Letters to Santa from West Monroe area children 1941
A long reader correspondence from Christmas 1941 lists dozens of children in West Monroe and Delhi La asking Santa for skates bicycles dolls toy trains drummer sets and other gifts. Many letters mention in need families and a wish for warm clothing and food alongside toys. Names ages and school notes appear throughout with requests ranging from dolls and trumpets to tractors and airplanes.
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Santa
Delhi
Central School
Santa Claus
Joyce Anthony
Childrens Holiday Letters to Santa From Two First Graders
MARJORIE EVELYN EUBANK writes from the third grade note to Santa Claus expressing love and asking for a story book dolls a blue robe and stationery. MARCIE RUTH also writes a short letter in the first grade age six asking for storybook dolls and a blue robe.
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Santa Claus
Gil
Marjorie Evelyn Eubank
Marcie Ruth
Prayer for Peace Urged in Monroe and West Monroe
Starting Monday each school in Monroe and West Monroe will observe one minute of silent prayer at 11:59 a.m. bells from churches and schools will signal the moment. Mayors Benoit and Williams back the joint proclamation urging daily observance and public supplication for peace.
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Monroe
West Monroe
H. H. Benoit
H. M. Williams, Jr
Penny a Plane Club Started in Marshall Texas
Marshall residents form the Penny a Plane Club aiming to donate for each enemy aircraft shot down. About 203 citizens were polled. 200 joined in four hours. The plan, inspired by a South American club, channels funds to the federal government for buying fighter planes at $75,000 each. County Judge Warren offered aid. local clubs may affiliate with the state defense board.
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Marshall
Tex
United States
Harry Adams
Adams
Paul Warren
State Defense Board
Marshall Club
Charles Heartsill
The
Marshall News Messenger
Sybil A. Parker
Longview News
Parker
Longview
Veterans pay tied to cost of living changes proposed
Washington December 16 Representative Peterson a Florida Democrat introduces HR 6234 to adjust veterans payments by 10 percent for each proportional change in the cost of living. The bill seeks automatic increases or decreases matching living costs.
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Washington
Peterson
Floreida
Extension Classes To Be Discontinued At State Colleges
Buston December 16 Special Complying with a ruling of the state board of education that all correspondence and extension classes be discontinued at all colleges under the direction of the state board not later than the end of the school year 1942 43 Louisiana Tech will not accept any applications for correspondence courses after January 1 D G Armstrong extension director announced All courses must be completed not later than July 1 1942 No off campus classes for credit will be taught in the future Classes will be offered on the campus on Saturdays and evenings upon request if there is a sufficient number of applicants to justify it This is done in order to give opportunity to those who are lacking a few hours for graduation and are lacking in residence requirements to complete their college courses.
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Buston
State Board of Education
State Board
Louwiana Tech
D. G. Armstrong
Tolstoy Estate in Ruins Reported by German Retreat
New York dispatch says the Tolstoy estate at Yasnaya Polyana near Tula was left in ruins by German forces during their retreat. The grave of Leo Tolstoy, who died in 1910, was reported obliterated, and a monument to Anton Chekhov was destroyed. The BBC broadcast of the Moscow radio was transcribed in New York by CBS.
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New York
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Yasnaya Polyana
Tula
Moscow
Tolstoy
BBC
Anton Pavlovich
Chekhov
CBS
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