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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
38
A collage of childhood Christmas requests filed as letters to Santa from Cameron Texas. Young writers ask for dolls, watches, toys, candy, fruit, and small comforts, listing items for themselves and siblings across years 1933 and 1938.
A collection of handwritten pleas from children including Marjorie Kidd and Minnie Reynolds dated December 11 1933 and December 11 1923. They request books dolls shoes fruit candy a train scooter skates gloves pencils and a toy set to share with other kids expressing love and concern for poorer children.
A lighthearted note reflects on Santa Claus limiting his benevolence to simple gifts and not favoring any one group, including the police, or solving all mysteries.
Christmas boxes derive their name from earthen pottery boxes used by apprentices to collect largesse at Christmas from their master's customers.
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