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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
6
A compilation of child Christmas requests from Courtland and Hillsboro Alabama dated November to December 1938. Children request dolls tricycles watches bicycles guns guitars air rifles and candy wishing for gifts for themselves and to remember children without parents or siblings.
Dan, a penniless wanderer, clings to a single dime found on his father’s farm twenty years ago. As his town bustles with Christmas shopping, he weighs coffee and a doughnut against hunger. The lonely struggle ends with the note that the Driscoll place is broke.
In a downtown cafe Dan pays with a decades old dime found in his pocket. An elderly observer validates the coin as a rare piece, stoking excitement as Dan orders a full Christmas dinner. The café owner proclaims the dime may be worth big money and vows to secure it.
Rev. Lambuth Archibald preaches at 11 AM on Companions of the Incarnation and at 7 PM for Young People Night with Facing the Sunrise. Special music directed by Mrs. H O Troup and the Central Methodist youth orchestra led by Miss Clio Levin. College and university attendees urged.
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