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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
7
A collection of child requests for Christmas gifts from Decatur Alabama. Letters from Timothy Downing Carol Cobb and Charles Langley Jr ask for bicycles dolls toys and treats and mention family members and care for underprivileged children.
A collection of Christmas wishes from Alabama children in Danville and Decatur dated 1952. The letters request toys such as tricycles, basketballs, dolls, electric trains, cap guns, and theater items, along with fruits and candy for stocking stimuli. Names include Don Ray Tucker Cathy Diane Jolly, Judy Swanner, and Ferrell Jean Powell, with homes in Danville and Decatur.
A December 24 1952 letter from Bobby Lipsey a five year old boy on Memorial Drive North West asks Santa for fruit nuts candy a bicycle a cowboy suit and a gun and holster set and urges him to remember all the other children Garland Ward also writes a short message as a three year old girl asking Santa to bring a big gift for Christmas referencing Route One Vinemont Alabama Newark style local note
Girl Scout Troop Seventeen hosted a December 17 party at Littlehouse for Gordon Bibb School pupils with games and Santa gifts. Cookies and punch were provided by Meadow Gold Dairy, and a tree giveaway accompanied by a North Pole visit brightened the day.
A child writes to Santa asking for a bathrobe slippers candy fruits nuts for herself and gifts for her nine month old niece Janice Dobbins a doll and a ball for the niece with love and a request to bring something nice for all the other children.
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