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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
31
Vintage letters from third graders dated December 1926 to 1928 express Christmas wishes. Kids ask for dolls, toy trains, tools, games, candy, oranges, and a range of gifts, with notes on poor orphans and good behavior.
A 1926 letter from LeRoy Mitchell in Hamburg describes a boy asking for a wacon, a Bee Bee gun, a toy car with a driver, a steam engine, and a racer. He mentions travel to Omaha, Bran deises, and visiting his grandfather at Shenandesti, sending Merry Christmas and New Year wishes.
A Hamburg student writes in a 1926 Christmas note asking for gifts including an air rifle, drum, watch, and a radio for their father. The writer mentions a school contest with teams named the Brown Eagles and White Eagles and asks for a football as well.
A message from Hamburg Massachusetts dated December 7 1926 asks for a BB gun a sled a toy airplane with balloon a set of Christmas stamps and a toy car and is signed by Malcolm Doll a friend.
Zoe Wilson requests a pair of roller skates a sewing machine a cabinet and house slippers for delivery. She signs the note as a friendly missive and asks for assistive purchases.
Dale Danley asks for Crayolas apples a story book and charts noting little folks. In Hamburg Indiana on December 7 1926. Rural Mexico features thousands of open air theatres.
Sam Lincoln buys an expensive yellow and black kimono for his wife Cora after planning modest gifts. He hides the purchase until Christmas night, then confesses, expecting kindness. Cora, delighted by the kimono, embraces him as the couple share warmth and gratitude.
Nancy Atwell sits by the window in Connecticut hills during Christmas alone awaiting company she declines her siblings invitations yet recalls her grandmother’s stories tied to a tattered family quilt Grandmother’s kindness and memories shape Nancy’s mood as she decorates and reflects on happier times
A reflective tale follows Nancy as she decides to help others like her grandmother did, planning holiday visits and Christmas letters while cherishing a quilt that brought happiness. The narrative shifts to a wartime editorial on sabotage and forest conservation, stressing defense, natural resources, and prudent management of forests for America's future.
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