight-Seeing, Ete., and See Our Recreational Host About Fishing, Golf and Other Sports. HOTEL LEAMINGTON “Miami's Most Popular Hotel N. E. 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