Christmas Cheer Through Global Hope and Local Charity
Reports to Santa Claus forecast a prosperous Christmas with reindeer and sleigh as tradition. Worldwide optimism follows the Locarno treaty while cities plan charity drives, church services, and festive events to aid the needy. New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Houston organize fund drives, trees, concerts, and broadcasts to spread Yuletide joy.
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Old Nick
Lapland
Copenhagen
Old Saint
America
France
England
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Texas
Houston
Letters to Santa from Georgia children in 1920s 1930s
A collage of letters from young Southern children dated 1925 to 1938 asking Santa Claus for dolls, toys, fruit, candy, and small gifts. Names include SARAH JONES, JOHNNIE RUTHISON, KATIN BELLE WILSON, ELMINA HANCOCK, EDWARD REICHERT, and many others from towns like Cairo Coolidge Thomasville Pavo and Ochlockney.
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Pavo
Santa Claus
Johnnie Ruthison
Katin Belle Wilson
Coolidge
Tam
Primmer
Lottie Baker
Carmen
Thomasville
Levee Alice Dorming
Wabassa
Fla
Georgia
Florida
Metcalf
Chandler Roddenbery
Pavo, Ga
Childlike Christmas Request Notices From Pavo
Messages from Pavo residents dated 1925 and 1935 ask for small gifts. Harvey Philips seeks knife rubber ball land fruit and candy while LarrIan Prosser asks for fire crackers air rifle candy and more. Trene Ethridge requests a sleepy doll and fruit along with a doll cart and candy.
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Pavo
Santa Claus
Harvey Philips
Larrian Prosser
Trene
Wannleigh Community Notes We Welcome New Residents
Rev R G Jackson preached Sunday night at Wannleigh. New neighbors Mr Joe Roberson of Thomasville moved to the Porter place. Mrs W L Hughes recovering from appendicitis at John D Archbold Memorial Hospital. Speer family visits. Mullis visiting Hawkinsville. Thomasville visitors Mrs Alma Mullis and Mrs George Cravy to Mrs Ellis Slaton. Christmas holidays close Wannleigh school. Wind toppled three light wire posts blocking traffic briefly.
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R. G. Jackson
Wannleigh
Joe Roberson
Thomasville
Porter Place
W. L. Hughes
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Cere Nicely
Joe Redfern
Fant
Speer
Charlie Mullis
Hawkinsville
Alma Mullis
George Cravy
Thomasviie
Ellis Slaton
Rob Kirkland
van Hughes
Mike Crawford
Nathan Crawford
John Sisgle‘ary
Montgomery
Ala
Francis Dutz
Annie Hughes
Darby
Ivey Darby
Melvin Darby
Arthur Ray
Henry Wood
Alec Wood
Pavo
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Nat M. Williams
Inez Stubbs
Mgr
Thomasville, Ga
Calum
Nim
Uttra
Herbert Reichert
Mabel Reichert
South Georgia
Thomasville Nurseries
Home OF Roses
Jolly Old
Nick
Associated Press
Charity
Broadway
New York
Cairo
Sarah Jones
Mme
Mama
Dady
Little Boy
Jack Hudson
L. B. Hudson
James Curtis Hudson
Meigs
Mary Lizzie Gordy
Ochlocknee Consolidated School
Horace Stewart
Elizabeth Stewart
Edward, Reichert
Earle
Little Er
Jack Denard
Lakeland, Fla
George
Little Girl
Dorothy Jeane Allen
Mery
Elmina Hancock
Thanka
Tyree Ragan
Evelyn Jordan
Inez Myrick
Ethel Parker
Ochlockneys, Ga
Myrtis
Ochlockness
Mabel Ragan
Rubye Rehberg
Beachton
Nell
Harry
Ochlockaye, Ga
Martha Clark
Ochlocknee
Lada Rehberg
Myrtis Long
Jack Nazworth
Banta
Diggard
Hind Suse
Eindeer
Pavo Ga
Henend Jordan
Flowers Baking Co
Wanleigh
Optometrists
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