A Look Back in Time: Elderly Chehalis Man Brings Children Joy by Playing Santa Claus in 1952

Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com

Posted 12/23/22

Charles Sitton believed himself to be the oldest Santa Claus “helper” in the United States, The Chronicle reported on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1952. Sitton, 81 years old at the time, had been …