Christmas wishes from Crockett children for toys
A compiled batch of handwritten Santa letters from several Crockett area children ages 3 to 7 asking for dolls, toy guns, gear, clothing, wagons, stuffed animals, a bicycle, a doll bed, a nurse set, and other gifts for Christmas. Some letters mention siblings, babies, or cousins and thank Santa in advance.
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Santa Claus
John
Love
Carol
John Dunlap
Neil
Irene Youn
France faces cabinet crisis as Pinay resigns
President Vincent Auriol laboring to patch France’s creaking government amid revolved calls for new confidence votes on the 1953 budget. Premier Rene Pinay announced resignation after coalition partner MRP withheld support, risking end of the 17th government and Pinay’s reform attempt. Several readers’ letters about Christmas wishes are interleaved in the text.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
France
Rene Pinay
National Assembly
Catholic Popular Republican Group
MRP
Pinay
Auriol
Christmas tree trade a $20 million annual U S business
Washington reports the Christmas tree industry nets about 20 million dollars wholesale and 50 million retail yearly. Harvesting starts in October with Minnesota trees gathered year round, and plantations cover at least 100000 acres yielding around 1.5 million trees.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
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