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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
6
A compilation of Christmas requests from young Mississippians in Danville and Decatur, Alabama. Letters from Revern Ledlow Hurchel Gibson Bonnie Jean Hawkins Howard Lee Osborn and others ask for toys, games, clothing, and treats for themselves and family.
A collage of Santa letters from Decatur Alabama children asks for dolls wagons crates and tools among gifts. Names include Carolyn Barbara Brown Cliff Bailey Brown Roy Collins and Garney Segars with mentions of fruits and candy and family members.
A collection of handwritten letters from Danville Ala dated December 9 to 10 1936 ask Santa to bring toys Sewing machines tricycles wagons guitars banks balls dolls and fruit for children aged 2 to 6. One note asks for flowers for a late sister. Includes mentions of Doris Sean Harris Nell Garnett Sharry Gayle Cole man Ralph Segars and Dorris Gene Halladay.
A Decatur child, Jacqueline Hawkins, aged 10 in fourth grade, writes to Santa from 1310 18 1-2 Ave on December 9 1936. She asks for a small doll skates dishes book satchel fruits nuts candy and mentions her crippled brother at Children's Hospital in Birmingham and hoped for family and other children to be remembered.
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