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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
17
A collection of child pleadings to Santa recounting requests for toys and gifts. The notes mention guns, dolls, building sets, bicycles, watches, maps, and candy, with mentions of siblings and family financial need.
A child writes with Christmas requests for dolls and toys, naming siblings and cousins. The note asks to remember Dorothy Ann and Jerry Layne Bright, Cathy Cryer, and Dwain Howard, mentioning family wishes and a call to attend church.
Brenda Bailey asks for a doll and doll suitcase, plus a basketball. She requests cake and coffee at the end after visiting other houses.
Kathie Jean Dorner asks for a watch as her top gift in a Santa letter. Bruce Glenn Aycox asks Santa for an automatic train in a separate note. Both messages accompany church Christmas attendance remarks.
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