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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1975
Page
20
A collection of handwritten Christmas wishes from Comanche youths ages 5 to 6 asking Santa for dolls, toy cars, bicycles, typewriters, games, and specific branded items. Messages express good behavior and familial greetings, with several addresses and names attached.
Galen Hall asks for a G I Joe doll some cars a bear and a Walkie talkie noting good behavior at age five. The note lists desired gifts in a child friendly request.
In Santa Claus Indiana a special post office handles millions of Christmas letters yearly addressed to Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Since the 1920s the town and its postmark have drawn visitors, with Raymond Joseph Yellig portraying Santa since the early 1930s and helping handle the overflow mail with community effort.
A letter from Rabinia Williamson of Zephyr requests a jewelry box for Baby Crissy, along with clothes. The note adds a set of dishes a mop and a broom and signs with a Zephyr Box 722 return address.
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