Dear Santa Letters from Comanche Children
A jumble of handwritten Christmas letters from Comanche Texas children and families. They request toys such as a ukulele baby dolls rifles and clothes, with pleas for Santa to remember all boys and girls and to bring gifts on Christmas Eve. Names include Timothy Fails Kar Weaver Leon Johnston Mary Caraway Linda Collins.
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Senta
Timothy
Comanche
Santa Claus
Commanche
Texas
Mary Caraway
Mary Hidrogo
Barbie
Keht
Kens
Twolia Sue Walker
Dear Santa List From Sheila Davis Comanche OK
A personal holiday note from Sheila Kaye Davis of Comanche requests a Timex watch and a Knit-Wit kit as gifts for Christmas. The letter marks a simple, affectionate wish list.
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Santa
Sheila Kaye Davis
Comanche
Christmas Florida Postmark Draws Thousands Each Year
The town of Christmas near Orlando hosts an annual Yuletide card mailing via the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce. Cards must be boxed with proper postage and sent to Box 1913 at the chamber for a special holiday postmark. Christmas was founded 126 years ago as a fort for protection against hostile Indians.
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Christmas
Greater Orlando
Gifts for shut in bloom ing plant idea card
A blooming plant makes a lasting holiday gift for a shut-in providing a living reminder of care and thought. The plant offers color and fragrance that convey a personal message beyond words, remaining after the season.
Nativity Scenes Popular In Spain
Nativity scenes draw buyers in Spain with stands selling clay wood and cardboard figures arranged into Belenes. Villages award prizes for best display and Montserrat Monastery preserves a carved Dear Santa as a local treasure.
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Spain
Montserrat
Barcelona
Holiday Hs Bested by Planning and Hospitality
Mayme Schoonover of the University of Wyoming Extension Nutritionist suggests reducing holiday haste by planning. Build a ready pantry with canned meats crackers and cheese, bake cookies in advance, and prepare desserts that freeze or store in the fridge for a calmer, more hospitable season.
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Mayme Schoonover
University of Wyoming
Gift of Time Through Electric Dishwashers This Christmas
Homemaking experts say electric dishwashers save a wife thousands of hours of hand washing. With 10 000 hours spent washing dishes in marriage, a Christmas gift of an electric unit could return about 5 000 hours for rest and other activities. Features include no pre rinse, easy racks, and a pre rinse cycle. Dishes come out clean and dry after a simple push of a button.
Wish List Letter From Karen Jean Moore
A seven year old girl Karen Jean Moore writes to Santa asking for a dress up doll and a complete box of dishes. She asks Santa to remember all the other children and signs her letter with love.
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Santa Claus
Karen Jean Moore
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Kar
Weaver
Leon Johnston
Linda Collins
Serry
The
Farm Bureau
Comanche County
Proctor Lake Front
Proctor Lake
Burton & Goodson Insurance
Reese
Comanche, Texas
MR. and
Mrs
A. L. (Fisher) Reese
Brownwood
Hiway
Florida
Tommy Joe Sliger
Jeane Webb
West College
Richard Patterson
Cheerio
M & S Trading Post
R. R. McDonald
Ft. Worth
W. P. Stallings
Prosperus
D. Mims
D.O
C. B. Wright, D.O
Harelik’s
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