Politicians film stars lead way to altar in 1949 marriage parade
A sweeping year end look notes politicians, movie icons and socialites entwined in weddings and engagements. Tyrone Power and Linda Christian wed planning a Rome ceremony. Cary Grant pursued Betsy Drake while Havens and others shaped a celebrity matrimony panorama across Europe and America.
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Vince
Marquess
Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
Rome
Santa Francesco Romana
Mexico News Carriers Get Clear Profit For One Day
El Sol of Monterrey printed a special December 24 edition with a six column banner and gave the papers to newsboys as Christmas presents. The paper’s circulation is about 12,000 and reporters note the boys kept whatever they paid for their copies as their gift.
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Mexico City
el Sol
Monterrey
Hawk Slain After Breaking Window To Enter Home
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28. A hawk paid a call to the home of Harry Franklin. It flew through a window pane into the house and careened around the dining room until Franklin, awakened by the fuss, hit it over the head with an empty beer bottle.
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ST. Louis
Harry Franklin
Franklin
Macy's Officer Puts Pep Into Government
John O Gara, Macy's vice president on leave, serves as deputy assistant secretary of state for two months. He urges vigorous public relations for foreign policy and suggests engaging business leaders to help sell American policy while highlighting economic ties and trade issues. His move blends private sector efficiency with public service.
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Washington
John O'Gara
R. H. Macy and Company
New York
O'Gara
Macy's
State Department
O’gara
Department
Times
Hts
Pubiic
United States
Uncle Sam
Macy
Macy’s
Willard Thorp
Respected In Own World Seen Fitting Epitaph For Thug
Dallas December funeral for mobster Deivis f Lois Green notes a former convict turned preacher delivering a brief sermon on human respect. Green, 31, leader of a Dallas underworld gang, was shot outside a nightclub on Christmas Eve. Police expect possible gang retaliation in Dallas.
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Deivis
Lois Green
al Palmer
Palmer
Green
Bonnie Parker
Miok
Circle Barruxs
Lfe
Grove Hill Cemetery
Psimer
Sparkmen-Brand Funeral Home
Bailas Red Hght
Green Rujed
Sky-Vu
Dalles
Four Posts Filled in Baytown's New Air Reserve Unit
Baytown's Volunteer Air Reserve Unit filled four posts at a Chamber of Commerce meeting led by Captain R B Jacobs and Major Harold Halsey. Officers appointed include First Lieutenant Harris H Hart and Technical Sergeant Russel Calburn. The unit set weekly meetings on Tuesdays with one Thursday meeting in the first week each month and aims to attract both enlisted airmen and officers for retirement-point credit.
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Baytown
Volunteer Air Reserve Unit
Chamber of Commerce
R. B. Jacobs
Harold Halsey
Ted Knapp
Harris H. Hart
Russel Calburn
Major Halsey
Edward
Schlieter
Laison Effeer
Twelfth Air Force
Houston
Volunteer Air Reserve
Msjer Heiser
Continental Air Command
James TL. Bridges
Jacobs
Bizin Jacobs
Japan Granted Expanded Economic Freedom Under MacArthur Plan
Tokyo reports General MacArthur orders private control of more than half of Japan's import trade starting January 1 and authorizes adding over 500000 tons of shipping to postwar merchant fleet. Foreign exchange access opens with licenses issued by banks. About 67600000 dollars will shift to the Bank of Japan to fund foreign exchange operations.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Bank of Japan
New Foreign Exchange Control Board
Lucas seeks a third term in Senate race Illinois
Havana December 23 Senate Majority Leader Scott W Lucas announced his bid for re election to a third term amid a hometown celebration. President Truman urged action on social security education and fair employment law while warning Republicans as Lucas claimed Democrats boast integrity and honesty.
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Havana
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Truman
Lucas
Congress
America
Ilinois
Democratic Party
Luess
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