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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1934
Page
2
A collection of quips and lines about marriage men women and daily life appears, featuring names like Aunt Maggie Junior Mr Jobe and Shrek among exchanged jokes. The snippets reference social scenes a dinner and a joke about sleep vs beauty and a radio sighting.
A scrambled page shows Christmas wishes from Decatur children. Mary Alice Sharp asks for a doll, dishes, tricycle and treats for family. Sonny Wright seeks a BB gun scooter and Mickey Mouse watch along with fireworks. Herschel Wells requests a stopper gun and wagon for himself and siblings, plus a doll and cook stove for a younger child.
A long list of typed handwritten letters from Decatur area children asking Santa for toys. Requests include dolls, toy guns, wagons, trains, bikes, kitchen sets, blocks, games, and fruits with mentions of mothers, fathers, and siblings. Dates range 1934.
Mount Hope December 7 1934 Dear Santa I am an eight year old asking for gloves a Pollyanna style game a dress cap sacque booties for my big doll a set of dishes sewing box fireworks fruit and candy Don t forget Hilda Vaughan HATT SIE CUNNINGHAM Mount Hope Occe 7 1934 I am a six year old good boy asking for gloves a cow boy suit greyhound bus harp fruit candy fireworks and mentions of papa mother daddy Uncle Reg Aunt Lorene and Grandmother Cunningham Trinity Ala I am five and want a big tricycle a cowboy suit football steam shovel dump truck and other gifts Remember my little friends and bring them lots of things JIMMY CARL Dec 3 1934 Dear Santa Claus I am a first grader please bring me a wagon candy nuts Your little friend VIRGIE STEWART I am four years old I want a baby doll
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