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Simpler times. A simpler list.
In 1929, 9-year-old Johnson City resident Ruby Mitchell wrote to Santa Claus with modest requests. This was, of course, before Christmas lists turned into the expensive, commercialized wishes we know in 2020. There were no smartphones, game consoles, bluetooth headphones and hoverboards to beg Santa to deliver.
No, all Ruby wanted was a few of life’s basics and treats. And she made sure her little sister, Queenie, wouldn’t go without, either.
Nov. 17, 1929
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl 9 years old and I go to school every day. I am in the second grade, and I go to Sunday school nearly every Sunday. I have got the best teacher ever was; her name is Mrs. Bessie Shell. She never forgets us little girls, and God will bless her, for she is so good to every one. I want you to bring me an umbrella and a pair of shoes and a doll and some oranges and apples, candy, nuts, grapes, and my little sister wants just what I want. ....

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