Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 20, 1947
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Children Present Nativity Scene: Children of the primary class of Memorial Christian Church Sunday school portrayed the Nativity last night following a fellowship dinner held in the church fellowship hall. Characters in the Tableau were (from left to right) Craig Farrar, 1135 Church, as the shepherd; Joyce Andress, 4714 W. Liberty as an angel; Fern Brown, 825 E. University, as Mary; Raymond Hoobler, 1025 Baldwin, as Joseph; and Joan Heldreth, 525 S. First St. as an angel.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 22, 1948
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Christmas 'Surprise' In Store For Girl Scouts' Parents - For a week, Girl Scouts of Stone School Troop No. 6 have been spending after-school hours making assorted candy to be packaged as presents for their parents. The candy-making, supervised by Mrs. Clyde E. Jones, troop leader, has been going on in Mrs. Jones' home at 2027 Columbia Ave. So far, the girls have made 17 pounds of candy -- enough for one-pound gifts for each of their families. The assortment includes chocolate fudge, peanut brittle, "divinity," caramels, and a special confection known as "sea-foam." Mrs. Jones says that "shrinkage" of the appetizing ingredients and finished candy during the course of the project has been negligible -- a great compliment to the young candy-makers.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 22, 1948
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Almost synonymous with Santa Claus in the Christmas season are the coin kettles maintained in the downtown area by the Salvation Army. Here a young "motorist" pauses in his trip down S. Main St. to drop a coin in the bucket suspended below the tripod. Money collected by the Salvation Army goes to provide Christmas dinners for the needy.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 15, 1948
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Church Group Acts As Baby-Sitters - Christmas shopping can be a hectic affair in families where there are small children, but at least one Ann Arbor organization has found a way to make it relatively painless. The Young Married Couples' Club at Memorial Christian Church conducts a nursery at the church where members can leave their youngsters on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons while mother and dad shop for the makings of a happy Christmas morning. Here Mrs. John Blanchard (Standing, left) and Mrs. F. E. Zendt, wife of the pastor (standing, right) return from the stores to collect their offspring. Around the table are (left) Mrs. Lucille Van Manen, who is in charge of the group, her daughter Bonnie, Mrs. Arthur W. Swann, Steven Zendt, David Blanchard, and Virginia Zendt, who turned her back to the photographer to inspect a likely looking package.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 10, 1948
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Girl Scouts Provide Bedding For Santa's Doll Cribs - The six Girl Scouts in the semi-circle around the doll cradle represent the efforts of some 70 Ann Arbor scouts, in addition to troops from Ypsilanti and Milan, to supply bedding for the doll cribs made by Albert Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's Santa Claus. Together, the scouts have sewn and stitched their way through a mattress, blanket, spread, two sheets, two pillows and two pillow cases (embroidered) for each of Warnhoff's 160 cradles. Their handiwork will be delivered today, and the cradles, complete with bedding, will be distributed to Ann Arbor children as Christmas gifts. Pictured here, from the left, are Joyce Aprill, Sharon Fike, Jackie Haas, Patty Kappler, Lois Hawks, and Oneda Sutfin. All are of Bach School's Troop 59, one of the participating units. They're working in the home of Mrs. Hector Haas, 917 Sybil St., who, with Mrs. William Fike, are the troop leaders.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 21, 1949
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Getting Bear Set For Christmas: Bob Morton (at the left) and Charles Schauer put finishing touches on a giant black bear which will be one of the decorations in the Eberwhite Woods' Christmas display along W. Liberty Rd. Both boys are in the seventh grade at Jones School. Figures made by students in local schools will be put on display at the woods area this week. The bear is one of the legendary woods animals that came to look at the Christ Child.