Santa Claus Letters from Decatur Children 1945
A collection of Christmas wish lists from Decatur and nearby areas dated December 1945. Young girls and boys request dolls, games, books, clothing, and various toys along with fruit and candy, mentioning teachers and schools. A final note announces a Dairy Production rise in Tallapoosa County by 39 percent since 1944 with increased doorstep deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Santa Claus
Miss Price
Priceville School
Tallapoosa
Ala
Tallapoosa County
Santa Letter From a Seven Year Old Boy 1945
A seven year old writes Santa on December 12 1945 asking for a cowboy suit a scooter a desk and mittens for himself and a request to remember his little sister. The child notes daily listening at five thirty to hear Santa and promises good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xeery
Lucy Minor
Addie Lee Kitchens
Decatur
Santa Claus
Somerville Road School
Hershel Glenn Turner
Miss Clem
Martha JO Davis
Ala
Santa
Steel production and transport hit by weather and holidays
Steel reports production in Buffalo near halt and curtailment risks at other plants due to adverse weather and holiday demand. A looming general steel strike set for Jan. 14 adds to new year difficulties for domestic consumers. About 850 000 tons affected by export directives, mainly sheets, strip and tin plate. National production rate fell to 80.5 percent, Buffalo to 46.5, while Birmingham held at 95.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Steel
Buffalo
Birmingham
Long-lost uncle Edward Zillig linked to Medal of Honor tale
In Decatur area a search spans 20 years for Edward Zillig a Swiss-born American who fought as a Marine in the Spanish American War and later worked as a jeweler in Nagasaki Japan. An Associated Press item in Macon notes Zillig, 82, interned in Japan and seeking a final Marine parade, with prior service landing in Manila in 1898 under Admiral Dewey. The MacMillan family learns of renewed interest as Decatur paper and AP report surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
J. & MacMillan
Edward Zillig
United States
Switzerland
Zillig
Macon
MacMillan
Associated Press
Japan
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Pate
Carolyn Borden
Shirley. Sharp
Somerville Road
Miss Brown
Hershel Glenn
Elizabeth- Ann Turner
Esther Mny
Hagen
Bobby Ray Hope
White St. E. Decatur
Robert Smith
Jerry
Janice
Judith Ann Ewig P. S
Frances
Daris
Priceville
Helen Sharp
Sixth Ave
Mary Virginia Roan
Love
Brenda
Decatur, Ala
Nancy Holmes
Jimmy Kilby
ETA
Morgan County
Stewart
Martselle
Soun
Gene Akern
Wenceslas
Steven
Manila
Miral Dewey
Opelika, Ala
The
City Commission
Federal Works Administration
Appoi
Hallmark
City Park
McRae
Second Ave
Plymouth
Dodge Trucks
Best
Knox McRae
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