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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
18
A collection of Christmas requests from Gustine area children. The notes ask for toys such as guns capguns planes trains dolls and boxing gloves along with household items like a blackboard chalk dishes and candy. Several children mention brothers sisters and being good and eager for Santa to visit them and other kids.
A holiday note from Louise Elms and Mrs. May Cotrell at Beattie School requests gifts for five girls and eleven boys in first and second grade. The children ask for bicycles, trucks, dolls, caps, BB guns, toy pistols, and candy, with additional wishes for clothes, books, and story reads.
A first grade student from Beattie writes to Santa requesting several gifts. The simple note asks for a gun and rain, along with fruits and nuts, signing as Harold Dean Kaggs.
A trio of Santa letters from Beattie School children requests gifts for Santa to bring. Maxine Harris asks for a Betsy doll coloring book dishes and a cut-out book. Horace Odell Davis asks for a football fire truck modeling clay tinker toys fruit nuts candy. Betty Sue Brown and a four year old brother also request dolls dishes color books candies fruits and nuts.
A child writes to Santa from Comanche Route 4 Edward Liddlell Norris asking for a wagon big enough for many items a truck a steam shovel an airplane shoes boots and various candies nuts and fruits. He mentions two sisters and two brothers and asks Santa to remember his parents too.
An eight year old signs a cheerful plea to Santa requesting a BB gun and a farm set for Christmas. He asks Santa not to forget his baby brother and closes with friendship.
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