Letters To Santa from Decatur area children of 1957
A collection of Christmas requests from young readers includes Lamar Morrell Falkville aged seven asking for a bike and popgun, Marcus Morrell age six seeking a pellet gun guitar and dart game, Ronnie Smith nine requesting a dynamite pistol Roy Rogers guitar and cowboy shirt, and a 14 month old Doris Tramble asking for a rocking horse and toys.
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Santa Claus
Green Holmes
Santa
Roy Rogers
Ronnie Smith
N.W. Cash
St. Decatur
Ala
A.B.C
Doris Tramble
Afflicted Pilgrims Cross to Bethlehem Route
Forty blind or ailing pilgrims crossed from Israel into Jordan at the Mandelbaum Gate on their way to Bethlehem. They walked about 200 yards through no mans land to the Jordan side and entered Jerusalem as part of a Christmas pilgrimage toward the Judean Hills.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Bethlehem
Mandlebaum Gate
No Man’s Land
Judean Hills
Border pilgrims exchange currency with guards in ceremony
Tension at a low ebb as pilgrims cross with guards on opposite sides of the border. Each traveler is allowed one Jordan dinar equivalent to $2.80 for travel expenses, provided in Israeli currency by Israeli authorities.
Japan to Expel 852 Foreigners Under Misconduct Blacklist
Tokyo authorities say 852 foreign civilians including 66 Americans and several high ranking diplomats and military officers are blacklisted for misconduct. Deportation action could start in 1958 with notices sent to airports ports and the Justice Ministry. A second blacklist covers undesirables with diplomatic immunity awaiting recall.
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Tokyop
U.S
Japan
Toji Kagawa
National Police Criminal Board
Justice Ministry
Israelis set for Christmas pilgrimage by two faiths runs
About 1,700 Israeli citizens are expected to cross borders for Christmas including Christian Arabs and clergymen. The group also includes temporary residents with foreign passports, consular and diplomatic staff, and U N officials.
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U.N
Santa Visits Jewell Orphans in Alabama
Santa Claus visited three Jewell orphans in Coxie Alabama at their grandfather's home Athens Road. The siblings nine year old Don Jewell seven year old Patricia and three year old Charlene lost their mother and father in a car crash near Madison Alabama last week. Army Ballistic Missile Agency workers have contributed two thousand six hundred fifty dollars for the children with more expected. A team from ABMA handed the children clothing and toys worth one hundred twenty dollars and thirty dollars was given to their grandmother for the kids. The rest goes into a fund account for their use.
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Santa
Clayton Jewell
Athens
James Jewell
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Don Jewell
Patricia
Charlene
Coxie
Santa Claus
Athens 5
James
Katie Jewell
Brown’s Ferry Road
Madison
Jewell
ABMA
Army
Service Runs In Family As Berardos Mark Military Years
Master Sgt. Berardo and his son Sgt. Charles Berardo have served in the U S Army since 1948. Charles has nine years of service while the father has twenty nine.
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Sgt
Berardo
Charles Berardo
U. S. Army
Charles
Indonesia Assists Dutch Evacuation of 10000 Nationals
Indonesian and Dutch officials coordinated to evacuate over 10,000 Dutch nationals by end of January. Immigration issued more than 10,000 exit visas with 700 daily, as campaigns to relocate Dutch citizens continue amid Indonesia’s West New Guinea pressure. Central booking in Surabaya, ship departures planned from Surabaya to Jakarta and additional sailings in January.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Surabaya
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Decatur
Lamar Morrell
Falkville
Rudolph
Sincerely, Marcus Morrell
7Th Ave
S.W
Nebrig Plumbing CO
Otto Nebrig
Cain
Bank ST
Steak House
Merry Christmas
Pickens & Wright Hardware
Carl's Electric Service
Acane Skets
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Karl Bradley
Jaycee
Basket Project
Mary Ann Catlett
Tom Leslie
Hollis Dill
Wesley Mott
The
Johnnie Washburn
Decatur Transit
Bertz
Decatur Transfer & Storage
Allied van Lifes, Inc
Paul Ricks
Ricks
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Camp Perry
Ohio
Parris Island
S.C
Mitchell Decatur Hatchery
W. Church
Goidel
Sth
Ave
Decatur Automobile Dealers Association
H. J. Wenzel
Joe Wheeler
Vic
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