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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1947)
SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW. THURS.. „ £ c Associated With Many Christmas Symbols | | ay the Glorious F Kr-'-»»-*'*» f »«#**«*•»' Q* Bellview Feed Store jg g g a w North Main Hardware MS^UiMMAWMK.’WS I CHRISTMAS I bob lin t CLAUS • • • r’l " 0< “ ¡17* •¿are. «* State., with Christmas sym- r« / bob, erect Banta Claus village. during the holiday seasons. F ACH year, thousands of letters In Santa Claus also has been hon the U. S. are mailed from Beth ored in the naming of American lehem—Bethlehem, P a.; Bethlehem, cities. The story of the christening Md.; Bethlehem. Conn , and Beth- of Santa Claus, Ind., contains an lehem, N. H. These towns were awesome note in keeping with named many, many years ago, and Christmas Eve. Imaginative Americans the country The government had turned down over send In letters to be rem ailed the request of a little settlement in bearing the symbolic postmark of southern Indiana 100 years ago be Bethlehem cause an older town in the state The story associated with the bore the same name of Santa Fe. naming of Bethlehem, Pa., is espe As the villagers gathered in cele cially moving. On Christmas Eve in bration of Christmas Eve. they pon 1741, it is said, M oravian pioneers dered a new name, finding each who had come to the new world in suggestion unsuitable as they search of religious freedom gath turned It over in their minds In ered in a log cabin in the snow- order to select the right one. swept Pennsylvania countryside. In the midst of their delibera Thankful for their new refuge, they tions, a blinding light was seen out aang carols joyfully; then Nicholas side. Rushing to the window, they Loub, Count Zinzendorf, took up a saw a flaming star crash against a taper and led the gathering into the distant hill, leaving a crater that stables where a few cows and still can be seen today. horses stirred. Awed by the spectacle, the resi “Let us call our village also Beth dents of the settlement considered lehem ,“ he said, and all agreed. the event as a special omen, and From a humble beginning over 200 they gave their community the years ago, Bethlehem, Pa., is now name of Santa Claus to commemo a thriving industrial city of 62,000. ra te Christmas. W h ile w e re go inn obout the business o f w ishing every and best wishes to all of you in this fine community. body o M e rry C hristm as, we d on ’t want to forge t th a t we owe o u r frie n d s o u r sincerest a p p re c ia tio n fo r m a k in g pos sible one o f the best years we have ever enjoyed in th is c m- May you enjoy m u n ity . T h o n k you, each and every one, Christmas Season to its fullest. Cherney’s SHOE SERVICE COURTESY - CRAFTMANSHIP Satisfied Customers 76 N. Main In the spirit of friendliness and good cheer we express our compliments of the season to all. Thank you for your mony favors. Our sincerest ' As we raise our voices in this old familiar Christmas so.ig, let good wishes for an old-fashioned Yuletide and a reminded of the birth of Him whom we worship on this Christmas full season of happiness. morn Moy the spirit of His teachings guide us toward a world of bette understanding with happiness and good fellowship for oil MERRY CHRISTMAS! T H E M A N ’S SHOP
