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Some Stuff I Wrote and Some Stuff I Didn't (2011) H. Morris Williams
COLUMN DECEMBER 7, 2008
(Reprint from December 11, 2005)
“DEAR SANTA. PLEASE BRING ME A...”
Today’s elementary school kids probably ask Santa Claus to bring
them computers, Ipods, and Xboxes for Christmas. But what do you
think the young Lake City kids of the 1940’s wanted? The Lake City
Reporter’s ‘Dear Santa’ letters of some 60 years ago gives you a
clue.
*Marie Rozelle Kennon: “A watch, riding trousers, and boots. Take
your other toys to kids who won’t get anything for Christmas."
\James Montgomery: “A teddy bear, a gun, a watch, a coloring book,
a pony, and a toy truck.”
*Lenvil Dicks: “A .410 gauge shotgun and a .10 gauge shotgun that
will shoot both two and one half inch and three inch shells. I have
been good at home and at school.”
*Nita Martin Rawleigh: “A Jeanette McDonald doll with curly hair, a
Bible with my name on it, and a ring. Buy the ring at Soldwell’s, size
four and a half.”
*Nettie Black Ozaki: “A bow and arrow, a BB gun, a pretty doll with
curly hair and sleepy eyes, and a pretty picture for my Mother. Wrap it
in pretty paper.”
*Larry Douglass: “A BB gun and four packs of BB’s, a big, red wagon,
and a heap of candy. My brother Jimmy is big enough for you to
come see him, too.”
*Patsy Ruth Harris: “I am a singing girl so bring me a piano, a rubber
doll, and a cut-out book. Remember my grandmother in Lake Placid.”
*Bobby George: “A doctor set, cowboy suit, and a log cabin. I will
leave the front door open and a cup of coffee for you.”
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