Dear Santa Letters from Hope and Fulton Arkansas
A collection of handwritten Santa letters from Arkansas children in Hope Fulton and surrounding towns. Each note asks for toys like trains, dolls, a pistol, and a coaster wagon, plus fruits, nuts, candy, fireworks, and a nickel for dad’s sock. Names include Cora, Charles William Bibert, Robert Gilh McNab, Velma Betts, Dorsey Betts, and Bon Hough.
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Hope
Ark
East Third’ St
Santa
Brookwood School
Tam
Moses
Velma Betts
Hope, Arts
Walnut
Santa Clausi
Daddy
Fireworks Jeer My Little Friends at Polk Event
A fragment notes fireworks and a taunt directed at Bess Mae during a Polk area gathering. Details are sparse but indicate a disruptive moment involving local residents and a referenced individual.
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Bess Mae
Dear Santa Claus Letters From Hope Arkansas Children
A collection of handwritten requests from young children in Hope Arkansas and nearby towns for Santa Claus. The notes seek dolls, toys, trains, boots, clothing, candy, fruits, nuts, fireworks, and small personal gifts, often mentioning siblings, parents, and friends.
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Hope
Arkansas
Santa Claus
Amia
Russell Porter
New Feeding Bag Lets Horse Reach Bottom Feeds
An innovative horse feeding bag, held by metal bars and allowing access to lower feed without lifting the head, replaces older outfits. The device is sponsored by the American Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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American Association For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Dear Santa Claus Child Requests Toys and Play Items
A trio of child letters from Arkansas Kentucky and Oklahoma asking Santa for gifts. Norma Jean Rephan requests a play washing machine a play trigidatre and a play tennis court with dolls. John Paul Sanders asks for a red wagon fire crackers and nuts. Kyler H asks for marbles a si deoat and signs for a train and to bring a tool chest to kindergarten.
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Patmos
Ark
Sanita
Claus
Doris
Jean Farmby
Hope
Arkansas
Santa Claus
Kinderarten
Sara Ann
Joe White
Norma Jean Rephan
John Paul Sanders
Columbus Second Team Dominates Artesan Seven at Armory
In a Saturday night card at the armory Columbus seconds defeated Artesany 12 to 10 after Fouke topshot and Gerald Gilbert led Columbus with 12 points. Emmet, Henderson and old faces noted in the lively evening with two independent games closing the program, next Wednesday features Washington versus Spring Hill.
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Leva
Columbus
Gilbert Brothers
Menor
Gerald Gilbert
Emmet
Herbert Gerrett
Henderson
Nowlin Wylie
Harvey Snell
Henry Yocum
Lynn Martin
Caldwell
Herbert Griffin
David Griffin
William Witte
George Griffin
William
Albert
Armory
Washington
Spring Hill
Dora Hamilton Loses Suit Labeling Her a Spiritualist Medium
In Portland Oregon Dora Hamilton faced a lawsuit that labeled her a spiritualist medium. The defense questioned if she could read the judge’s mind about the outcome. The judge, Judge Woodley, ruled against her after the spiritualist defense concluded the spirits saw nothing favorable in the case.
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Portland
Ore
Dora
Hamilton
Woodley
Dear Santa Letters From Arkansas Children In 1900s
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from Arkansas children. Avis Jones Emmet asks for fruits candy and a toy knife with chain for teacher Mrs Turner. Houston Schooley seeks a wagon pistol train marbles and fireworks. Hazel Sells requests a doll bed shoes and candy for Christmas.
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Ratmos
Ark
Santa
Spring Hill
Ma Turner
Pine Street
Hazel
Children write the world's letter to Santa Claus
A garbled Christmas column notes children including Jim Stingley Lex Helma Jo McRae and Raymond Jones writing to Santa. It recalls families visiting from Raleigh and Chillicothe for the holidays and highlights a child’s plea not to forget Santa on Christmas Day amid a festive, earnest mood.
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Tt Neladh
North Carolina
Raleigh
Jim Stingley
Washington
Lex Helma
Bruce McRae
Hope
Oues Raymond Jones
Abbet
Chillicothe
al Harmé
Santa
Santa Letters Continued From Page One
Readers share Christmas wishes and promises to Santa noting children’s aims to be good, respect for teachers, and requests for gifts. Several letters reveal humor and gratitude, with one child offering a teacher gifts while another asks Santa to view her and give peanuts in return.
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Santa
Sarita
Misinterpreted bills spark theft concern
A fragmented note describes confusion over rising electricity charges and a suspected misallocation. The writer notes unexpected spikes and an unclear explanation, hinting at possible pilfering or error in billing. Further details remain unclear due to the garbled text.
Hunter Returns with Fine Buck Hidden from Game Wardens
In Kalamazoo Michigan Cooper slipped away into the wilderness and hunted deer with a bow. He boasted a fine buck he claimed to have taken with a single arrow after evading observers and hiding his activity in a remote area.
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Kalamazoo
Michi
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