Santa Edmund Gwenn at MGM Reflects on Christmas Work
Hollywood date around Christmas finds Edmund Gwenn, age 70, discussing his Santa role, the many letters from fans, and his recent film work after a nine month recovery from a serious operation. He mentions two radio shows, England relatives, and a London home blitzed in the war.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Santa Claus
England
London
Edmund Gwenn
St. Nick
Featured Players
MGM
Post Office
Santa
Gwenn
Mark Heleave
Hellinger
High Wall
Robert Taylor
Taylor
CowppoY Officer Rescues Collie From Missouri River Current
In Great Falls Montana Patrolman Jack Peterson spotted a collie caught in the river current. He hurried to a nearby store for a lariat and looped the head of the struggling dog, saying it was easy as he used to rope cows.
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Great Falls
Mont
Jack Peterson
A Little House With Big Rooms Designed in Elgin
AP News features a Cape Cod style cottage by architect Elmer Gulleck at 120 1-2 So Grove Ave Elgin Illinois. The plan calls for 21 800 cubic feet of construction with full basement and a center hall layout likely to stay popular. The compact 25 by 35 foot house could add an attached garage via a breezeway and porch to connect to the living room.
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AP News
Elmer Gulleck
Grove Ave
Elgin
Ill
Mackenzies Christmas Tree Dream Echoes Across Nations
In a reflective piece the author recalls Christmas memories from war fronts and distant lands. A Vermont upbringing shapes a longing for a tall evergreen crowned by a star and a world united in peace, inspired by a prose poem from Tom Keene about a Christmas tree that travels through nature to grace homes.
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Gay Paree
India
Bethlehem
Holy Manger
Vermont
Yuletide
Tom Keene
The
Elkhart
Indiana
Truth
Tom
Census figures on South Dakota disputed by university professor
Dean R. F. Patterson of the University of South Dakota argues census bureau data since 1940 paints a defeatist ads image for South Dakota. He told the South Dakota Implement Dealers Association in Aberdeen that since 1945 the state has regained some population, reversing the earlier loss.
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Aberdeen
S. D
R. F. Patterson
University of South Dakota
School of Business Administration
Census Bureau
South Dakota
Patterson
South Dakota Implement Dealers’ Association
First Federal Savings and Loan Members Meeting Set
Notice to members and shareholders of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur for annual meeting at the Decatur office 513 Second Avenue on Wednesday January 21 1948 at 2 PM. Election of board of directors and other proper business to be transacted. Dated Dec 16 1947 Decatur Alabama. First Federal President A T Hanson. Secretary-Treasurer Leodonia Kullman.
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First Federal Savings and Loan Association OF Decatur
Second Avenue
Decatur
Alabama
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
A. T. Hanson
Wright Contracting notices final settlement for Alabama job
Wright Contracting Company completed a State of Alabama project for projection maintenance in Morgan and Marshall Counties on December 10, 1947. A voucher for final settlement will be placed for payment after a four week advertising period. All claims must be filed in Columbus Georgia before January 10, 1948. Dec 24,31 Jan 7 14.
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Wright
Alabama
Morgan
Marshall Counties
Columbus
Georgia
Wright Contracting Co
Christmas Tree Fades Yet Brings Quiet Joy to Family
The poem speaks of a Christmas tree once bare but now decorated with bells and glittering trimmings. It notes the tree’s sacrifice and beauty as it yields peace and cheer to a household during Christmas time, ending with a plea for recognition of the tree’s worth.
Holiday on Liquor Ends as Grain Rules Loom
The 60 day whisky holiday ends at midnight with distillers free to use grain until the government acts. President Truman is expected to sign the anti inflation bill to ration grain for liquor. Industry figures push voluntary limits to reduce grain use, possibly 3.5 million bushels monthly, amid talks led by Agriculture Secretary Anderson and industry reps.
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Sterling F. Green
Truman
Anderson
Distilled Spirits Institute
Citizens Food Committee
Europe
Agriculture Department
Scheniley Company
Institute
Church in Florida Goes Underground
In Tallahassee the Heights Methodist church began building with 64 organizers raising funds to start a house of worship. Groundwork was laid and the basement completed, but funds ceased, so members roofed the basement and held services there while continuing to seek finish funding.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Tallahassee Heights
Methodist Church
Chicago street lengths spark data on oddities
Chicago map chief Howard Bradman notes Chicago's shortest street Armstrong street 82 feet and academy place 10 feet wide while Western avenue 23 12 miles long is the longest. His card file lists 1 370 street names and confirms there has never been a Main street in the city.
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Chicago
Howard Bradman
Armstrong Street
Cademy Place
Western Avenue
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