Joe E Brown's Two Mips in Luzon Frontline Tale
Comedian Joe E Brown disclosed for the first time that he took part in a World War II frontline action in Northern Luzon. Major General Beightler recalled Brown leading a lead tank during the Bambang assault, where he reportedly killed two Japanese soldiers. Brown, who said he did it to help win the war, received a Japanese flag carried by one enemy. Beightler praised Brown's courage. Brown's son Joe Jr. serves in the armed forces and another son, Capt. Don E. Brown, was killed in a Palm Springs plane crash.
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Columbus
Joe E. Brown
Luzon
Robert S. Beightler
37Th
Ohio
Brown
Beightler
Joe
Bambang
States
Joe, Jr
Don E. Brown
Air Corps
Palm Springs
Calif
Pope Pius XII Christmas Eve Address Rebroadcast
The Pope will give a half hour Christmas Eve address to the college of cardinals in Vatican City at 11 oclock to be followed by an English rebroadcast over Vatican radio immediately after the sermon. The English airing is scheduled for 6 am EST.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
College of Cardinals
Vatican Radio
Santa Claus Comes to Belgium Frontline Christmas Dinner
On December 24 at the edge of the Ardennes, Santa, a supply sergeant from Chicago, arrives with turkeys, cranberries, and coffee for U S troops in Belgium. Mama runs the hotel Portugal as war lights dim, neighbors doubt, and a bearded journalist dances a jig before quiet gunfire.
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Life Magazine
Johnny Florea
Associated Press
Pete Carroll
Alice
Belgium
Santa Claus
Mama
Jack Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Jackson
Germany
McCormac Rites Held for Mrs Lillie Mae McCormac
Funeral services were held for Mrs Lillie Mae McCormac of Moulton who died at 52. Rev Clyde Jones led at Jones Chapel with burial in the adjoining cemetery. She leaves a husband Jim McCormac four sons Dee Charles Luther and Johns Lee McCormac two daughters Mildred Terry and Ruby Mae McCormage mother Mrs Lovie Culver five brothers and four sisters.
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Lillie Mae McCormac
Moulton
Clyde Jones
Jones
New Methodist Church
Luther McCormac
Mildred Terry
Willia
Livingston
Ruby Mae McCormiage
Lovie Culver
Jessie
Allen
Henry
William
Gum Culver
Dovie Tidwell
Annie Terry
Maggie Smith
Bessie Rodd
Projects Approved in Atmore City Commission Meeting
Atmore Alabama December 24 the city commission approved public rest rooms a parking lot for wagons with hitching racks and watering troughs for horses and mules as part of the approved projects during the session.
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Atmore
Ala
Christmas Cheer For 3.2 Million Servicemen Worldwide
Washington reports about 3,200,000 soldiers sailors and Marines will spend the holiday season at sea or abroad. The War is over and celebrations can proceed with fewer enemy concerns. Last year far more served overseas, and the Army and Navy noted gains in the current figures. Soldiers and sailors will spend Christmas day in various ways from movies to service clubs or ship duties, with tours and events arranged by theaters and commands. One officer commented that they cannot replace home but aim to make the season special.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Narve Casenne
Europe
Switzerland
Alexander City Boy Scout District Elects New Chairman
Alexander City Alabama December 24 Rev A L MacNair elected chairman of the local Boy Scout district succeeding J H Robinson.
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Alexander City
Ala
A. L. MacNair
Boy
J. H. Robinson
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Aus
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Decatur
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Sibyl Rowe
P. C. Edwards
Neola Hollingsworth
Mollie Burgess
Mary Hansell
Mary Sharpe Ethel R. Williams
W. J. Williams
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J. L. Teal
A. E. Roberts Thomas Stanford
M. H. Russell
R. F. Yarbrough
Hubert Aldredge
W. E. Call Herman Reaper Lester Shirley Homer Banks
Paul Coffee
L. D. Lan
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Eugene Kirk
Verlie Smith
Richard Hines
Henry D. Hubbard
George “4. Cohen
Jack Miller
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Oliver Bridgeforth
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