3—THE MILL CITY ENT E K I* RIS E
December 20, 1951
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WE WILL BE
CLOSED
FROM
December 23 to January 2nd
Chuck’s Tavern
IT'S LITTLE WONDER that Saint
* Nick is especially generous to the
American people. History proves
that the Americans have done a
lot for Saint Nick!
They have given him a new
name, a new face and figure, and
a new means of transportation.
The original European version
of Saint Nick pictured him as a
tall angular man who rode on a
bony gray mare. Both the horse
and Saint Nick looked as if they
hadn’t had a good meal in some
time.
The early English settlers in
this country started giving Saint
Nicholas his “New Look." The Eng
lish children adopted the legendary
Christmas figure from the Dutch,
but the English children had trou
ble pronouncing "Saint Nickolous.”
Somehow the name changed to
“Santa Kalouf.” and finally it was
corrupted to Santa Claus.”
However, this was only the be-
ginning In 1809 Washington Irving,
n his “Knickerbocker's History of
New York,” wrote of the Saint as
the guardian of New York City.
Irving described Saint Nick as a
jolly fellow with a broad-brimmed
hat ard huge breeches. He taught
Saint Nick to smoke a long pipe,
and. in the story, replaced his
shuffling hay-burner with a trim
wagon.
A short time later. Saint Nicholas’
transportation was ‘aided by
Clement Moore in his famous poem.
“The Visit from Saint Nicholas,”
written in 1882. Moore, a professor
of divinity in a New York theolog
ical seminary, gave Saint Nick a
sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like
roses, nose like a cherry, and a
round little belly.
Today’s Santa Claus is by no
means streamlined, but he is a
far cry from the lean, ascetic, som
berly dressed fellow who, for cen
turies, on Christmas Eve., guided
his mare through the streets of
Europe.
2 Miles East of Gates
Wishing You All a Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year’
Stop at. . .
CURLY'S UNION STATION
RECEIVE ONE OF THEIR
SEASON’S GREETINGS
From
OLD HONEST CURLY PERSONALLY
Geo. Curly Mielke
Gates, Oregon
PROTECTION!
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BETTER PACKAGER
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Kellom's Fresh Meats
FRESH DAILY — VERY REASONABLE PRICES
Kellom’s Grocery
“Setti
OPEN WEEK DAYS: 8 A.M. to 7 P.M.
CLOSED: Sundays and Holidays
WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS AND ALUMINUM AND DISHES
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A, îïWrg- Christmas
a real old fashioned
M. G. and R. M. BRASSFIELD
LYONS
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“There’ll Always Be a Detroit”
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MILL CITY
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To wish you
A pair of ancient church Dells,
brought to Frankenmuth, Mich,
from Bavaria shortly after Frank
enmuth was founded as an Indian
mission, has been calling the con
gregation of St. Lorenz to Christ
mas eve services for more than a
IGO years.
Ninety-five per cent of the resi
dents of the small community are
members of the church, earning
the village the title of “the most
Christian community in the United
States.”
Frankenmuth has never had a
crime of violence, and, as far as
residents can remember, no one
has been jailed over a period of
25 years. The only visitors to the
lockup wepe transients given a
night's lodging.
DETROIT TAVERN
RED and OTTO
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HILL TOP LOCKERS
BILL and VIOLA HIRTE
HAILING NEW BORN KING
... Carol Singing Time . ..
MILL CITY
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WITH EVERY GOOD WISH
FOR A
HAPPY HOLIDAY
SEASON
YClYDT,
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Mill City Wrecker Service
GEORGE STEWART
Consolidated