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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1933
Page
5
A cluster of handwritten letters from Roswell New Mexico children dated December 1933 request toys and gifts for Christmas. Kids mention trains, guns, dolls bicycles skates toolboxes and a sewing set while noting family details and travel.
A collection of Christmas requests from young writers in Roswell and nearby areas, mentioning dolls, trains, toys, dishes, and candy. Included is a brief United States Cuba note urging Spain to protect Spanish citizens, with a reference to potential U S intervention under the Platt amendment.
Columbia University and Stanford University prepare for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with optimistic outlooks. Coach Lou Little’s Columbia team trained in El Paso before traveling to Tucson for a weeklong stay and final coast trip, while Stanford, ready to leave for Pasadena, wrapped up a brisk home workout and heads south for a week of drills starting Christmas day.
A rush of letters to Santa from many local children fills a quirky page. Names and addresses line a cluttered list, showing hopeful requests and holiday cheer across Bland, East Bland, Union and nearby streets.
Philadelphia faces transportation and delivery disruption as unions push a near total strike while officials and employers struggle with contracts. Boxing results from a Legion charity show feature bouts with Kendall and Gaston. proceeds aid the Christmas fund amid disputes.
Albuquerque reports stray horses and cows roaming the Albuquerque to Algodones highway. Col D K B Sellers of the state PWA board warned motorists to watch for animals, noting ten stray individuals seen along the roadway web yesterday. He also cited a dead horse and cow south of Bernalillo, with at least one automobile crash into a telephone pole after striking the cow. The state corporation commission motor patrol is working to fence livestock off highways to reduce this danger.
Max Schmeling the boxer and his actress wife were received by Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Berlin. Hitler has long shown interest in American boxing as German and Allied sports ties figure in wartime coverage.
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