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In the true Christmas spirit
of joy and good will,
we are happy to greet all
our friends and wish
everyone a glorious Holiday Season.
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pleasure in wishing you a
full share of its joys and blessings.
APPLIANCE CENTER, Inc.
5TH BETWEEN C AND D — ANCHORAGE
May this holy
Christmas Season
lift your spirits,
warm your heart
and bring you
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and happiness.
MATAXUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATfOM
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THE INNKEEPER RETURNS
A Christmas poem by Rev. Edward H. Imme
Ed. note: Reprinted by request
Ah, Rachel, thirty years have passed
And Time has spun a canopy
Of dusk across the memory
Since we beheld our homeland last.
But look! The City lies ahead.
Time slips. The heart casts off the veil.
Familiar sights and sounds assail
Us like old friends with arms outspread.
We’ll Sabbath in Jerusalem,
We’ll stand on Jordan’s bank again,
And see that little village INN
We used to keep in Bethlehem.
Remember how our hearts did swell
At tales we heard along the way
Concerning One of Whom they say
That He is Christ, Immanuel?
And how He mends the broken heart
Forgives their sins, restores the blind
To sight, sets free the haunted mind
And teaches Faith and Love’s sweet Art.
And then the strangest things of all;
This mighty One was born, they said,
In Bethlehem. His cradle bed
A manger sheltered in a stall.
Oh Rachel!"—could it have been—
It must have been—OUR INN that night!
That girl — so frail — so pale with fright—
We had no room to take them in!
Your heart went out to them, Rachel.
You found a robe; you made me clear
The stall. You heard, while listening near,
The first, thin cry of IMMANUEL!
That was a raw and ugly night.
The Inn was crowded. Tempers flared.
Tired nerves drew taut, and no man cared
A farthing for another’s plight.
And then there came a little Child
And Peace fell like a bird wing, soft
And soothing on each’ heart, and oft
That night I saw how people smiled.
The Shepherds came adoring there,
Remember, Dear? They first inquired
So shyly, then they spoke of choired
Angels in the upper air.
That splendid Star, straight overhead. *
We stood in wonder, looking up,
Drank glory from a silver cup
While wiser men knelt by His bed. _ ^
I know that it was He, The One
They spoke of, Israel’s Messiah, [
Born, as foretold by old Mieaiah,
In Bethlehem, God’s only Son.
Had we but known we might have moved
That vulgar Antiochian boor
To give them room. Yet I’m not sure
His gentle ■ heart would have approved. . , 0
It was His choice. They say He shares
The humble good of simple folk
And consecrates the poor man’s yoke;
His only home the robe He wears. j
We’ll find Him in some City street
And make amends. We’ve so much more
Than straw to give Him now. We’ll pour
Atoning treasures at His feet. /
I’ll grant a fortune to His cause. f
But look! On that high hill. The throng!
Some criminal paying for his wrong.
See there, upon the middle corss?
Now, Rachel! Wrongs will never cease
He’s justly crucified, no doubt.
We’ll go and seek somewhere about
The Temple for our Prince of Peace.
Not thronged with violence and blood
Not midst the twisted thorns of sin,
, But there, among the Holy Men
* js We’ll surely find the Son of God. f
By some admiring multitude
C Surrounded, drinking breathlessly
j His words, these aged eyes will see
The King who graced our manger rude.
<f So let not undeserved pity gloss
Thine eyes. And yet - one wonders who he is—
And why—what dreadful crime was his—
That suffering one upon the Middle Cross.
Christmas ... and the world is aglow with
the spirit of good will! May you share in
all the joys of this wonderful season and
have a truly memorable happy holiday.
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TEELAND’S SHOPPING CENTER
WASILLA
GIFT WRAPPING PARTY
FROM AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BAKING
T’is the week before Christmas
and all over the house are stacks
of wrappings and packages. Why
not make a little party and invite
a few relatives or friends to join
in the fun of wrapping and ty
ing. Such an occasion calls for
a buffet-type meal which will
feature a cold weather food. A
savory dish is DOUBLE DECK
ER PORK CHOPS AND FRUIT
STUFFING. The stuffing is made
of chopped, tart apples, cranber
ries and cube'd enriched bread.
Garnished with Christmas-red
crab apples, this dish makes a
complete dinner with just the
addition of a vegetables and pip
ing hot Brown ’n Serve rolls.
Double Decker Pork Chops
And Fruit Stuffing
1 quart soft %-inch bread cubes
la cups chopped tart apples
3 cup chopped cranberries
’ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
£ teaspoon crumbled sage
8 pork chops, %-inch thick
(about IV2 pounds)
Combine soft bread cubes, ap
ples, cranberries, sugar, salt and
sage. Arrange 4 pork chops in art
(8-inch) square baking dish. Cov
er chops with stuffing and ar
range remaining pork chops on
top. Bake in a moderate oven.
(350°F.) for 1 hour.
Invert onto serving platter.
Yield: 4 servings.
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-Reason s greetings and our thanks to
all our friends whose patronage we vulue so;
highly! We* re all aglow with ivarm. wishes for
a holiday full of love, joy tind good cheer!
MAG’S PLUMBZG & HEATING
RAY AND MAGGIE
To all our
friends
we extend
our very
best wishes
for a happy
Holiday.
May all
your joys
add up to
very merry
Christmas.
MATANUSKA
PAT, JEAN, AND
HOTEL
ALMA