Truck Blast Near San Diego Injures Marines, Displaces Hundreds
A Navy ammo truck and trailer exploded on a highway 15 miles north of San Diego. Seven hospitalized, one with serious injuries, about 1,000 homeless from Torrey Pines federal housing. Marines injured by flying glass. driver warned authorities after gas tank caught fire. Evacuation and road closures affected Camp Matthews area. Concussion felt 90 miles away as utility services were disrupted.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Here
Naval Hospital
Camp Matthews
Torrey Pines
John Arvin
Balle Ca Ballle
John ~Ayala
Fallbrook
ha~JoHn~ Junction
San Dieggo
Decatur Lions Club Christmas Gift Exchange
The Decatur Lions held a Christmas party gift exchange at their Tuesday noon meeting at Hotel Lyons. Humorous verses, Christmas carols, and basket arrangements for needy families were planned for distribution on Christmas morning. No meeting next Tuesday Christmas Day. The albatross has the longest wingspan among birds, often 14 feet.
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Decatur Lions Club
Hotel Lyons
Nevile Strange in a Murder Interrogation Teaser
Nevile Strange faces police questions about the Camilla Tressilian murder. Fingerprints on a niblick and blood-stained cuffs raise suspicions as he denies guilt, while bank records hint at undisclosed motives. The scene ends with a tense hint of a forthcoming twist.
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Nevile Strange
Battle
Jim Leach
Mr. Strange
Leach
Nevile
Mr Strange
Strange
Easterhead Bay Hotel
Latimer
Edward Latimer
Easterhead Bay
Hurstall
Tressilian
Saltington
Ted Latimer
Leah
Leahh
Horrow
Superintendent Battle
Camilla
London
Ronaldson
Wolves Attack Deer Pack Feigns Attack to Divert Then Kill
A coordinated wolf hunting grouping distracts a deer by slashing its rear to draw its attention while another member seizes a throat opening, enabling a fatal kill. The tactic mirrors pack hunting behavior observed in predator-prey dynamics.
Conway County social notes mention many local families
Mrs Earlene Hardin and Mr Edsell Hardin appear in a set of county social items noting visits and a Guam message. Several residents are listed with guests, travel news, and Christmas program plans at Pine Grove church on Sunday December 23. Family moves and Navy and service updates are interwoven among local social happenings.
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John Gillespie
Paul Gillespie
Oakley Garner
Ennis Shelton
Olan Shelton
Pvt
Lloyd Shelton
France
LeRoy Fagains
Dave Fagains
Mabel Daniel
Price Daniel
J. T. Shelton
U. S. Navy
Claudy Shelton
Marie Hardin
Gladys Hampton
Decatur
Pine Grove
Willow Dene Dutton
Aaron Dutton
Little Rock
Ark
Herbert Daniel
Huston
Ala
Hollis NeSmith
Cullis NeSmith
Dutch Townson
Paul Hamilton
Earlene Hardin
Edsell Hardin
Guam
Stewart
Texas
W.S. Draper
Morris Chapel
Gracie Shelton
Grady Waters
Dick Waugh
Red Top Cabs Offer Metered Personal Taxi Service
Red Top operates on city streets with taxi meters that determine the charge you pay, delivering an individual taxicab service to riders.
Congress Clears Path For Amended GI Bill Of Rights
Washington December 19 Congress moves toward passing an amended GI Bill of Rights after weeks of Senate House wrangling. Rankin warns against deductions from future bonuses for tuition unemployment or loan losses while the bill would raise VA loan guarantees from 2000 to 4000 dollars and allow up to 8000 dollars in real estate loans with government backing.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Rankin
Miss
House Veterans Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Indonesian unity tour ends with pledge of independence
Independence speakers told a crowd of 15,000 in Soerakarta that Java will remain independent as the nationalist leaders open their unity tour across the island.
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Soerakarta
Java
Appreciation letter over Decatur relocation efforts
C Nelson Phelps vice president thanks Mr. Q E Eddens of the City Electric Department in Decatur Alabama for efforts to locate a business site. He notes inability to secure Allied Sales Building and reveals a Selma building later chosen. He thanks City Commissioners and County Board for tax relief certificates and offers to send further thanks directly.
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Plosce Loscrastinatis
Mr. Shelton
Decatur
Allied Sales
Selma
Santa
Gift shops cheer GIs in Alabama veterans hospitals
American Legion Auxiliary sets up one day gift shops in Tuscaloosa and Montgomery veterans hospitals to provide gifts for veterans families. North Alabama units send gifts to Tuscaloosa while South Alabama units supply Montgomery. About 310 veterans selected gifts on December 8 in Tuscaloosa and 654 in Montgomery on December 11 from over 4,000 gifts.
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Alabama
Veterans’ Hospitals
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hospital
Montgomers
North Alabama
Tusscaloosa
South Alabaa
Hakae
Caloosa Hospital
Raby S. Jones
Butler P. A. Hines
Decatur
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Ions Club
Nature
Elliott
Mayflower Transit CO
Johnnie Giles
Mahlon Trimble
Johnnie At
Agatha Christie Mallowan
King Features Syndicate
Shapter
Negile
Fornice Ray
2Nd Ave
Belk’s
Piece Goods Dept
Rayon
Golors
Lawren
County
Conway
Moulton
Resent
Second Ave
Beation
Q. E. Eddens
City Electric Department
Eddens
C. Nelson Phelps
V. Pres
Tor Appei
Decatur’s
George’s Place
Yarbrough Bros
Ness
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