YESTERYEARS: 50 years ago
December 18, 1952
Letters to Santa —
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a doll, pocketbook and that's all. Thank you, Margaret Sellers.
Dear Santa: Please bring me a caterpillar, tractor, a drum, and chalk to draw with. Thank you, Ted Osgood.
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me an AC air rifle and a holster and a gun and belt. Your friend, James Larry Rotz.
Dear Santa: Please bring me a football, a big bike, a bow and arrow and a farm set. Charles Dannenfelser.
Dear Santa Claus: For Christmas I would like a football and basketball. I would like a train. I would like my cowboy boots fixed for Christmas. With love, Dewy Stevens.
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me an airplane and cattle truck and a book. Your friend, John Padgett.
Dear Santa: Please bring me a farm, a toolbox and tools and a cap gun. Thank you, Everett Cress.
Considerable interest has been observed in the nativity scene constructed by the Chamber of Commerce at the corner of 4th and Main. The scene contains life-size figures depicting the birth of Christ. Shown are Mary and Joseph, the baby Christ, the wise men and the shepherds.
