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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1934
Page
2
A fragmented column mixes holiday musings with road humor and social parables. It mentions a billboard idea, a crossing, jokes about cars and speed, nudism, gas, and family anecdotes, ending with reflections on prayer and the Golden Rule.
The annual pageant and Christmas tree lighting are planned for Sunday evening December 23 at 7 o'clock. The program will be held in the church with the tree placed in the parish house for viewing.
Eugene Caudill son of Mr and Mrs E E Caudill will arrive home on December 21 to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.
The Tennessee river gauge reported a five foot stage this morning and remained stationary at 7 o'clock.
The past 24 hours ended at 7 am recorded a high of 49 and a low of 25 degrees. Local observers note the chilly morning with clear skies and light winds.
No rainfall in the Decatur area for the period ending at 7 a m today. Report notes the immediate weather condition only with no additional measurements or forecasts.
Three children write to Santa in 1934 from Falkville and Arab Alabama. Dennis Ward Taylor asks for a dump truck ball tricycle a French harp fruits nuts for his great grandmother and 80 year old grandmother. Charles Edward Ricks requests a wagon tricycle a car marbles and for his sister Mary Louise a doll buggy a doll dishes and riding horse. Nada Frances Shaw asks for a sleepy doll a doll bed stove table chairs 18 piece tea set cooking and wash items and reminds to include mother father and teacher Miss Bright.
A collection of Christmas wish letters from young children in Arab and Decatur Alabama and Detroit Michigan. They ask for toys such as footballs cow boy outfits dolls toy cars skates and building sets plus candy nuts fruits and gifts for siblings parents and grandparents.
A collection of handwritten requests from Alabama children dated December 1934 asks Santa for toys, dolls, wagons, a stove, lamps, dishes, clothing lines, boards, a bicycle, and sweets. Entries include names Bettye Tant Ruth Brown Nelson Bullard Charlie Jenkins Milton Jones Rollene Jenkins Charles Wilson Ray Agnes Sutherland Ruby Herman Long Jr. and others requesting family gifts and reminders for parents, siblings, and teachers.
A collection of 1934 Christmas letters from children in Decatur Moulton and Trinity. They request gifts such as toys boots skates dolls a train a wagon candy fruit and nuts and ask Santa to remember siblings parents and teachers. The notes are dated December 4 to December 6 1934 and include names Hancel McLemore Hazel Reba Quinn Ruthearwood and Robert Minor.
A compilation of handwritten pleas from diverse children dated between 1934 and 1938 in towns like Trinity Town Creek Falkville Decatur Eva and Dec 1934. The letters request dolls baby dolls doll beds sewing machines toys and fruit nuts candy and clothing along with thanks to Santa and well wishes for family.
The children from Moulton Alabama write heartfelt Christmas requests in 1934, naming families and teachers. Marjorie Nell Rylant wishes a big doll sewing set trunk cooking set and fruit nuts and candy for her family. Grace Robbins asks for a big doll doll buggy dishes fruit and candy and remembers siblings and parents.
A child named Edith Young from Decatur writes Santa a Christmas list seeking a tricycle a broom and a small guitar promising to be good. She asks Santa to remember her mother father and "little children that haven't any parents."
A child from 308 6th Ave in Decatur Alabama writes to Santa praising a teacher Mrs Blackwell and asking for gifts including a baby buggy, a telephone, a dish set. The letter thanks Santa for past toys and asks for his teacher and parents to be remembered, promising to be good. The sister will also write.
A short note from Byron Thomas at 1110 Fourth Ave Decatur Alabama asks Santa Claus for Christmas presents including skates a Mickey Mouse color book a pistol fruit candy and nuts thanking him for gifts last Xmas.
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