Man jailed by error is freed in peeping tom case
Jerome Marley, a Siler City man, was released from prison after being convicted in error in a peeping tom case. Bloodhounds pointed to Marley originally, but another man later confessed to peeping in five Siler City houses, leading to Marley’s release ordered by State Paroles Commissioner N F Ransdell.
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Raleigh
Siler City
State Paroles
N. F. Ransdell
Jerome Marley
Pittsboro
Marley
Recorder's
J. L. Moody
Judge Moody
Ransdell
Carthage
Christmas Tree Left on Train Stuns Passengers
CHICAGO (UP) Pullman Co officials said a passenger on an eastbound train from Seattle left a seven foot undecorated Christmas tree aboard the car. The incident was described as a lapse in holiday spirit.
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Christmas Tree
Chicago
Pullman Co
Seattle
Wash
Separated twins face new threat after skull separation
CHICAGO UP A week after surgeons began the delicate separation of the Brodie Siamese twins at the skulls the 15 month olds Rodney Dee and Roger Lee face a new danger as blood vessel sutures may absorb. Doctors warn hemorrhage or clots could occur and plastics surgery may follow if they survive the holiday season.
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Chicago
Brodie
University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital
Royt Brodie
East Moline
Eisenhower Names True Morse as Undersecretary of Agriculture
President elect Eisenhower selects True D. Morse a former Democrat who helped draft the farm plank as undersecretary of agriculture. Morse, head of Doane Agricultural Service in St. Louis, will earn 17500 yearly and succeeds C J McCormick.
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Eisenhower
True D. Morse
New York
Morse
St. Louis
Doane Agricultural Service, Inc
Thomas F. Dewey
Dewey
James C. Hagerty
Secretary of Agriculture
C. J. McCormick
Commodore Hotel
Morningside Heights
In Inns Filled as Faithful Trek to Bethlehem
Thousands of pilgrims filled hotels in Arab Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho and Ramallah as border guards eased rules for Arab Christians from Israel to visit holy sites at Christmas Eve. Mandelbaum Gate admitted 1200 Arab Israelis for services with return required by Christmas night.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Jericho
Ramallah
Mandelbaum
Israel
Holy City
Mandelbaum Gate
Church of the Nativity
Santa Claus Defendants Off with Suspended Sentences
Detroit UP report says three men charged with traffic violations were granted suspended sentences after Lt. Governor-elect Clarence A. Reid appeared in court as Santa Claus to defend them. Judge George T. Murphy remarked on the unlikely counsel, noting the sentence was suspended.
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Detroit
Santa Claus
Clarence A. Reid
Santa
George T. Murphy
In Appreciation For Prison Term
An Oklahoma City report notes Noel Semmer prosecuted Connell Lee for forgery last spring and sent him to prison for the tenth time.
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Oklahoma City
Sadosa
Asstanttorney
Noel
Santa Delivers Political Stocking for Ike and Harry
A holiday tale imagines Santa choosing gifts for Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman, noting Ike’s burdens over the Korean War inflation and foreign aid while Harry contemplates a quieter exit. Santa muses on gifts like a red ink eraser and envelopes to blunt political critics.
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Washington
White House
Ike
Harry
Santa Claus
Dwight
Korea
Santa
Noses Belie Wildcat Tale
Eight year old Richard Cutter told his mother he killed a big wildcat during a hunting trip with a Christmas cap pistol. He later returned with a 30 pound bobcat in a wagon claiming self defense after the animal leaped from a tree. Neighbors learned the bobcat had been dead for days.
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Jackson
Miss
Richard Cutter
Richard
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Elwood Hotel
Fridadebio
High ST
Chrst
Mr. Claus
Abe
Coayan Jewelerss
Main ST
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