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Letters to Santa Claus from Quail Texas children
A collection of Christmas requests from Texas youngsters. Ed and Wynool Pierce ask for a machine gun a truck and football Betty J Karnes wants a bicycle house shoes a teddy bear and candy John Maurice Smith Jr asks for a red wagon gun and telephone Donnie Bobbie Harris hopes for a wagon and other gifts while recovering from tonsil surgery nearby siblings mention their soldier father in Okinawa and a cousin from Austin. Billie Irene Seago requests a nurse and doctor kit plus fruits candy and nuts to end the year meshing with broader holiday cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty J. Karnes
Saura
Okinawa
John Maurice Smith, Jr
Santa
Donnie
Bobbie
Europe
Austin
Pat
Neff Templeton
Granddad Tenison
Childress Street
Bobbie Harris
Love
Harvey Pat Bradley
Scooter
Billie Irene Seago