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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
26
A 7 year old child named Bobby Carpenter writes to Santa requesting boxing gloves, a football, and other items. The letter expresses simple wishes and gratitude in a childlike tone.
Barbara Pratt of Rt 1 Comanche asks Santa for a bride doll and doll dresses for her doll, a bicycle, shoes two dresses stockings, pencils for her uncle, and a steel statue of a golden glove. Signed from Van Dyke School.
Two young readers from Comanche and Route 1 write Santa with wish lists for Christmas. Lonnie Hilliard, age seven, from Van Dyke School, asks for a bicycle a sailboat candy a color book. Cecil Spivey requests a bicycle basketball a toy farm a talking parrot and a watch.
The article argues that high yielding pastures should be treated like a cash crop. It emphasizes financial value from pasture quality, suggests management practices to maximize profitability, and frames forage as a key farm revenue source.
Three handwritten notes from Comanche area youths request gifts for dolls, doll clothes, a nurse set, a steel swing, a girl’s bicycle, paper dolls, a doll with real hair, and bicycles for themselves and an aunt. They mention Van Dyke School and grades.
A 7 year old and a 9 year old from Van Dyke School in Comanche send letters to Santa. James Fritts asks for a black board a football and an electric wood burning set. Nancy Stewart asks for a puppet and the same school.
Rita Faye Taylor writes a letter from Comanche Rt 1 requesting a sewing kit for her dolls a view master a steel swing and cherry candy for her brother and teacher noting she has been good.
A 7 year old student at Van Dyke School writes to Santa asking for a doll and a wagon. The friendly note is signed Your friend, Jimmie Norwood.
A letter from Eltos Don Johnson of Rt. 1 Comanche requests a football and helmet a six shooter an automatic 22 rifle and two gun sets for himself while his sister asks for a bracelet a house coat and matching house shoes.
A collection of letters from six to nine year olds asking Santa for toys. Names include John David Wilson Robert Moore Bobbie Norwood Jesse Yuchnewicz Barbara Towe Guy Burton Garry Godfrey Joe Solley Tony Burks and Martha Jane. They request dolls trains trucks bicycles and a B B gun.
First Methodist Church Comanche appeals for gifts to aid the 435 orphans at the Methodist Home in Waco. Last year the church sent $660 and donors who contribute $5 or more receive Sunshine Monthly. The drive continues through next Sunday with possible pickup coordination. A Christmas music program by the church choir is scheduled for December 21 at 7:00 p.m.
A collection of handwritten Christmas wishes from local children in Comanche and nearby areas. Sandra and Buddy Prather request a walking doll and other toys, Jerry Lee Williams asks for a football, Janice desires a toy drug store set and View Master, and Wiva Yuchnewicz attends Van Dyke School with other toy requests. The page also notes pecan buyers and a Fort Worth highway station.
Short listing notes a sale of property described as Flowers home at 66 West Wing address. Names L Wharton Porter Franks appear as parties. No further details provided.
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