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Dear Santa Letters From Forest City Children
A collection of holiday notes from Forest City children to Santa Claus requesting bicycles scooters dolls trains games and clothing items. Several youths mention siblings teachers and hometown addresses as they list gifts such as a walking doll a tricycle a steam boiler a ring gloves and candy addressed to Santa with warm good will toward others.
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Santa Claus
Mary Sue Hamrick
Forest City
R-2
Dollie
Herbert Ray Mayse
Lynette Matheny
Pleasant Grove
Vonnie Crowder
R-3
Tencher
Annie Sue Harris
Sarah Martha
Palmer, Jr
Crowder
Santa
Teaverese
Beckie Harrill
Henriett
Tittle
Annie Lou Houser
Alice David
Glenn Watkins