The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1954, Page 10

Outside The Iron Curtain, The World Knows When Christmas Comes EIEN Season’s Greetings To Our Key West Friends Towne Motel 1200 BRICKELL AVENUE Florida PA Y WMA ARRARWAAWAAWRRMAERAAAKAWRRRRAM ARMM MNS Miami Rete eee. ae 2'Ce'E) EE EE EEE A EE ee Ie Ee EE a a RE ln May the joys of this Holiday season fall with abundance upon you and ~ " yours...now and through all time to come. From the Gang at N eil aunders eon igns ‘BeBe BBD DD BW DBD BeBe De De Be Be BeBe De DD DT DDD DD DMM WHAM MIT e EME GENRE NE EE EE ENE IE MEE NE UNE CCL DEBE DLD BDU BLD Ba BeBe Be Bi BeBe BeBe De De Bi Di Be Bi BeBe Di Bi De Bie De Bi Bi Di De Di De Did Be CARNE NERC ERNE EE 1 OE EE I Ie EEE, pee eee teeta ieee ee ee sd Let us rejoice on this ‘glorious occasion with glad hearts and goodwill (towards all mankind Benny's Cafeteria 909 Simonton Street PARRARARRAMARAANAARAARAARAARAARAANAIAAAAAAWARMA ARNT HRRRHWRMHBPBAAMH PARI al K a a a a a a &| a a a & a a ed a &| a K a x nn a a a a R a & a a a & a a) & a ® a a a a a a a a a a a Fs a a ® a a a & = Y devaluation of the In Mexico PT GaEH OES | MEXICO CITY (P—‘It will be| higher than 1 our best Christmas,” said Pedro | | with satisfaction, counting the | money he and Adelita had saved | man, during the year in a tin can and| a clay piggy bank. ‘“‘Almost 540 pesos ($43.20).” “Five hundred — why, that’s al- | most a month’s salary,” | |wife. “We can give a (Christmas party) such as we’ve never given before.” “And think of the things Santa Claus can bring little Jose,” said Pedro. | “Santa Claus!” snorted his father, hurling a shuck cigarette jout the window of the three-room apartment. “That Gringo inv In my day we went to midni; Mass Christmas eve, had a po: |da afterwards. The house we d orated with a beautiful ma with Jesus and Mary and the Tree | Wise Men. Gifts we have Jan. 6. |The Magi brought them. Don't you remember your training?” “But of course,” id Pedro. | “We also will go to M We also will have our mang our po- | sada. We also will have our gifts {from the Magi. But first, on Christmas Day, Santa—” | ‘Santa Claus! Christmas trees Bah!” snapped the old man. | “Jose expects them,” explaine |Pedro patiently. “‘Times change | Papa. The stores are full of Santa|that is supposed t | Claus. They are everywhere, ring-!mas midnight {ing bell, promising presents. One| were available neon sign three stories high is of |were a able Santa Claus.” {were impressed wit “Sacrilegious,” said the old man. |the Germans put up in “Commercial, forcing Mexico to| racks give presents Christmas and Jan.| The French |} 6 also.” gimmicks of t! “It has increased business.” ; there are Pedro agreed. ‘But is that bad? | entire The merchants this year are doing | ing and aft a booming trade. It has been a}also chocol good year for Mexico,. although ed in In France PARIS (® — Christmas said his | used to be largely a religious Posada | casion in France r |and more into tt | decoratin iday cel States The traditional practice of le: ing gifts for children Year’s Eve has be rare, at le wooden shoe used to be placed. and tree ornaments only in spe la is t Some be’ the “Am The mind, | chance of colle mas and N toc World War IT had sor THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— EDITION —— 1954 CHRISTMAS IN KOREA—Two years ago, many U.S. men spent Christmas on the front line in Korea. One Key Wester who was there was Charles Percy Curry, Jr.. who was a member of the First Marine Division. Curry says that althaugh Christmas away from home was a bleak affair at best, a note of gaicty was injected by the General's helicopter (above), which was decked out with a Santa Claus face and was used by the General to pay Christmas Day visits to each of the camps of his division. EUR URIS IS UMN ELE UE UU UE UE I ee ee : Wishing you a holiday bright with candlelight, friendship happiness, good cheer and pleasant memories to last you ali through the year! San Carlos Theatre lead SVEIHSI SASS PSA PSS SSSSSVS2I2% To Mr. and Mrs. P. Pierce, MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR SV From -:+ PERCU MENS NCIC wtriritittttttt Tt ttt Ter tts Werry Christmas | YEE te (DAMMAM A oisia Diss sweswswia asa Haskins Machine Works 726 Carol RRRRRRRR AIBA x A EE 1 ME Department stores put out a big; A typical menu includes hot boiled epread of toys, with elaborate mov- | cabbage, roast fish, roast turkey in their windows that; with olive and apple dressing fresh and candied fruit and the |traditional almond paste called All this is plenty of wine In poor home ~ . places the turke In Spain est of the me MADRID, Spain (AP) — Chr Relatively few Spanish homes ve Christmas trees but near’ ashed down and liqueurs. , roast lamb re- menu remains the mas here is mainly religiou Claus 1ere. That is done by Magi kings on Jan, 6. doesn’t give pre the three ly, however, there usually the ni with (a par rough the streets of the th Melchior, Gaspar and Ba May this Christmas be the merriest one you've ever had and may the bright New Year hold for you the , fulfillment of all your cherished dreams. We-Do-It Launderette 706 WHITE STREET 338 <i BBE 22D BBR RBI PENS EK EE EE EEE EEE EEE RRB ‘tvppino & Sons, Inc. STOCK ISLAND | MR. AND MRS. R. F. FREEMAN =< BeBe De Dee BeBe BeBe Bei Di BB Be BB Be Be LBBB BD Be Be Be Bi Bs BeBe Be BeBe WDB BH BMD? thazar, on white horses sub ng for camets, diers in ancient costume. Children scream with delight, should | the king: with | —— in but most of the! & s begins the eve-| § UE EEE ENE ENEMIES IE NEE followed by + ents the next day. And t Poli: shoes. That's the ki the presents. iwd uerthro (Psetfreshtp lining the of wave in their direction. tere DAIRY FREEZE Roosevelt Boulevard Closed Saturday BeBe DL BUT BB BD IID. Dy your home be bright and your heart be light with the Holiday spirit... may you enjoy the fullest measure of health and happiness throughout the New Year! Key West Moving and Storage Whses. Agent for UNITED VAN LINES POINCIANA TV » RADIO 3422 DUCK AVENUE Aaa TELEPHONE 2-8667 RIAA sssBse sss e Ses eeeeseewe se eeEeewawee CREME CELE It's a sign there'll be lots of pres+ n they all troop home to where a DH D MHD DMB DRI BIDD BBD DD BD BM DB DDB BD Be DDB I De BD De Be DBA 21H x | |