Christmas Longings Meet at Barracks Doorstep
A Parisian Woman Marcela seeks meaning in Christmas by helping at the McKinley barracks where officers and children share a holiday. A growing bond with a soldier blossoms as she volunteers to escort kids, hinting at adoption dreams amid loneliness and charity. Nearby, a town column shows neighbors exchanging simple acts of kindness, promising holiday generosity through written cards and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcela
McKinley Barracks
Sle
Marcia
Denton School pupil lists holiday wants and notes
Dec 9 1935 and 10 1935 documents show Henry Ostermann and Kenneth Reed requesting items from a list including a Mickey Mouse drum flashlight watch 63 and 96 cents double click gun air rifle wagon 2 49 and various gifts for family. Names Mrs Hignutt Ramona appear with a closing thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Denton
Christmas Letters From Maryland Children 1935 1955
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from children in Maryland addresses Ridgely and Wellsboro. Names William Skinner Alice Eddingfield Ellen Walters Melvin Till ask for toys clothing candy nuts oranges a watch BB gun and a guitar plus care for orphans and sick children with warm homes and cake.
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Santa Claus
Ridgely Hospital
Daddy
William Taylor Skinner
Ellen Walters
Melvin Till
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Melvin & Johnson, Inc
She Barracks
By Helen Gaisford
Social Welfare Bureau
Clare
Granny Hitchcock
Mina [Illman
Mina
Western Newspaper Union
Hillsboro
Marjorie Helen Baker
Denton, Md
Santa
Friend
Eloise Downes
Charles Perry
Ramona
Kenneth Reed
Esther Oaeba
Chicabo, Fike
Dno
Bornet- Bre
India
New Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
Jimmie McLarnin
Goodrich Safety Silvertowns
Goodrich Safety
Silvertowns
Golden Ply
Earl M. Crouse
Virginia Dare Chocolates
KING
Harff’s
Baker’s
Soilie I
Land O’lakes
Libby
Krarvan Large
N. B.C
Dromedary
Turkey
BEE Brand
Mokay Coffee
BR. & EK Plum Pudding
Bosul
Crisco
Raleigh
J. P. Fowler
Denton G. C. Co*e
Denton Harvey Fleetwood
T. L. Trice, Jr
Preston Arnie’s Cash Grocery
Presto
Milford Kline
R. A
Harry Stedman
Ridgely
I. Calvin Betler
Greensboro
J. W. Sylvester
Goldsboro
J. F. Lane
H. A. Porter
Barrsville
Thilpore
Alice Eddingfield
Wwillsboro
Adventures of
Ess & Kay
Kay
SK Steer
SK Braunschweiger
Scrapple
SK Pimento
Peoples Bank of
Maryland
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Ration
the Peoples Bank of Denton
Legrande Food
Fe Grande
Toon Stores
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