Letter to Santa Requests Gifts for Shirley Willey
A child named Shirley Willey writes to Santa asking for a camera a Chatty Kathy doll and an aquarium for all the good children. She thanks Santa in advance and signs the note.
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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
6
A child named Shirley Willey writes to Santa asking for a camera a Chatty Kathy doll and an aquarium for all the good children. She thanks Santa in advance and signs the note.
A child asks Santa for toys and a dog in a handwritten note. Clifton Brown requests a John Deere tractor plow combine and a toy machine gun, while Karen Lemens asks for a doll store ice box baby bed and other gifts. Both signs off with affectionate messages as Christmas nears.
State of Texas sues E M Brown and others for delinquent taxes on Glen Rose properties including Lots 11 12 Block 3 Railroad Addition and various Milam and Lavaca County land. Judgment sought foreclosing tax liens with 42 day return date January 22 1962. Court clerk Wyneil Whitt issues notice in Glen Rose.
A young girl asks for Barbie’s boyfriend and his clothes along with some of Barbie’s outfits. She also wishes for a cradle doll, a tiger named Bengali, and a Play-Doh Fun Rectory. Other odd desires include a frog and a vague request involving her sister and brother.
A child writes to Santa Claus describing good behavior and requesting gifts. The note asks for a doll a washing machine toy and a doll clothes iron and mentions leaving milk and cookies by a Christmas tree. The author signs as Debbie Shackelford and references being in the first grade.
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