Community Christmas Tree Brings Toys To 2000 Bluefield Children
Three programs in Genoa high school Ramsey auditorium and the Moody building in Bluefield Va. distributed toys nuts fruits and candy to about 2000 needy children. Santa visited Ramsey auditorium for 1500 youngsters while WHIS funded the drive and most contributions remain to be remitted.
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Santa Claus
Bluefields
Greater Bluefield
Paxtee
Ramsey Auditorium
Genoa High School
Moody
Bluefield
WHIS
Daily Telegraph
Gwendolyn Jackson
Genoa
Beaver Band
Rex
Eleanor Sane
Santa
Frank Roberts
Old American Legion Hall
Unclaimed Gifts Call Today At City Hall
Bags of unclaimed toys from yesterday may be claimed today between 9 30 a m and 12 noon at the Boy Scout headquarters on the second floor of the Municipal building.
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City Hall
Boy Scout Headquarters
Planes in Trouble Land Safely in Newfoundland
A B-17 flying fortress and a four engine American Seaboard and Western liner both reported engine trouble but landed safely. The B-17 diverted north of Goose Bay and landed on a frozen river 95 miles north of Goose Bay. The four engine airliner from Shannon to Gander sent distress after an engine ran wild 400 miles from Gander.
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Halifax
N. 9
Newfoundland Labrader
Goose Bay
Labrador
American Seaboard & Western Line
Gander Airport
Newfoundland
Shannon
Eire
U N Secretariat Guests Share Holiday House in Three Cities
In Binghamton Johnson City and Endicott 175 United Nations secretariat employees from 35 nations arrive for a Christmas visit arranged by local Rotary clubs. Snow blankets the area as the visitors travel by special train from Newark after bus transport from Lake Success.
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Binghamton
N. Y
United Nations
Johnson City
Endicott
U. N. Secretariat
Newark
N. J
Here
U. N
Lake Success
Rotary Clubs
Woman 103 Still Awaiting Birthday Air Ride
Schofield Wisconsin December 24 Mrs Mary Gerrow who turns 103 tomorrow has not ridden in an airplane since she was 95 but she says she has not been asked. Her daughter Mrs W H Prahi 65 vetoed any birthday ride arrangement.
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Schofield, Wis
Mary Gerrow
Fire destroys Green Motor Company building at North Tazewell
A two story brick building housing Green Motor in North Tazewell Va burned last night causing an estimated 50000 loss. The Bluefield West Virginia fire department contained the blaze after it started in the second floor paint shop. Mrs. J P Gose was rescued from fumes and treated. several cars in the shop were destroyed. The building housed a Kaiser Prazer agency and an apartment, with neighbors fearing spread to Sunrise Bottling.
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Green Motor Company
North Tazewell
Bluefield
W. Va
Sunrise Bottling Company
Motor Company
K. D. R. Harmon
J. P. Gose
The
Kaiser and Prazer Automobiles
Tazewell
United States Begins Withdrawing Canal Troops
Panama rejects U S plan to lease canal bases prompting rapid U S pullout of 1 278 troops from 13 bases. First 50 arrive at Albrook with others evacuating from San Jose and Rey Islands as a tenacious shift lowers U S presence in the Canal Zone amid political fallout and renewed defense concerns.
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U.S
Panama Canal Defense
National Assembly
United States
Albrook
Canal Zone
San Jose
Rey Islands
Death Toll Rises in Palestine Violence on Christmas Eve
In Jerusalem on December 24, violence spiked as bullets killed five Arabs and two Jews with at least nine others wounded. The death toll since the U N partition vote reached 314. A bomb damaged a truck carrying Jewish prisoners from Jaffa to Tel Aviv, injuring four policemen. The Palestine government pledged full steps, including more patrols, to secure the Jerusalem to Jaffa Tel Aviv road.
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Holy Land
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Canal Across Mexico Is Urged
Washington December 24 Senator Chavez proposes an Atlantic Pacific canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to link Salina Cruz on the Pacific with Puerto Mexico on the Atlantic. He calls for immediate talks with Mexico under a framework respecting sovereignty and unselfish motives.
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Washington
Mexico
Chavez
D-Nm
United States
Panama Canal
Panama
Rio Hato
Panama City
Nicaragua
Colombia
Tehuantepec
Salina Cruz
Pacific
Puerto Mexico
Atlantic
Chinese Troops Flown To Mukden Amid Manchurian Push
North China command units were flown to Mukden to confront the communist seventh Manchurian offensive. Additional troops moved into Manchuria by rail and over snowy roads while government planes headed north to counter the drive. Mukden officials claimed city defenses strong with several government successes reported in the fighting.
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Peiping
North China Command
Mukden
Manchuria
Fu Tso-Yi
Lo Cho-Ying
Truman Expected Sign Anti-Inflation Bill After Christmas
President Truman could sign the Republican anti inflation bill any day after Christmas and issue a statement deeming it inadequate to curb living costs. The measure includes powers to regulate exports and box car use, with whisky grain rationing revived to January 31 and a possible 2 500 000 bushel monthly allotment for distillers.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Anderson
Youth Wounds Three Officers in Reno Gambling Club Shootout
In Reno Nevada a midnight shoot out at Harold's gambling club wounded three officers. Bobby Carter 20 was cornered after leading taxi holdups and opened fire. he and two companions Carl Wallace Duckett and Julia Ann Liguras 21 were jailed. Det Quinn Frankin and Patrolman Reeder were treated. Carter faced assault with intent to kill charges.
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Reno
Nev
Harold's Club
Bobby Carter
Huntersville
W. Va
Pisonfork
Carter
Francis Qinn
James Franklin
William Reeder
Franklin
Quinn
Reeder
Leonard Codega
Carl Wallace Duckett
San Francisco
Julia Ann Liguras
Brewster
Ohio
Iives
All Christendom Observes Christmas Amid Calls for Peace
The Associated Press notes a divided world celebrating Christmas Eve while Pope Pius XII warns of insincerity among nations and urges a league of honest men to deter war. In Bethlehem and elsewhere, aid to the hungry and needy abroad is pledged as Americans enjoy a season of generosity.
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Associated Press
Pius XII
Palestine
Greece
China
Indochina
Vatican City
Holy Land
Prince of Peace
Bethlehem
America
Baltic
Mediterranean
Sweden
Norway
Lapland
Jealous husband writes will then slashes wife and others
In West Palm Beach on December 24, David Ralph Burnside 42 apologized in a lawyer’s office before fatally slashing his wife Bernice 39 and wounded son James 15 along with two attorneys Baynes and Hamilton before leaping to his death from a sixth floor fire escape. Police Chief Jack Thompson said Burnside appeared deranged. motive undetermined.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Jack Thompson
David Ralph Burnside
Bernice
Thompson
Burnside
Baynes
Hamilton
James
Faithful Few Brave Strife To Worship At Church Of Nativity
Bethlehem Christmas Eve services proceed with a few dozen Arab Christian worshippers, amid Arab Jewish tensions and rain. Police guard the Church of the Nativity as Msgr. Vincent Gelat leads Catholic rites while British soldiers provide security and the grotto hosts prayers for peace.
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Church of Nativity
Bethlehem
Cnuren
Nalmly
Manger
Christendom
Msgr
Vincent Gelat
Church of the Nativity
Revision of UN Rules Suggested
Washington proposes a drastic tightening of UN credential rules for alien reporters. The State Department seeks to retain power to challenge the bona fides of any alien journalist, as it moves to deport two claimed communist correspondents Nicolas Kyriazides and Syed Hasan. Proceedings were postponed as UN Secretary General Trygve Lie intervened via telegram.
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Washington
United Nations
State Department
Department
United States
Congress
New York
Nicolas Kyriazides
Greece
Syed S. Hasan
India
Trygve Lie
Warren R. Austin
U. S
West Virginia Joins Nation In Christmas Cheer
West Virginians share in holiday charity as drives by Charleston Gazette WCHS and Daily Mail raise thousands for Salvation Army baskets and underprivileged children. Funds far exceed goals in several towns while mercantile hardship prompts early year-end shutdowns and a heavy holiday travel rush.
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West
The
Fairmont Times
Slight quake shakes Island of Hawaii
A slight earthquake shook the island of Hawaii at 6 38 a m today the third in five days. Rey H Finch Hawaii national park volcanologist said the quake originated under the east flank of Mauna Loa.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Rey H. Finch
Hawaii National Park
Mauna Loa
Judge Levies Fine and Handed Out a Cigar
In Milwaukee on December 24, District Judge Harvey L. Neelen fined Harry Katzhinski $50 for smoking in bed and presented him with a cigar. Neelen, who gives cigars to defendants and policemen annually before Christmas, performed the customary gesture.
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Milwaukee
Harry Katzhinski
Harvey L. Neelen
Katzhinski
Truman Promises Aid to Hungry Beyond Borders this Christmas
President Truman vows American help for the cold and hungry of Europe and Asia in a Christmas Eve message. He spoke at a ceremony lighting a national Christmas tree on the White House South Lawn and urged Americans to remember those in poverty and exile abroad.
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Washington
Truman
White House
London
George VI
Re House South Lawn
Europe
Asia
Joseph and
Mary
St Paul
Congress
Stassen Challenged to testify on gambling in food prices
A Kentucky Democrat urged Harold E. Stassen to appear before a congressional committee and present facts rather than rumors about speculation by government employees. Rep Spence said Stassen had offered only vague statements on food price gambling, while House investigators welcomed full disclosure.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Congressional
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
Stassen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wide Search Launched For Missing B 29 Aircraft
A wide search was begun in Alaska for a United States Army B 29 that failed to arrive at Ladd Field near Fairbanks from a long range navigation training flight. The eight crewmen aboard were unnamed.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ladd Field
Nome
Diplomats Fear New Communist Regime In Greece Spells Trouble
American diplomatic authorities warned that a new Communist government in northern Greece could provoke trouble if recognized by Balkan states. The move might prompt Greece to seek increased aid or support, as officials assess potential regional instability.
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Greece
Washington
Balkan
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