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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
8
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from youths in Frederick area towns. Each note asks Santa for toys, clothing, and candy, with items ranging from dolls and toy trains to dresses, bicycles, and a washing machine. Several children include addresses or route numbers for delivery.
A list of Christmas requests from Jefferson area children includes Vera Keller requesting a doll trunk a small bureau tablets pencils and handkerchiefs Juanita Keller asks for a doll a blackboard a small bureau tablets pencils candy nuts and oranges and Guiclma Keller asks for a rubber doll a black baby cuck sorge dishes blocks a tablet pencils and oranges The note also mentions Claude Compher of Frederick Route 4 asking for roller skates in place of a bicycle.
Preparations are complete for Taneytowns annual Christmas party sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Santa will hand out gifts to children through high school age at 2 pm Saturday, with a 1:30 pm band parade from the square to Middle Street. If rain, events move to the Opera House.
The December Johnsville P T A monthly meeting drew a large crowd with Dr James Marrone of Frederick as speaker and readings in the program. Johnsville Woman's Club hosted a Christmas party at the school building featuring contests games music lap dancing and stunts followed by refreshments. The club also joined the Red Cross. Property sales recorded show Col and Mrs Allen C McBride and Mrs Dorothy F McBride selling several West Patrick street properties to Mr and Mrs M Stanley Shafer for about 4500, the former owned by the late Mrs Annie E B McBride. Elmira M Reeser sold her 227 West Fifth street two story dwelling to Mr
Mr and Mrs Harvey J Tucker have sold property to Mrs Reeser and Don ald A Reeser in Mt Pleasant for about 2900 dollars. Gilmore R Flautt sold a two story frame dwelling at 204 East Sixth Street to James L Withrow and Hamm on Clary. Clary and Summers exchanged lots 44 and 45 in Catoctin Park near McCurdy Field for about 1000 dollars.
Washington reports Christmas buying pushed cash into use by 55.0 million dollars in the last week, boosting total circulating money to 5.587 billion. The gain exceeds last year by 26 million. In Woodsboro, Mr and Mrs C E Graham observe their 50th wedding anniversary at home on Tuesday.
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