Dear Santa Letters Reveal Christmas Wish List
Intercepted Garden City post office letters show young readers naming gifts for Santa. Caroline Rogers age six asks for a crying baby doll and other toys while Jason Schoemann requests a Barbie house, drums, train set, and walkie talkies, reflecting hopeful holiday wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Garden City
Barbi
Caroline Rogers
Team America
Jason Schoemann
Maria
Brandi
Brandi Fenton
Santa Letters From Children Demand Classic Toys
A collection of handwritten Christmas wish lists from children in Kansas City and surrounding areas. Requests include Star Wars items like Millennium Falcon and X Wing Fighter, Buck Rogers figures, Godzilla, Batman, dolls, toy vehicles, bunk beds for dolls, and various personal gifts. Several letters mention Santa’s visit, cookies and milk, family notes, and hometown addresses.
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Santa
Buck Rogers
Kane
Princess Ardella
Tiger Man
Wilma Deering
Dr. Huer
Buck
Flash Gordon
Rudolph
Chris Nail
Michelle
TCR
Bryan
Stree Shore Drive
Kansas City
Missouri
Chaplain of Fort Dodge aids forgotten veterans amid scars
Rev. Charles Spencer, chaplain at the Kansas State Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, lives with severe frostbite and facial disfigurement from World War II. He has served for 27 years, guiding aging WWI and WWII veterans through loneliness, illness, and death while offering faith and comfort. He credits his wife Jean and faith for redirecting his life to ministry.
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Gerald Hay Harris
FT. Dodge
Charles Spencer
Kansas State Soldiers Home
Fort Dodge
Dodge City
Spencer
8Th Air Force
Germany
Luftwaffe
England
United States
Jean
Central Baptist Seminary
Kansas City
Willis and
Whiting
Kansas
US 154
Pershing Hall
Robert I. Goodman
Kansas State
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Barbie
Wrea
Oranda Cruz
Alta Brown Elementary
Wanda Stallings
Charles Luther
Amy
Ryan Drussel
Mrs. Close
Toy Boy
P.S
Joel
Godzilla
Santa Claus
Daniel Zimmerman
Reindeers
Bugs Bunny
Traci Linder
Tribune
Roxanne
P.S. Rudolf
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dad
Robby Sloan
Mom
Carl
Kelly Strouse
Charmin Romesburg
Andy
Amanda
Airforce
Harris News Service
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