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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
3
The Santa Claus post office at the courthouse corner, organized by the Athens Retail Merchants' Association, drew strong interest from children and parents and may become an annual event. Letters to Santa reveal toy requests and touching appeals from families in need.
Major Ruth Ward appealed to keep the pots boiling as the Salvation Army short of its 775 dollar Christmas fund by 300 dollars. She urged donations of clothing for children and babies and said calls are coming in that can’t be filled.
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