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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
16
A Wellington Leader page collects Christmas wish lists from local children. Youngsters like Dixie Marsh Sylvia Gonzales and Peggy Sue Popwell ask for dolls, toy kitchens, racing sets, bikes, and other gifts. The notes include names, towns Shamrock and Memphis, and the editor and publisher's address.
The text states requirements for vehicles on highways outside city limits to carry three flares or equivalent devices at night and outlines display positions 100 feet ahead and behind in the traffic lane and 10 feet at the vehicle side. It defines provisional licenses for underage drivers and notes suspensions for two moving violations within a year. It also cites 10 000 20 000 5 000 insurance minimum and notes the rising share of women in the US labor force.
Readers send multiple Christmas requests from Santa including toys like dolls bikes trains speed cars walkie talkies games and party dresses. Names cited include Clara Wiles Scott Gaylen Kirkland Jimmie Kirkland Pamela Turner and Joe Dozier Route Dozier Texas and Dozier community figures.
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