Christmas Santa Letters From Decatur Children
A collection of handwritten requests from Decatur Alabama children to Santa Claus. The letters, from ages 2 to 12, ask for toys like dolls, dolls cars, trains, a cowboy suit, air rifles, fire crackers, candy, fruit, bicycles, baskets and more. Several children include home addresses and notes about siblings and favorite teachers.
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Santa Claus
William Evans
Sana Claus
Santa
Marvey Grady
F. Grant St
Dewoody Wilkinson
Ferry St
Leonard
Dear Santa Claus Letters from Decatur Children
A nostalgic collection of Christmas requests from Alabama children in Decatur and surrounding areas. The letters ask Santa for dolls, toys, a bicycle, a wagon, a dollhouse, building blocks, toy soldiers, fruit and candy, and various personal wishes while pleading for gifts for siblings, parents, and orphans.
Child asks for Christmas gifts and remembers Miss Robinson
A child speaks of wanting dolls and a cart for Christmas and asks that her teacher Miss Robinson not be forgotten. She mentions sisters and brothers and hopes for something for every child.
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Santa Claus
Sister
Miss Robinson
Ione
Christmas Gift Requests From Lovelorn Children
Mary Joe Love and Gladys Mae Lambert write to Santa Claus listing their wishes. Mary Joe asks for a Cupie doll, push cart, story book, and fur set, mentioning family at 610 Line St Lovingly. Gladys Mae requests a big doll, doll buggy, trunk, dishes, and mentions a brother and sisters at 717 6th Ave West New Decatur.
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Santa Claus
5Th Avenue West
Harold Leopard
Crow
Leon
Ponder
6Th Ave
West
Tam
610 Line St
James Henry Love
Nella Leah Martin
Pauline
Sheffield
Pauline Tapscott
R. Neal Hamilton
Santa
Eva Rose
Minnie May Johnson
Mary Joe Love
Ranta Dens
Bessie Lamon
Papa
Mama
West New Decatur
Gladys Mae Lambert
Ave. W
Child asks for dolls and Christmas wishes
A letter from Lutten Aycock requests a baby doll doll cradle trunk bed a doll bed table doll buggy ring bracelet bicycle and a Christmas tree with plenty to eat expressing a child’s holiday wishes in simple terms.
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Santa Claus
Lutvten Aycock
Childrens request items from local drugstore list
A child named Sarah Blackwell writes she wants a long haired doll and items from Ow! Drug store in New Decatur. Donnie Blackwell and Donald Humphrey also request dolls, a wagon, ball, doll table, a cowboys fiddle, story books, ball bat, candy, nuts, and other noisy toys for ages eight and one year old.
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Santa Claus
New Decatur
Sarah Blackwell
Donnie Blackwell
Donald Humphrey
Santa Letters From Sue Rives Browne
A child writes to Santa requesting a bracelet watch a beautiful light haired doll a blue dress doll a nice book and a wishful plea for remembrance from a well behaved girl named Sue Rives Browne in this festive note.
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Santa Claus
Sue Rives Browne
Additional Santa Claus Letters Found in Seetoin 3
Seetoin city archive reports a new batch of Santa Claus letters received this season. Postmaster notes ارسال as residents send wishes and requests for gifts. Officials urge families to collect letters at local post office.
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Santa Claus
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CEAT
New Decatur, Ala
Chester Evans
7Th Ave
South
The
Decaturs
Ala
Edith Bell
Decatur, Ala
Lamar Maxwell
Mildred Bell
Ardleigh Maxwell
3Rd Ave
Decatura
Lois
Irene
Lois Gray
Julia Levin
Europe
Lil Sarah Humphrey
Harold L. Kittrell
Beech St
Louis Nelson
Sarah A. Sammons
Decatur
Petatur, Mia
Philip Roberts
9Th Ave
Toeir House
Margaret Elizabeth Turner
Sth Ave South
George N. Hartung, Jr
Emma
Mamma
Herman Milton Lambert
Edna Aycock
Horace Lovin
Holland
Thomas S. Pointer
Jackson St
Louie Holliman
Sarta
Ever
Thomas D. Redding
Sra Ave
Mary Ethel Johnson
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