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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
10
A batch of Christmas requests dated December 1926 to 1936 from Danville and Enon School pupils. Children ask for toys such as wagons rifles balls and toy cars, plus fruit nuts and candy. They remember mother father and teachers in hopeful notes to Santa Claus.
A collection of handwritten notes dated December 1936 from young Alabama residents in towns like Danville Decatur and Austinville. Children request toys such as a stopper gun air rifle doll football and a pocket watch along with fruit candy and nuts. Each letter signs a young boy or girl with family mentions and school grade.
Two letters from Alabama children dated December 9. Waymond Hensley asks for an air rifle gloves fruits nuts candy fire crackers and notes classmates and teacher. Danville child asks for a big sleep doll gloves fruits nuts candy and mentions a friend and teacher.
A collection of Christmas gift lists from Decatur youngsters including CLAUDE AYCOOK JR BILLY JOE AYCOCK JACK FIELDS BILLY JOE TEAGUE MARIE REEVES TAYLOR WILLIS EDWARD TAYLOR TMOGENE TAYLOR and BUDDIE EARWOOD. The notes request toys clothing and treats for themselves siblings and mothers with ages ranging from four to eleven.
A Santa letter from Ruth and Rachel Ann Fuller of Trinity Alabama asks for dolls a buggy and velocipede plus fruit and nuts. They note their Christmas tree at Orangeeey Kyle's and invite Santa to visit on Christmas Eve.
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