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Letters to Santa Claus Printed in Concord Tribune Dec. 16, 1925

Letters to Santa Claus

Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy four years old. I want you to please bring me a bicycle and a dump truck and a football and lots of nuts and all kinds of candies.

Your little friend,

Eugene Fisher

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Mt. Pleasant, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl four years old. I want you to please bring me a little wagon, kiddie car and some blocks and all kinds of nuts, candies and fruits.

Your little friend,

Guy Fisher Jr.

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26 Hampton Ave., Clinton, S.C., December 14, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl four years old. I write you this letter to let you know what I want for Christmas. I want a big baby doll cart, and little tea set, apples, oranges, candies and nuts.

Your little friend,

Ruby Kluttz

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26 Hampton Ave., Clinton, S.C., December 14, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy two years old. I want you to bring me a kiddie car with pedals, apples, oranges, and candies of all kinds.

Your friend,

Clellan Kluttz

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26 Hampton Ave., Clinton, S.C., December 14, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy six years old. I want for Christmas a cap pistol, a little car, and a little train. I want candy, apples, oranges and nuts.

Your little friend,

James Kluttz

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Rockwell, N.C., Route 2

Dear Santa Claus:

I will write you a letter telling you what I want you to bring me. I want a doll that cries, a pocketbook, watch, some oranges, apples, candy, grapes, nuts of all kinds. I will close.

Your little friend,

Mary Pearl Troutman

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26 Hampton Ave., Clinton, S.C., December 14, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl 10 years old. Igo to school every day. I am in the third grade. I want you to bring me for Christmas a doll that looks most like a baby and a little doll trunk and a little tea set, apples, oranges, candies and nuts.

Your best friend,

Edith Barnhardt

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Rockwell, N.C., Route 2

Dear Santa Claus:

I will write you a letter to tell you what I want you to bring me. I want a doll that cries, a pocketbook, and oranges, apples, candy, nuts of all kinds. I remain as ever,

Your loving little girl,

Annie May Troutman

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Concord, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy 8 years old. I am in the third grade at school. I have a good teacher. Her name is Miss Kathlen Sappenfield. For Christmas I want a watch, a harp, a train, some candy, oranges and apples and nuts.

Your little friend,

James Blackwelder

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Concord, N.C., R.F.D. No. 1, December 14, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy three years old. I live in the country. Please bring me a train, a tricycle and lots of nuts, fruits and candy Don’t forget my little brother Earl. Please bring him a rubber ball. I will thank you.

Your friend,

J.D. Kelly Jr.

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38 Vance St., Concord, N.C., December 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I want you to bring me an automobile, plenty of candy, nuts and fruit, and please don’t forget baby. He wants a little rubber ball.

As ever,

Jason E. Honeycutt

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Harrisburg, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

My Dearest Santa:

I wonder if you’ll come to see me this Year? I’ll tell you want I want anyway. I want a big doll that will open and shut its eyes, and say “ma-ma”. I want a doll buggy, a tea set, a little stove, some aluminum ware, an ironing board, and iron, and a bed for my baby. I want lots of nuts, fruits and candies.

Now, dear Santa, I hope you won’t think I’m greedy.

Your little friend,

Frances Sims

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Stanfield, N.C., Dec.15,1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy six years old. I want you to bring me a little train that runs on a track. Bring me some candy, nuts and oranges. Santa Claus, please remember grandpa.

Yours truly,

Lawson Shinn

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78 Vance St., Concord, N.C., December 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl six years old, and I want you to bring me a baby doll, a tea set and a cradle.

Your loving pal,

Rosa Lee Honeycutt

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Concord, N.C., Route 4

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl seven years old and go to school. I like my teacher fine. Her name is Miss Blanche Combs. Please bring me some scissors and a doll carriage. Margurite is three years old. She wants a little red wagon and a rocking chair. We both want some candy, nuts, raisins, oranges and apples.

Helen and Margaret Cline

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Concord, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy three years old. I am writing you to tell you what I want you to bring me Christmas night. I want a doll baby, bicycle, pair of gloves, horn, oranges, grapes, and all kinds of nuts.

Your little friend,

Johnny Barrier

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Harrisburg, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

My Dear Santa:

I want to tell you what to bring me. Please bring me a doll that will open and shut its eyes and say “mama.” I want a doll buggy, a tea set, a stove, a frying pan, an ironing board and iron, and a doll bed. And lots of fruits, nuts and candy. Be sure and come to see me.

Your little friend,

Lessie Savage

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Concord, N.C., Dec. 15,1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy three years old. I do not go to school. I want you to bring me a fiddle for Christmas. Also bring my brother one. Bring me some candies, nuts and fruits of all kinds.

Your little friend,

Robert lee Ervin Jr.

Route 3, Box 121

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Concord, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Route 3, Box 121

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl 8 years old and am in the third grade at school. I want you to bring me a baby doll and a doll carriage, some candies, nuts, and fruits of all kinds.

Your friend,

Opal Lee Ervin

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No. 1 Green St., Concord, N.C.

December 14, 1925

Dear Santa:

I am a little girl 11 years old. For Christmas I want a wrist watch and a doll like the ones in Fisher’s display windows. Don’t forget father and mother, Santa, please.

Yours truly,

Fay Russell

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Midway, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Old Santa:

There are five at my house. I want a train, fire wagon, Jack wants A.B.C. Blocks, a little car and Christmas bell. Catherine wants a tricycle, doll and carriage. Sarah a Kiddie bike, a doll, and little Myra Jewell wants a rattler and doll.

Clyde Scarboro

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East Depot St., Concord, N.C.

Dear Santa Claus:

I want a scooter, some firecrackers and all kinds of candy and nuts.

Albert Cook

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Concord, N.C., Route 7, December 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy six years old. I go to school. I like my teacher fine. Please bring me a little tractor, a little truck, and a great big rubber ball, and apples, oranges, nuts of all kinds and some chocolate candy.

Your friend,

Hal Little

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South Union St., Concord, N.C.

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl three years old, am sweet and good. Please bring me a doll, doll carriage, set of dishes, also candy, nuts and fruit. Thank you and love from

Sarah Ann Parks

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165 E. Corbin St.

Dear Santa Claus:

Please bring me an airplane, a pistol, a little automobile, candy, oranges, grapes and all kinds of nuts. Also bring me a box of Tinker Toys.

Felix Barnhardt

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Dear Santa Claus:

Please bring me a pair of scissors, a pistol, a horn, a merry-go-round, a train, fruits, oranges, tangerines, grapes, apples, nuts and all kinds of good things to eat. Please remember daddy and mother.

Wayne Barnhardt

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Dear Santa Claus:

Please bring me an airplane, a cap pistol, firecrackers and caps for my pistol. Also bring me a pair of gloves and a new cap. Also oranges, apples, grapes, nuts and all kinds of candy. Don’t forget father and mother.

Rogers Barnhardt

P.S.—Bring me a train also.

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Concord, N.C., Dec. 15, 1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little girl eight years old. I am in the third grade. I have a very good teacher. Her name is Miss Sappenfield. I want an iron, a little library table, a story books, lots of fruits and nuts.

Your little friend,

Callie B. Watts

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Dec. 15,1925

Dear Santa Claus:

I am a little boy eight years old. I go to school and like my teacher fine. I am in the third grade. Will you please bring me a steam engine and all kinds of nuts, fruits and candy.

Your little friend,

Vernon Lowder

138 Academy St., Concord, N.C.

From page 3 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1925. The newspaper identified Guy Fisher Jr. as a little boy, but it’s more likely he was a little boy. Margurite or Margaret Cline? It’s spelled both ways in the paper.

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