Voters Favor Economy Says Idaho Senator Dworshak
Washington December 26 One congressman credits public and voters with backing a new year's economy push. Senator Dworshak Idaho says there is a healthy trend toward a balanced budget and that Republicans could regain control in 1950 elections. He notes voter mail urging less spending and no tax increases and recalls his own record on appropriations. He may run again next year.
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Washington
Congress
Dworshak
Idaho
House
Senate
Miller
C. A. Robbins
Appropriations Committee
Grim Detroit Christmas tree market turns violent
In Detroit on Christmas Eve a tree shortage sparked a chaotic sale. Willis Ross and his sons faced a mob as shoppers fought for trees, with his son Carl knocked unconscious and many customers left without trees after dealers refused low offers. One man complained a dealer overcharged him for a final tree.
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Detroit
Willis Ross
Lincoln
Mich
Here
Ross
Carl Ross
Carl
Folsom Urges Greater Tolerance for Negroes in Alabama
Montgomery December 26 Governor James E Folsom calls Alabamians to adopt a Christian attitude toward Negroes who he notes constitute about 35 percent of the population He questions whether they receive a fair share of living medical care and professional training and urges fellowship and practical living of Christ’s teachings to lift all poor people.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Carpenter
Nazareth
Japan Hit by Earthquake and Mt Aso Eruption
A major quake struck central Honshu causing deaths and injuries with several missing. Mt Aso erupted on Kyushu sending rocks 500 feet high but no lava. Imaichi suffered heavy damage. Nikko residents escaped harm as trains derailed and roads disrupted.
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Tokyo
Japan
Honshu
Aso
Kyushu
Imaichi
Nikko
Charles Penton
Tokyo Central Meteorological Observatory
Utsunomiya
Gun Victim's Condition Is Serious
In Athens Georgia on December 26 Kathleen Drewry, 45 ex-wife of Dean John E Drewry of the University of Georgia journalism school, is jailed on charges of shooting her husband and his former secretary Miriam Thurmond 28. The dean was recovering while Thurmond remained in serious condition in the hospital.
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John E. Drewry
University of Georgia School of Journalism
Athens
Kathleen Drewry
Miriam Thurmond
Miss Thurmond
Drewry
Clarence Roberts
University of Georgia
Thurmond
Manhunt for Missing Texas Broker in Laredo
Texas authorities and U S and Mexican officials chase George Ochoa a customs broker accused of killing two men in July as he allegedly broke into the Ballesteros home in Laredo. The search spans both sides of the Rio Grande with a heavy guard at the Ballesteros residence and ongoing cross border efforts.
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Laredo
Texas
George Ochoa
Ochoa
Rio Grande
Mexico
J. M. Ballestero
A. C. Canales
Ballesteros House
Webb County
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Balle Teros
Nuevo Laredo
Durham Merchant Is Charged With Murder
Ollie Fulton Sally, 46, once a candidate for mayor in Durham, charged with murder in the pistol slaying of Everette Justie, 31, at Sally’s Food Center store. Police say the investigation charge was upgraded to murder.
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Durham
Ollie Fulton Sally
Everette Justie
H. K. King
Sally
Tuttle
Midway
Roy Wagner
Reuben Gilbert Tilley
Walnut Cove
Ames Tilley
High Point
Carolinas Damp And Cold Today
The Associated Press reports light rain across both Carolinas bringing damp conditions and cool temps. Skies to clear along the coast by tomorrow morning with usual seasonal readings in major cities such as Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte and Wilmington.
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Carolinas
South Carolina
Tar Heelia
North Carolina
Hatteras
Mt. Mitchell
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Lumberton
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Asheville
Elizabeth City
Rocky Mount
Cherry Point
New Bern
Wilmington
Fire destroys central Pennsylvania town after Christmas tree blaze
A pre-dawn fire rooted in a decorated tree gut a Hyndman town block, leaving only a bank vault and rubble among ruined homes and businesses. Railroad crews paused to view the scene as residents plan to rebuild despite layoffs at Celanese and the lumber mill.
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Bart Hickman Hyndman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland
Pennsylvania Lumber and Post Co
Celanese Corporation of America
Cumberland
Celanese
Hyndman
Young Choir Singer Injured in Suspected Attack
Virginia Grace Eubanks a 16 year old choir member in Union South Carolina was found unconscious with a crushed skull on Christmas Eve. She was moved to a Charlotte hospital in critical condition and police have no motive yet. Her uncle called it foul play and said authorities would pursue the case.
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R. P. Gossett
Union
James Estes
Union Mill
Estes
Virginia
Green Street Methodist Church
Charlie Eubanks
Grady Lunsford
Tryon
N. C
Nineteen Die By Violence In State During Weekend
The Christmas weekend proved deadly in North Carolina with nineteen fatalities from violence and traffic. Victims include soldiers, students, and residents across Kinston Durham Sanford and High Point. Convictions and investigations follow a spate of collisions stabbings and a murder charge linked to family disputes.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
James H. Williams
Fort Jackson
S. C
Alta Burchette
Glenoa
Main Street
High Point
William Nunnery
Bonnie Jean
Sanford
Farl White
Cove City
Kinston
Harrison Patrick
Camden
A. G. Scott
Robert Hall
Eugene Crabtree
Morrisville
Durham
Bobby Jones
Route 2
Crying Child Shot During Tavern Hold Up in Chicago
Seven year old Penny Gist was shot in the arm during a Christmas Eve tavern robbery on the north side. Police hold Bruce Meeks nineteen and William Riley thirty without charge, with Meeks alleging intoxication and the girl’s crying cited as the motive. Penny rests at Evangelical Hospital as officers recover $580.
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Penny Gist
Evangelical
Bruce Meeks
Meeks
Near North Side
John
Penny
Peir
William Riley
Riley
Nationwide Christmas Death Toll Near 400 in Violent Holiday
The Associated Press reports a three day Christmas period with 395 lives lost to traffic crashes fires and various accidents. Traffic deaths lead with 294, fires 53, and other causes 48 as states tally fatalities.
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Associated Press
United States
National Safety Council
San Antonio
Tex
Hyndman
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Scratching Noise Signals Truman Aides Prep For 1950 Agenda
The piece notes President Truman and his aides sorting figures and messages as Congress returns Jan 3. Expected orders include a state of the union message an economic report and a budget detailing spending for the 1950s fiscal year beginning July 1 1950. The essay predicts debate on repealing Taft Hartley civil rights and national health insurance.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Council of Economic Advisors
Mr. Truman
Robbery suspects rounded up in New Bern case
Eyewitnesses were to view two Negro suspects held in the attempted payroll robbery at the New Bern Cotton Oil Fertilizer Company. The would be bandits fired on workers, wounding Whit W. McCotter and slashing John S. Weskett. Police tracked a trail to Bridgeton and another suspect was taken into custody.
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New Bern
New Bern Cotton Oil Fertilizer Company
John S. Weskett
Whit W. McCotter
C. B. Cayton
Weskett
Charles B. Perry
Jasper Jones
Bridgeton
Fear Charlotte Man Has Met Disaster
Mecklenburg county police search today for James Carl Brumfield Jr a 27 year old Charlotte photographic studio operator who disappeared after launching a boat on the Catawba River to test a new motor. The craft remains missing with no word from him since 1 p m yesterday.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
James Carl Brumfield, Jr
Brumfield
Catawba River
Fire Destroys Hyndman Heart. One Missing in December Inferno
A Christmas tree fire in Hyndman Pennsylvania blossomed into a major blaze consuming the business district and homes. One person is missing presumed dead. damage estimated at $500000 to $1,000,000. Fire apparatus from nearby towns aided as residents sheltered in a schoolhouse.
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Hyndman
Pennsylvania
Ernest Harden
Cumberland
Maryland
Paul Wise
Somers Fisher
Fisher
Corrine
John Topper
Bedford
Pennsylvania Lumber and Post Co
Helen Turner
Turner
May
Babson Outlook for 1950 Preview Published
The Enterprise will publish Roger W. Babson's Business and Financial Outlook for 1950 on January 1. The article notes Babson's 14 year accuracy record of about 87 percent and previews 50 forecasts on topics including General Business, Commodity Prices, Taxes, Retail and Foreign Trade, Labor, Deficit Financing, Farm Outlook, Stock Market, Real Estate, and Politics.
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Roger W. Babson
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