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Dear Santa, I want special toys. I like Lego Mario, Captain Toad, treasure tracker, and a fire truck lego. I will give you cookies and milk. Love, Mason Dear Santa, I want you to bring a flamingo. Love, Kensleigh Dear Santa, I want a Audi car. I want a basketball goal. I want a Nintendo game. I want shoes and clothes. Love, Kobe Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a bluetooth hoverboard, phone, and an easy bake and make sure you eat all your cookies and milk! Love, Rylee
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Dear Santa, I want a LoL doll and a small kitten and a makeup set, and dresses and crowns. Tell Rudolph he is my favorite! Love, Aliah Hello Santa, This is Emma. I want a LoL doll, toy that looks like Rudolph, and a new teddy bear. Santa you are the kind of the workshop and Rudolph is the best reindeer. Love, Emma Dear Santa, Come see me. I want a Blue Clues chair, CD player, and a Minnie Mouse kitchen. Love, Kinsley Dear Santa, I have been a good girl and I would like to have a Barbie. Thank you! Love, Dixie Dear Santa, I would like 100 little dinosaurs and a guitar. I’m sure I’ve been super good! Love, Dyna
This barefooted farmer boy is Tommy Stutsy.
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Ready for a day’s work on the farm are John Easton Waldrop Sr. on the tractor. Standing at left is John Marlin Waldrop and John Easton Waldrop Jr.
Dear Santa, I would like an electric 2 seater car and a big dirt bike and a bean bag chair, most of all my family together, and well also an electric scooter. Love, Ryder Dear Santa, I would like a Mario and Luigi toy and a hoverboard. Love, Walker Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Nintendo Switch and Tobi Robot Smart Watch. Madison
Dear Santa, I want to see Rudolph. I’m doing great in school. Please bring a crown and a nintendo switch with an Animal Crossing game. I love you very much and have a safe trip delivering presents. Love, Libby Dear Santa, I want a bike. I want a puppy. I want a doll. I want a dinosaur. I want a swingset. I have carrots for your reindeer. Love, Everleigh
Dear Santa, I hope you are ok. I would like a Paw Patrol toy, Grave Digger, and Bone Shaker. I love you. Love, Aiden Dear Santa, I want tails dolls and a sonic doll. Taylynne Dear Santa, My name is Ella. I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a bike and Zombies 2 dolls. Ella Grace
Dear Santa, I want LOL Dolls and barbies. I also want stuffed animals and some clothes. Love Reese Dear Santa, I want a got to go flamingo. Love, Isaac Dear Santa, iphone, fourwheeler, woj Kaylub Dear Santa, Can I have a playdough candy machine? I will leave cookies. Love, Jase
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Evelyn Wilder Patterson is sporting her #90 basketball uniform.
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Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I want a RC car for Christmas. Love, Luke Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dinosaur set a bike and race cars bring my brothers presents Love Tanner Dear Santa, My name is Evelyn. I have been very good. For Christmas, I want make-up, playdoh, and a drawing board that lights up. Merry Christmas, Santa. Love, Evelyn Dear Santa, I want a LOL house and a Barbie house a LOL van Thank you, Jalynn Dear Santa, I want a barbie, cat, train. Ana
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Dear Santa, I would like a nitendo, sharks, dinosaurs and new shoes please. I have been a good boy this year! Hunter
Dear Santa, This year I’ve been good. I want a LOL doll, JoJo Siwa stuff, slime, and barbies for Christmas. Thanks, Paislee
Dear Santa, I would really like Beyblade, Bakugan, and Pokemon for Christmas, I have tried to be good. If you bring me presents,I will give you extra cookies. Your Friend, Rhett
Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I want to here mini gun bow and arrow. And minecraft sword. Thank you, Dax
Dear Santa, I want a tablet a toy unicorn, a toy Santa Claus, a teddy bear, a toy poppy she’s my favorite troll! Ryleigh Ann Dear Santa, I want a black truck, playstation and racing games, and a red car. Love, Greyson
Dear Santa, my name is Avery and I am trying so hard to be a good girl. Can you get your magic elves to make some toys. I want the LOL doll with snow hair, the LOL doll with army pants, the pink flamingo with a diaper on, a Mr. Potato Head and the vending surprise. Be safe and I love you so much. Avery
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Dear Santa, I want a babby alive. I also want a LOL. I want a Poppy playset too. Can I have a dog named Lile. I want a birbe doll and a teddy bear and a American girl doll. Brooklyn Dear Santa, I would like a hover borad, doll, four wheeler. Hope Dear Santa, My name is Eliyah and I want a playstation, a belt, new boots, a truck and all my family to be together for Christmas. We’ll be sure to leave some cookies out just leave me some. Eliyah Dear Santa, I would like LOL doll, ponies, camera. Jessa
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William Harold Hurd shows off his horses and his boys twins Tillman and HIllman Hurd and big brother Martin Ray Hurd some time in 1949-50. Notice the wringer washing machine and tub and old wooden chairs on the porch.
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Brothers who served in World War II were W.C. Richardson and W.T. Richardson. The pair left embarked on a ship going overseas and never knew they were together until they landed.
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This is a picture of the Lone Star School circa 1939. The only person identified is Dueane Dowdy who is the boy standing at right with the black, unzipped jacket. This school was on the Union-Pontotoc County line at Shady Grove. A portion of the building serves as a domino hall today. Do you know any one else in this photo? Please email regina.butler@jounalinc.com.
Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year!! I would love some make up and some heels. Daddy and Mommy says I have too much shoes already. Tell Rudolph I said, “Hey” also to shine bright. Joceyln Dear Santa, I want a Mickey Mouse scooter, a puppy bed for my puppy Clyde, a Ole Miss wallet like my brother Adam, and a necklace that has a number 5 on it. Thanks, Laiden
Dear Santa, I want a bike. I want an American Girl. I want a new coloring book. Thank you, Ivy Kate Dear Santa, I want a indominus T-Rex. I want cars. I want a pterodactyl. I want books. Tell Rudolph hi. Love, Chance Dear Santa, I have been good. I want Josie the kangaroo. I also want a My Life doll. That is all. Thank you. Ella
Dear Santa, I would like make up, Barbie, hover board. Love, Savannah Dear Santa, I love you. I want a monster truck game and a Chuck E Cheese costume. I also want a James toy and Timothy Ghost train toy and Thomas and Friends boat toy. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Gibbs Dear Santa, Please bring Barbie, Orbeez, LOL. Love, Rowan
Dear Santa, I want a lego helicarrier and and an Imagine X clayface. I love you, Miles Dear Santa,I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like : robots, paw patrol truck, hot wheels with t-rex. See you soon! I give rudolph extra food. Love, Lane Dear Santa, trampoline, unicorn, tea set, markers. Thank you. Audrey
Dear Santa, I know you are daddy. You are cool. I love you. I want Paw Patrol Dino Rescue Vehicle, a computer, and a playhouse. Love, Ashton Dear Santa, This year I want a remote control racecar with controller, a racecar and a racecar driver and a trampoline that does way high to the sky with a ladder. Tell Rudolph I said “Hi” and “Be careful” Merry Christmas! Jase
Dear Santa, I’ve tried to be a good boy this year. I have a lot on my list, but there are a few things I would love. Skateboard, bouncy house, and Fortnite toys. Tell Mrs. Clause my family said “Hello!” Love, Andrew Dear Santa, carriage, perey, scooter, I have been a very good girl this year and these are a few things I would like this year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS! Love, Katelyn
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Dear Santa, My name is Jase and I would like a Jeep, clothes, shoes, and a lot of toys and a trampoline. That all. Jase Dear Santa, I want a football, bike, and soccer foul. Please and thank you. I will have milk and cookies for you and tell your reindeers I will have food for them. Tell Mrs. Claus hello and the elves too. Merry Christmas, Jaydan Dear Santa, a remote control car, a monster truck, a drone, blue shoes, and clothes. Kane Dear Santa, I want avn corn, I want a bre truc. I want a rat. I want a pig. Kayleigh Dear Santa, I would really like to get makeup, phone to talk to my family, and emoji dolls because they are cute. Please don’t forget my sister. Lilly Dear Santa, I want a nintendo switch, blues clues toys, peppa pig toys, and spongebob toys. P.S. Tell the elves Hi. Love, Grayson Dear Santa, I want a giant maximus, pregnant barbie, baby alive- baby grow up, and a surprise from Santa. Love, Zoey Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a crop duster, tractor with a dirt pan, hay rake set, and an art easel. Love, Raylon Dear Santa, I want a princess jeep and an atv. Love, Stormie
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Chatting at the Warren-Graham reunion in the summer of 1970 are the cousins whose grandparents were pioneer settlers of the community, Jim and Sallie Warren Graham. Those in the photo are Bud Graham, son of Lawrence; Addie G. Williams, daughter of Jack; and John Graham, son of Lidge, who came to the reunion from Texas. This photo was made at the Hurricane High School.
Dear Santa, I want : ipad, unicorn toy, bike, all other children to get their wishes for Christmas! Tell all the Reindeer “Hey.” Love, Chassis Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I want legos and transformers. I will have cookies and milk. Tell the elves I said “hey.” Dear Santa, I would like a hoverboard, a frozen lego castle, and a sea lego set, Love, Lily Dear Santa, I want a big godzilla and a king kong. I want 2 Harry Potter legos. I want a spiderman and venom toy. Want a gotta go flamingo. Rivers
Dear Santa, Santa can I have a barbie dream hoe. I say please to you santa. Can I have a barbie plane, you know like the one with a suitcase thing. Maybe a barbie face mask then a boy barbie. Thanks Santa. Love, Jaggers. Dear Santa, I want pajamas and gorilla hot wheel garage. Thank you Santa. Love, Kase Dear Santa, I would like trucks, paw patrol toy, markers and games. Love, Kamden Dear Santa, I would like a phone and a blue race car. I would also like a lunch box. Love, Preston
Dear Santa, I would like a hoverboard and a Nintendo switch. Thank you for my gifts. Love, Mak Dear Santa, I want a hooverboard dirtbike iphone red power ranger costume and a air horn. Can you send Johny Ringo the elf. Sawyer Dear Santa, I would like an american girl doll for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Love, Raylee Dear Santa, I love you and I will always love you. I like when you give me presents. May I have a Secret Crush Doll? Thank you for Christmas toys. Please remember my mommy, daddy, sissy, and me. Love, Sadie
This is Stanley Ford Patterson when he was in the army. Notice the white walled tires on the roadster he is leaning up against.
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Dear Santa, I have bin good to my mom and dad. I wont a car and a desc. Love, Poppy Rae Dear Santa, I’m Sophie. S-O-P-H-I-E! I love you, Santa. Please give me Squeakee the Balloon Dog. I really love Squeakee and I will take good care of Squeakee. I really want what I want- Squeakee! Please! Thank you, Santa. Remember Mommy, Daddy, Sissy, Nana, Bobo, Uncle Ronnie, Aunt Tosh, Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Cat. Love, Sophie Dear Santa, I would like a computer. I would also like a leopard gecko. Love, Stela Dear Santa, I want a ninja turtle bally and Batman lair. Love, Blake Dear Santa, I want a blender. I want a babydoll. I want a cat studanml. and a bunch of studanml. Play kitchen. Love, Ferra Dear Santa, I want a ball colors and soccer Love, Mirella Dear Santa, I want a dirtbike. I want a remotecontroll car. I want a foot ball. I want a 100 dollar. I want a four wheeler. I want a basketball. I want a book about crismis. I want a legoset. I want a IPad. I want a tente. I want a We. I will be good. Love, Jesse Dear Santa, Barbe dolls Banllons Elf on the shelf a Girl Piano guitar Love, Traveah
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The Hurricane High School Basketball girls for the 1941-42 school year were front row from left: Laura Berry, ?, Ruth Todd, Pat Dillard and Virginia May. At back are Mavis Are, Ruth Spears, Loyce Brandon, Gladys McCain, Sis Graham and Polly Brandon.
Dear Santa, If you get this letter i want fnd ffon chrismas. Love, Collin. Dear Santa, I would have a toy and some clowes, and sherts. I love your deers, and elfs. I love you and rudould. Love, Jeremias Dear Santa, My name is Jale Hobson and for this christmas Stickbots, Hoverboard, Dirtbike, and a yellow nintendo Switch I think I will get thse toys becaus I bin good for this year Love, Jale Hobson
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you doing? Hows the North Pole? How are your elfs doing? It’s really cold here so you might want to wear two coats when you come to see us. Santa, I think I’ve been good so I’d like to ask for a couple of things for Christmas. I’d like to ask for a nintendo switch. My brother and sister and I would love to play it. I’d also like to Stretchy Spider-man. Maybe we could get some games for the Nintendo switch. I’d like some long carrots so I can build a snowman. Love, Sully
Dear Santa, I am Samira. I could not wait for this time to Let you know that I was a good girl this year. I love christmas because you will send me a lovely present I want a Tablet and a L.O.L Surprise. Thank you Santa, Love, Samira Romano Dear Santa, for christmas I would like a toy bowing and arrow. Love, Enrique Dear Santa, Computer. LOL. Art kit. Puppy that dont grow Big. How shoes. Love, Gia
Dear Santa, I want a dog. I would also like 7 horses. I want alot of cash. I have been a good girl so you could throw in a Skateboard Too. Love, Rylea Dear Santa, for christmas, i would like The mega godzilla get, green toy gun, Fortnite grenade and rocket layncher, laser X, navy seal action figyres, and playstation controller. Love, Wyatt Dear Santa, I would like a Dirt bike and gear. Love, Braxton
Dear Santa, I have bin good this year. I want a truck and a ryan treasure chest I also want a toy jeep a ryan watch. Love, Ryland Dear Santa, You are so nice I want a xbox for Christmas did you have a good summer you are the best will you send a elf to my house to watch me can it be a boy elf. Love, Caleb Dear Santa, I would like a bareohx toy, t- rex toy, pokemon toys, yoshy’s woly world. Love, Abram Bevill
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Dear Santa, I have been a pretty good girl. And I hope you bring me presents this year. I will try to be good and mind my parents and my teacher. I will leave you milk and cookies. I hope bring my friends presents too. I will leave you milk and cookies. I hope you fly Safly. I want a real horse and a jack in the box an lol set and other surprises for me. Love, Alyssa Dear Santa, I want my elves to come early this year. I eant a lol, Elsa toy, anna toy, Kentox, barbie, cat, and a horse. I want a toy horse, Love, Emberleigh Dear Santa, i want for christmas is a LoL doll an omg dolls an some baby dolls an some more toys an dolls. Love, Trinity Dawson. Dear Santa, I Love my elf on the shelf. the Robot dog Squeakyee. I all so want amendy mcnigh hair training Doll to Brade hair. I all so want a new alarmclock to wake me up in the morning. I all so want a new set of markers, and last I want, new Doll Baby clothes. Love, Reagan Dear Santa, My name is Cohen McGregor. I have been a good boy this year. I would like a skateboard, v-bucks, speakers for my 4-wheeler, PS4 games, and a PS5. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Cohen Dear Santa, I was good this year I whent a PS4 and a hoverboard to and a new bye Love, Jaxoh Weaver
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This is a photo of those who are probably the Pontotoc High School annual staff from the mid-to-late 1940s. Seated from left are Miss Edith Faye Easterling, Marilyn Abernathy, Charlene Philpot, Jimmy Massey and Elizabeth Hobson. Standing at back are Paul Ray, Miss Laverne Bray, Allen Butler, Julia Shannon, Betty Jane Rutherford, Hosea Grisham and Wilma Griffin. Notice the background. No tennis courts.
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Dear Santa, I know That you have been busy but can I please have a lol doll, JoJosiwa_dolls, slime, computer, makeup, JoJosiwa shoes. Love, Brooklyn Dear Santa, A doll house, and a barbie and buy so many cars for my baby brother and a puppy. I want it to be a girl cause my husky needs a girlfriend. Love, Hilda cornejo Dear Santa, I would love it if you brought me a go kart for christmas and a boy elf named Max. Love, Ella Maher Courtesy Uvond Hurd
Chason Tutor is holding Uvond Tutor Hurd in July of 1954. Notice the cotton the porch. The family would pick cotton by hand and store it on the porch until they would get enough for a bale then send it to the gin.
Dear Santa, I want a toy gun, a toy car, a football, a socer ball, a basketball, a toy reindeer, a elf, a mine craft game, a xbox controller, a pialne. Love, Dakota Cunningham Dear Santa, I want a dirt bike, new nubben boots, new shoulder pads, coveralls for deer hunting. Love, Brett Wiggins Dear Santa, I want a ps5 and gta6. Do not forget my family to get what they want also new shoes. Love, Garrett Wheeler Dear Santa, I want slime and barbie’s, a iphone, and an bralets. My most enportawesnofthamall I really want to go back to santa’s home. Love, Layla Mask Dear Santa, I will like an umbrella. For my mom will like a phony. Santa are yor rilly. Do you have a wife. Do you have a mother. Do you have rilly elf. Love, Eugenia
Dear Santa, I want a whole things of army stuff, 4 chickens, and a tree house. Love, John Alex Chism Dear Santa, I want a new unicorn kindle case and kindle charger for my kindle and a bath big unicorn and unicorn blankets, mermaid blankets, tv, american girl doll, unicorn american girl dolls, pink ombre tubler she leave a little sparkle cup makeup custom unicorn 3d decor coffee mug. Love, Madeline Grace Tutor Dear Santa, I want a RC and inteindo switch and a computer. Love, Grant Wise Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. So I have a few ideas what i would like for christmas. I would like a nerf gun, a big cover, a new belt. Would you also tell Rudolph I said, “Hey?” And als remind everyone it is Jesus birthday. Love, William Taylor Dear Santa, I want new led lights and the omgzo surprise, 3 squishy, rainbow surprise. Love, Lamaria Harrison Dear Santa, I think I should get gifts because since I have been being good. This is what I would like from you. I would like a fourweller and a new bike that is black. I would also like a nerf gun and remote control car. Love, Jessie Jones Dear Santa, I want a lol omg doll. A puppy, horses. Please! Love, Anna lewis
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Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Hope you and mrs. Claus have stayed covid free. I want a horse, a skrim game for a xbox 30, a $100 bill, a sell phone, a gears of war game for xbox one. I want to ask for two dog toys for cash and band it. Love, Joslynn McGloflin Dear Santa, I would like a remote control monster truck. I would also like a bike and legos. Love, Matthew Jarvis Dear Santa, I been pretty good this year. I will like a xbox for christmas and lego star wars game. I would also like rocket league game. I want the avengers movie set. Cullen and Kendall have been good too. Love, Caleb Adams Dear Santa, I want to know if you are real? Do you have two- hundred and eighty-nine elves? Are you big or small or medium? Santa, do you have any children or wife? For my present I would have a barbie dream house with the barbies. And I live with my grandmama with lots of trailers. Love, Nahomi Dear Santa, My name is Molly Kate Page. Please bring me a barbie house, baby alive, a bike, and a trampoline. I will leave milk and cookies. I have been a good girl this year. Love, Molly Dear Santa, I want for christmas dirt bike roller skate house coat. Love, Lane D
Dear Santa, I want a bike and a nulbord and a elsa shirt also a doll elsa and elsa shoes then elsa bahamas and skateboard and alex the girl how have sofe nice fluffy pink cat and the gold cat. Love, Allison Vega Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a lego set. I want a toy remote car. I want a puzzle to. Tell mrs. Claus that I sed hi. Love, Christoeher Dear Santa, I want a bunch of legos and more tools and a drill and another bike. And a ipad at my nene’s and a bunch of pant at my nene’s and if a ipad is to expensive I want a tablet. Love, Westyn Dear Santa, I would an I Phone. I would like a puppy. I would like new shoes. I would like new clothes, Love, G. Moore Dear Santa, PS5VR and PS5 and a gift card can you get ever child a Present Pleaze. My dad a nice big truck Love, Seth Kilgore Dear Santa, for Christmas I hope every one believes Santa. Some people do not because They lost someone in thier family. So I hope they git thier hope back. Love, Marlee Dear Santa, I want legos construction set with a crane. Garbage truck rocketship Miaia brams tank and a helicopter. I wish everyone Christmas dinner and a nice clean house baby and york and BB Gun. Love santa, Liam Collins
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Dear Santa, I want 1 bracelet set, a whoopie cushion,Rock box a bicycle, kids camera, color pencil set. Love Izy Bell Dear Santa, I want a real coinbibet. I want a real tractor. I want a real savdually. I want a real bigtcuck and I want a real big tracky trailer. Love, RiverLane west Dear Santa, I what Dolls and LOL and a unicorn. Love, Sofia Dear Santa, I want a xbox 5 I would also like a kubota tractor and a truck pullikng a boat and a dirt bike. I would like to have a BB Gun. Love you and thanks. Love, Riley Dear Santa, I want a toilet paper gun and a deer cover and 4 horse and punching bag and cross and a puppy and shoes. Love, Hunter Dear Santa, I want a lap top and I am good. Please bring me present santa love santa. Love, Karsley Swan Dear Santa, I would like a real phone and a nintendo switch and a skateboard. Please bring my brother and sisters some toys too Love, brayson Dear Santa, Santa I hava bin heping my mom clean the house. Santa please can you get me a hoverboard. Santa please can you get me a hootey. Santa please can you get me a gun. Santa can you please get me a police set. Santa please can you get me a ril dart bike. Love, Zaiden
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Enjoying the afternoon on a hill in the mid 1940s are siblings Ramond “Jack” Biffle, thelma Biffle Morrison, Jean Biffle Rodgers and Mavis Biffle Sappington.
Dear Santa, One time I washed my aunts bishes. Please bring me presits I love you. I what a i phonata go flamingo. Love, Harleigh Dear Santa, I want lots of surprises. I want more slime. I like LOL and Baby alive, make up, a blinger, stuffed animals, playdoh, Barbies. I have been good. I will leave your milk and cookies out for you. Love, Ashtin Scott Dear Santa, I want toys, transformers, bumblebee battle call nere ultra three fly toofes, sceley, BB Gun , Real dirt bike, the animal. Love Mark Dear Santa, I hope you have been well. I tried to be good all year. I would like frozen two things and my uncle to be home for christmas. Love Chloe Mccammon
Dear Santa, I like toys for christmas. I want a bike. I want a vampire game. I want a bey blade. I want a soldier and a bat man in a game. I want sonic games and I want a phone. Love,Major Dear Santa, I have ben good. I wat hu ur ford. I dad wot ask outer. You are cool. Love, Lakendrick Dear Santa, I want a crayola box for christmas. Iwant a car toy for christmas. I want a toy for christmas. I want markers box for christmas. I want a hat for christmas. Love Pedro Dear Santa, I have been good I wassn dis for I my mama a fr few titi wa few I woau id like a rope barbie LOL dolls and Id water no play game son. Love, jessolyn
Dear Santa, I want a teddy bear. I Want to know the reindeer have magic, I want to know if the North Pole has snow. Love, Guadalupe Dear Santa, I hev beb goog for mie meme. Love, Tann mecook Dear Santa, I have clean my house. Santa please can you git me dolls. Santa I am in first grade. I want pink make up. I have bin good. I have bin good to my mom and my dad. Love, Callie Dear Santa, I did what my mom sed. Please give me a toeay. I whil be good. Love, Blame Dear Santa, I clean my room santa. Want a gitani and a to bring alefenn for christma. Thank you santa Love, Harmani
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Taking a trip to the zoo August 17, 1970 are Ara Tutor Luttrel standing at back. Seated are her twin nephew and niece Jeffrey Dee and Redele Lee Waldo and her children Tommy and Kim Luttrell.
Dear Santa, Please will you brang me a 4 wilr. Love, Miller Dear Santa, Santa I cheen. Santa can I please haf a scay pov? Santa can I please haf toy lom? Santa can I please haf a toy lol? Love, Annaleigh Dear Santa, Can I please have a gift? Because I have ben good to my sister. Love, Colton
Dear Santa, I love santa clos can I please have sum kachmes and please git lolose. Love, Violet Russell Dear Santa, Ieum and fersay. And I werk on tetes. I bin good. Love, Paola Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I want a barbie house. I also want a guitar and a makeup set. I want a new barbie. New toys for my kitchen. Love, Ella
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Dear Santa, I want a babydoll. I been good this year. And i want a toy car for christmas. And I also want some candy. And some makeup. And I want some slime for christmas. Love, Lilly
Dear Santa, I have being good. Can I plyse have a tow step plyse? I am in foodst grade. Love, Wyatt Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think I have ben good. For christmas I would like a drone. I want a hover border as well please. I am 7 years old. If you have time pleds bring some presents for my family to. And say hi to the elves, randeer, mis. Clos. I love you. Love, Slides
Dear Santa, I want a cauter and a fourweeler please!!!!! Love, Cade Stusty Dear Santa, I am good this yar. I want and mota control car an an tv, bots Jorens. Love, Deathany Dear Santa, I want a Hunting rifle. Love, Billy Dear Santa, I hope you bring me a big LOL doll. I also want a barbie camper and a Skipper and a Chelsea barbie doll. I want a little baby alive. Thank you and I hope you have a safe trip. Love, Livi Robbins Dear Santa, I would like a toy bogy and a babydoll. I would a lsoline clothes and shoes for my babydoll. Love, Emerae Dear Santa, I would like a fishing pole and I want a phone. Love, Eanself Dear Santa, I want a Intendo switch and bring me and my little brother all the toys we want. I also want a dirtbike. Love, Convert Dear Santa, I rily wont a vinu konu pleso Dear santa i wont a skatoono please. I dun wot my mom told me. Love, Blaize
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The 10 living grandparents and great grandparents of Dan Shempert and the late Shelly S. Logan gathered for a picture sometime in 1956. They are, front row from left: Jeff and Etta Tackitt, Shelly, Ovie and Buster Shempert; at back are Bailey and Girlie Shempert, Louise and Homer Sudduth holding their daughter and Loyce and Holt Jones.
Dear Santa, have been a very good boy this year. For christmas I would like a toy guns, baby yoda toys, star wars spaceships, air plans, and xbox games. Thank you so much. Love, Michael Dear Santa, Wot is a bike and a LOLS and dol. And a LOL dol. Love, Aubrey Dear Santa, My name is Keylen. How are you? I have been good. I would like a phone for christmas so i can play games and call you. And i would also like a hover board Thank you santa. Love, Keylen
Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is two new barbies. And a play dough kit. I want the rest to be a surprise. And you can bring me what ever you want. Love, Maui Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think iv been good. Could you bring me a nintindo switch for christmas. And i would like a dirt bike please please bring me a hover bord. I want xbox game pass. Can I have the mandelorean skin please and i am excited for christmas can i have all thoredthings. And i love you santa, Love, Kacen
Dear Santa, My name is Conner Mclorger. I have been a good boy. This year i want a ps4 games state board and vbucks. I will cookies and milk out for you. Love, Conner Dear Santa, Santa can you get me a intdowswitch for Christmas and new todit. Love, Maddo Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I thing I have been good this year. I want a bike, bolby doll, lol, descendants boll and elf on the shelf toy. Stay safe merry christmas. Love, Maggie
Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I would like a babydoll, a baby mermaid dolls, and a doctor mermaid doll. I would like a microscope, a toy deers and a life size princess. Please bring my brother a transformer and a superhero. Love, Henley Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think that I h been good. I want a drone. I would like a phone. Please bring me a hover board. I would like pika shu funkopop. Could you bring a inne man funkopop. Im excited for christmas. Love, Barrett
Dear Santa, I hop you are going well. I think if bine good. I bine nice and i hafint poost or shuf te ahe one. I would like a puppy kitten and can i have like sume toy anmler. Like farme and house pets. I would love a new blacit to state worm. Can i please have frey. More elfs. Stay safe going home. Love, Bella Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. Have i benn good this year. Will you bring me a key board with letters. I would like a new phone case. I want a dry erase board could you bring me among us stuffed animal one I love you stay safe. Merry christmas. Love, Sadie Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think I have been good this year. Could you bring me a barbie dream house. I would like sam hover shoes. I want for christmas is books. Please bring a phone. I want leggings for christmas. I rilly want fuggler. I’m excited for christmas because I get preses. Love, Harper
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think i bin good this yiar and i whant a crosnecles. I would like a bike. Please bring me a hyrabord. Cold you prins me a phone. I want a tablit. I love you santa stay safe im excited about christmas wer bin whaiting for you come soon. Love, Bentlee Dear santa, I hope you are doing well. I think I have been good this year.I would like a room makeover. I want new close. Could you bring me new shoes please bring me a hover board. I dream of haveinga hamster so I want a hamster. A parrot for me. I’m so excited for christmas. Love, Einsley Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I thing ihave been good. I would want a skateboard. I would like a phone. Please bring me a hover board. Could you bring roducks. I love you. Love, Kaydence Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I am doing good this year. I would like some fugglers, a phone, a giant yetty stuffed animal some lost kittys and a real reindeer pet. I love you and have a grat christmas. Dear Santa, For christmas I want a bike and I want a pone and I want 200 dollar and I want a cool shirt. and I want a six vido game. and I want a 100 dollar and I want a new car and I want a poket nive. and I want a lot of candy and I want a new book. Love, Dylan Marroquin
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Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think i been good this year. I want a rainbow kegboard. I would like elf on the shelf toy. Please bring me a rudolph stuff animal. Could you bring me a booo poller! I love you santa. Love, Adelyn Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I think i have been good this year. Please bring a elf on the shelf toy. I would little a drone. Could you bring me a hover board. I would like a reindeer pluahy. I want a cat headband. I love you. Love, Grace Dear Santa, I want christmas lego. and a books and 100 dollar and a batman and a car that drove. Love, Mark Figeuroa Dear santa, For christmas I want a iphone I also want a puppy I also want a ps5 I also want a dollers I also want prestons style merch and a come pooter. Love, conner roberts Dear santa, I want a razor a ps5 and anew dirt bike and a pet dog coles phone!! Sim card toy car and money a tv a ps5 controller a computer tablit dirt bike gear. Love, knox mason Dear Santa, My name is Grayson. I my 7. For christmas I would like some wwe stuff like chapinships and people Nintendo switch games. Nerf guns, and hot weed are. Thank you for the toys I got last year. Please bring my brother and sister something. Love Grayson
Courtesy Kay Graham
Mamie Robbins and Lacy Simmons paused for this photo while they were dating in the early 1900s. The couple later married.
Dear santa, I have a nice family. My favorite day is christmas.I love christmas because it is about jesus.I have been nice. I love your reindeer and rudolph. I love mrs claus. I love you. My favorite animal is a wolf.Do u like arctic wolfs. I like arctic wolfs. I went to the zoo with my aunt. Love, jordyn ezelle Dear santa, I would like to know what is your reindeer names. What fun stuff do you have at the north pole. Is one of your reindeer named rudolph. How do the elfs make the presents. Love, brayden morgan Dear Santa, I want a lot of hot wheels in a mokchero. I want a new bike in 2 foyk bear. In a tablet. In a fon. In a boo. I like book in I want a lot of games. Love, josne velasquez
Dear santa, I want a hover board, house, candy skates, sand toys, santa swit american girl doll, sesew, cribaby doll, live jeamings, zingo, monopoly junior, frozen 2 stuff, monopoly pixar just dance 2021, key bord, a barbie, soccer goal, play-doh, spirit horse and a pet and cat book. I have been taking care of roxie we had a good time together thank you for roxie she and rex is best friends ever we got a new dog this year her name is nova her and rex are not friends. 2020 Love, louisa Dear santa, Santa I would Love to see you but I dsne wut a bole home. And my sister wut a sufamol. Me and my sister a makeup set. But my mom and dad really wut a hefe baby. Love, mynmarris
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This photo of Wanda Biffle Trent was taken at George and Lila Biffle’s house in Algoma during 1949.
Dear Santa, I want a pet sloth for christmas. But my parrots will not let me have one so I want some legos instead. But I still want something slothy. And I want a lol doll. And I want a nother elf for christmas. The last thing I want is a dog. And thank you santa for bringing me a Elf In my class. Love, Josie flake Dear Santa, I want lego mario, r.c boat with a fishing line at the end. I want a new saddle an I am abe. Linkon and a horse book, a mlkr oscope. I want a lego farm and a Dude perfect tyler figer and a lego msu bulldog. Love, parker robinson
Dear santa, I want a american girl doll. I want some lol dolls. I want a scufauf. I want a puppy. I want some jojo siwa socks toys and other stuff of jojo siwa. I want an girl elf. I want the fox. I want a phone. I want money. I want donut squishy. Love ella ferguson Dear Santa, I want a care and phone, robot new shoes. And scooter. Love, Adam Dear santa, I want a lol dolls.I want a baby dolls. and a new bike I want a new elf. I want a bunny ripit.I want a girl doll. Love, Emma robbins
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Dear Santa, I want a bike and a dog. I want to see santa an see it he is real. I want a dirt bike and some boatco I need a mask and new Elf. I need a big big snake and a bunny. I want a phone and a baseball and a bat.I need a big house and a deer form santa. I need a boat. Love, Bryley Robbins Dear santa, I would like some boots and pants to ride in. and a bike. Some lol dolls. Some sports for Rg. and some little toys horses.x ribit. Love Hatley wilson
Dear santa, I would love to meet you some day. I’ve been a good girl this year. I really want a golden doodle and a iphone 7. And I will leave you some cookies and milk. And something for your reindeer. Love, destin pettit Dear santa, I want a lego game. I want some legos.I want some beyblades. I want a mario game. I want a play station. I want a phone. I want bubble bee. I want madden 22. I want a spider man game. Love, Albert Jr.
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Dear Santa, All I want 4 christmas is a hot glue gun and all the colors of the play do I want a nerf gun I want a rolko stick and a small hood for my spider man and a hoody for me and a green light card for kids and my hole faime and a play do ice cream shop. Love, Jamerous wilson Dear santa, I hope you are good. And you bring me 1,000,000 dollars. In bring me 5 german shepherds. And six four wheelers. In a great dane. Love, caleb ware
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Dear santa, I hope you had a good year. I hope your reindeer are ready for christmas. I have been a good girl and I am excited for christmas. Please bring me and my sister a swing set with a big playhouse and a barbie dream house. My sister and I will have plenty of cookies and milk for you on christmas eve. Love, Eva caldwell Dear santa, I want a hatchimal pixey flyer, and a lol remix, and legos, a puzzle, and a doctor game board, castle criter playground. Love, lauren Dear santa, I want a massage chair for my mom a knife for my dad and my brother wants a dinosuor toy and I want a go kart. Love, Braylen Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl this year. I will like for you to bring me a laptop and disney princess carriage and cute girls hairstyles styling head straight blonde hair doll and kids toy cash register with electronic sounds, play money, and grocery toys. Love Hailey Renee Criddle. PS. I love my elf Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like magic sand because my sister won’t let me play with hers, a fishing pole so I can catch fish, jackets, mickey mouse roadster racer, and a baby deer to sleep with. Love, Toby Jayce Criddle Dear Santa, Hi my name is Caedyn. Im 7 years old. I go to South Pontotoc. I love christmas. Love, Caedyn
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Enjoying a summer afternoon stroll in 1956 on Cane Creek Road in Hurricane are Warren Norwood, Dueane Dowdy, Susan Norwood and Roy Dillard.
Dear santa, Santa I have been good this year I would like you to bring toys to all the kids, for me I would like a LoL surprise remix Nae Nae Nae surprise. Love, Valeria Luna Dear santa, I am Ivy jube blansett. I have been very good this year. I really want an american swiss army Isnife. And I want a computer. I need some new close. Love, Ivy
Dear santa, I want a ax. I want a necklaces. I want a but sheet. I want stuff an imale. I want a dog. I want a phone. I want a trampoline. Love, Breyer Dear santa, I hope you are having fun at the north pole. I know I am having fun. Buddy the elf he is a boy. I love christmas because jesus birthday is on christmas. Love. Payton au stin
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