Christmas Warmth From West Leaders Helps Unfortunate
The AP recounts a season of charity across the continent. Benevolent acts reach Massena New York where Freddie Downer, seven, died crossing a street to remind Santa of a letter, while Bloomfield Connecticut families aid fire victims, and in Texas a Galveston hurricane survivor family receives shelter and aid after finding Christmas relief under a causeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Brown
Florida
Texas
Galveston
Brown
Kennedy Reassures Berlin Amid Christmas Unity Appeals
Western leaders urged peace in Christmas messages as President Kennedy reassured West Berliners that free Berlin will shine for years. Churches in Berlin filled on Christmas Eve while 800 trees lit along the wall offered hope to East Berliners. Violent incidents persisted in Colombia Algeria Goa and Formosa Strait tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kennedy
East
West Berlin
Pope Calls Ecumenical Council For Next Year
Pope John XXIII issued a papal bull convoking an ecumenical council for late 1962. The council will address internal church affairs, Christian unity, and modern societal issues, meeting in St Peter's Basilica with about 3000 Catholic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecumenical Council
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter’s
Worldwide Council
Martin Luther
Castro Builds Missile Pad In Cuba Says Refugee
Cuban refugee Roberto Marrero says Fidel Castro’s government has built an underground missile launching pad in Piña del Río Province. He reports a heavily guarded site, with troops who completed a 60 day missile training course by Soviet and Czech technicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Fidel Castor
Iron Curtain County
Roberto Marrero
Havana
Pina del Rio
Christmas in New Orleans Snow Piles Melt in Warm Weather
New Orleans residents enjoyed an unusual white Christmas as temperatures rose into the 50s. William Nungesser spread six tons of chipped ice on his lawn Sunday night and four more tons Christmas morning. His children Nancy and Billy built a four foot snowman before the sun melted it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nungesser
Nancy
Billy
Want Ads Work in West Virginia
Robert Stewart of Mason West Virginia placed a For Sale ad for a New Gun Cabinet The cabinet sold the second day the ad ran Readers in surrounding areas are good prospects for sales Place your ad by calling LY 3-1242 or use the Classified Section form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stewart
Mason
West Virginia
Stewart
Messenger
Laos Three Politician Princes to Meet Over Coalition Posts
In Vientiane the International Control Commission prepares for a Wednesday meeting of Laos three politician princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong to discuss posts in a coalition government. The three-day session marks the first in a series before any agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
International Control Commission
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Navy reservists to be released from active duty soon
Richmond Virginia report says naval reservists called to active duty this fall will be released as soon after June 1 as possible per the officer in charge of naval officer procurement in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Naval
Virginia
Florida Endures Record Cold Christmas Across State
A fierce cold front brought a white Christmas and record lows to Florida with 42 degrees in Miami and 27 in Jacksonville. The Yukon like air extended into the South as far as Florida and into the Caribbean, while northern Florida hit 20s. Rescue crews freed 12 marooned at a Missouri pumping station as snow stalled inland travel. Showers dotted the Pacific Northwest and light snow touched the central Plains to the upper Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Arnold Sugg
Caribbean
Miami
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Tampa
Birmingham
Ala
Midwest
Maryville
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Ohio closes sales tax stamp agencies in patronage purge
State Treasurer Joseph T. Ferguson announced the closure of 164 sales tax stamp agencies with 42 more to shut this week, leaving 327 to close next week as Ohio ends sales tax stamp sales at midnight Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Ohio
Brewster Foe Of FDR Dies At 73
Former U. S. Senator Owen Brewster of Maine and a longtime foe of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal died in Boston at age 73. He challenged Roosevelt over the reciprocal trade program dubbing it Alice in Wonderland economics. Brewster opposed many New Deal policies but supported Roosevelt during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S
Owen Brewster
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brewster
Senate
Roosevelt
Hitler
Aid to Foreign Nations Drops to $3.9 Billion Net
U S aid to foreign nations reached 5.2 billion dollars in the last fiscal year but repayments by other countries reduced the net figure to 3.9 billion, the smallest since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington—P
U. S
Mrs. Gunn Celebrates 102nd Birthday in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Mary I. Gunn of Jefferson Blvd is observed a Civil War widow turning 102 today. She remains in bed with a virus but shows improvement as the family marks the milestone with a cake baked by her great granddaughter Donna Isaac who also turns 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mary I. Gunn
Jefferson Blvd
Gunn
N. R. Gunn
Billie Gunn
Ben Isaac
Donna
David
Dug
Denise
Dunbar
Tennessee couple’s 25th wedding anniversary stirs uproar
Eunice Winsted Johns, 34, and Charlie Johns married Jan 19, 1912, in a union that caused a national uproar and led Tennessee to set a minimum marriage age. They have nine children on a 65 acre farm and plan a 25th anniversary next month. Charlie, now 61, defends the marriage and insists they get along well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treadway
Tenn
Charlie Johns
Johns
Eunice Winsted
East
Tennessee
Knoxville Journal
Evelyn
John Henry Antrican
Charlie
Traffic death tolls rise nationwide and in Ohio
Holiday traffic deaths top preholiday estimates with 512 on highways nationwide and 23 in Ohio during the Christmas period. Fire and miscellaneous accidents bring total holiday toll to 678. Ohio reports two fatal crashes near Newark and Caldwell with local drivers named Meredith King and Leonard Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Meredith King
Dresden
Newark
Leonard Gardner
Rt. 3
Thousands Of Stamps Buy Northville Hospital Bus
Northville Michigan patients at the state mental hospital receive a new bus as a Christmas gift funded by a nationwide drive. More than 4000 contributors supplied 2 306 600 trading stamps to cover the bus and trips to Hawthorn School and Detroit area attractions. The Hawthorn Northville chapter of the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children organized the effort after a modest initial listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northville
Mich
Northville State Mental Hospital
Hawthorn
Zoo
Detroit
Hawthorn-Northville
Michigan Association For Emotionally Disturbed Children
Charles E. Dell Jr
Maxwell House Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Nashville
The 102 year old Maxwell House in downtown Nashville was destroyed by a Christmas night fire. Sixty to seventy people evacuated in night clothes with pets and gifts as cold air swept the street. One elderly guest remained unaccounted for after the blaze began on the fourth floor of the five story hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Maxwell House
Bombing Kills Dozens At Colombian Christmas Procession
In Buga, Colombia, a bomb exploded during a religious procession killing about 50 worshippers and injuring more than 110. Police reported up to 80 arrests as authorities hunted the terrorists. The blast hit a square near an artillery battalion barracks as the Christ child figure was carried to the manger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buga
Colombia
Jesus
Algeria
anti-De Gaulle
Bogota
OSU Alumni Plan Review of Fullen Protest
Ohio State Alumni Association directors will study protests against secretary John B. Fullen but delay action. The move follows ongoing criticism from members after OSU Faculty Council barred the football team from the Rose Bowl. Dr. G. Preston Hoff of Wilmington, Del., weighs in on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Alumni Association
John B
Jack) Fullen
G. Preston Hoff
Wilmington
Del
Fullen
OSU
O Shaughnessy Former State Senator Dies at 50
Thomas F. OShaughnessy a former state senator who last served in the 103rd General Assembly in 1959 60 died Monday at his Columbus home He was 50 years old and had represented his district during that term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas F. O’shaughnessy
103Rd
General Assembly
Kennedy Keeps Eye On Dad Begins Job
President Kennedy resumes work on national affairs as his ill father battles pneumonia and a stroke. Dr. Preston Wade visits for a back checkup while regular White House physician Dr. Janet Travell reviews his condition. White House aides prepare for the State of the Union as Christmas joy fills the Kennedy household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
White House
Janet Travell
Pierre Salinger
Walter Newbern
Britain
Benefit Change Brings Hike In Social Security
Washington report notes Social Security tax rates rise January 1 under amendments signed June 30. Employee and employer payroll tax up one eighth of one percent, self employed up two tenths. total 6 percent for employees, 4.7 percent for self employed. Applies to first 4800 of earnings. maximum tax rises to 300 from 288. Changes include early retirement option at 62, higher widows benefits, higher minimum benefit, and work incentives reducing withholding on earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington—P
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
North Pole
Freddie Downer
Massena
N.Y
Santa Claus
Santa
Vicky
St. Nick’s
Bloomfield
Conn
James F. Cahill
Cahills
Louisa Cahill
New Cumberland
Harrisburg
Wilbur Jones
Fairview Fire Co
Fairview Lions’ Club
Jones
Berlin
Goa
India
Pangim
Portugese
Nehru
Formosa Strait
Quemoy Islands
Taipei
Castro
New Orleans
50S
Mason, W. Va
Warren K. Billings
San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
George T. Davis
Billings
Tom Mooney
Mooney
Eunice
Nation
Caldwell
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago
C&nw
USAF
Joseph P. Kauffman
West Germany
Kauffman
Rutland
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Calif
O’shaughnessy
JFK
Washington
Salinger
Joseph P. Kennedy
Col
C. Michael Paul
Caroline
John Jr
News Index
Athens
Cavene Ee
Scerenensetenreosmnes
Chauncey
Sas Encseureine Ane Editorial
Ccoimste Arewasen Oe
Gallipolis
Glouster
Sdeun Chens Wien Mten
Logan
Nelsonville
Son Ae
Pomeroy Hee
Middleport
Tas
Attmee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!