Children write Santa with Christmas wishes
A noisy page of letters from young boys and girls begging Santa for gifts. They request dolls, trains, toy cars, stoves, pianos, hats, dresses, balls, books, candy, fruit, nuts, and caring for siblings and parents. Names include BETTY, PEARL DAVIS, HILDA SINGLETON, GEORGE TURNBALL, CURTIS HOBBS, LLOYD VERNON STRIETLE, CARA FRANCES DORRIS, MARILYN DORRIS, ELSIE JANE REEL, ESTEL PAUL BOUGH, EVELYN BOUGH, WILL JACKSON, and FRED COX.
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Letters to Santa From area children format for Christmas wishes
A collage of handwritten Santa letters from children on 1170 A Street Northeast lists Christmas requests. Names include Dardanella Cox, Eva Ault, Eugene Hufeman, Anna Ler Reinties, Agnes Geneva Elkins, Pearl Elkens, Haskel, Geneva, Merrill McDonald, plus a plea to remember other kids. The notes describe desired gifts such as dolls, skates, bicycles, dresses, and candy. The missives appear in a single block with varied capitalization and punctuation.
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