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The Miracles of Christmas
\\ HAT is the essence of
Christmas? It is many
things to many people. It
is the angelic entreaty,
"Peace on earth, good will
toward men.” It is the
gathering of families, the
exchanging of gifts, the
sharing of traditions. It is
the wondrous innocence of children and the memory of that
miraculous Child born so long ago at Bethlehem, in Judea.
From Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve the air is filled
with the din of Christmas carols. They blare above the
crowds of shoppers in the cities and towns, and wail end­
lessly from radio and TV until they seem bereft of all their
simple beauty and significance. Then, in the blessed quiet
of Christmas Eve, the muffled, uncertain voices of neigh­
borhood children are heard singing out-of-doors, and all at
once the magic and meaning of these precious songs are
restored. I his is another of the miracles of Christmas.
'I here are times when Christmas seems to have turned
into a competition of gift-giving. There are presents for
the family, checks for the mailman, the milkman and the
newsboy, gifts for and from friends, business acquaintances
and relatives, near and distant. The season seems to have
lapsed into a pointless brgv of giving and getting, without
purpose or satisfaction. Then, on Christmas morning, a
seven-year-old son shyly gives his dad a carved wooden
pipe rack in wrhich hours and hours of loving labor are
evident. It is a small gift, yet a priceless one. It has
more meaning than all other gifts combined. .And this is
another of the miracles of Christmas.
Peace on earth, good will toward men. The phrase is seen
and heard everywhere, in Christmas cards, on billboards,
in magazines and newspapers, on radio and TV, sandwiched
between news of atom bombs, disasters, murder and may­
hem. Yet, on Christmas Eve, in the quiet of our homes,
watching television, we listen to a man reading from the
Bible, ". . . peace on earth, good will toward men . .
And suddenly we know with overwhelming certainty that
these words are not just the empty rhetoric of the season,
but the imperishable meaning of Christmas and the in­
destructible hope of all mankind. And this is still another
of the miracles of Christmas.
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The show this year was a big success and had some
of the best Walking Horses we have seen shown in Mich­
igan. Congratulations, Leo on such a fine, outstanding, all
Walking Horse Show!
Complete results in all breeding classes and perfor­
mance classes are found elsewhere in this issue:
Since I was unable to attend the National Celebration
at Shelbyville this year, it was made up to me by going
to the American Royal at Kansas City. This was the
first time I had ever gone to this show and must say it
was truly a wonderful show.
Our friends, Duane and Wanda Fankhauser of Few
Acres Stables, Otsego, Michigan were there with three
of the Carl Loveland horses from Grand Rapids. Miss
Linda Loveland took a third in the National Champion­
ship Saddlebred 3 Gaitcd Pleasure Horse Stake on Satur­
day afternoon on Southern Elegance. The Loveland’s
DANNY'S WILDFIRE
RALPH "DOONEY” THOMAS - up
Quarter Circle Spear Ranches presents a sensa­
tional daughter of Danny Boy 0, Danny's Wildfire,
who has won blues in the 3 year old division at
Santa Fe, Eagleville and Springfield, Tenn. and
Hazel Green, Alabama this year.
Danny Boy 0 stands to approved mares at 3373
N. Sabino Canyon Road, Tucson, Ariz. from Sept,
to June and at our summer headquarters at Bay-
field, Colo, from June to Sept. His colts have sold
to all parts of the U. S., including Alaska and to
Canada and Mexico. A number of them are top
show horses and others are being used by ranch­
ers and the U. S. Forest Service where their
natural walking gait and endurance are invaluable.
Visitors are welcome at either ranch to see Danny
Boy and inspect his colts.
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Spe&ifyneh&L
MR. AND MRS. M. G. OHREL, Owners
Rt. 2, Box 242
TUCSON, ARIZONA
PHONE [phone]
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