Santa Claus Letters From Decatur Children 1948
Mixed handwritten pleas from Decatur area children dated December 1948 request dolls, toys, bikes, and fruits for Christmas. Names include Marcha Jane Nix, Thomas Clayton Hensley, Tommy Nelson, Margaret Nan Nelson, Patricia Anne Nelson, Libby Trimble, and others with addresses in Moulton and Decatur. A fragment references the Chinese civil war and wartime commentary.
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St. W. Decatur
Ala
Santa Claus
Margaret Nan Nelson
Ferry Street
Decatur
Alabama
Libby Trimble
North China falls to Reds as Nationalists pull back
North of the Yangtze is reportedly under Communist control as Nationalists quit the fight. In Peiping and Tientsin troops retreat to cities while desertions grow and both cities seem likely to fall, with civilians facing food and utility shortages and a race to secure defenses.
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Yellow
Yangtze
North
China
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Kalgan
Tangku
North China
Fu Tso-Yi
Tod
Lin Piao
Mukden
Ping
Moulton Street
U. S. 31
Wolverine Avenue
White Way
Decatur
White Way Pure Milk CO
Point-a-minute football records by five teams
The record list cites Phillips in 1922 Missouri Mines 1914 Georgia lech 1918 and Henry Kendall 191 and 1920 as teams achieving point-a-minute marks.
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Phillips
Missouri Mines
Georgia Lech
Henry Kendall
Origin of the Honey Bee Traced to Southern Asia
The historical note identifies the honey bee's origin in Southern Asia likely including its eastern shores. The statement reflects early biogeographic understanding of bee domestication and spread.
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Asia
Two Thirds of the Mediterranean Sea Revealed
A historical report notes that about two thirds of the Mediterranean Sea area is described or mapped, stressing the expansive scope of exploration and study during the period.
Divorces in United States Result in Few Childless Couples
Data indicates most divorces involve couples with children or at least one child, while a minority end with no children. The trend shows childless divorces are relatively rare compared to single-child or multi-child separations.
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United States
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8Th Ave
Santa
Ommy
Love, Marcha Jane Nix
Moulton, Ala
Thomas Clayton Hensley
First Street
West
Tommy Nelson
First St. W. Decatur
Little Girl
Patricia
Anne Nelson
Somerville, Ala
Latta
First Methodist Church
Frances Nungester
Sam Hobbs
Shelia Ann Stinnett
B. C. Stinnett
Johnston Street
Shelia Ann
Catherine Rorex
Grant Street
W. P. Stinnett
Athens
Sam Chris “II
UP Bottling CO
Hell
Cristmas
Veterans OF
Associated Press
Harold K. Milk
Theresa
Gadsden
Doug Wiggington
Lin Ao
DR. Pepper Bottling Company
Athens, Alabama
Mediterranean Sea
Joe
Charlie
Thelma
Byron
Dillehay's Drug Store
Heeline
Gran
Hansbrough
Decatur Choice Business Property
U. S. Highway 31
White Way Dairy
Hansbrough National Realty and Auction Company
East Moulton St
Hansbrough National Realty & Auction Co
W. Jefferson
Louisville, KY
Wabash
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