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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
8
A collection of holiday notes from young readers describing their ages and requests. A four year old asks for a doll chair candy and nuts, a 15 month old wants a rocking horse a truck and candy, oranges and nuts, and a seventh grader requests a doll carriage gum and a tricycle.
A 16 month old girl named Bonnie Jean Inman writes a cheerful note to Santa Claus. She asks for a doll a piano plenty of candy oranges and nuts with love.
A letter from Jimmie Nelson Midkiff, a good boy who attends Sunday school, asks Santa for a wagon and truck, plus candy oranges and nuts for his Christmas Eve birthday. The note closes with love and festive spirit.
A 15 year old girl asks Santa for gifts including blowgum red sucker tea set a doll bed oranges apples candy and chewing gum. She also mentions friend Lacilie Perry requesting a little stove and a nurse set in a friendly holiday note.
Eight year old Darrell Davis writes Santa asking for a tricycle and treats. He mentions helping his mother by carrying in wood and lists candy nuts oranges apples and pots of toys with affectionate closing.
A 9 year old fourth grader Gray Davis writes to Santa asking for a little car gloves a wagon nuts oranges apples and candy and remembers his mother and father with love in a polite closing.
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A letter from a seven year old writer describes his school day, a six wheel wagon toy, a tractor, candy, raisins, oranges, and grapes. The note signs as Rob ert McCraw.
A six year old second grader writes to Santa asking for a bike if possible and otherwise a typewriter bath robe ring and a new doll. She asks Santa not to forget other little boys and girls.
Two siblings from Dobson School write to Santa claiming perfect attendance and a long list of gifts. They ask for toy carpenters sets gloves football a doll a pair of gloves and Betty Jean and Bobby Dean Stew art.
A two year old girl requests Santa bring a doll gloves candy oranges and nuts in a loving note signed Barbara Anna Stewart addressed to Santa Claus.
A six year old girl from Ararat Virginia writes Santa asking for a kitchen cabinet a doll a drawing book crayons a big ball and recalls an electric stove from last Christmas. She asks Santa to bring for her little brother mother and father as well and signs Dawn Montgomery.
Nell writes to Santa requesting a teddy bear doll carriage wrist watch candy and fruits. The note expresses love and holiday wishes to Santa.
A nine year old writer asks Senta for a suit of clothes a capbuster a sack of marbles oranges and a story book in a friendly letter from R D Scott of Noonkester Ararat Virginia.
The letter asks Santa to bring gifts for brothers Wayne and Hal. Wayne wants new shoes and ABC blocks. Hal asks for new shoes and a toy. Signed by friends Bobby and Grady Nichols requesting a good behavior year and a thoughtful delivery.
A five year old boy writes to Santa asking for a leather cap shirt overalls a lumber jacket and a big red wagon along with oranges candy and nuts for himself. He mentions his six month old brother Roger who wants a teddy bear suit and a rattler.
Two young sisters aged five and six request gifts from Santa. They ask for a talking doll with sleeping features and curly hair, a pocket book, gloves, and plenty of candy, oranges, and nuts.
A young child writes to Santa asking for a tricycle a baby doll and plenty of candy nuts and oranges He also requests a present for his little sister Jackie Something noting his sister by name Edsel Johnson signs the note with affectionate appeal.
A child writes to Santa detailing Christmas desires with a five year old boy asking for a gun and knife along with boots a cap candy oranges and nuts and a girl eleven asking for an umbrella a large doll and nuts candy and oranges both signing as Kirby Wood and Myrtle Branch and sending holiday wishes to other children.
A reader writes a playful holiday note to Santa asking for a Lone Ranger costume and hints at more wishes to come. The item reflects household whimsy and seasonal gift fantasies.
A young first grader writes to Santa, listing desired gifts including a capbuster, two pairs of boots, a toy airplane, football, wagon, and nuts, candy, oranges, apples, and fruit. The note closes with love from Bly Gray Branch.
A student named Mavine Bartley at Longap School asks Sante to bring a grand piano and treats including candy nuts and oranges for himself, his pals, and his teacher Mr Houck.
A child from Lowgap writes Santa asking for a wind up car that runs and a nurse doll that wets its diaper. She signs as Ida Lee Ramey and notes good behavior and affection for Santa.
A child named Roger Gentry from Lowgap writes to Santa asking for a bicycle boxing gloves candy fruits and nuts claiming good school attendance and friendly behavior.
A child from Francisco North Carolina writes to Santa asking for shoes a story book a ring oranges candy and a watch She also asks Santa to bring an overcoat a teaser apples candy and nuts noting she has been sick and away from school for three weeks She sends praise to her teacher Mrs Dumman and signs Ruby Hooker.
A nine year old in second grade describes his daily school routine and feelings about learning. He mentions math reading and recess and hopes to become a teacher someday.
A seven year old student at Prancis School writes to Santa requesting a French harp a dump truck and wagon along with candy apples and fruit. The note is signed Billy Nations with love.
A personal note from Robert Lee Barker asking Santa for a tricycle along with candy nuts and oranges in a festive holiday wish.
Two 4th grade girls write Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. Pataie Sheppard asks for a dy-dee doll ball candy nuts and fruit for herself and her sister. Anna Dunkley requests a big ball doll jumping rope watch candy nuts and fruit.
An 11 year old student in the fourth grade explains one day of absence and asks a friend to bring a dump truck an air rifle a cap buster candy apples oranges nuts and other fruits hoping for a gift package the note ends with the signer J R Nations.
H. W. Barker requests delivery of a football. The note appears in a personal or club context seeking a specific item for recreation or practice.
A child writes to Santa asking for teaser skates nuts candy and fruits as a good girl on Route 4 Mount Airy. The note is signed Alma Marion.
A letter from a child asks Santa to bring a wagon a knife a gun and a small horse plus candy oranges and apples. The note is signed by Calvin Riggs Rt. 4 and a companion Grover Britt Barker.
A collection of holiday gift requests from multiple young readers aged two to eleven. The notes ask for dolls, toy cars, a Raggedy Ann doll, a tea set, a bicycle, a toy steam shovel, a train of toys, dolls, a dictionary, a watch, a piano, clothing, and various candies, fruits and nuts, with affectionate sign offs to Santa and families in Rio Vista.
A five year old girl writes a Christmas wish list asking for shoes a wagon many oranges bananas tangerines nuts and treats for her baby sister Peggy Ruth one year old and for her mother father and grandmother Virginia Lee Gunnell signs with love and best wishes.
A collection of child wish lists requesting toys and treats for Christmas. Nora Ann France asks for a scooter table and chairs stove tea set story books candy and nuts. Rachel Jefferson and Clarence Simmons request balls trucks dolls candy nuts and fruit. Edward Padgett wishes for a gun football truck wagon candy nuts and fruit. Janie Johnson asks for a scooter doll candy nuts and oranges along with school details.
A child named John Edward Prance aged 14 months writes to Santa asking for a red wagon a bear and candy and nuts plus any other gifts. He signs as Your little find.
A child in Dobson requests gifts for herself and siblings in a handwritten letter. The note asks for a doll a locket candy oranges apples and nuts and is signed Marie Riggs Route 4.
Lola Lewis of Route 4 gathers a big doll, a new dress and a stash of candy plus oranges, apples and nuts in a local gift collection.
A young girl named Jo Ann Tolbert writes to Santa asking for a doll and carriage, bedroom slippers, a housecoat, and treats like candy, oranges, and nuts, signing with love.
Message from Irene Tol bert Toast asking for a rubber doll a toy piano a tea set many candies oranges apples and nuts as a gift package for a year of good behavior.
A young reader named Jack Steele writes to Santa detailing wished gifts including a dump truck, a rubber mouse that squeaks, a sack of marbles, and a toy gun. He also asks for candy fruits and nuts with warm closing remarks.
By order of Re Sale of a deed of trust by A G Stil ley and Clemy Stil ley dated August 16 1837 recorded Book 127 page 293 Surry NC a foreclosure sale will occur at Partners Bank Main Street Pilot Mountain NC. The property at Marion and Key Streets will be offered to the highest bidder for cash with a 10 percent good faith deposit. bidding starts at 626 35 around December 4 1941.
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