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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1953
Page
16
A schoolroom collection of Christmas letters from young students asking Santa for toys clothing and gifts. The children mention teachers and schools Comanche Ward School and Mrs J R Harris and include requests from Danny Wilkerson Rohnnie Tupin Charles L McNutt Beverly Fisher Kay from Room 10.
A Grade 2 pupil Martha Hamrick writes to Santa asking for a baby doll in a clown suit from Perry's Store and specifies giving each boy and girl a present at Christmas.
A 70 year old girl named Joan Wilkerson of Comanche writes to Santa thanking him for last year's gifts and asking him to bring what he thinks best this year. She mentions a little brother aged four and a sister aged two.
A young girl from West Ward asks Santa to include her teacher Mrs. Hattie Harris on the list and wishes for a crying tear doll. A boy in fifth grade requests a first base glove a hard ball a red cap and asks Santa to bring similar gifts for his brother and other children with nuts and candy.
A set of child written notes to Santa requests gifts for Christmas. The letters mention dolls, a basketball, boots, a game, a baseball, a watch, a blackboard, a bicycle, roller skates, a nurse’s set, jewelry, belt, and a plea to remember children in other lands.
A note from Garry Clyde Davis asks for a pump bee bee gun a 25 foot rope and a billfold. The message targets a recipient for these items and includes the sender's name.
A reader named Gary Don King asks for a baseball glove suitable for left-handed players. The note is informal and personal in tone.
A letter expresses a child's wishes for a Bee Bee gun a wood burning set a lather kit and reminders to include other children. Wayne Ripley signs off and asks Santa to bring a bicycle baseball mitt roller skates and a billfold for himself and others.
Letter from Reva Louise Coker requests Christmas gifts including a doll and doll shampoo set a pair of roller skates and a set of water colors. The note asks to remember other boys and girls with love.
A holiday note expresses desires for a doll a nurse set a girl bicycle boots and belt. Hortense Grif Fits wishes Santa Claus and merry greetings for Christmas.
A child writes Santa asking for a shirt a game and a BB gun at age ten and mentions a friend Gary Smith. Wayne Power requests a glove ball boots and spurs and asks Santa to remember brothers and children worldwide.
Dear Santa letters from Charles Sirmon and Retta Welch request gifts for Christmas. Charles asks for a football and suit, a baseball and suit, and a saddle. Retta asks for a wood burning set a bicycle clothes and other items. Both sign their names and grade/School details.
A compilation of handwritten Christmas wish lists from several children. Carl Cagle asks for a BB gun a football and a robe a dress a basketball and a game Sherry Ross asks for a robe a dress a basketball and a game Malcolm Edmondson requests an electronics set and boxing gloves urging kindness to others.
A reader named Deanna Durham asks for a fifth grade Christmas gift set including Roy Rogers items art set notebook football and a baton. She also requests that Santa bring gifts to other girls and boys.
Fifth grade girls Jackie Ogle and Majda Auvenshine write to Santa with Christmas requests including a locket a watch a bracelet a ring and a basketball plus a goal and holiday wishes. The notes show cheerful playful tone and year-end greetings from students at Comanche Grammar School.
A child in Mrs. Kings room requests items for Christmas including a watch band a basketball a basket and a monopoly set. She asks to also bring a train and a tractor for her brother and to remember other children with a Merry Christmas Virginia Kay Cobb signs off.
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