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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
6
A collection of young readers letters to Santa Claus from Patmos, Washington Ark and nearby towns. Children request toys, clothing, fruit, nuts, candy, and thanks for teachers and family, with ages ranging from two to eleven and notes of good behavior and anticipated surprises.
A flood of handwritten child letters to Santa from Arkansas and nearby states expresses requests for toys, fruits, nuts, candy, dolls, tools, radios, and small firearms. Each note names the child, age, school or teacher, and hometown such as Immet, Bonham, Blevins, Atkinson, Hope, Dodean, and Welton Wood, with family and classroom references.
Petroleum chemists for Standard Oil of London claim a new Aerotype fuel blends light to heavy gasoline fractions for rapid starting, faster warm up, and sharper acceleration. They assert it delivers about twenty percent more engine power while remaining chemically stable in storage and in use.
A long column of Santa Claus requests from Arkansas youngsters lists wishes for apples, candy, nuts, dolls, dishes, toys, and warm clothing. Names like Hazel Puttman and Vera Reeves appear alongside towns Patmos Bodcaw Hope and Emmet. The notes convey family ties, schools, and the children’s ages, with emphasis on gifts for siblings and teachers.
A holiday letter from Mary Nations of Columbus Arkansas requests a fire truck a rubber eraser a blackboard colors a dump truck and a wrecker for Santa Claus. Sam Bo Wilson from Hope Arkansas writes for a toy dump truck and wrecker. A pair of twin girls at Spring Hill School asks Santa to bring each four dolls wrist watches beads.
A lively New Year's Eve table centerpiece idea features a cotton snow hill topped with a small white fir, sesame or mica accents, and a festive spread around it. The menu includes cheese canapés with Roquefort and cream cheese, olives, mayonnaise and caviar, plus mushroom soup, jellied salads, and traditional divinity fudge, all arranged for a party crowd.
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