Children write Santa lists from Eminence and nearby towns
A collage of letters from children ages four to eight detailing Christmas wishes. Nancy Driggers asks for a buggy and doll dishes, Vinda Kay Dunavant hopes for a dancing doll and candy, Will wants a jeep with lights and a fix it car, Tam and Diana request a bike or record player and tires for a car, Mary and Leo Smith seek a doll, clothes, and sports items, and Pat Smith asks for a guitar while promising carols.
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Rudolph
Vinda Kay Dunavant
Eminence
Tam
Daddy
Mike
Pat Smith
Garden City Ave
Children’s Christmas Wish List and School Program Review
A reader-draft collage shows children’s Christmas wish lists with requests for toys clothing and dolls including guns holsters and teddy items. The Hutchison FTA December program featured classroom activities demonstrations spelling games and a mock election highlighting Native life and student led performances, with strong parental attendance and clear ties to school work.
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The
Hutchison Fta
United Nations Department of Public Information
State Parks to Welcome 16 Million Visitors in 1955
The State Conservation Department predicts 16 million people will visit Michigan State Parks in 1955, signaling strong recreation demand. The forecast highlights the parks system as a key public leisure resource for the year.
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Lansing
Mich II
State Conservation Department
Michigan State Parks
Pilot Survives Supersonic Bailout Test Result
Los Angeles report details pilot George Smith who ejected from an F100 at 6,500 feet after a supersonic bailout. A life-size dummy, shot from a rocket sled at Edwards Air Force Base, reproduced his size and gear to study survivability. Smith, 31, suffered internal injuries but is nearly recovered.
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Los Angeles
George Smith
Smith
Edwards Air Force Base
Bachelor
Pacific
Tokyo
Spellman arrives for fifth Christmas with U S troops in Far East
Cardinal Francis Spellman, archbishop of New York, begins his fifth straight Christmas visit with U S servicemen in the Far East. He jokes about his age, noting he is nearing 67, and recalls previous trips. In Bonn, Valerian Zorin arrives as the Soviet ambassador to West Germany with his wife in mink fur and three staff members.
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Tokyom
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
U. S
Far East
Cardinal Spellman
Bom
Germany
West Germany
Valerian Zorin
East German Prisoner Batch Returns Unspecified Count
Berlin reports East Germany failed the first batch of former war prisoners released by the Russians. Neues Deutschland said the prisoners were returned Saturday but gave no number. West German papers estimate about 250 prisoners were involved.
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Berlin
East Germany
Slingshot Bullet Hits Man in Lakeland Head
In Lakeland Florida H Dan Sickler was struck in the head by a high caliber bullet that police say likely came from a slingshot rather than a pistol He was treated for a minor head laceration and released.
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Lakeland
Fla
H. Dan Sickler
Theek
Vasickler
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Nancy Driggers
Stanley Bieker
Bancroft
Diana Bieker
Tom
Leo
Malcolm
Love, Mary and
Leo Smith
Sixth Street
P.3
You Santa Claus
W. O. Bourne
Wayne Sargent
Imperial Route
Kelly
Jet
Jimmy Johnson
Iam
Rex Sargent
Love
Stevie Dougherty
Toni
Susan
Kaye Gardiner
Susan J. Gardiner
East Laurel
Sandy Reeve
Conard
ABC
Helen Rintoul
Davy Crockett
Ture
Robert the Robot
Howdy Doody
Royal Knight
the Alamo
David
Marcia Hetzler
Meschkes
Pilot
West Ger Man
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