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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
11
A collage of 1927 Christmas wish lists from Hamburg Iowa and surrounding towns. Children including Shirley Mae Ledgerwoul, Robert Blades, Donald Keith Reed, Ruby Foster, Elizabeth Bennett, Pauline Bennett, Billie Gottache, Everett Dennis, Ralph Shelton, and others write Santa Claus with requests for dolls, skating gear, toy trains, books, cots, bead strings, candy, and various clothing items.
Fragmented letters from Hamburse and Tamburg Iowa dated December 1927 reveal school children writing Santa and friends about snow, selling Christmas stumps, hopes for a camera and a gun, stocking surprises, a Christmas tree, and about 28 pupils in one room.
A garbled 1927 text mentions Thamboms and Jawa with references to airplanes, trains, and a desire for a sled or hill activity. The legible names and phrases suggest a quirky historical fragment lacking coherent events or clear narrative.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Alpine themes and a partial monetary figure of 762 dollars, with unclear names and events. The readable portions are incoherent, lacking a clear person, place, date, or action to summarize into a coherent news item.
A rough 1927 Christmas missive collection from Hamburg Iowa includes children Frank Fitzmaurice Royal Clark Daniel and Louella Maupin writing Santa Claus with lists of toys dolls wagons skates and cars. They mention teachers Miss Duval and a wish for books candy nuts and warm clothing as well as family members to receive gifts. The notes reveal a small town holiday spirit with requests for a Buick toy car and a variety of toys and treats.
A fragmented 1927 note from Hamiurg Towa with garbled lines suggests a Christmas message from Daven Dartenin and pals. References to Heil, a bank, skates, and wishes mix with misspellings and stray names in a fleeting reader epitaph.
Fragmentary text with numerous errors appears as OCR noise. Reads like a stray, unreadable mix of names and phrases, lacking coherent event, date, or place to summarize into a valid news item. No identifiable persons or organizations form a clear story.
A collage of childlike Christmas notes from Hamburg Iowa and nearby towns dated December 9 1927 12 27 recount Christmas wishes for candy nuts dolls toy trains rocking chairs and house robes. Writers include Helen Durfee Louise Kubel and Helen Bennett with siblings and grandmothers mentioned.
A collection of kid letter fragments to Santa from Hamburg on December 7 describing Christmas wishes. Requests include an overland bus, rubber ball, dump truck, airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, a bee bee gun, an erector set, and various candy and toys. Notes mention snow and a sleigh visit.
A collection of child letters dated December 1927 from Hamburg Iowa and nearby areas requesting toys dolls cars cradles and general Christmas wishes. Children name Santa Claus address the notes to Santa with hopes for comfort and happiness and sign with affectionate closings and family mentions.
A cache of handwritten Christmas requests from 1927 shows children in Hamburg Iowa and Ananurgt Torwas Bee asking Santa for toys like a ukulele a rug a sled and candy. They describe reindeer care snow worries and gratitude in a quaint wartime era tone.
A child named Mary Ackley writes a letter to Santa requesting Christmas gifts for herself and her friend. The note mentions ages and asks for a black-hooded outfit, a storybook, and other care items. The message conveys festive wishes and a hope for kindness.
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