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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
22
A December 34 1936 note from Bobby Gray of Hamburg Indiana requests a bicycle with a paper carrier, a football, and a pair of gloves, signing off as his friend.
A 6 year old boy in Hamburg writes a Christmas letter dated December 14 1936. He asks Santa for bets poo pants a Mickey Mouse oak nuts candy and an orange and mentions going to school and his full name Charles Maynard Robinson. The tone is childlike and festive.
A brief note dated December 14, 1936 from Hamburg Iowa shows six year old Herold Dahlgren writing to Mrs. Banta about wanting a train with track and a shed, greeting a friend and mentioning school days and sitter.
A collection of letters dated December 14 1936 from Hamburg Iowa children asking Santa Claus for gifts. Requests include games candy dolls trains and clothing items as well as a few playful notes to family members.
A December 14 1936 note from Wilma Shellen in Hamburg Iowa requests gifts including a doll bed a Ting a rubber doll and candy along with a stocking crafted at school. The child mentions elves and asks Santa to bring items such as a typesetter Gara car and more candy.
A holiday note from Phyllis Mable Hamilton thanks Santa and asks to bring Joyce Ann a ball. The message extends season greetings and well wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mary Bridgford writes a friendly note asking Santa for candy and nuts, skates, and shoes. She inquires about Mrs Santa Claus and hopes she is well, signing the letter as a friend.
A pair of handwritten Christmas requests from Hamburg Iowa on December 14 1936. Children describe hopes for a snow suit sled bicycle shoes game and basic items while addressing Santa and signing with friendly notes to Ward and friends.
A child named Junior Strum writes to Santa Claus asking for a toy steamboat and a bicycle. The letter inquires about Mrs. Santa and mentions elves helping in the fall, ending with a friendly sign-off.
A fragment from a December 14 1936 Hamburg Indiana item shows a child writing Santa Claus about Christmas wishes including a snow suit a doll and candy nuts the note ends abruptly with a question.
A 1936 holiday postcard from Rosemary Simpson in Hamburg Iowa lists a doll a doll buggy candy nuts a story book an electric stove an ice box and a typewriter. She asks if Santa Claus will come alone or bring Mrs Santa Claus, closing with a friendly goodbye.
Letters from Betty Johnson and Earl White request holiday gifts for Santa. Bets include a talking doll, doll clothes, candy, nuts, a bicycle, a cowboy outfit, rubber boots, socks, and a new cap. Messages express Christmas cheer and curiosity about Santa’s travel with reindeer or plane.
A collection of handwritten Santa letters from Hamburg Iowa dated December 14 1936. Each child asks for toys such as saxophones clarinets bicycles dolls and skates and also mentions personal gifts and family members. The notes reveal hopeful holiday wishes from multiple local youngsters.
A festive note from Delors Kelsey asks for a bicycle a guitar two typewriters a dress and a hat. The message signs off with holiday greetings and a mention of friendship.
A handwritten plea from a child named Betty Monroe in December 1936 requests a blue ring, red beads, dishes, sewing set, doll bed, pencil, blackboard, dress, rubber doll, cut out book, nuts and candy. The letter is signed as from an eight year old second grader.
A five year old first grader from Payne Iowa writes a Christmas list dated December 14 1936. The letter requests a rubber doll a big car a teddy bear a new dress a play Christmas tree a sled new shoes nuts and candy and a broom.
A pair of handwritten notes from Puyuse and Payne Iowa dated 1930 and 1996 request gifts for Christmas. Phyllis Moyer asks for a pocketbook Shirley Temple doll and toy wagon among items while Harley Carroll West seeks a sled train windup wagon and a bee gun.
Payne Iowa on December 14 1036 a fourth grade pupil aged ten requests a wagon a farm a bottle of ink nine sleds assorted nuts and candy from a friend identified as Dean Hill in a playful letter.
A pasted collection of children’s Santa letters from December 1936 and 1938 shows requests for items such as a pen knife watch chain sled bicycle wrestling suit and white dishes plus a note from a girl in second grade asking for toys and clothes. The misspellings and personal names reflect a small community Christmas exchange.
A 1936 Payne Iowa letter dated December 14 requests Christmas gifts for Shirley Walston in the second grade. The note asks for candy nuts a doll bell story book picture a pencil box sled slate and ends with Your friend Shirley Walston.
Dec 14 1938 letter from a Payne Iowa student requests Christmas gifts including skates gloves boxing set wrestling doll cradle dishes bag pen set and cow. The brief note mentions the sender and Valley Farm school.
A letter from Carl Lloyd of Payne Iowa dated December 14 1938 asks Dear Banta to send a BB gun a knockout log a box of machinery parts to build machinery and airplanes and a large set of paints The note closes with thanks and a signoff Your friend Carl Lloyd
A first grade child named Ethel Monroe from Payne Indiana writes on December 14 1038 asking for a Shirley Temple doll a red hood a pencil a new dress a watch a sled a doll dress nuts and candy as a Christmas request she signs as your little friend.
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