Santa letters illuminate Christmas wishes and addresses
A flood of childhood pleas to Santa arrives with names and addresses. Sue LaFon requests a rubber doll and doll buggy at Grandma's, while William Baty asks for a football and train. Gene Baty and Mary Margaret Thompson mention family, navy relatives, and multiple doll requests, ending with warm sign offs.
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Santa
Sue LaFon
East Eighteenth
Grandma's
William Baty
North
Garfield
Christmas Home Decorating Contest Coupon Details
Front yard trees contest in Amarillo metro area offers prizes totaling 365 dollars. Categories include Home over six rooms, Home six rooms and under, and a front yard tree division with prizes 100, 50, 25 and 10, 5. Fill coupon and mail to Globe-News care by December 18.
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Care Globe-News
Amarillo
Christmas Wishes From Young Page Readers
Children share their lettered requests for Santa Claus with hopeful lines about toys and family. Chris Cadenhead asks for a football suit wooden burning set and cowboy outfit. Donna Ewing requests a doll cash register fruit nuts candy and family gifts. J D Pierson mentions school and asks for a wagon and a car for his siblings and parents.
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Chris Cadenhead
East Fighteenth
Santa
Donna Ewing
North
Cleveland
Santa Claus
Mail Christmas mail now warns Postmaster DeGrassi
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi urges mailing Christmas packages now due to rail and air bottlenecks. Emphasis on correct addressing, secure wrapping, and return addresses to avoid the dead letter office. Use proper stamps to ensure timely delivery amid high loads. Globe News Want Ads for Results.
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W. D. DeGrassi
DeGrassi
St Texan Is Champion Coyote Hunter of All Time
A. B. Bynum of Uvalde Texas earned the Interior Department’s top distinction as the champion coyote hunter by bagging 522 coyotes in October including 46 in one day. The record catch used a “coyote getter” poison device in Maverick County where Bynum works as assistant district agent for predatory and rodent control. The service notes the average cost was $1.30 per coyote.
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Washington
A. B. Bynum
Uvalde
Tex
Interior Department
Bynum
Fish and Wildlife Service
Maverick County
Division of
Predatory and Rodent Control
Coast Guard Opens Search For Missing Fishing Boat
Coast Guard crews launched a search for a missing fishing boat near San Pedro in early December. The operation focused on locating the vessel and its crew, with responders coordinated from coastal stations and air support participating in attempts to establish the craft’s position.
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Coast Guard
San Pedro
Cal
Missing 35 foot fishing boat Surpise overdue at Acapulco
The 35 foot sport fishing boat Surprise, departed San Pedro November 22 and is overdue at Acapulco Mexico. Onboard were owner R B Hoffman of Alhambra California and Edward West of Long Beach. The Ford company post office in Dearborn is large enough to qualify as a first class post office.
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Nat
The
Post
Joe Park
A. A. Keller
Russell Stationery Company
San Pedro
Acapulco
Mex
R. B. Hoffman
Alhambra
Cal
Edward West
Long Beach
Ford Company
Dearborn
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Charles
Leo
Mary Margaret Thompson
West Eleventh
Judy
Ann Protsman
del Monte
Your
J. D. Pierson
North West
Holiday
Buckley
Globe News
Freeman's
VFW Dance Tonight Aids Building Fund
Ff Its
del Mont
Dupont Paints
Builders Hardware
Coats
Ues
Bunny Mittens
Fifth Avenue Shop
John Garvey
Pierce
Shields Refrigeration CO
East
Frigidaire Easy Washer
Roper Gas Range
Tyler
RED Top Brewing CO
Cincinnati
Orne
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