The big news, of course, was the impending merger of Thew Shovel Co. and Koehring Co. In 1964, Thew would become the Thew-Lorain Division of Koehring Company.
Otherwise, the front page of the Journal was dominated by a beautiful illustration of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. Beneath it is a seasonal poem written by news editor William E. Scrivo entitled The Christmas Star, with the two Christmas stories from the Bible on each side.
Also of interest is the sidebar with Christmas stories from around the world, including reports from Bethlehem, Berlin, Washington, D. C., Korea, Dallas and Cleveland.
That is a nice page; the Christmas materials are well done. Not sure you would see something like that today.
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I second what Buster said...what a nice front page! It's a shame it looks so out of place in today's culture. I sure miss the newspapers of our youth, I may be a bit biased since I worked for The Journal and another major Daily for almost 40 yrs. but the daily product, warts and all was a regular occurrence in our lives that we looked forward to and now it's gone forever. Merry Christmas to you Dan and your readers. Thanks for the work you do everyday.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much – I appreciate it! And Merry Christmas to you!
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