GOP Caucus to Divide Spoils After Victory in House
Republicans plan to divide patronage posts after gaining control of the House on January 3. Democrats will caucus to nominate candidates for top posts. the House vote follows June 3. Two Democratic vacancies and deaths shift leadership as Sam Rayburn is succeeded by Joseph Martin Jr.
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GOP
Washington
House
Hlours
Eugene Cox
D-Ga
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
House Rules Committee
Adolph Sabath
C@hicago
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Sam Ray
Texas
Rayburn
Joseph Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Second Grandmother Bandit May Be At Large In L A Area
Los Angeles area police pursue a second grandmotherly bank robber after Mrs Ethel Arata 52 was arrested in Arcadia for a Christmas Eve attempt. A teller declined to identify her as the prior robber who struck Union Bank and Trust on November 12. Detectives question Arata though she admits past robberies at California Bank October 17 and Citizens National Bank November 26 totaling 1469 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Arata
Arcadia
June North
Union Bank & Trust Co
Arata
Union Bank
California Bank
Citizens National Bank
Miss North
Cakes of Salt as Money in Historical Trade
In some periods salt cakes served as a medium of exchange, functioning like money in local economies. Traders valued salt for preservation and shippability, enabling barter and access to scarce goods despite currency limits.
Princess at Spr ingfield and Apache War Smoke listed
Amusements page lists showings for Princess at Springfield Rifle with Gary Cooper and Phyllis Thaxter, Apache War Smoke with Bert Roland, Glenda Farrell, and Robert Horton, and Lovely To Look At with Kathryn Grayson Red Skelton Howard Keel. Also Redhead And The Cowboy at Hatfield Athens, The Denver and Rio Grande at Strand Hartselie, and Trail of Robin Hood at Mars Fairville with Roy Rogers. Showtimes vary by theater.
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Roxy
Gilbert Roland
Glenda Farrell
Robert Horton
Kathryn Grayson
Red Skelton
Howard Keel
Mars
Fairville
Robin Hood
Roy Rogers
Alabama football bound for Orange Bowl trip to Miami
Bill Stone and Dr. M E Edwards head to Miami for the Alabama Orange Bowl game against Syracuse. Christmas visits wrap up as local residents travel, hospital admissions and births are reported, with several families hosting or welcoming relatives.
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Bill Stone
Bobby Marlow
Crimson Tide
Birmingham
Alabama
Miami
Syracuse
Stone
M. E. Edwards
State dept weighs economic blockade move for Red China
Truman officials shelved the plan to press General Assembly for an economic blockade citing a looming transition to a new administration. Dulles urged accelerating training of South Koreans to replace American forces, arguing it would curb Moscow’s pro war propaganda and reduce Western military commitments.
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State Department
U. S
General Assembly
China
Truman
General
Dulles
Free World
Russia
Moscow
Subcommittee Pushes Stricter Taxpayer and Agent Policing
The Revenue Bureau under the March reorganization faced reforms from hearings over the past year and a half. The final report recommends tighter policing of taxpayers and government agents, along with ongoing administrative changes.
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Revenue Bureau
Civil Service
Fire Leaves Seven Teens Homeless in Scottsboro
A Christmas night blaze destroyed a two story Scottsboro frame house leaving seven teenagers and children homeless. The fire started in a downstairs bedroom around 6 15 p m with undetermined origin. Residents included Mr and Mrs J C Murphy their three children Mrs Annie Mae Pittman Mrs Katherine Guffey and Mrs Bertha Cameron and their children who spent the night with relatives. All belongings were lost but no injuries were reported.
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Scottsboro
Ala
J. C. Murphy
Annie Mae Pittman
Murphy
Bill
French Officer Slain By Reds in Berlin Christmas Day
West Berlin policeman Herbert Bauer, 28, was shot and killed in the French sector on Christmas Day. French claim three Russian soldiers invaded the area and molested three civilians, while Russia says West Berlin police attacked Soviet guards attempting to kidnap them.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Herbert Bauer
Pierre Carolet
Bauer
Sergei Dengin
Carolet
Dengin
Traffic Death Toll Over Extended Holiday Weekend
National Safety Council estimates 590 traffic deaths during the 102 hour period. State tallies show Alabama 100, Florida 200, Georgia 502 across traffic fire and other causes.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
State Record Looking Good
Alabama's accident toll lagged behind the expected Christmas holiday total with one death reported so far. Highway Patrol planned a full-strength watch to curb crashes while predicting 26 fatalities for the holiday period.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Highway Patrol
New R’s
Leo Lyons
West Bracton
Bucksville
Ernest Young
Union Springs
Thomas Rhodes
Autaugaville
Capital Trailways
Prattville
Selma
Rhodes
Scottsboro
Leonard C. McCarver
Fackler Rt. 1
Nashville
Tenn
McCarver
Acquittal in Oakes Case and LeMay Mystery Oddities
James de Marigny linked to slain Sir Harry Oakes case with fingerprint on a bed screen. Barker, a Florida sheriff's deputy, faced and was cleared after an IA I testimony challenge over falsified prints. Barker and LeMay feud tied to missing Hughette LeMay since January 4, 1952 with disputed blood evidence and divorce plans amid her disappearance.
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Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Barker
International Association For Identification
de Marigny
Sir Harry
Marathon
Florida Keys
George LeMa
Hughette LeMay
Foreign staff shakeup eyed as new administration looms
The high commission holds 1 213 Americans and 6 200 Germans on its payroll with about half of the Americans as political appointees who could be fired. The Mutuel Security Agency employs 164 Americans and Germans. A U S official expects a cut of up to 50 per cent when Republicans take over, signaling a big exodus next year. The text also notes a casserole recipe mixing ham with cauliflower and a celery soup sauce.
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High Commission
Mutuel Security Agency
U. S
Children Enjoy Holiday Dinner as DAV Guests
About 150 to 170 underprivileged children attended a Christmas dinner hosted by the Decatur chapter of the Disabled American Veterans and the DAV Auxiliary. Turkey with dressing, ice cream, and cake were served, with each child receiving a toy an orange and an apple. many mothers helped, and Joe Ragsdale coordinated the arrangements.
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Decatur Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Joe Ragsdale
Eisenhower on Stalin Talks Sparks Senate Reactions
Eisenhower said Stalin should agree to come to this country. Senator Mundt urged sincerity. Senator Wiley dismissed the line while Kefauver supported preliminary talks with guarantees from Russia on any agreement.
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Sen. Dougla
Ham Topping Guide with Sugar Honey Glaze
Three topping ideas for baked ham. Mix brown sugar with flour and press over the scored fat. Drizzle honey or orange juice over the ham, or mix brown sugar with prepared mustard and pack on. Return to a hot oven for fifteen minutes or until golden brown.
Cheese Topped Milk Casserole
A simple recipe instruction describes stirring in a half cup of shredded cheddar cheese to milk, mixing into a casserole, sprinkling more cheese, and baking in a moderate oven until hot through and bubbly.
Vitamins Slow Brain Aging Proposed Niacin Therapy
Niacin deficiency linked to senile brain changes and memory lapses. Large doses may improve mental function within three months. maintenance uses small doses. Benefits seen in those under 65 more than in older patients, with early treatment advised. Also notes saccharin is not harmful.
Five Cars And Truck Damaged In Decatur Christmas Accidents
Decatur saw a Christmas weekend spike in traffic incidents with five cars and a truck damaged in three two vehicle crashes. One involved a parked vehicle, another a car pulling away from a curb. No serious injuries reported.
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Decatur
Charles E. Perry
Bowles Street
Olds
C. M. Kennedy
Ernest Bowman
William Ayers
Chrysler
Ferry Street
Cain Street
Studebaker
Ferry
Alex Terry
Euel Thompson Jr
J. L. Gunter
Jackson Street
Jayne Fowler
Pontiac
Terry and
Thompson
Dodge
Alton Borden
Fifth Avenue
Buddy Franklin
Protesters Visit Prisoners Asks for Rosa Ingram’s Release
Elaine Ross acting with Civil Rights Congress sought access to Rosa Ingram at the prison in Savannah. Governor Talmadge warned against motives while state patrol and a court order barred the mixed group of white and Black women from visiting under a peace and order banner.
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Elaine Ross
W. 26Th Street
New York
Civil Rights Congress
William L. Patterson
Patterson
Talmadge
Savannah
Reidsville
Spokes.ien
Mabel Thompson
Negro Labor Council
Rosa Ingram
John E. Stratford
Ellaville
Stratford
Ingrams
R. P. Ballicom
Melville Price
Ludowici
Air Force to Install Escape Seats in New B 47 Bombers
The Air Force announced plans to fit escape ejection seats in forthcoming B 47 bombers after next February to improve crew escape. A published report questions whether the parent aircraft model may be a death trap for pilots.
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Washington
Air Force
Ces Denea
Farm Markets in Decatur Report Prices
Middling cotton at 33.50 cents and strict low 31.50. No 2 mile 2.95 dollars. No 2 wheat 2.05. No 2 oats 85 cents. No 2 white ear corn 2.10. No 2 yellow ear corn 1.70. Hogs 18.50 cents.
Four Injured By Tank Buster at Christmas Gathering
In Chickasaw Alabama an exploding souvenir 45 mm tank buster shell injured four people during a neighborhood Christmas gathering. Mildred Childers 16 lost both legs and Mrs Verbile McCrory had a leg amputated. Two others suffered burns and cuts. The shell, brought home by Marine Pfc James McCrory 17 from Camp Lejeune, detonated when his brother Joe dropped it on the porch.
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Chickasaw
Ala
Mildred Childers
Verbile McCrory
Joe McCrory
M. H. McWhirter
Pfc
James W. McCrory
Camp Lejeune
McWhirter
McCrory
Joe
Bombers damaged in dawn clash near Kumsong
On the eastern front an Eighth Army patrol fought a bitter pre-dawn battle with 25 to 40 Communist forces near Kumsong. Light patrol activity was reported on the western and central fronts as temperatures fell to two degrees above zero.
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Eighth Army
Kumsong
Last Two Nuns Freed From Canton Orphanage Murder Case
The final two Canadian nuns, Sister Antoinette Couvrette and Sister Jermaine Gravel, arrived in Hong Kong after nearly two years in prison for the orphanage murder case. They were pardoned and banished with no stated reason. Other expelled nuns had already left Canada, as the case drew global attention.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Antoinette Couvrette
Joliette
Que
Jermaine Gravel
Three Rivers
Jermaine Tanguay
Nashua
N. H
Inulda LaPerriere
Penrouge
Elizabeth Lemire
la Baie du Fevre
Couvrette
Gravel
LaPerriere
Lemire
Canada
China
Mrs Patterson 83 Dies at Son's Home
Mrs Margaret C. Patterson, 83, died at the home of her son J. W. Patterson at 110 Finley Drive at 3 45 this morning after a period of illness. Body to be taken to Brown's Funeral arrangements announced later by Mass Service of Cullman. Surviving are three daughters and three sons including J. W. Patterson of Decatur.
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Margaret C. Patterson
J. W. Patterson
Finley Drive
Brown’s
Cullman
Decatur
Belgrade trims Yugoslav defense budget by ten percent
The Yugoslav government announced a ten percent reduction in planned military spending for next year. It stated the cut will not affect the country's ability or readiness to resist aggression.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Birth May Cost Mother's Life
Mrs. Jean Garrett a 27 year old Hawthorne California mother of three faced a Caesarean section to deliver a fourth child amid Hodgkin's disease. Doctors warned the operation risks her life though the baby may be normal. She spoke of happiness in death if the child lives.
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Los Angeles
Jean Garrett
Hawthorne
Calif
Mrs. Garrett
Thomas Jr
Robert
Raleigh
Western fears of 1953 warn of renewed Cold War risk
Western intelligence sees no end to peril as NATO faces cutbacks and divisions rise in Europe. Analysts flag two 1953 paths for Russia: delay Europe’s Communist takeover or risk new moves to strengthen Soviet positions, including a possible Berlin blockade.
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Stalin
Russia
NATO
Germany
France
Saar
North Africa
Europe
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
West Berlin
Austria
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Brink's Robbery Probe Sees Suspect Under Guard
Investigators identified a lawyer as a long monitored figure tied to the Brink's robbery. A grand jury adjourned last week and will reconvene next Monday as the FBI traces 236000 dollars of loot to vaults and notes 30000 used to buy government bonds. Reports also claim three men died before questioning, two from shooting and one from a heart attack.
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FBI
Brink
Five Room Furnished House Near City Limits
Fully furnished five room house with electric heat and city water. Located just outside city limits on two acres with access to a city bus line. Contact phone number 1255 for details.
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Jack Stover
Lola Mae Raburn
Veterans Hospital
Detroit
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Lawrence Saylor
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Memphis
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Line Street
Walter Miller
Tuscumbia
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Kenneth Terry
Moulton
Glenn Green
Sherman Street
Ray Price
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Vincent D. Pearson
Spring City
William E. New
Sixteenth Street
Cecil Kay
Seventh Avenue SE
W. L. Jennings
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Fred Bound
Arville Ranager
James
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