Santa Claus Indiana Post Office Famous For Christmas Mail
In Santa Claus Indiana a fairy tale post office handles about four million pieces of mail annually and responds to letters addressed to Santa Claus. Since the 1920s the tradition has involved local residents including Raymond Joseph Yellig who plays Santa and helps answer the letters as the town’s holiday centerpiece.
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Santa Claus
Indiana
Jolly Old Gent
U.S. Post Office
Promise Cook
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Rudolph
Robert L. Ripley
Ripley
Raymond Joseph
Jim” Yellig
Yellig
Ind
Pan
Jim Yellig
Dear Santa Letter From Comanche Boy Seeks Rifle and Watch
A short note from Andy Rameriz of Comanche asks Santa for a deer rifle and a watch. The letter reads Dear Santa and lists the two desired gifts.
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Santa
Andy Rameriz
Comanche
Christmas Wish List From Comanche Area Children
Local children submit holiday requests including a pellet gun with bullets, a race track with a gas tank and cars, a bike, a doll, a ring, a game, and a companion named Dusty. Names include Mickey Love Terry Kolb and Lisa Towe from Comanche.
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Santa
Terry Kolb
Comanche
Lisa Towe
Eddie Garcia
Comanche resident requests multiple gear items in letter
A reader from Comanche signs a Christmas wish list to Santa listing a pellet gun a deer rifle with bullets a jeep a racer a motorcycle and a pt 19 trainer. The note is a personal request from Terry Donald.
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Santa
Terry Donald
Comanche
Johnny West
Tracy Wilson
Christmas Quiz Test Your Knowledge in Comanche Sheet
Puzzle style page offers ten Christmas questions with multiple choice answers covering biblical birthplace routes and reindeer origins. Includes scoring guide and a list of reader letters thanking Santa with toy requests.
Dear Santa Letters From Gustine First Grade
A collection of holiday notes from Gustine first graders asking Santa for gifts. Each child names items such as dolls bikes watches skates and playhouses, with cheerful greetings and affectionate signoffs to Santa.
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Santa
Barbara Rutledge
Gustine
Rudolph Red-Nosed Reindeer
George Luker
Rudolph
Lisa Coolbaugh
Rosa Constancio
David Geye
Child wish list letters to Santa mix of wishes
A pair of handwritten letters request dolls barbie items a camper jump rope Lassie watch and general good behavior. Names Linda Kay Everett Lily and Adell Spruill appear as signatories in the Santa notes. The tone is festive and asks for gifts for Christmas.
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Santa
Lily
Adell Spruill
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Nancy Franks
Texas
Mary and
Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Constantine
Jesus
Mary
Arctic Circle
Europe
World
Nazareth of Jesus
Mary’s
Mediterranean Sea
Mary Talamantes
Jimmy Sellers
Marcine Scanbrough
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Scott Keeter
I. Ae Happy
Powell Supply
East Central
Comanche, Texas
Cresmast
Love Santa
Linda Kay Everett
Higginbothams
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