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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
29
A 1936 letters column from Hamburg Iowa collects Christmas wishes from first graders and siblings. Children request dolls, doll beds, doll buggies, sleds, rocking chairs, a Shirley Temple doll, a cowboy suit, a sewing machine, trucks, a tricycle, a football, a dog bed, dishes, and candy with nuts.
Local children write Santa with wishes for toys including a blackboard train popcorn balls a cowboy suit boots and gun candy nuts oranges a big doll dishes broom house and more. Messages date December 1936 to 1956 and include signatures from Miss Simons John Johnson Harvey Pelster Ruthy Miller and others.
A child writes to Santa asking for a gun a cowboy hat a wagon and a large sack of candy and nuts. The note is signed Donald Holman as a friendly holiday request.
The reader asks about a doll that can sleep and has many features, including reindeer motifs, seeking details on availability or design.
A collection of handwritten requests from youngsters dated December 7 1936 asking Santa for a truck tractor nuts candy football toys and dolls. Names include Ray Moody Clayton Holland Gerald Dean Shoemake Tam a little girl Peasy Lou Massey and location Hamburg.
A note from Frieda Mae Hanna asks Santa for a doll and a dishes set. She writes to a friend with a warm greeting and mentions her good behavior and a brother hoping for training.
In letters dated December 7 1935 and December 7 1936 area youngsters from Hamburg Iowa and Hamburg Illinois request gifts for Christmas. Names include Rosalie Ann Guenther Keith Catlett and Jimmy Brown. items range from a moniker list 4 basketballs a truck a r almonica typewriter tinker toys a horn a car a football a cap and a pop gun.
A collection of letter fragments from Hamburg Iowa children dated December 1936 and December 1938. The notes request toys such as sleds trucks dolls blocks and a piano, candy and nuts, and mention family including baby brothers cousins and friends.
A fragment from Hamburg Iowa dated December 14 19 decay shows two third graders Roy Keith Dooley and Forrest Driever writing Christmas requests. Roy asks for a toy steam engine candy nuts oranges and other gifts while Forrest seeks candy oranges bananas a football a pocketbook and a chocolate Santa Claus.
Norma Spiegel asks for a pink dress and hood for a big doll, a rubber doll with clothes, a new nightie, candy, nuts, oranges, and a wrist watch. She also asks to remember Gerald.
In a letter the children request items for a doll Sugzy and a doll house with blocks, doll clothes and pillow cases, two new dresses, stockings, a ring for Helen, and a forgotten note for Ruth Ann.
A collection of handwritten letters dated December 14 1936 from Hamburg Illinois and Virginia Lavava asking for dolls candy slivers games and small gifts. Children name desired items including a knife guitar sled teddy bear and roller skates seeking holiday cheer. The notes reveal young hopes for simple toys and treats during a festive season.
A collage of letters from Hamburg Iowa schoolchildren dated December 14 1936 requests Christmas gifts. Voices include Kenneth Booker Duane Zuck Mary Ann Herman Titus Burkhiser Betty Jean Hayes Virginia Hayes and others asking for trains dolls sleds boxes of blue dishes football candy nuts and more.
A batch of letters from Bee Hive school pupils near Sidney Iowa dated December 14 1936 through 1956 request small gifts for themselves and siblings. They name teacher Ruth Carter or Miss Carter and express gratitude for last year’s gifts. Items include dolls toy vehicles wrist watches sewing sets candy and sleds.
Lois Hilger nine year old in Riverton announces wishes for Christmas items including a doll a pencil set an artist watch and candy with nuts plus a story book and another doll for friends Betty Lucile and 0 story book. she asks Ruth Carter the teacher to remember her and notes she has tried to be good.
A dated note from December 14 1998 from Richard Dale Dorey in Hamburg Indiana asks for a tricycle candy and nuts and a sack of chocolate candy addressed to his Ute friend. The message expresses a personal request and includes specific items and a friendly signoff.
Childrens Christmas wishes from Grace Nadene Lang Donald Eugene Miller Martyn Dar Miller and Dean Peck list gifts such as wind up toys dolls balls shoes pianos drums and books. Letters mention towns Hamburg Farragut and Iowa as senders and date stamps of December 15 1936 and 1938 with a friendly signoff to Santa Claus.
A letter from James Earl Mackey to Santa Claus asks for a tool kit a train a bicycle and a sled. He inquires about Mrs Santa and the elves and reindeer and wishes them well for the winter season.
The note asks if the recipient has worked hard and jokes about not being able to attend Christmas. It then asks the recipient’s age and requests a reply on Christmas night. The tone is playful and personal.
Fragmentary note requests a sewing item and a simple sewing machine repair. The writer asks Jeanne Stoner to bring a sewing kit or machine tool and mentions a collar. The tone is direct and time sensitive with incomplete names and details.
A handwritten 1938 note from Donald Ballor writes to Santa Claus asking for gifts. He hopes Santa is well and plans for an airplane ride, an electric train, a football, ice skates, a detective set, a punching bag, boxing gloves, and that’s all for now. He signs as a friend.
A 1936 Christmas note from Rich yard Payne in Hamburg asks Santa for a gun a football a sled and three wagons with friendly greetings to Santa and his helpers.
A damaged fragment from a 1936 Hamburg page shows an informal signoff by B. J. and P. K. Wrigsley, with an abrupt closing remark about being through talking. The snippet hints at a personal or editorial signoff rather than a formal item.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention 2004 and Christmas but lack coherent events or identities. No clear person, organization, date, or place to anchor a factual 2 line news summary.
A personal note from Cathleen Carpenter dated 1996 discusses health, travel, and wishes for clothing and items. She mentions family members Loreta and a desire for boots, a Raesedy Ani book, a drum, and a doll, with concern over a chimney and an inability to list everything.
A 1936 letter from Norma Jean Morgan in Hamburg Nebraska City Nebraska requests Santa bring a wagon a doll Shirley Temple books and pictures candy and nuts for Christmas. She asks Santa not to forget her sisters Helen Marcine and Margaret and notes she saw Santa in Nebraska City on Saturday.
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