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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
2
A collage of handwritten Santa requests from multiple children. The notes ask for toys such as bicycles dolls trains guns and toy weapons along with candy oranges and nuts. Names include Wanda Mae Gerrish Rodger Thomas Deanne Adams and Roger Dean Zimmerman and Rodger Thomas.
A collection of Christmas wishes from several children addressed to Santa. Johnnie Marvin Prater asks for an electric train and two pistols in holsters, while Janice Marie and Julia Malinda seek dolls and outfits. Carolyn Sue Thalman requests roller skates and a doll house, among other items, and Billy in first grade asks for a train and various toy vehicles.
Santa receives letters from Vernon school children and local families. Young Nancy Sharon Fiscus asks for a doll set and candy while Bill Boy requests a John Deere tractor and a gun with holster. Billy D Sikes mentions nephews and a friend Wayne Kelly in Patoka Illinois.
Public safety message urging careful driving to protect motorists and pedestrians. Emphasizes personal responsibility and the potential consequences of reckless behavior with a period of warning and civic duty.
Over the counter sale of 1956 motor vehicle license plates began last Thursday in the Chicago and Springfield offices. Mailing of plates for reassignment and through November started the same day. Keene Texas, founded by Seventh Day Adventists in 1890, is noted as the only U S town with a Sunday post office.
The Register last week carried a resolution from the Elevator Company with an incorrectly printed signature. It should read D. L. Britt instead of D. L. Britt, correcting Mr. Britt’s initials in the document.
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