Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Letters to Santa - Rockdale Reporter, December 20, 1934
Dear Santa: I am a little boy nine year old. I want you to bring me some candy, and a bicycle for Christmas.
I want you to bring me a cap-gun and a air-gun and lots of firecrackers. Please bring my little brother a
little red wagon and my sister a little doll. I want you to bring me lots of nuts. Be good to other
children. Don’t forget the poor ones.
Your friend, George Yoakum Jr.
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Dear Santa: Please bring me a trunk, a doll, a bracelet, a clock, a little book, a tricycle, and some fruit
and nuts. Please come to see the other children, and don’t forget my sister.
Your friend, Annie May Denham.
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Dear Santa: Please bring me a blackboard and a chair, a little Orphan Annie book. Lots of fruit and cancy,
and some scissors too. Also please bring me some nuts and paste and come to see other children.
Your friend, Melba Wildman.
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Dear Santa: Please bring me a car, a play horse, a play cat, a wagon, a tractor, firecrackers, a little play
gun, and some candy, nuts and fruit.
Your friend, Ludy Coldiron.
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Dear Santa: Please come and see me. Santa I want a doll, a doll bed, a tricycle, a pair of skates, and lots
of candy and nuts. Please Santa, remember all of the poor children and come to see them too.
Your friend, Mary Lee Dreher.
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Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a little truck, a car, a wagon, a bicycle, an air-gun. I want some
nuts and candy.
Your friend, Samuel Bollinger.
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Dear Santa Claus: I have tried to be a good little girl this year so will you please bring me a pair of
skates, a pair of gloves, croquet set, a basketball and lots of fruit, candy and nuts. Bring my two girl
friends, Oleta Yoakum, Ruby Lee Hert something nice too.
Your friend, Mary Dell McGuire.
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Dear Santa: I am a little boy. I have been a good boy. I am in the third grade and I am 12 years old.
Please bring me an air-gun, bicycle, some nuts, and fruit. Please bring my little brother a car, a train and
nuts, candy and fruit. Please don’t forget the other children.
Your friend,
Oliver Thompson
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Dear Santa: I wish you would bring me a doll, a set of dishes, a ball and some doll clothes. Bring me some
fruit.
Aurel Mae Aldridge
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Dear Santa: I am a little girl 9 years old. I am in the fourth grade. I think I have been a pretty good
girl. I tried to Santa. I want you to bring me a doll, a comb, brush, mirror and if you bring me a set of
little dishes. Bring my mother a set of stainless forks and knives. Bring my daddy a box of handkerchiefs.
Santa don’t forget the orphans and poor children.
Your friend, Vivian Young
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Dear Old Santa: Please bring us some jacks, a French harp, some little dishes, a doll, some firecrackers,
some marbles and a top and string.
Jean, Wanda and Dale Talley.
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Dear Santa Claus: Please bring us a doll, some jacks and a ball, some dishes, a doll bed, some handkerchiefs
and a tooth brush and tooth paste.
Mattie Faye Burts
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Dear Santa: I want you to please bring me a tricycle and some dishes to cook in and a few other things.
Don’t forget Edna and Bebe, bring them some nice things. I sure would like to see you. I hope you don’t
forget anybody. I love you.
Peggy Ann Albrecht
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Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me an air gun and some shot, candy, apples, oranges and nuts.
Edward Nelson
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Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a large doll and a stove, doll bed, some clothes for my doll, candy and
nuts, and fruit.
Odell Nelson
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Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a large doll, doll bed, cloths and the doll and a little set of aluminum
dishes, a little dresser, some candy, nuts and fruits.
Gladys Nelson
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Dear Santa:
I am a little girl four years old. I have been a good little girl. I want you to bring me a doll and fruits
and nuts and candy. Please remember my mother and daddy and all the other little girls and boys. Lots of
love.
Doris Jackson, Rockdale, route 1
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Dear Santa, Please bring me a doll, and a box of candy. Also please bring me lots of fruit and nuts. I hope
I am not asking for too much. Your little friend,
Ella Myrtle Caywood
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Dear Santa: I am twelve years old, and my little brother is six. For Christmas, I want a wrist watch and a
pair of gloves. My little brother wants a coaster wagon. We also want some fruit, candy and nuts.
Evonell and Lester Jackson
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Dear Santa, We are two small girls, two and seven years of age. We want you to bring us a doll, a set of
dishes, a doll bed, a stove, and a tricycle. Bring lots of nuts, fruits and candy.
Your little friends, Dorothy and Bonnie Callaway.
P.S. Bring Roy a new girl.
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Dear Santa: I am not asking for much. All I want is a baby doll. Also lots of fruits, nuts and candy.
Please don’t forget all the other little children around me.
Yours very truly, Lillie Bell Caywood
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Dear Santa Claus: I hope you don’t forget me on Santa Claus night. I want a small doll, and a little sewing
box. Dear Santa I want some nuts and some fruit. Santa I will tell you how old I am. I am 10 years old. I
want you to think of mother and father. I want you to think of the kids. I wish you a merry Christmas.
Yours truly, Irene Russell.
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