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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
34
Children in Cameron Texas write to Santa asking for dolls, balls, books, boots, candy, fruit, nuts, gloves, and toys. They request gifts for siblings and poor children, mentioning ages, grades, and good behavior.
The piece surveys Christmas origins from medieval feasting to the modern festive rites in England and Germany, noting the boar’s head, Yule log, and the tree. It includes letters from Ray Harold Copus and Carroll McElwrath asking Santa for gifts and reminding him of other children.
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