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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
18
A set of handwritten Christmas requests from Texas children. Caroline N in Priddy asks for a doll and game dishes and to ring her teacher Mrs Aldridge. Glen Ellis in Comanche requests a 22 target and Monopoly. Betty A Patton in Comanche asks for candy and gum for her siblings and remembers service members.
Two childhood letters to Santa describe wish lists and birthdays. Fern Cook of Hasse asks for a kupie doll ring puzzle fruit and candy and hopes all children are remembered. Kathleen Macon of Comanche requests a doll sweater gloves a color book paper doll book and candy and notes her December 31 birthday and her father’s tenure at Comanche High School.
A letter from Joe Tom Purcella of Comanche asks Santa for marbles and a bicycle fork as Christmas gifts, addressed to Santa Claus with a friendly closing.
Four letters from young residents request Christmas gifts including trains drums apples oranges candy firecrackers coats gloves a bicycle a hat a toy monkey field glasses dolls dishes and a bicycle basket. Names Homer Keating Harlen Keating Lawson Purcella Ottis Fagan Barbara Welch appear alongside Comanche and Beattie School.
A playful note asks for a car for Christmas a teddy bear a toy truck and a personal toy from Dawson Purcella directed to Santa Claus.
A short note from Hurschel Haynie Route 1 Comanche describes sending some toys candy and nuts to a friend. The message mentions no date or recipient beyond the sender and location.
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