Letters To Santa From Maryland Children 1955
Children from Denton Federalsburg and nearby write to Santa with Christmas wish lists. Billy Edwards asks for a Michigan shovel moving van Lincoln logs a road grader and more, Russell Good requests guns and cowboy gear, Sandra Lee Brown hopes for dolls books crayons and train, while Garey and a third child request toys clothes and family gifts for Christmas.
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Santa
Billy Edwards
Russell
Santa Claus
Federalsburg School
Garey
Sandra Lee Brown
Christmas Wish List From a Small Boy
A six year old boy named Billy Jump III requests Christmas gifts for family and himself in a childlike letter dated December 3, 1955. He asks for items including toy guns, a Roy Rogers set, a farmer in the deli set, Coca Cola truck, auto transport, log cabin set, clothes, bike, and presents for his baby brother Earle. He mentions his teacher Miss Gale and his admiration for her.
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Miss Gale
Earle
NASCAR Title Winners Across Stock Car Classes in 1955
The 1955 NASCAR season closes with Tim Flock leading the Grand National Series in the Chrysler 300 from Atlanta, while Buck Baker and Lee Petty trail in second and third. Jim Reed wins the Short Track Division, Billy Myers tops the Sportsman, Bill Widenhouse the Modifieds, Roger Bailey leads the Midget Ford class, Fred Meeker takes the Offenhausers crown, and Fred Pfisterer seals the Sports Car title. Local standings list Maryland’s Reds Eagle atop state results with 820 points, and Delaware’s Paul Walker earns the Delaware Sportsman title, with detailed points at Georgetown Speedway and Pitman. Speedy Reed, a Denton driver, highlights Delmarva racing history with notable Georgetown finishes and work with the Reed-Cummings team.
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Tim Flock
Atlanta
Buck Baker
Charlotte
N. C
Lee Petty
Randleman
Mr. Consistency
Chrysler
Dodge
Herb Thomas
Sanford
Jim Reed
Peekskill
N. Y
Reed
Chevrolet
Billy Myers
Winston-Salem
Georgetown Speedway
Bill Widenhouse
Midland
Roger Bailey
Patchogue
Fred Meeker
Norwalk
Conn
Offenhausers
Fred Pfisterer
Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Tucker
Greenwood
Bill Johnson
Cambridge
Billy Priestly
Cannon
Del
Maryland
Reds Eagle
Greenbelt
Eagle
Delaware
Paul Walker
Milton
Walker
Georgetown
Pitman
N. J
Niblett Brothers
Gumboro
Denton
Roland Norris
Speedy” Reed
Speedy
Delmarva
John Deere
Bridgeville
Nanticoke
Ind Henry
Bill Cummings
Ridgely
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Federalsburg
Michigan
Brooks
Ottis Edward Breeding, Jr
Billy Jump III
Dear Santa Claus
Alan Baker
Flock, Feed, Myers, Widenhouse, Bailey, Meeker & Pfisterer
Nascar
Daytona Beach
Fla
Horace Williams
Norwood Ellingsworth
Dagsboro
Johnny Martin
Lewes
Dick Maddox
Delmar
Elwood Tucker
Bob Kincaid
Salisbury
Jr. Parker
Bob Maddox
Norris Reed
Jim Hayes
Milford
Jerry Jenkins
Paulsboro
J. R. Jones
Earl Bryant
Portsmouth
Russ Townsend
Harry Dunbar
Wilmington
Russ Warrington
Ford
Camp Barnes
Norris
Gale Electric Company
Sherwood
Sherwood Oil
ORSAT
G. D. Crouse
Denton Manufacturing Co
Fifth and Gay Streets
Tamia
Nour
Fifth & Gay Streets
Denton, Maryland
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