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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
2
A collection of Christmas requests from Alabama youngsters ages 4 to 12. Children from Decatur, Hartselle, Trinity, Moulton and surrounding towns ask Santa for dolls, doll buggies, wagons, guns, toys, candy, fruit, and clothing, and kindly include family members to remember.
A young child writes to Santa requesting nuts, candy, and toys while expressing a plea for Santa to not disappoint. The note shows earnest holiday wishes and a caveat to avoid negative outcomes.
A child from Danville Arkansas asks for a red wagon along with candy and fruit. He includes thanks to mamma and daddy and signs as J C Dugger.
A letter from an eight year old girl in Decatur asks Santa for a Bible a doll a chest a doll buggy an electric iron firecrackers fruits and candy for herself and mentions a six year old brother with a gun a wagon a tractor and nuts.
An 8 year old child writes to Santa requesting a football, a Spirit of Skates skate set, and a 6.0 cycle, noting good behavior this year and signing with the name Carl Green.
A short, unusual plea asks Trinity on Route 1 to provide a rattler a small doll a rabbit and a man named Felton Shelton for a seven month old boy who has never seen the addressee.
A note from nine year old Mary Wade asks for a small doll nuts and candy for herself and all other little girls. She also asks to remember Pop and Mamma with gifts.
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