Caddo- My Home Town: Christmas Wishes, 1947

Archives

Attractions

The Caddo Cafe
Friday Night All-You-Can-Eat Catfish! Call 367-9800 for hours and details.
Rex II
Restored movie theater. Call 580-367-2000 for show times.
Indian Territory Museum and Library
A free look into Caddo's rich heritage. Open Tues.-Sat. from 10am to 3pm
Craighead's
This turn-of-the-century general store is a must see! Open: M-Th 'til 5:30 and F-Sat. 9:00-7:00.

Organizations

Caddo Alumni Association
The alumni association arranges a Caddo High School reunion every four years. Next one is 2012.
Caddo Educational Foundation
This group provides scholarships for community youth.
Caddo Civic and Cemetery Club
This group maintains and improves the cemetery and provides community service as needed.
Town Restoration Association of Caddo
The mission of TRAC is to provide visionary leadership, focus on historical preservation, and promote economic growth to enrich the quality of life in our community.
Caddo Community Association
The CCA holds the annual Heritage Day Celebration and participates in other community projects.

I love these! I’ll have to ask Clifford Joines if he got his train.

The Caddo Herald

December 19, 1947

Letters to Santa Claus

Please bring me a real horse. Benny Jack Gordon.

Please bring me a gun and a scabbard. Lonso Butler

Please bring me a doll, skates, doll bedroom suite, piano, and a dresser. Bessie Fay Lorrance

Please bring me a Betsy Wetsy doll, nuts, fruits, and candy. Letha Fay Brown

Please bring me a wagon, gun, and scabbard, also candy. Tommy Margaleis

Please bring me a double box of crayons, a Betsy Wetsy doll, and nuts, fruits, candy. Love, Freda Lynn

Please bring me a car, cap gun, nuts, fruit, and candy and a cowboy suit. Tommy Ray Hutchens

Please bring me a bebe gun, and firecrackers too. Carrill Braudrick

Please bring me a doll, a doll bedroom suite, and a set of little dishes, nuts, fruits, candy. Velma June Moran

Please bring me a piano and a dresser set, double box of crayons, firecrackers, fruits, candy, and nuts. Charlotte Braudrick

Please bring me a Betsy Wetsy doll and roller skates. Mary Frances Alexander

Please bring me a ball, gloves. Daisy is my sister. Bring her the nicest thing you have. David Roy

Please bring me a bebe gun. Leonard Thornton

Please sir, bring me a Betsy Wetsy doll, nuts, fruit, candy. Sarah Ann Woods

Please bring me a gun, scabbard, train, firecrackers, candy, nuts, fruit. Love, Frank Ray Armstrong

Please bring me a doll, a doll buggy, and gloves. Mary Nell Morgan

Please bring me a gun, a scabbard, wagon, ball, firecrackers. Ray Ammons

Please bring me a doll, a doll bed, and buggy, and skates. Bessie Roena Winnie

I want a Betsy Wetsy doll, doll buggy and wagon, a telephone and a piano, dresser set. Anita Dale Key

Please bring me roller skates. I think my momma is pretty. Larry Guy Young

Please bring me a wagon and a bebe gun and shots for it. Johnnie McGee

Please bring me a train. Odis Smitheart

I want a train, candy, firecrackers and fruits. Love, Clifford Ray Joines

Please bring me a doll and doll buggy and a set of dishes. Zelda Smith

I would like a doll, buggy, bed, and dishes please, Santa. Nadine Childers

You know I’d like to have a doll, wagon, candy, fruits, nuts. Joyce Ann Lindsey

Please bring me a wagon. Roy Clement

Please bring me a bebe gun. Billy Russell

Please bring me a gun and a scabbard. John Wisdom

Please bring me a bebe gun. Jack Sawyers

Wouldn’t it be nice Santa if I could have a bebe gun and roller skates? Ronnie Sullivan

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