Charleston Christmas Belles and War Draw Near in 1860
Charleston in 1860 enjoys holiday crowds despite anxiety as Maj. Robert Anderson shifts troops from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter the next day. Doubleday orders men to seize forebuilding, Union lighters move to Sumter, and Pickens confronts local defenses with militia and a Palmetto flag atop Castle Pinckney. Casualties listed as one beef dinner, amid political fallout and looming Civil War tensions.
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Charleston
S.C
Commonwealth
Anderson
Fort Moultrie
Ft. Sumter
Fort John
Moultrie
Fort Johnson
Norman Hall
Sumter
Jefferson C. Davis
Moultire
Francis Pickens
Henry Gist
Col
Col. J. Johnson Pettigrew
Maj
Ellison Capers
Stardhy
Pettigrew
Pickens
Picken
Castle Piney
Pinckney
R. K. Meade
Skillen
Union
Meade
South Carolina
Kate Skillen
Elvis Maintains No 1 In UPI Top 20. Ray Peterson Enters First 10
Elvis Presley holds the No 1 spot for the sixth straight week with Are You Lonesome Tonight. Bert Kaempfert moves Wonderland by Night to runner up while Ray Peterson debuts in the top 10 with Corinna Corinna. The chart lists include Theme from Exodus Last Date North to Alaska and Sailor among others with positions and labels.
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Chicago
UPI
Elvis Presley
United Press International
Bert Kaempfert
Ray Peterson
Corinna
RCA Victor
Decca
Exodus
Ferrante and Teicher
United Artists
Kathi Young and the Innocents
Indigo
Floyd Cramer
RCA Victory
Alaska
Johnny Horton
Columbia
Shirelles
Scepter
Dunes
Dion
Laurie
Angel Baby
Rosie and
the Originals
Highland
Sailor
Lolita
Kapp
Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
Liberty
Magnificent Seven
al Cariola
Connie Francis
M-G-M
Sway
Bobby Rydell
Cameo
Calcutta
Lawrence Welk
Brook Benton
Mercury
Jerry Butler
Vee Jay
Richard Maltby
Roulette
Mauritania Immigration Quota Set at Ten
President Eisenhower issued a proclamation setting Mauritania’s annual immigration quota at ten. The measure marks Mauritania as a newly independent nation and reflects U.S. immigration policy adjustments amid decolonization.
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Ashington
UPI
Eisenhower
Mauritania
Local Visitors Share Holiday Time Across West Texas
News Special Index reports Mr. and Mrs. Olin Hulsey of Pampa visiting her parents the Johnsons in their home. The Glover couple in Amarillo for Mrs. Glover’s medical treatment. C C Cooper and spouse traveling to Archer City for Christmas with the Cooper family. Roy Wygal and relatives visiting in Lubbock with Tony Wygal. Mrs. Bobby Garrison of Lubbock visiting Stinnett family and Tommy Garrison. Rev J A McDonald visiting Borger with relatives. Tom Goff home as guests including Mrs. Tommy Shelton Cindy Lydia Lotella Voyles and Dama Richardson. Goff recovering from hospital.
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Special Index
Olin Hulsey
Pampa
O. A Johnson
Oscar Glover
Amarillo
Tommy Garrison
J. A. McDonald
Borger
Tom Goff
Tommy Shelton
Cindy
Lydia
Lotella Voyles
Dama Richardson
Goff
Highway sign taunts motorists with patrolman quip
In Sherman Texas a roadside sign aimed at holiday drivers reads He who has one for the road has patrolman for chaser. The brief wry message humorously warns against drinking and driving as police patrols intensify during the holidays.
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Sherman
Tex
UPI
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Ft. Moultrie
Wal. Anderson
Abner Doubleday
Doubleday
Secession Guard
Fort _ Brent
Kleday
Crittenden
Kentucky
John J. Crittenden
George B
Thomas L
Thomas T
Childress Insurance Agency
Andy Rogers
Heart
L.W. McClendon
Chiropractic Clinic
Shirley Temple
H.W. Shirley
Panhandle Motor CO
Bill Tate, Doyle Magoney
Bill Speir
A. A. Henson
Newton West
Bob Ragsdale
Elbert Lewellen
Donald Miller
J. Arellano
E. Arellano
R. Arellano
Dim Ragsdale
Roy Naron Mac, Tucker Sting Booker Her
Lupe Ragsdale
Goodie
Frank’s Grocery
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Childress
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