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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
7
A jumble of notes shows young Proctor children writing to Santa with wishes for dolls, suitcases, teddy bears, and skates. Names include Lillie Fay Anders Naomi Welch Dixie Harris and Judith Ann Hickey. Additional fragments reference kitchen items and local visits to Dallas.
A fragmentary report recalls the death near Comanche in December involving R Flanagan and a family. Liley, a neighbor, described seeing the last steps in a chicken house and hearing a gunshot. Flanagan was taken to hospital with burns after an oil fire incident.
A six year old mails a holiday request to Santa via her friend Nanlee Harris at Proctor School. She asks for a doll a suitcase and dishes for Christmas and signs the note with Nanlee’s name.
The community mourns T. K. Moore who died after his tractor overturned and pinned him. He and wife Mable Rogers were members of the local Missionary Baptist Church. Several visitors and locals are noted in holiday gatherings, church events, and letters to Santa.
The quail season began December 1 in Comanche County and runs through January 16. Quail numbers are scarce, with a daily limit of 12 and a maximum 36 per week or in possession. Hunting hours are from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunrise.
A second grader Jane Craig Hasse requests a doll vogey a doll bed and a story book while a boy Obe Elliott asks for a train in a polite letter to Santa.
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