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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
24
A collage of children’s Santa letters from Hamburg Iowa dated December 7 1936 and 1938. Kids request dolls doll beds doll buggies candy nuts sleds and toys plus clothing accessories and a few notes of good behavior.
A collection of handwritten notes from children listing wishes for gifts this Christmas. Names include John Johnson, Harvey Pelster, Ruthy Miller and locations such as Hamburg Ta. Requests span toys, candy, a cowboy suit, dolls, dishes, a broom, and a house. Dated December 7, 1936.
A 1936 Hamburg Iowa letter dated December 2 asks Santa for a gun a cowboy hat a wagon and a large sack of candy and nuts signed by Donald Holman expressing festive wish fulfillment.
A collection of cheerful 1936 letters from Hamburg Iowa children to Santa. Ray Moody asks for an 8 car with lights. Clayton Holland requests a truck tractor full of nuts and candy. a first grader and other youngsters seek a football and toys, expressing eager anticipation for Christmas.
A seven year old girl from Hamburg requests gifts in a handwritten note dated December 7 1936. She asks for a set of Tinker Toys a doll house a game candy and nuts and signs as Peggy Lou Massey seeking help.
A 1936 Hamburg Iowa letter to Santa includes a young girl Frieda Mae asking for a sleep doll, dish set, and a train, and inquiring after Santa and his reindeer while wishing her brother well.
A 1936 letter collection from Hamburg Ja lists first grader Keith Catlett asking Santa for a basketball and a truck, second grader Tam requesting a r console? and tinker toys, Rosalie Ann Guenther wishing a remina? and yearend greetings, and Jimmy Browz requesting a horn a car and a football with other small notes.
A collection of letters from Hamburg Iowa children dated December 1936 requests toys and sweets for Christmas. Richard Hall, Charles Jr, Bethy Brown, Dones Mount, Darrel Herrman, Kenneth Cook, Mildred Driever, and Forrest Driever ask for sleds, dolls, toy trains, blocks, a live puppy, guitar, pajamas, candy, nuts, oranges, and other gifts.
Norma Spiegel writes to Santa Claus asking for a pink dress and hood a rudder doll with clothes a nightie candy nuts and oranges a wrist watch and mentions Gerald. The note closes with thanks and good wishes.
A childlike plea lists wants for a dollhouse, temple doll, blocks, clothes, pillowcases, two dresses, stockings and a ring. The writer names Helen and Ruth Ann and asks Santa to bring items soon.
The readable fragments mention a mix of names and items like nuts and oranges and refer to Virgamin Lev Ava gut Ant Maupitt. The text is garbled with no clear event, date, or location to anchor a factual summary.
A handwritten note dated December 14, 1936, from Winaid Aspedon aged 13 to a friend in Rivercen Des describes thanks for gifts last year and requests for a kit, Jack stones, candy and nuts. The missive shows simple youthful handwriting and familiar school-age tone.
A six year old writes a long list of wants including a knife sicd cane lady nucs a doll with mohair wig mittens a bracelet a fing set a doll Dugsy candy nuts a guitar violin teddy bear roller skates and more. Names Maggie Brown Carl Brown James less Hamburg Ta appear with dates.
A student message page from Hamburg Iowa dated December 14 1936 shows several elementary pupils requesting gifts for Christmas The letters mention trains color books dolls football candy mitts dishes and a Shirley Temple doll among others from young friends Kenneth Booker Hamburg Duane Zack Mary Ann Herriman Titus Burkhiser Betty Jean Hayes Virginia Hayes and others.
A fragment from Hamburg Iowa dated December 14 1936 notes a request for a tricycle a sled a gun mittens a pate of roller skates and nuts and mentions a casual greeting asking how the recipient is doing now.
A batch of Santa letters from Bee Hive school pupils recount wish lists and kind regards. Alice Fox asks for a rattle and candy, Eldon Fox requests a knife and razor, while Quentin Gardner and others request toys and a sled, reflecting 1930s holiday dreams.
Martha Earl age 13 writes from Sidney Ta on December 14 1936 asking Miss Carter the eighth grade teacher to visit the school and bring a wrist watch candy and nuts noting thanks for last year’s presents and signing with her name.
In a December 14 1936 Missouri valley missive 11 year old Leo Fox of Tom Sidney Ia asks Bee Hive School to send a ball bat candy nuts a banana a higher chair for Ruth Carter the teacher and notes prior gifts from the same sender with a warm thank you for last year.
A 10 year old from Riverton Iowa writes to Santa asking for a sewing set and wrist watch for herself in fifth grade with a request for toys for her sisters. She mentions teacher Miss Carter and recalls previous gifts received last year.
In Riverton on December 14 1996 a fourth grader asks for gifts from teacher Ruth Carter. The note lists a doll a pencil set wrist watch and candy and nuts for Betty and a doll a story book and candy for Lucile with a pledge of good behavior. The writer signs as Lots Hilger aged 9.
A fragmented 1930 note from Hamburg Indiana presents a child named Richard Dale Hooves asking Santa for a tricycle candy and nuts. The letter mentions a Christmas wish list and shows era informal handwriting.
A child’s holiday note from Cirace Nadene Lang of Hamburg Iowa dated December 15 1936 requests a wind up train a toy land up car and two to three story books addressed to Santa.
A dated note from December 15 1938 in Hamburg Indiana shows Donald Eugene Miller writing to request gifts. He asks for a basketball tennis shoes tinkers toys table tennis and a trump pet.
The fragment preserves handwritten notes from Farragut Hamburg and other Iowa towns dated December 14 1936 and December 15 1936. Children write to Santa asking for dolls toys books a piano a bed and candy while mentioning family members and good behavior.
A young writer signs off as James Earl Mackey expressing Christmas wishes for a tool kit electric train bicycle and sled. He asks after Mrs Santa elves and reindeers hoping they come out this winter and ends with a friendly goodbye.
A brief letter asks Ganta for his age and hints at a Christmas night conversation. The note conveys personal curiosity and a formal tone about a future meeting.
Letter from Jeanne Stoner requests assistance with a forthcoming gift list. She asks for items including a grip ame ay con, brush set, sewing machine, and a doll to accompany it.
A dated 1938 note from Hanyourg Ja expresses holiday wishes and asks Santa for gifts. The writer names wants including an electric train, football skates, a detective set, a punching bag, boxing gloves, and a ride in an airplane, signing off as Donald Bailor.
A dated 1936 note from Rich Yard Payne sends greetings from Hamburg Ta and asks for a gun a football a sled and a wagon with helpers. The missive concludes with friendly regards and signs off.
A clipped introduction from B. J. or P. K. Wriggley ends a short note with a decision to stop talking. The fragment mentions a name and a preference for being called by initials, signaling an abrupt transition.
A damaged text fragment mentions obscure terms and names in a garbled line. The readable parts offer no coherent event, date, place, or involved entities to summarize into a clear news item.
A personal 1996 note from Cathern Carpenter to Sam describes winter worries about snow and a sled pulled by reindeer, mentions age and a white beard, and lists small gift wishes for a sister Loleta including a drum and dolls amid family Yule talk.
A 1938 note from Hattie Norma Jean Morgan in Hamburg Nebraska asks Santa for a Shirley Temple wagon doll candy and nuts. She mentions seeing Santa in Nebraska City and includes sibling names Helen Marcene and Margaret in a Christmas wish list.
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