Freak Accidents Mars Maryland Town on Christmas Eve
A Christmas Eve chain of crashes in Essex Maryland began with a motorist knocking down a telephone pole. Police charged the local man with drunken driving as cars collided and drivers faced multiple counts including reckless driving and disorderly conduct. A bystander who went to bail him out stepped into traffic but was unfazed, shouting Merry Christmas.
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Essex
William Boyd
William Weinham
Nixon outlines January hearings on communist registration plan
Rep Nixon says House committee will begin hearings late in January on curbs for communists by forcing registration as foreign agents. Attorney General Clark to testify. Mundt’s bill is seen as workable. Nixon favors targeted actions over outlawing the party and seeks disclosure of membership and finances.
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Washington
Rep
Nixon
Calif
House of American Activities
Clark
Mundt
R-Sd
Communist Party
Banker And Wife Overcome By Smoke In Rock Hill
C. L. Cobb, prominent Rock Hill banker, and his wife were overcome by smoke from a burning sofa at their home. They were taken unconscious, later recovering satisfactorily in a local hospital. Firemen reported the sofa burst into flames and damaged the interior of the home.
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Rock Hill
S. C
C. L. Cobb
Cobbs
Socialites and showbiz mix in wartime tastemakers scene
Winchell notes George Jessel at the Carnival with the Latin Quarter chorus and the China Doll. Marilyn Maxwell and Dean Elliott spin. John Ringling North extends stay in Italy as Constance Dowling remains abroad. John B. Wright weds Elizabeth Scranton Pierce in Madison, Conn. Franklin Davis Jr and Virginia Motta plan altar in January.
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George Jessel
Marilyn Maxwell
Dean Elliott
John Ringling North
Italy
Constance Dowling
John B. Wright
Chattie Milburn Pickering Cheesborough
Adam and Eve
Elizabeth Scranton Pierce
Madison, Conn
Maxwell Anderson
Quentin
Thelma Ehrlich
Brooklyn
Justice of the Peace
E. W. Hanson
Westport
Frank
True Davis, Jr
Andirginia Motta
St. Joe
Paris station gossip and New York retail buzz
A dense jumble of tidbits fills this strip: waitresses from New York Paris station, beaded gloves selling cheap at Fifth Avenue shops, prices on holiday cards, a scotch soda incident in Georgia, carol singing at the Roney Plaza with a Catholic choir, anti atomic bomb talk, a midtown hotel accident, and the death of Mark Hellinger with a line about his fatigue from others’ burdens.
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Paris
Ree
Midtown
Roney-Plaza
Neal Lang
Myer Schine
St. Patrick's Church
Miami Beach
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Mark Hellinger
Mark
Five Seamen Dead In Christmas Sea Accidents
International sea disasters report nine vessels involved as Christmas typhoon lashes the Pacific and nearby seas. Park Victory torn from moorings near Uto Island. 34 survivors transported to Turku. Shhud wrecked off Schoorl. 23 of 25 crew missing. Kima feared ashore near Catanduanes Island with 85 aboard. Tigre Venus and John Owen among others affected in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres.
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Pacific
Park Victory
Uto Island
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Finland
Turku
Finland
ANP
Tech
Schoorl
North Sea
Luzon
William Nott
Legaspi
Snow Delays Hit Carolinas After Christmas Snowfall
Snow blanketed portions of the Carolinas delaying highway traffic and some intercity bus schedules. Charlotte led with 5.8 inches, a Christmas day record second only to an 11 inch fall in 1880. Greensboro reported three inches while Asheville and Spartanburg saw lesser amounts. Airlines hoped to run on schedule today as routes faced cancellations yesterday in Charlotte.
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Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Charlotte
Greensboro
Asheville
Spartana
Charlotte Union
North Carolina
Eastern
Capital Airlines
Parents Die Trimming Tree Tragedy in Hartford
Hartford reports a second Christmas Eve disaster as a fire ignites a Christmas tree while Charles Newman works on lights. Newman and his wife Lucille die from burns, six month old Donnajean and Kenny-Lee Jr. perish. two other children survive with grandparents. The blaze is blamed on amateur wiring.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles Newman
Newman
Thomas F
Lucille
Death Sentences Charged Speculators In Belgrade
A regional court at Susak sentenced three men to be shot for speculation. They were accused of selling goods to government stores for personal profit. One man faced a one percent commission totalling about $1,000. Another earned $580. The third acted as a middleman in 20 carloads of apples.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Susak
Drink On Job Costs Man His Compensation
The Pennsylvania unemployment board of review rejected Johnstown man’s claim for jobless benefits after he was fired as a watchman at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Lorain works for drinking whisky at lunch to ease a toothache. The board ruled the act was deliberate and an intentional breach of company rules.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Johnstown
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Lorain
Groom Dies On Way To Wedding in Dearing Georgia
20 year old John Robin Edwards died while en route to his church wedding at Dergin Baptist. He lost control of his car and was thrown from the vehicle. The wedding party awaited at the church, with candles rings and flowers set for the Christmas Eve ceremony. Funeral services were planned for today with Rev. Joe Abstance to conduct.
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Dearing
John Robin Edwards
Edwards
Dergig Baptist Chure
Desselo Huff
Joe Abstance
UN Employees Honored With Christmas Visits in NY
United Nations staff from 35 nations enjoyed a holiday tour of three Southern Tier communities in New York. About 175 clerks and interpreters were hosted by local families in Binghamton Endicott and Johnson City, sharing meals and Christmas cheer. One guest joked about mispronounced names while noting the warm hospitality and cross cultural goodwill.
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Binghamton
N.Y
United Nations
Lake Success
The
Peace Organization
Endicott
Johnson City
New York Area
Ralph Ruger
Rugers
U.N
Hulke G. Halberthsma
Rom Holland
Gers
Hulke
Miter
North Carolina Secretary Executes Certificate of Dissolution
Thad Eure, Secretary of State, certifies that BION AIRPORT INC. a High Point corporation ceased by unanimous stockholder consent filed December 3 1947. Agent Louise Smith listed for service. Record kept in Raleigh.
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State OF North Carolina
Department OF State
Benng
Bionint Airport, Inc
Frasey Field
High Point
Quilford
Louise Smith
Raleigh
Thad Eure
Fireball Power and Treadle-Driven Fun Behind Bonnet
A vivid line evokes daily scenes of swinging, a big bonnet, and the allure of Fireball power triggering the treadle foot to nudge, capturing a sense of eager, playful motion in a nostalgic setting.
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