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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
6
A fourth grade pupil Patricia Hertenberger writes to Santa expressing wishes for a wrist watch bracelet necklace shoes for her little brother nuts and apples for family and teachers and notes she attends Ad Hall in the fourth grade aged eight with a friendly sign off.
A child writes to Santa requesting a baton and suit, fruit, colors, a color book, and nuts. She asks to remember her little sister and everyone else in need as she closes with thanks.
In a collage of views the piece asks for a single phrase to typify America. It cites Collier’s, CIO chief Philip Murray, Berkshire apple pie, Miss Liberty, and Broadway, then ponders baseball, hot dogs, Dixie, pumpkin pies, watermelons, and the giant redwood and sequoia as emblematic symbols of American identity.
Mrs Earl Dumont held her two year old Garry above water for an hour inside a half frozen well after he fell through a 16 inch hole. She removed clothing and swam with him to a brick ledge while her 6 year old son and 10 year old brother hauled a bucket. Her husband and coworkers joined in a rope retrieval as lengthened delays and a heavy millstone were removed. The baby was treated at a hospital.
A collection of handwritten letters from children to Santa seeking toys and gifts for Christmas. The notes request BB guns, bicycles, trains, dolls, games, fruit, candy, and clothing, with pleas to remember family and other children.
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