Stranger In Town Christmas Romance at Du Vall's Grocery
Jim, a newcomer in a big city, meets Joan Siegfred after a stumble in the snow. He helps her with broken bundles, they share a Christmas Eve plan, and Joan invites him to Christmas dinner with her family, turning his loneliness into peace and goodwill.
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du Vall
Jim
Delaware Place
Joan
Jim Sheridan
Dubuque
the Times
Joan Siegfred
WNU
Letters to Santa from Denton children in 1938
A collection of Santa letters from Denton Maryland dated December 13 and 18 1938 written by several second and first grade children. Each child requests toys clothes sweets and fruit for Christmas and frequently asks Santa to remember their teachers and families. Names include Johnnie Poole Kenneth Andrew Billy Rash Margaret Ferguson Evelyn Anna Harmon Janet Pitts John Quillen Frances Alburger and Viola Scott.
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Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Billy Rash
P. S
Miss Morgan
Esther Brooks
Evelyn Anna Harmon
Viola Scott
Gil
Louie Wilhelm
Christmas on the Highway in Chicago 1936 Toll Falls
December traffic killed 3,890 people nationwide as Christmas rush volumes rise. The National Safety Council led a campaign that cut deaths by 400, but pedestrians and motorists remained careless during the holiday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Childlike Wishes for Santa From Anna Marie Gottwals
A child describes Christmas wishes including a snow suit blackboard desk and snow sled. She asks for a Gingerbread Boy book, fruit, candy, a Snow White doll, a typewriter, a doll’s high chair, balloons, a dress, nuts, and tangerines. She asks Santa to remember other children as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Louise Andrew
Anna Marie Gottwals
Christmas Santa letters from Denton children
A collection of 1938 Denton, Maryland first to third graders writing Santa Claus. Each child lists desired gifts from toys to outfits, with teachers Mrs. Brooks Miss Morgan Miss Cade and family members named. Many request wagons, dolls, candy, fruits, clothes, and school items.
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Denton
Santa Claus
Brooks
Florence Turner
P. S
Denton, Md
Clayton Good
Jimmie Lee
Christmas Wish Lists From Denar Santa Claus And Kathryn DeFord
Two young readers present their festive requests in a letter style note. Denar Santa Claus asks for a cowboy suit air rifle train pen knife gloves candy nuts and oranges plus family and teacher Miss Miller. Kathryn DeFord requests a cooking set dishes kitchen cabinet shoes and sweets for her and family and classmates.
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Denton
Tam
Miss Miller
Roland Griffith
Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Kathryn DeFord
Christmas Wish List From Young Baltimore Children
A collection of letters from six year olds and siblings requesting a variety of gifts for Christmas. Names include Duncan Butler, William Neal, Cornelius Butler, Ardith Lee Beaman, Jesse Spencer, Joan Osborne, Peggy Davidson, and a teacher Mrs. Brooks. Requests span dolls, toy vehicles, balloons, puzzles, books, clothing, and candy, with notes of family and gratitude.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
Sarah Jane Clark
Johnnie Poole
Kenneth Andrew
Paul Scott
Mrs. Brooks
Santa
Daddy
Margaret Ferguson
Janet Pitts
Sturmer
Tri-Counties
Streff
Bulova
Elgin
Gruen
Hamilton
Stormer
Easton
Maryland
Donald Lee Scott
Wesley Keith
Jean Bullock
Mary Behlke
Herman Dyer
Franklin Bradley
Billy Reese Smith
G. Paul Hubbard
Florence
Ben
Cade
Lucille Cohen
Dinton, Md
Morgan
Peggy Leah Cohey
Mn. Brooks
Louis Griffith
Joseph , Martin
Jean Fearins
Charles Werner
Charles Steelman
Howard Spencer
Ann
Duncan Butler
William Neal
Ike
Cornelius Butler
Agnes
Bud
Jane
Ardith Lee Beaman
Jesse Spencer
James
Joan Osborne
Peggy Davidson
S. Steeper St
Baltimore
Lawrentre
West’s Dept. Store
Sunbeam _Ironmaster
Eastern Shore Public Service
Reddy Kilowatt’s
Fox
Fox’s
Fox's
Sir
Pee Rete
Denton, Maryland
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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