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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1932
Page
5
A child named Ray Gray Jr writes Santa asking for a ball, punching bag, baseball bat and glove, an electric train, a new wagon, a fire engine, a picture of Santa, and to bring his mother candy.
A 1932 Patoka Illinois child writes to Santa on December 9 requesting a wrist watch high top socks leather gloves a fire engine a brown sweater and fruit and candy for the holidays.
A page of handwritten Christmas requests from children dated December 9 1932. Entries include Buddy Coth ern asking for gloves a picture book airplane a small motorcycle train oranges and candy for himself and Virginia. Jerry Parks seeks stove table chairs desk and chair a doll bed and an electric stove. Terrna Markwell asks for a doll a rattle and doll clothes. Pauline Goff wants a doll doll trunk clothes cabinet and extra candy oranges nuts. Pansy Wasem pleads for dresses for her dolls and other items. Ulavan Walker requests a piano bananas candy nuts a toy house and sled.
A young boy, three years old, asks Santa Claus in a December 10 1932 letter to bring a top, house slippers, a Tinker Toy, and a sled plus candy and oranges. He mentions attending Sunday School and plans to recite a piece at church.
Christmas wishes from young readers in Vernon and nearby towns. Messages request toys such as watches trains dolls and horns along with candy fruit and oranges. Names include Robert Bruce Foltz Herbert Max Foltz Conway Glenwood Malan Norma Jean Mary Helen Wickersham and a child from Round Top School asking not to bring their teacher a husband.
December 7 1932 letter from Lyle Jones asks Santa for a wrist watch a curly hair doll two irons and a duck. Helen Laws also signs the note conveying similar holiday wishes.
A letter expresses requests for dolls with long curly hair, a wooden block set, dresser, table, chairs, dishes, dress, book, candy, oranges, popcorn, marbles, a broom, carpet sweeper, wrist watch, new dress and shoes. Names Betty Jean Livesay Mildred Cox Alice Jewel Clendening included with year 1932 and a cordial invitation to visit.
A Kinmundy Illinois note from eight year old Velma Jean Conant asks Santa for a doll and story book for Christmas for herself and a doll for her four year old sister. Her five year old brother wants a pony and a train. She signs with love and asks not to forget other children on Christmas Eve.
A two year old child in Kinmundy Illinois on December 18 1982 requests a doll some toys candy peanuts and oranges expressing a simple holiday wish. Local residents and families may recognize the note as a child’s plea for gifts suitable for a young household.
A December 1932 letter from Leah Louise Williams to Santa expresses a wish list for Christmas. The five year old asks for a doll dress iron pencil and tablet and signs with affection. A second note from age eight asks for bananas oranges candy nuts and a few toys, noting good behavior at school and helping her mother.
A brief Christmas wish from eight year old Irene Goodin dated December 14 1982 asks Santa for a nice dress oranges candy peanuts and a doll for her baby sister. She signs off good bye Santa.
A handwritten appeal dated December 12 to December 14, 1932 from Patoka Illinois children requests gifts for Christmas. Names include Kenneth Peddicord Geneva Goodin and Edward Marion Jones with desires for cork guns oranges peanuts candy dolls doll house ball wagon tinker toys and books.
A reader presents several Santa letters from December 1932. Donald Towler asks for a cork gun a tractor a watch a sack of peanuts and candy and a big crying doll plus dishes oranges nuts bananas and candy. A boy or girl writes about a dolly a crying doll a stove beads picture book and other toys and treats.
A child pleads in a dated note to Dale Towler for toys and treats including a car a caterpillar tractor oranges bananas nuts candy a wagon and a doll citing good behavior and help to his mother.
A letter from Maurice Cox asks for a bicycle wagon sled candy oranges and bananas and a dress beads stationery box and candy. The author requests presents to be delivered to their home.
A six year old speaks of Christmas requests naming a ring, dishes, beads, candy, peanuts, bananas, and oranges. She closes by guessing that will be all.
A snow storm hit Cracker Neck Friday night. Residents report some improvement among the sick. Opal Barnes of Toad Island visited with cousin Bessie Stark from Friday to Tuesday. Sunday guests at John Shepard's included John Stone and family Theodore Stone and family Ethyl Nelson and Mary Shepard. Charlie Shepard of Shattue visited from Sunday to Friday. Cecil Alexander and Seldon noted from Patoka Illinois. Lloyd Cooper returned home from Dear Santa Claus, the north. A child says she is going to school and shucking corn.
A child writes a polite Christmas request asking for forgiveness for misbehaving toward parents and teachers and asks to be remembered during the holiday season with a cork gun as a gift.
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