Front and center is an incredibly cute photograph of little Cynthia and Martha Moir, daughters of Alan and Billie Moir, getting a snack ready for Santa Claus consisting of a cup of cocoa and some cookies. They
Christmas 1953 was going to be a snowless one, with warmer temperatures predicted and a possible high of 35 degrees.
As for Christmas Eve, it was one for the (crime) books, with the night manager of the Victoria Hotel at 11th and Broadway beaten by a burglar; two residents of a Camden Avenue home bloodying each other for no particular reason other than they both had been drinking; an Elyria woman who, during her arrest, assaulted two deputies, a Lorain policeman and her employer; the story of a dragnet of state highway patrolmen who apprehended a trio of Cleveland men in a stolen car; and the owner of Jax Men's Store, after two break-ins the same week, "suggested to burglars that they patronize some other place for a while."
But it wasn't all bad news. The Postmaster of the Lorain Post Office promised that "every piece of Christmas mail – cards and packages – which was in the Lorain Post Office by 8 a. m. today will be out of the post office and delivered to the receivers before the day is over."
And a little puppy that had been trapped in a well in Carlsbad, New Mexico was rescued and became a Christmas present for the children of one of the men who rescued her.
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Sadly, Cynthia Moir passed away in March 2018.
Historically, murders during the holidays are common. People usually murder people they know and who do you know best? Family members, that's who. Take a holiday party, mix in some booze, start an argument, and there you go.
ReplyDeleteSo, be careful at Gramma's Christmas dinner and watch those topics of conversation!
As an aside, there has never been any murders at any Hilton family dinners. That's not to say that nobody gave it serious thought, but we've always been weak on follow-through.
There was very little chance of murder in my family because its members mostly didn't speak to one another.
ReplyDeleteThose two children in that main photo remind me of the Little Rascal kids.So sweet and innocent setting up a treat for Santa.Todays kids would try to set a trap or try to poison Santa.
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