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This Week in Odessa History

Santa;s suit caught fire at church program in 1906

Though Christmas was a quiet day, it was a merry one, especially for the little folks of Odessa. Christmas gifts and Christmas cheer in the shape of confections, nuts and other dainties, in which the little ones entered into the occasion could not bring back memories that made all feel younger and better for the day.

Christmas eve was an exceptionally joyous one for the boys and girls as the Presbyterian, Methodist and the German Congregational Sunday schools furnished their pupils and friends with Christmas trees and programs, while the German Lutherans held their’s Christmas night.

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