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.