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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1932

Page

7

Santa Claus Letters From Athens Alabama

A child letter segment from Athens Alabama includes requests from James Harry Pay eight years old for a tricycle a doll candy nuts and greetings for family. Floyd from Austinville Alabama asks for a football a coaster wagon gloves candy apples oranges and nuts plus family mentions. A six year old girl writes for a little doll table with two chairs candy and nuts and love for her family.

Santa Claus Decatur Ala Sarnta Claus Austinville Mary Christeen Arthur Alvin Jones Fairville School Pansy Tucker Nell Wallace Johnston St June Spanabel Harry, Jr Madeline Holland Rip van Winkle Clifton Emma Hamilton Betty Jane Wallace Danville Hartselle Santa H. L Pinnie Lucile Dodd Georgia Orene Portwood

Children’s Santa letters from Decatur and nearby towns

A collection of Christmas requests from Alabama children lists their wishes for toys and treats. The letters from Nell Clark Mary Christene Arthur Alvin Jones Omar Glass Pansy Tucker Nell Wallace Bill ey and Jane Walker hail from Decatur Falkville and Fairview asking Santa for dolls trains toys carriages driftwood wagons and fruit along with stationery and family reminders.

Contract Bridge Lesson Ends With Strategic Bid Errors

The article discusses a bidding misplay in a contract bridge hand. Z opens 1 Heart, A overcalls 2 Diamonds, Y underbids 2 Clubs, B overbids 2 Spades, and a sequence leads to a 3 No Trump contract by Z. The play results in an overtrick worth 40 points, with detailed card positions and concluding notes.

Christmas Wish Letters From Two Alabama Children

Frances Allen Portwood of Hartselle and Bobbie Joe Martin of the same town write Santa Claus with lists of gifts. Frances requests a coaster wagon, bugle, gun, fruits, nuts and branches while Bobbie Joe asks for gloves, an overall jumper, raisins, candy and reminders for family and his schoolteacher.

Santa Claus Bobbie Joe Martin Tam

Childs wish list addressed to Santa Claws in Decatur

A child named Carolyn Zane writes a personal Santa letter from 1110 3rd Ave South Decatur Dear Santa Claws asking for a piano a set of dishes a table and chairs a doll and a dog and asking Santa to remember her great grandmother noted as JOSEPH NEWTON? The text includes two names and a location with a playful tone typical of a family letter.

3Rd Ave Decatur All Santa Claws Dolf

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens, Ala James Harry Pay McAllister Floyd Rer Austinville, Ala Coats North Alabama S and Wool Dayioe Ee, Guesed Baby Nell Clark Decatur, Als Decatur, Ala MI MI Fairview School Mr. Reed Omar Glass Rudolph Glass Falkville, Ala Billey and Jane Walker E. V. Shepard Martha Viola Garrison Kyle Clark Cleo Earl Clark Alta Clark Uncle Cole Albert Ferguson Danvillé Edna Vivian Dobbs Eugene Jones 6Th Ave West Santa Cle Boy Allen Ard Ave Bobby Halfacre East Walnut St Buddie Hall Trinity, Ala Willie Mae Morgan Dear Santa Claus Trinity Sister Eldrid Gray New Center School Hester Standridge Yours Truly, Ovedia Whitlow Ralph Maner Harris Station Wilder Merry Christmas With This First Avenue Alabama California Turkeys Tennessee Country Ham Tennessee Weiners, Pound Swift Niagara Alminds Blue Plate Baker’s Hargrove & Murdock Frances Allen Portwood Hartselle, Ala Joseph Newton Carolyn Zane Ligon’s Second Ave Moulton St Jersey Vance Fall Mayfield Hardwick Ligon
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