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Open Letter to Old Santa by Hal Boyle
A December column satirically catalogs modern gift ideas for Santa. The piece playfully proposes updating Santa's image with modern attire and tech, listing humorous personalized gifts for public figures and celebrities to reflect midcentury cultural references.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
Virginia
Frank Sinatra
Mohandas K. Ghandi
John L. Lewis
Three Blind Mice
Fred Allen
Jack Benny
Ingrid Bergman
Gramercy
Lana Turner
Tommy Manville
Reno
Hirohito
Doug MacArthur
Bing Crosby
National Association of Manufacturers
Henry Ford
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Melton Berle
Joe Miller
Hollywood
Radio
Harry Truman
Joe Louis
Joe Stalin
Winston Churchill
Happy Chandler