Children’s Christmas Wish List Letters Spill Joyful Demands
A collage of Santa requests from numerous youngsters aged 2 to 10. Each note asks for toys, candy, fruits like oranges and nuts, dolls, trains, wagons, and other gifts, with affectionate mentions of siblings and parents. Names include Alton Simmons, Lonnie Deen Webb, Betty Spencer, Charles Summer, Barbara Worrell Shu maker, Douglas Lovill, Sarita, Elizabeth McCreary, Carlos Jones, Lutricia Easter, William Chap pell, Mary Frances Easter, Roy Hart, Bishop Chilton, Evans Jarrell, Richard Hal Creed, Perry Worrell Creed, Muriel Atkins, Don Atkins, Don, Nicholas King Epperson, Mildred Sehen, Bernice Collins.
Christmas Wish List From Several Local Children
A collection of holiday requests from area youngsters ages five to eleven. They ask for toys such as a brown Doctor's kit a tool chest a baseball suit a daily pistol airplanes a doll and wagon plus dolls beds gloves tea sets train tracks and parcels of candy nuts fruits and a family set of treats.
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Santa Claus
James Hurt
Green Hill School
Ruth
Virginia
Eunice Smith
Troop Trains Roll Out Of Carolinas In Mass Movement
Salisbury reports the first of 62 trains rolled out carrying 12 000 troops and equipment for home stations as Brig Gen James L Prink directs the movement. Capt Marion J Bozardt on Prink s staff supplies for half a million soldiers during the 60 day mock war period.
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Salisbury
Carolinas
United States
James L. Prink
Fourth Corps
Marion J. Bozardt
General Prink
Rail move of troops and freight to maneuver zones
A total of 600 officers and men and 738 carloads of freight were moved by rail into maneuver zones, averaging 11 seconds ahead of schedule. Trains originating in the Carolinas will head to Ft Devens Mass and Ft Hamilton Field Calif. In all 2,673 cars will return troops to home stations. The first train left yesterday and the last leaves December 10.
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Carolinas
Ft. Devens
Mass
Ft. Hamilton Field
Calif
Fishermen's wives and Japan's surrender choice
Fragmentary note recalls wives described as fishermen and a grim view of Japan facing surrender or self-inflicted harm, with Tokyo cited as prompting the decision. The text hints at wartime pressure and fatal consequences tied to surrender decisions.
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Japan
Tokyo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Santa
Alton Simmons
Dear Santa Claus
Lonnie Deen Webb
Sis
Betty Spencer
Leroy
Charles Summer
Barbara Worrell Shumaker
Dear Santa
Douglas Lovill
Sarita
Elizabeth McCreary
Iog
Carlos Jones
Lutricia
William Chappell
Mary Frances Easter
Roy Hart
Johnson
Bishop Chilton
Richard Hal Creed
Perry Worrell Creed
Muriel Atkins
Don” Atkins
Dorcas Mae
Nicholas King Epperson
Jimie Sehen
Bobby Sehen
Mildred Sehen
Bernice Collins
Mer’s Wear
Jackson Bros. Dept. Stor
Iefirds
Mount Airy, N. C
Hanes
Eres Belk
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
U. S
Surry Sales Company
Rawley Avenue
Merchantile Co
Jim Holmes
Dobie Holmes
Billy Hart
Ronald McMillan
Ane
Fusiove
Velers
Reddy
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