Merry Christmas

image lifted from TimBotts.com

Wal-Mart fail

I was on Facebook and I saw a press release from Phil Keaggy.  He's my favorite musician.

His new Christmas album is being distributed in Wal-Mart.  I hadn't heard of this, so I went to see if it is available at our local super center.

I'm confused.   It is either "Not Sold in Stores" or it is "Also In Many Stores".

Hmmm...

Might have to swing by the retailer and take a look-see.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1921

This set of letters came from the December 16, 1921 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Republican.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1916

This set of letters is from the December 20, 1916 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.

Sixty-nine years ago and a good man

Plattsburgh Daily Press - December 8, 1941

I apologize for the use of the derogatory slur in the headline.  The use of this image is only intended to take note of the events of that day.

When I was younger, there was a man who attended our church that was on the islands that day.  Kermit Barror.  I did some looking at other newspapers from that time and found this notice...

The North Countryman - December 18, 1941

The Barrors were friends of the family.  I remember visiting their house.  Their daughter, Karla, was a very talented musician.

Press-Republican - February 3, 1969

Kermit died in the spring of 1994. 

Press-Republican - May 22, 1994

Our family moved from the North Country in 1978.  I didn't realize the importance of what he did in the Army Air Corps.  I didn't ask him what he was doing that day, exactly where he was, how he felt about things.  I didn't take the time to thank him for his service.  Thank you, Mr. Barror.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1900

This set of letters is from the December 21, 1900 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1907

This set of letters is from the December 21, 1907 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1904

This set of letters is from the December 20, 1904 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1903

This set of letters is from the December 24, 1903 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.

Letters to Santa Claus - 1901

I was looking through some old newspapers the other evening and came across some Letters to Santa Claus in various papers from Clinton county, courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network.

I'll be on the look out for some more of these and I'll try to include an ad from that Christmas season.

This set of letters is from a December 23, 1901 edition of the Plattsburgh Daily Press.