IGHACRES COLLEGIAN
Hazleton Campus'
Own Newspaper
Nancy Bradney
tont Editor.. Bob Zelnick
iota Editor. Sandy Pohlman
ditor Claudia Laux
ty Advisor...Andreva Kafka
Members
Evelyn Casper
Ed Ceol
Tom Glatch
Cathy Clyde
Vic Cortez
Barbara Jarick
Barbara Letchko
Llex Lilje
Mary L. Korba
Bob Perugini
Joe Roberts
Pat Reteneller
Mary Lou Zukovich
tolurne 26, Number 5
December, 1959
MANY U.S, TOWNS HAVE NALIES WHICH
RELATE TO CHRISTMAS
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Scattered here and there about the
United States are numerous towns and
cities whose name reflects the
Christmas idea in one way or another.
Best known, of course, are the
towns of Santa Claus, Indiana,
Bethlehem, Conn., and Christmas Fla.,
whose post offices each year handle
floods of mail from senders wishing to
brighten their packages with yuletide
post Marks.
Indianats Santa Claus is the only
town with exclusive rights to its
Yuletide postmark, although there
is a Sante,' Idaho. The privilege of
the exclusive Santa Claus postmark is
reserved to the Indiana pest office by
congressional act,, There is only one
Christmas, the one in Florida, although
Maine boasts a Christmas Cove.
SIX BETHLEHEMS
Bethlehem, Conn" has plenty of
competition, however, as there are
six other Bethlehems7 , 7in Indiana,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Maryland, and New Hampshire.
There are two Noels, one in Virginia
and the other in MissoUri,,
Looking elsewhere about the country
one can find numberless towns and cities
with names which call up Biblical or
holiday associations. There is an
Advent, W.Vac, for the Nativity.
Kentucky has a Mary, and Greg= and
Utah a Joseph each,,
A WISEMAN
the Wiseman is found in Arkansas
and another in Alaska and it is
reasonable to assume that another may
be found in Wisemantown, Ky. In the
spirit of the season, West Virginia
contributes Goodwill; Missouri boasts
of Peace Valley, and there is Joy in
Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and
Texas.