Letter From a Child Describes Christmas Wishes
A school letter recounts a child asking Santa for a doll, candy, nuts, and oranges while noting one reindeer injured. The writer mentions reading Santa’s reply and signs off as a friend.
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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
7
Dear Santa Letters From Schoolchildren
A collection of youthful Christmas letters to Santa from students, naming reindeer, toy wishes, clothing, and foods. Henrietta asks about a hurt reindeer and requests Lincoln Logs and a tool chest. Mary Lambjerjack and another child request rings, beads, candy, oranges, stockings, and a storybook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Duster
Dancer
Comet
Dear Santa Claus Letters Display Long Christmas Wishlist
A sprawling collection of children from multiple grades write Santa with requests for dolls, trains, bicycles, guns, skates, game sets, and candy. They mention reindeer injuries and promise good behavior, with many signing as individuals and siblings, asking Santa to bring gifts for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Bobbie Lamberjack
Mamma
Papa
Joseph Dear
Dorothy Mullholand
Evelyn Kromer
Duane Edward Kromer
John Updegraff
Rita V. Kromer
Lewis Troiano
Merry Christmas
Bernard Wagner
Sister
Rene Debois
Dad
Teddy Jesko
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henrietta Jacoby
Mary Lamberjack
Bay Sg
Richard Brown
Mary Magdalen Jacoby
Mary
Esther Ruffing
Charleston
Joan Ekromer
James
Mary Ellen
Robert Stombaug
Corinne Wenzinger
Isadore Billock
Tam
Marjorie Kromer
Mildred Hei
Henry Brown
John Lee Paultt
Mary JO Myers
Caroline Kummerer
Martha Jane Messmer
Dorothy Mae Collet
Agnes Stever
William and
Peter Fox
Marguerite Stever
Sexathryn Black
Peter Rabbit
Isadore McLoughlin
ABC
James Myers
Rosemary Brooks
Buddy Pieraccini
Richard Wenzinger
Giles
Dean
Vixen
Snow Land
Elizabeth Logsdon
Wirem
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Lytle & Summit
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