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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
20
Area children in Texas write letters to Santa with lists including toys like a rocking pony electric train and stuffed animals along with requests for candy fruit and dogs. Several letters mention family members and good wishes for other kids and a happy new year.
A dated, child written plea listing many items for Christmas and New Year from multiple children. They request toys such as a race track, bicycle, Etch A Sketch, gun with holster, dolls, a watch, a Bingo game, a Johnny Eagle rifle, a drum, a tractor, a scare meter, and more. The letters include expressions of gratitude and pleas to remember siblings and relatives.
A young writer thanks Santa for gifts and requests a Miss Beasley doll and a Handsdown game. She asks Santa to remember friends and family and to skip gifts if needed for others lacking Christmas joy.
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