Letters to Santa From Montgomery and Kinfolk
Childs wishes to Santa Claus include a big doll with long curly hair and fruits and nuts, Kenneth Thomas asks for a little train car and tricycle with fireworks and candy, and a 10 month old asks for a wagon ball and car. A King School pupil requests an air rifle farm set wagon pistol caps candy apples and nuts plus fireworks.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Maxie Elling Montgomery
Kenneth Thomas
Dack Thomas
Santa Tam
King
Alta Atkinson
Buck Jones
Alfred Thomas
Tam
Harry Thomas
Letter from Thomas It Wilson to Santa Claus
A 10 year old boy writes to Santa asking for skate shoes a red wagon an air gun and shot plus candy apples and nuts for Christmas He mentions two younger sisters ages 6 and 1 and a 13 year old sister and invites Santa to visit the Nolen Candy house with gifts for the family.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Nolen Candy House
Day That Black Beans Meant Death In 1842 Texas War Scene
A fragmented account recalls General Woll's 1842 capture of San Antonio with 1 400 troops and the Texan defeat at Mier where prisoners drew beans with one black bean meaning death. The page includes children letters asking Santa for gifts.
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Woll
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Alexander Somervell
Texana
Mexico
Mier
Memina
Two Little Girls Ask Santa for Dolls and Candy
In a handwritten note to Santa Claus two young girls Davie May and Wanda Fay Wilson request a covered doll a dish washer apples oranges nuts and candy all to be supplied by Nolen Gandy Co for they make the best there is Wanda Fay asks for candy apples oranges candy nuts and a large doll to be carried from Miss Nolen’s Candy Co as she can fix up little girls better than anyone else.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Davie May
Wanda Fay Wilson
Nolen Gandy, Co
Wanda Fay
Carrie
Miss
Children’s Christmas Wish List Letters
A cheerful compilation of young children’s requests to Santa Claus. Janice Rankin asks for a rubber doll story book baking set tea set candy nuts and fruit plus a red wagon ball truck blocks and a large red apple Jean asks for a tricycle dishes and candy Joan Brock requests a rattler for her baby sister Joyce Hightower desires a tricycle a big dot and candy nuts apples and oranges Bobby Joe Rankin signs as a little friend.
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Santa
Helen Ruth Stndgers
Verman, Jr
Margarette Vaughn
Santy Cloes
Margarett Wilson
Santa Clause
Bobby Joe Rankin
Santa Claus
Jean
Joan Brock
Joyce Hightower
Curious Santa Letter From Young Tam And Tam
An eight year old boy requests a pistol set a toy shooting game fruits nuts and candy. A five year old girl asks for a doll fruit nuts and candy plus a large sack of Nowlin's Candy. The note ends with signatures Bilive Lewis Turley and Tam.
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Santa Clause Tam
Roland Carter
Santa Tam
Turley
Bilive Lewis
Dear Santa Claus A two year old girl asks for doll and wagon
A letter from Bobbie Jean Brock a two year old girl requests a doll and wagon from Santa and asks that her father and mother be remembered in the wish.
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Santa Claus
Bobbie Jean
Bobby Jean Brock
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Thomas It. Wilson
Plymouth
Katherine McMinn
Plymouth School
M. V. Fritts, Jr
Collingsworth County
Southwestern Associated Telephone CO
Wellington
Merry Christmas
First National Bank
Janice Rankin
Texas
Parker & Slay
Samnorwood
Ellis Funeral Home
Ttr
Taylor
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