Letters to Santa Claus and Christmas Wishes
A collection of children’s letters to Santa outlining Christmas requests. The notes include requests for toys such as a rain cap, cap gun, blackboard with animals, chalk, eraser, red truck, red wagon, dolls, a trunk, a broom, and dishes. Several children emphasize kindness to family and the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Herman Robbins
Owen Garner
Owen McLeran
Clair Lee Martin
Dorothy
Griffin Burnett
Ferrel Kirk
Freddie Lee Winston
Santa
Bentley Lee House
Bessie House
Strange is the World of Men and the Star
A poem laments human pride and greed comparing rulers and fortunes to a distant star. Speakers address the powerful and lofty builders of empires, questioning wisdom and urging humility before a guiding, uncounted star. The verse blends celestial imagery with social critique.
Christmas requests from orphans and a boarding house
A venting scene shows Mrs. McCrery helping Dora Pike while recalling own gloom. Dora reads children’s Christmas wish lists addressed to Santa, listing toys and basics, with notes urging care for orphans. A rental ad for a large two story home closes the fragment.
Local Eastern Star chapter holds Tuesday meeting
A called meeting of the Eastern Star chapter featured initiation of Mrs. Don Slocomb. Reports by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp covered the Grand Chapter gathering in San Antonio in October. The program included Christmas stories, legends, a duet, and solos, with hot chocolate, sandwiches and cookies served amid festive red berries and poinsettias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eastern Star
Don Slocomb
A. J. Smith
Jeff T. Kemp
San Antonio
N. E. Garner
W. E. Kuehl
W. G. Harsha
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Marie Whitaker
Hoyte
Cameron
Ona Odan
Kathryn Batey
Brother
Janie Pratt
Hubert Kelly
Kansas City Star
RS. McCrery
Nate Pike
Mrs. McCrery
Dearie
Janie Lynn Ryan
Mildred McFarland
Lora Ann
Albert Jewell Woodum
Dorothy House
Rosa Gulley
Mildred Fae Walston
Dear Santa Claus
Clarence Morgan
Father
Mother
Orphan Home
Donald Humble
Wanda Morgan
Truitt Burnett
Yours Truly, Bobbie Kirk
Friend, Charlie Frank Angell
Mary Frances Casey
Johnnie Pratt
Juanita Burnett
Earl Winston
Hiefley Heights
W. FE. Gaither
Gulf Refining Co
E. H. Coffield
Cameron and
Rockdale
Vicks Va
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Santa Fe
Texas
Merry Christmas
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