Letters to Santa from Texas children request toys and sweets
A collection of handwritten Christmas wish lists from numerous Texas children ages 2 to 19 requests a variety of toys and gifts. Items include dolls, toy guns, bicycles, G I Joe sets, a Johnny Seven, a sled, a piano, footballs, and clothes, with mentions of parents, siblings, and households across Mexia Gatesville and Teague Texas. Several letters note Santa should visit grandparents and include P S wishes like cookies and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Mexia
Texas
Tam
Booker T. Washington High School
Mother
Kenneth W. Ross
Santa
Cynthia Black
Ross Elementary
Glendale Mexia
Postal ZIP guidance and seasonal mail tips from county agent
The county agent urges use of ZIP codes and ATP codes in addresses to speed delivery. Weather in Limestone County varied from warm to frosty with modest rainfall. farming notes mention oats, grain booting, and a rye of near frost risk. Groesbeck postmaster Harry Holcomb emphasizes ZIP codes on letters and cards for faster routing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Department
Limestone County
Groesbeck
Andrew McKinney
Mexia
Harry Holcomb
Two GIs Burned To Death After Auto Accident
In Bamberg Germany two U S soldiers died when their car crashed after missing a curve and struck a concrete culvert. Spec 4 Dennis I North and Pvt Jerry L Kammerdiener were killed. two others badly burned and taken to a nearby Army hospital. The report notes baseball star Sandy Koufax posted a 1.74 ERA that season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Bamberg
Germany
U.S
Koufax Kent
Army
Dennis I. Northfetn
Bethel
Kat
Ipte
Jerry L. Kammerdiener
N. Alexander St
Sherman
Tex
Nuernberg
Nation's No. 1 To Start Heavy Work For Jan 1
Alabama football prepares for the Orange Bowl with Texas, after a Thanksgiving win over Auburn. Coach Paul Bryant leads the Crimson Tide in in door contact drills as the national champions resume practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Auburn
Bama
Texas
Miami
Crimson Tide
Fame
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dear Santa
Bruce
Hamil
Sotter
Daddy
Love
Stevie O'Neal Ross
West Fannin Street
Nik
Pal
Bruce and
Pat Fain
East
P.S
Dear Santa Claus
Jeandy
Betty Ann Johnson
Wilson Mexia
Dr. Casey
Karen Barton
Tamarisk
Grandmother’s
Gatesville
L School
Sharon Barton
Tamarisk Mexia
Grandmother's
Mexia, Texas
Santaelina
Barbie
Marilyn Johnson
Ahn Wilaan
Susan Wheat
Alan
Dan Wheat
Texas P.S
Lallie
Gregory Glenn, Ross
Mexta, Texas
Santa Claus
Mark David Cawtht
Box
Reba
Douglas Oliver
Wanda Ward
James Sartor
Clayton Allen Brown
Booker T. Washington High
Teague
Randel Jason
Ie Love
Bruno
Dennis Foley
Ydie
Riddle Funeral Home
Funeral Home PLC
South McKinney
Glendale Mexia, Texas
Prince Gardner
Kendrick
Dial
Southwestern Electric Service Company
Texas Company
Texans
Horner
J. G. Climer
Highway 164
Alma Johnson
Wilson Street
Phil
Ceres
Wright Cleaners
Fred Wright
John R. Dobbs, JR
Koufax
E.R.A
U.S. Weather Bureau
Media B&b Welding & Machine Shop
Accident Life and Group
Herman Focke
Southland Life Insurance Co
Associated Press
the World
Mexia Daily News Box
Poughkeepse
N. Y
Ngte
Jmntel Clefr
the Jeweler
T Shop
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