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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1939
Page
3
Workers in the Christmas card trade are already shaping designs for the 1940 41 season. Artists have completed plans and printers will begin after the holidays. A large English firm employs about 500 men and women in card production, sometimes including calendars.
Two children write to Santa from Denton Maryland dated December 18 1939. Claude Jester asks for a toy hen farm set football wagon Hi Ho Silver target game gloves shoes candy nuts oranges and mentions family and teacher Miss Morgan. Donald Lee Scott asks for a tricycle train big ball story book a little truck and candy and nuts and fruit and invites remembrance of his mother father two sisters and his teacher Miss Morgan.
A Denton Maryland note dated December 18, 1929 from a seven year old boy named John Bacsak. He says he has attended school daily and asks to be equipped with a new stock farm, adding kindly to remember his teacher. The plea is written as a child’s friendly message to an unseen recipient.
A seven year old girl in second grade from Denton Maryland writes a holiday letter dated December 18, 1929. She asks for a doll ball gloves stockings a new dress and apples and pleads for Santa to bring them.
A collection of handwritten holiday requests from children in small towns, asking Santa for toys, clothing, fruit, nuts, bikes, gloves, dolls, tricycles, and school supplies. Messages express affection for mothers, fathers, siblings, and teachers, with year 1929 dating and locations like Denton and Demon MD.
A short note from seven year old Barto Forbert in the second grade asks Santa to bring items for Christmas. The child lists a few desired gifts including a Chinese Checkers game a necklace and a dump truck.
A collection of holiday letters from Maryland children asking for gifts for themselves and siblings. The children name teachers Miss Morgan and Robert Parsons, mention Denton and Federalsburg, and list items such as toy farms, cowboy suits, trains, dolls, nuts, candy, oranges, and educational toys. Several sign with ages and dates in December 1929.
A child writes about what to include under the Christmas tree with requests for a rubber ball a caterpillar tractor a big red wagon and a pair of knick knacks for a younger brother Billy targets to play with.
A second grade child requests in a festive note a large toy bus, picture books, a sweater and cap, plus plenty of candy, oranges, nuts, and tang for the holiday season.
Fragmentary note from December 19 1939 mentions Edwin David Mellits in Denton Massachusetts asking for an electric train a cowboy suit and mentions Mother Dad dy brothers two sisters teacher Miss Mor George Buckle and Mrs Brooks.
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