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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
13
A set of handwritten holiday notes from young children in Comanche and Port Aransas, Texas, asking Santa for dolls, a paper doll book, farm toys, a baby sister’s items, a doll and bucket, dishes, candy, fruit, nuts, and gifts for cousins.
A kid named Charles Thorp of Comanche writes to Louise Helm in a Dear Santa plea. He asks for a football a gun gloves a soft skin doll a big set of dishes and a stove cabinet and sink. The letter thanks Santa in advance from a seven year old in second grade on Sidney Start street.
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from children. The letters ask for toys such as a nurse kit a doll a drum a hatchet a bicycle pistols BB guns and a tricycle as well as fruit candy nuts and clothing items. Several sign with names ages and hometowns including Neema Jones Janice Moore Bobby Thompson Larry Pettijohn and Ivelores Ann Pape.
Gustine readers circulate notes from young boys and siblings writing to Santa. James Ronald Underwood asks for a fop gun and scabbard for mas, mentioning he is a few years old and has a three year old brother. Gayle and Gary Shoemaker, aged five and two, request dump trucks books a blackboard a wrecker and Christmas candy fruit and nuts.
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