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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
5
Homemakers are advised to substitute nuts dried fruits and preserves for raisins in holiday recipes due to ongoing shortages. Texas A&M extension expert Frances Reasonover says use similar proportions and you can omit raisins if only a small amount is needed. She notes 1973 crop is almost twice as large and nearing markets.
A collection of playful Christmas requests from area children in Deer Park and La Porte. Debra Colman asks for a Mary Poppins doll tape recorder and Barbie House. Mike Hall seeks a harmonica. Shelton Chapman requests a bike and wonders why Santa wears a red suit. Don Plant asks for a red bicycle a drum set and a racing track. Herman Allen wants a merry Christmas and a red bicycle. R J Clark asks for toys for siblings parents and family.
A large collection of handwritten notes to Santa Claus lists Christmas wishes, including dolls, bikes, trains, toy guns, and play sets. Kids from various names and hometowns express good behavior and hope for gifts like Barbie dolls, racing tracks, walking talkies, and craft items as they mention family and reindeer.
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