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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
14
A page of child readers from Decatur and nearby towns write to Santa Claus listing Christmas wishes. Kids request bikes, toy trains, dolls, games, toy guns, and candy, with notes about cookies and carrots for reindeer. Some include family mentions and school details.
A Crestline School pupil writes to Santa in a cheerful note. The third grader asks for a Tippee Toes doll a game and surprises. The letter mentions cake under the tree and includes a plea to remember brothers.
The caller asks for a mix of gifts including a Tippy Toes mixer a robot and guns while mentioning family members in Vietnam and a note about China. The passage also notes China stretches 2650 miles east to west with one third mountains and one third desert.
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