Letters to Santa from Denton children 1947
A fragment from a Denton Maryland 1947 Santa letter page shows multiple second grade children addressing Santa. Girls and boys request dolls, bikes, toy trains, doll carriages, candy, fruit, nuts, oranges, coloring books, and items for their teachers Miss Taylor and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Miss Taylor
Benny
Judith Lee Dill
Jimmie
Mickey Hamfeldt
Joyce Ann Dill
Bevery Ann Long
Christmas Eve Fire Employee Wins Editorial Door
Larry Shannon, a Morrison's appliance shop bookkeeper longing to be a writer, faces dismissal on Christmas Eve. His boss Silas Henning secretly helps by submitting Larry's atomic age article to Truth magazine, leading to a hopeful job interview offer and a heartfelt Christmas twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Silas Henning
Rosine
Henning
Morrison
Morrison’s
Chuckie
Truth Magazine
Truth
Mr Shannon
Silas
Mr. Henning
Kosir
Asherton
Mr. N
Christmas wish list to Miss Taylor from Bruce and Billy Hubbard
A child writes to William Johnson listing gifts for Christmas including a bicycle if possible a black board a football a tow truck holster set story book candy nuts oranges apples belt pants new shirts ties pajamas stockings a rubber ball a dancing man a watch plaid shirts and asks not to forget teacher Miss Taylor and family members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Miss Taylor
Betty Jo
John
Glenn D. Orme
William Johnson
Denton, Md
Bruce
Billy
Freddie Hubbard
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Mommie
Ann Pippin Taylor
Betsy Wetsy
Betty Lou Embert
Raymond Hayman
By Lyn Connelly
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
Denton
Maryland
J. Applebaum
Ridgely, Md
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Easton
The
Walter Sparklin
Walter Sparklin and
James M. Clark
Denton, Maryland
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