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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
1
A collection of children from various towns write Santa with Christmas requests. They ask for dolls, doll cars, tables and chairs, telephones, toy cars, teddy bears, drums, toys, and clothing. They mention family members and wish lists for siblings and parents.
This piece notes the century old Christmas card tradition tracing back to 1845 when W. C. Dobson, a London artist favored by Queen Victoria, created and distributed early cards. It describes Sir Henry Cole commissioning John Calcot Horsley in 1844 to design a card featuring a family and the familiar greeting.
A reader asks for a doll with clothes a dish set a doll bed a telephone a box of Hersheys a scabbard with a gun and a game addressed to Jo Ann Sears and mentions friends of Robert Lee Bennett.
A boy and girl write Santa with a wish list for Christmas. William Alfred asks for a dump truck pistol holster set rifle and marbles. Bobbie Ellen requests a doll, Utile dishes, a table and chairs, plus candy, fruit and nuts.
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