Miserable Refugees at Yongdong Rail Junction
HAL BOYLE describes refugees at Yongdong rail yard near Seoul in Korea. Thousands crowd boxcars awaiting transport toward Pusan, enduring cold, hunger, and squalor while guards and American soldiers struggle to manage delays and safety as the mass of evacuees seeks a last hope of safety beyond the 38th parallel.
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Hal Boyle Yongdong
Korea
Penig
Pusan
Seoul
Yongdong
Pfc
Carl Honll
Baxter Springs
Kas
James D. Solomon
Clement
Ind
Capt
A. O. Thornton
Searcy Ave
Dallas
Scots Sing in Piccadilly as Police Hunt Missing Stone
London on New Year’s night sees thousands of Scotsmen sing in Piccadilly Circus while police continue the search for the 458 pound Coronation Stone missing from West Abbey. Authorities offer 1500 pounds for a tip leading to the relic. The article notes wartime forestry usage for context.
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London
West Abbey
Many Fail On Driver Tests
Limestone and Morgan County driver tests ended with low pass rates. In Morgan County 22 of 50 took licenses while seven were ruled incomplete and one lacked eyesight. Limestone had five licenses issued and several failures for rule knowledge and driving ability. License Inspector H L Hester notes renewals by mail for those going overseas with a due date of September 30 1951.
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Morgan County
Limestone
H. L. Hester
The
Highway Patrol
Five Die in Foggy Cessna Crash in California
A flaming crash on a fog shrouded hill near Sunland California killed five people on New Year’s Day. The victims are Enoch J. Peterson and his wife of Portland Oregon, Paul F. Seiersen and his wife of Glendale California, and their son Leland Seiersen a soldier at Camp Cooke California. Investigators said Seiersen 50 was among the dead.
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Sunland
Calif
Enoch J. Peterson
Portland
Ore
Paul F. Seiersen
Glendale
Leland Seiersen
Camp Cooke
Cali
Seiersen
Cemetery meaning explored by Scott in scrap book
K. J. Scott explains that the literal meaning of cemetery is sleeping place in a concise entry from the scrap book column. The note offers a linguistic glimpse into the term’s origin and usage.
Anti-American Play in Surprise Ending with Guerrilla Strike
In a Canton suburb on Christmas Day an anti-American play ended with a guerrilla attack. Guerrillas struck during the performance, a hand grenade was thrown backstage, a gunfight ensued, a girl worker was killed, several others hurt, and Communist troops rushed to the scene arresting more than twenty suspects.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Wah Kiu Yat Po
Pilot of Plane Crashes Returning From Hemet Visit
A plane returning Saturday night from a flight to Hemet to visit friends crashed while attempting to land. The pilot was aboard, with details pending on casualties and cause.
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Hemet
Methodists Gather in Savannah for Mid Century Convocation
Methodists from Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee the Carolinas Virginia and Cuba converge in Savannah on New Year’s Day for the mid century convocation of the Southeastern jurisdiction and the eleventh annual meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service Bishop Arthur J. Moore of Atlanta presides over convocation sessions.
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Savannah
Southeast
Cuba
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolinas
Virginia
Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Arthur J. Moore
Atlanta
Southeastern Jurisdictional Council
Convocation Sessions Open With Public Address At Wesley Monumental
Beginning at 10 A M Tuesday and continuing to Friday morning Mrs E A Robinson of Cookeville Tenn Southeastern WSCS president will preside over sessions The first public joint convocation session at 7 30 P M Tuesday at the Wesley Monumental church will feature a statement by Bishop Moore on meeting the challenge of the hour and Methodist purposes The piece notes the schooling of boys and girls in same classes and ends with a warning that overripe fruit with decayed spots is a poor bargain unless used promptly.
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E. A. Robinson
Cookeville, Tenn
Southeastern
WSCS
Wesley Monumental Church
Moore
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Jam Yongdong Railroad Junction
Civian MS
United Nations
Hel Boyle
Scott
By K. J. Scott
Goidel's Drug Store
Delatur
Methodists
Cahaba Coal
City of
Decatur
East Lafayette
Pellion
Highway 31
Joe Pettey
Ainslie W. Wyle, Mgr
Tennessee Valley Press
Cannon Towels
Plaid
Gingham
Belk’s
Romaine
Bargain
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