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From the files of the Dec. 20, 1956 Ellsworth Reporter.

YOUTH ACCIDENTLY SHOT

Del Noble received severe wounds in his legs last week when he was accidently shot while out in the yard. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Noble of Holyrood. He was admitted to the Ellsworth hospital after the shooting.

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FARMERS STORE

ROBBED OF $637 LAST WEDNESDAY

Sometime during the night Wednesday or early Thursday morning, a robber or robbers entered the Farmers Union Jack and Jill Store through the back door and got away with $637 in cash and bills. Entry was made by chiseling the lock off of the back door, and then peeling the door of the large safe until they reached the bars which protect the pins in the hinges. The bars were bent, releasing the pins and permitting the opening of the safe door.

John Ploutz discovered the robbery when he reported for work Thursday morning. He is the meat cutter at the store.

John Klema manager of the store, stated Wednesday morning of this week that although the contents of the safe had been searched and scattered, nothing was damaged. No trace of the robbers has been found. It is believed they went out the front door.

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BREAKS JR.

OLYMPIC RECORD

Tom Purma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Purma, is claimed to be the only youth in Kansas to ever win a track championship in the Olympics. Tom, a 12 year old seventh grader in the Scott City schools, last summer competed in the softball throw at the junior AAU track meet at Lawrence, at which he set a new world record. Now he has received word that his throw was the best in national competition, giving him first place in the Junior Olympics. Both of his parents are instructors in the Scott City schools, and claim Wilson as their home, coming to their farm south of Wilson during vacations and in the summer months, during which time Charles Purma engages in farming.

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LETTERS

TO SANTA CLAUS

ASH CREEK

SCHOOL

Mrs. George Sauers—Teacher

Dear Santa: It will be Christmas soon. I am 9 years old. My birthday is in May. For Christmas I want a football and rifle. Your friend, Chant Koralek.

Dear Santa Claus: It will soon be Christmas. Please bring me a wrist watch and a Tiny Tears doll. Your friend, Janeen Gay Schneider.

Dear Santa Claus: It will soon be Christmas. Please bring me a cowboy and Indian set. Your friend, Bobbie Hulse.

Dear Santa Claus: It will soon be Christmas. Please bring me a doll that drinks and wets. Your friend, Susan Schneider.

Dear Santa Claus: It will soon be Christmas. Please bring me a Tiny Tears doll. Your friend, Lonnie Koralek.

Dear Santa Claus: I’ve been a real good girl and not gotten spanked yet. I’d like some bedroom slippers, a billfold, and a good pencil. If you give me all of these things, I’ll write you again next year. Your friend, Linda Harmon.

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DISTRICT 77

Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll. Mikey wants a Davy Crockett suit. Don’t forget Lonnie, Mother and Daddy. Love Gloria Janzen, grade 1.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll and doll buggy. Junior a gun and a gun holster. Patty a pair of pop beads. Barbara a scarf. Betty a scarf. Mother wants some dish towels. Father wants some tools. Love, Lois Kratzer, grade 2.

Dear Santa: I want a Davy Crockett puzzle, gun and holster, burp gun, and reading books about Robin Hood, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Bring Jackie a nice present too. Bring Mother and Daddy a present, please. Love, Jerry Rathbun, grade 3. P.S. Don’t forget, Mrs. Erway wants a paddle.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a nice baby doll and a housecoat. Please bring my baby sister a doll and a doll buggy. Please bring my little brother, Mike a Davy Crockett doll. Please bring my other brother, David something nice too. Love, Linda Kratzer, grade 3.

Dear Santa; Please bring my sister and I a doll. My brother wants a fire engine. Do not forget my Mother and Father. Grandma would like something nice, too. Love Lonnie Janzen, grade 3.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a burp gun and a canteen. Janice wants a doll. Don’t forget Mother and Daddy, and my baby sister. Love Larry R. Splitter.

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ELLSWORTH

SCHOOL

First Grade Room

Miss Welk — teacher

Dear Santa: Please will you bring me a King Arthur set and some puppets? Also some baby clothes for my baby brother. Thank you for these thing. Your friend. Larry Nester.

Dear Santa: Please bring a playhouse and a ball. Your friend, Wenda Hackerott.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a telephone operator set, a Can-Can slip, and a train set. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Barbara Bender.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a wedding doll, cooking set and a double decked bed. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Joanne Lazio.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a doll and a kite and blocks. Also a swing. I am six years old. I wish you a Merry Christmas, Your friend, Cheryl Brown.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a truevue, a train, wood blocks, cowboy suit, bicycle and farm set. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Glenn Kruger.

Dear Santa Claus; I am six years old. Will you please bring me a King Arthur set? I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Jon Richards.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a doll, a purse, a bike, a cooking set and a typewriter. I am six years old. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Sandy Le Rohr.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a ball and a holster and gun, a bat and a football suit. I am six years old. Your friend, Steve Spratt.

Dear Santa Claus: I want a drum and a swing. I would like you to bring a Teddy bear for my brother, Scotty and a big doll for my sister, Corliss. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Billy Cornwell.

Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll, a coloring book, a top, a ball, and a doll buggy. Your friend, Linda Kay Korinek.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a baby doll. bicycle, merry-goround and play house. I am six years old. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Kathy Foote.

Dear Santa Claus: I want a Donald Duck set. Your friend, Chris Grothusen.

Dear Santa Claus; Please bring me a top, a ball, typewriter and a train. Your friend, Arnold Korinek.

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BREAK GROUND

FOR HALL

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held for the O’Donnell Hall at St. Francis Boys Home Monday afternoon. Ann O’Donnell, eldest of the surviving members of the O’Donnell family, handed the shovel to the Rev. Arnold Lewis, Salina Episcopal bishop, at the ceremony. This was Miss O’Donnell’s 95th birthday. The weather was ideal, which permitted the older participants in the services to be present. Other members of the O’Donnell family present were Lydia O’Donnell and Mrs. Marian Fleming, both of Ellsworth. They are the children of the late John and Elizabeth Hill O’Donnell. Other survivors of the family are Mrs. Ethel Mary Schwartz, of Salina, and J.C. and Dr. Arthur O’Donnell of Junction City.

Besides Bishop Lewis, clergymen at the ceremony were the Rev. Robert Mize, director of the Home: Rev. William Craig, administrative assistant; and Rev. Peter Francis, head of the Ellsworth unit, and the Rev Fred Heffner, of Ellsworth. Refreshments were served to the guests after the ground breaking ceremony.

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