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Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, the Rappahannock News is ~U/ on vacation. We have two official holidays per year, one in the summer and the other at Christmas. Sometimes the Thursdays fall very conveniently, but this year they were rather contrary. In order to make each edition we split our -vacation, taking three days this _ week and Thursday and Friday of next week. No complaints at all. A week of sleeping late and just plain loafing is fine any time it happens to fall.
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It has been phrased in lyrical rhymes and in crude notations; in flowery palaver and in drab discourse—we aspire to none of these, but say merely “Merry Christmas -To You A11M from the staff at Rappahannock News. (Stinkie and Cleopatra beg use of a line or j even a parenthesis to me-o-o-w their good wishes for the happy season.)
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Mrs. E. M. Jones was the first _to phone in last week to give us the correct answer to the question: “With what name do you associate—the—name, Virginia O’Hanlon?’’ Young Virginia wrote to the New Xork Sun, asking them “Is there a Santa Claus . ....” and thus inspired JFrancis B. - Church to pen his interpretation ___and belief in the Santa Claus. --_o o o o
Elsewhere on this page you can .find a list of the CHfistmas services throughout the county. It is heartening to read the list and see how Rappahannock County is still keeping Christ in Christmas.
Door Decorations
To Be Judged 23rd
- The Christmas Decoration Contest, sponsored annually by the Washington Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Company, will come to an exciting climax" Thursday night at 7 p.m. when members of the Flint Hill Garden Club review the decorations and select the winners. . .-First, second and third prizes \ will be awarded on the following: originality, artistry and color harmony. Displays will include doorway, window and yard decorations.
The specific points to be used in the judging are here reiterated: 1. The real thing meaning of Christmas and suitability to the surroundings, 40 points; 2. Per' fection of workmanship and f. v ingenuity, 20 points; 3. Excellence of arrangement and color harmony, 20 points and 4. durability of material and designed to last throughout the holiday, 20 points.
Swindler n—Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nichols have announced the marriage of their daughter, Jane Marie, to ;> James Edward Swindler, sop of t Mr. and Mrs. John Swindler of Sperryville.
The marriage took place at Hyattsville, Maryland, Thursday, December 16.
Mrs. Samuel Perone was matron of honor and Robert Swind-. ler acted as best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Swindler will make their home in Hyattsville, 1; where the bridegroom is employed.
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