Santa Story Will End Tomorrow
The final chapter of Santa and the Strong Boy will appear in tomorrow’s Christmas eve edition of The Enterprise.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
2
The final chapter of Santa and the Strong Boy will appear in tomorrow’s Christmas eve edition of The Enterprise.
The Dow Jones averages show readings financed by Bache & Co with prev at 32 noon 1 p.m. close 30 and values for mena covey and rail stocks. Trading volume lists 610,000 and 1,190,000 shares with various price points across listed issues.
Early afternoon trading showed uneven stock prices with gains and losses in fractions to about 50 cents. The Associated Press average fell 20 cents to 152.50 as steel output and rail car loadings remain low and auto inventories rise, while government help to business looms.
A fragmentary listing shows a Monday lineup with entries including Big Payoft at 3 00, Verdict Is Yours at 3 30, Brighter at 4 15, and Secret Storm on the night schedule with small time gaps.
New York reports that Christmas card shipments total about 20 billion, with 260 million in card sales and 110 million dollars in new deck purchases. Flower and candy orders via wire are rising, catalogues grow larger, and merchants push gifts from simple to lavish. Total retail store sales expected to top last year’s record as holiday spending climbs.
McElroy urged eliminating overlapping authority in the Defense Department and using the 1.65 billion dollars allotted for research and development. Sen Revercomb said McElroy can obtain any needed funds from Congress. He noted seriousness but no hysteria in the administration. Sen Monroney proposed shifting tasks to Vice President Nixon. Senator Kuchel warned such division of work is impractical due to sole budget decisions.
Birmingham, Alabama reports 17 year old Vikki Hollowell, a beauty queen who ran away to keep her pet collie Jinx, has returned home after communicating by telephone that she would not return without her dog. Authorities indicated no serious threat was made during the episode.
The pope urged an end to arms racing and called on leaders to avoid fear and manipulation as audiences filled the Holy See. Meanwhile in the Middle East, Jerusalem hotels near Christmas were booked, with 6,000 tourists expected and renewed quiet on the Jordan-Israel frontier after King Hussein lifted the curfew.
State Supreme Court hears Wetzel matter as John Thomas Page Jr. seeks to move Wetzel from Central Prison to Richmond County Jail in Rockingham. Page obtained a writ of habeas corpus after Wetzel’s return from California and December 9 arraignment.
Norstad said missiles with about 1500 mile range are ready for rapid deployment in Europe to counter Soviet advances. He noted distribution will be across many locations and that conventional forces remain essential. Spaak dismissed neutralization schemes as militarily pointless and warned of broader aims. Citrus storage guidance follows.
In Nashville Tennessee, Mrs. Lonnie Ledbetter and her 10 children received a flood of gifts after a Tennesseean photo of Charles, son of a prisoner, drew nationwide help. The two room home overflowed with clothing, food, and toys as Americans responded with donations and telegrams.
Ruth Taylor a 25 year old registered nurse has become the nations first Negro airline stewardess She will report for work January 13 Mohawak Airlines operates in Northern states with Taylor a Boston native who graduated from Trumansburg Central High School and Bellevue School of Nursing She had filed a complaint with the State Commission Against Discrimination after being told she could not be hired by Trans World Airlines because of intangible factors.
Ingrid Bergman returns from London to Rome to decorate a 6 foot Christmas tree for her three children with Marcella and twins. Her husband Roberto Rossellini, legally separated on November 7, may not join them for Christmas. Bergman plans to stay in Rome a week then return to London, with the family possibly spending time in the mountains after Christmas.
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