Flemington School Band Presents Nativity Film and Quiz
The Flemington Memington Schools opened with a Nativity film and will host an afternoon tape recording of songs and stories. Students and faculty will participate in a voice-name guessing contest with prizes for the top three correct identifications. A boys basketball game with Lost Creek follows at 7 pm in the school gym, announced Principal L. Talbott.
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Students Merge At Junior High Christmas Concert
The audience joined in singing four carols including Midnight Clear, The Wise Men, Joy to the World and Let Our Gladness Know No End as Opal Kirk performed selections with French Italian and Czechoslovakian origins.
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Santa Claus Clears Gifts To Needy Through Salvation Army
Salvation Army and the Grafton Area Ministerial Association coordinate a charity effort to distribute Christmas baskets and gifts. Donor organizations are urged to use the Salvation Army facilities to avoid duplications while two letters from business people verify applicant worthiness. Distribution begins at local Old Folks Homes and continues Saturday with strict eligibility rules.
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AF Jet Crashes Go Under Inquiry
The Air Force launched an investigation into two air collisions. Eight crewmembers aboard two B47 bombers died, with debris scattered near Tampa. A second collision involving a B29 and an F86 near Port St. Joe left three dead and three missing. The incidents occurred in heavy weather near Tyndall Air Force Base.
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Forgotten by This Official Family Faces Disgust and Self Harm
MEXICOCITY resident Silvano Delgado was hospitalized after cutting his wrist, telling doctors he was disgusted by his ugly face and smashed his bathroom mirror with his fist. In SNEADVILLE Tennessee Sheriff Gesree arrested his brother over traffic violations as a separate note mentions a 380 day sentence on the turnpike.
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Short Teacher Ban Defended by Tokyo Board Spokesman
OOKYO spokesman for the Tokyo metropolitan school board defended a policy barring hiring women under five feet tall. He cited difficulties in locating short teachers outdoors and in classrooms where reaching the top of the blackboard would be challenging.
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Eagles Auxiliary Hosts Christmas Gathering at Yale Event
Eagles Auxiliary held a Christmas party at the Eagles Home with gift exchange and a birthday cake for members born in Oct, Nov, and Dec. Mrs Helen Bassett led the meeting, with minutes by Katherine Robinson and treasurer Zelda Poling reporting. A donation to muscular dystrophy and Damon Runyon Cancer funds was announced, and a December event with Santa was planned. Esther Nestor returned after illness, special prize went to Zella Poling, and gifts or groceries were provided to Mrs Edna Pugh and a needy family. Next meeting planned for January 18 at the Eagles Home.
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Zelda Poling
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Esther Nestor
Zella Poling
Edna Pugh
Pennsylvania
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Robinson Miss Poling
Reva Bedelich
Alberta Bonner
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Alta Grow
Bessie Butcher
Edith Bradley
Mildred Stevens
Anne Linn
Maxine Miller
Ruby Messencer
Alma Trisler
Pearl Carney
Dora Whetsell
Emma Fur
Letter delayed mailed to Sault Ste. Marie Ont A
Mrs. E H Botting received a letter three months late though mailed to Sault Ste. Marie Mich The post office appears clearly across the St Marys River from her home indicating the long transport delay and misdelivery in a border area.
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E. H. Botting
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Turnpike Funds Given Approval
Charleston reports that a proposal for the state to join in financing a northward extension of the West Virginia turnpike to the Pennsylvania border was endorsed by the Turnpike Commission. A three man committee led by Chairman A Garnet Thompson will confer with Governor William C Marland to consider including any plan in the next budget session.
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Bootleg Whiskey Found Under Car In Alabama Case
Officers searching Ola Mae Anderson's car in Russbuss Alabama followed a copper pipe leak to a five gallon bed beneath the Negro cafe operator. A van electric motor pumped whiskey through a hidden spigot under the dashboard revealing the illicit setup.
LAFF A DAY Will somebody please put an other dime in my parking meter
Comic caption or cartoon gag features a humorous pickup line about a parking meter. The single frame reflects light humor connected to city life and everyday chores. Characters or author not specified in the readable text.
Former Preston Resident Dies in Parkersburg at 76
Albertus Summers aged 76 dies at his Parkersburg home after living in Preston County for many years. Born in Marion County he was married to Isa Brown Summers and survived by two daughters Beulah Brewer and Lavenia Bailey, four sons L Summers Brice Summers Clarence Summers Alberta Summers, 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was a Church of Christ member for 58 years. Services set for Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Gladesville Church of Christ with Rev. Paul W. Hall officiating. Burial in Halleck Cemetery.
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Parkersburg
Marion County
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Isa Brown Summers
Beulah Brewer
Uppington
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L. Summers
Gladesville
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Not Even Roof Safe Nowadays WASHINGTON Case
Washington judge sentenced Charles Edward Beard to 360 days in jail for stealing copper roofing from a new building worth $22,000 and selling the sheets to a local junk dealer. The crime highlights the copper theft issue amid high national costs.
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Charles Edward Beard
Armand W. Scott
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