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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
17
A collection of holiday letters from young readers listing toys and gifts for Santa. Names include Amy Mueller Debbie McLavey Lynne Struck Roxanne Kay Moeller Tiona Johnston Becki Moeller James Buchholz Dawn Peters Karl Tessmer Karla Kristi LaWain Biermann Lowell Biermann Timmy Shields Allyson Snyder and others asking for dolls, toy cars, bikes, races tracks, ice skates, and more with notes about cookies for Santa.
Safety guidance from Underwriters Laboratories covers decorative lights, tree selection, outdoor use, and child precautions to prevent fires during the holidays. The piece also includes a long parade of Christmas wish lists from multiple children detailing specific toy requests and greetings to Santa.
The Tripoli Leader reports on community notices from Tripoli Iowa dated December 22 1976. Details focus on local events and civic updates shared with readers.
A traditional belief holds animals aided the Christmas birth tidings and are offered a special Christmas Eve supper. In some legends cattle kneel at midnight and briefly gain speech, a tale once tied to German lore and now extended to all animals.
In 1923 the first National Community Christmas Tree was set on the White House lawn. The spruce came from Vermont, President Coolidge’s home state. In 1924 he led a ceremony under American Forestry Association sponsorship to promote living Christmas trees.
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