THOSE WERE THE t)A YS BEEMAN DEEMS
THOSE,
'WERE;
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is Santa
claus ^
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SANTA CLAUS IS THE >
* NOVEL EFFIGY OF OUR 4
CIVILIZATION, SYMBOLIC 1
OF EVERLASTING FAITH i
IN MANKIND WITH LOVE 1
MANIFESTED BY THE ^
EXCHANGE OF MOMENTOESl
dobs that ANSIVBR ~d
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7 YOU /M-WAVS COME OUT AHEAD,
JL —BIGHT ?? r^5v DON'T g-^
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jH goose that,*
>S-7 UAVS THE &■
CjHfflUS
[ HOSSFACE HANK_ By FRANK THOMAS
r SENOR HOSSFACE,
MY TEACHER SAYS
f -BOT THEES NEVER\
IS VMARM country; mind..
WEETHNO HE’LL
SNOW FOR Esl FIND A s
HEES SLED AND )\ WAY! )
REINDEER!
HALLO. JOSE!-IS TH/s\
rTH£ ROAD TO S0A/0/?A?|
( SI.SENOR.)
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\ Rc!<»«ed by Smith Service -
Dtmirtit N. J. ~_^rjr.
HOW DEED HE ^
KNOW MY NAME?
-I NEVER SAW .
HEEM
BEFORE !J>|\
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS1^
V$* FROM MOSS FACE, THE
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I SONNY SOUTH By COURTNEY ALDERSON
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AH VE GOT IT ! MAH 1
BEST IDEA O' TH* J
^=v ^VEAR l M
► RURAL DELIVERY By AL SMITH
St's the same old wish
FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR
HEARTS.'
By TOM OKA
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Russ Arnold
... to allg a Marry old
.. . 7 '■MNi __ -v
'evbry CMisrm
thousands of
1 people of all faiths
gather to worship
at AMERICA'S
CHRISTMAS TREE//
(The General Grant
Redwood tree, in Kinq'e
Canyon National Parjc )
"BUT THE CALENDAR IS CONFUSED!
Ow* Lcvd, Jesus Christ
was bow in Jewsa'.sm
IN THE NEAR S, 3.c. '
Rrfrnwd «mlth Srrvicr PtmjfrM N I /_ - L} - ■ w
! ~ ' ^ETHLEi :r
! PauMsqlvanis, v
; OVA CHRISTMAS L ' .
ThaR^5
^ ' Epi^rins
Tubby Tyler is always fishin’
for compliments but hardly
ever gits a bite.
* * *
Sometimes a soft answer
will save a hard punch on the
nose.
* * *
Some fellers have to act
tough just to keep from bein’
found out but they are.
* » *
Zed Peters can’t think of
many things to talk about so
he just repeats.
♦ * ft
Seldom do mulish men ever
show much horse sense.
» * *
One reason Tod Bolton is
popular he kin keep his mouth
shut in seven languages
* * *
Life really spins, it's such n
short time from pig ' tails to
cocktails. .
a * * x
Catty women, P.nl va,',n.""?r
Crossword.
ACROSS
1. The Orient
5. Kind of cheese
9. Spread to dry
12. Curved molding
13. Back of neck
14. Part of to be
15. * Close to
16. Large woody
plant
17. Metal fastener
18. Encounter
20. Leg joints
22. Seed case
25. Mister (abbr.)
26. Hawaiian garland
27. Malt beverage
28. Stairs
33. Legal claim
35. Craft
36. Dash
37. Now and then
40. Conjunction
41. Male child
42. Sun God
43. Tilings, in law
44. Separates
47. Part of hand
49. Hail!
50.
21. Pleasant
22. Companions
23. Potpourri
24. Consider
26. Exactly
29. Upper limb
30. Winged
31. Rational
32. Ceases
34. Bird's home
38. Threw
39. Salt
44. Wan
45. State
46. Network
47. Ache
48. Underground
animal
51. Night before
53. Dance step
54. Insect
55. Sheltered side
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