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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
6
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from young readers across Decatur and nearby towns. Children seek toys such as Skipper dolls, board games, toy guns, a chemistry set, a racing car set, clothing, dishes, and a Barbie doll, with notes of family wishes and holiday treats.
A compilation of Christmas wish lists from children across Alabama towns including Crestline Madison Danville Decatur and Priceville. Kids request toys dolls trains bikes and games while noting good behavior and leaving treats for Santa with teachers and family members named.
Judith Waldrop writes to an unspecified recipient asking for a soft Auburn Tiger plush for Christmas. She mentions Laure Harris and asks to bring cats Kitty Missy Benny Tom Parks. She asks be kind to Mike Hinkle and notes she has been very good this year. She promises coffee and cake under the tree.
A fragmented personal message references Robert Vinzant Town Creek and family views on behavior and an automatic shift, but no identifiable event, date, place, or structured fact is discernible. The piece reads as a stray, incomplete note rather than a reportable news item.
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