Post Office to roll out nationwide personnel upgrade
The Postmaster General announces a broad personnel improvement program aligned with Hoover era ideas. It introduces six region training, enhanced supervisory reviews, job based pay, and new field authority to appoint and discipline staff, with phase two expanding wage reclassification and performance based measures.
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Sal Service
Hoover
Arthur E. Summerfield
Commission
Jefferson City
Jm Sue Fells
Transport Lion
Hy Limosay
Gee Tevil
Rey Hogs St Dureau
Washington
Mutt and Jeff Rob Fisk Bank in Missouri Heist
Two armed men described as Mutt and Jeff robbed Fisk Bank in Fisk Missouri, stealing about 35000 and locking three employees in a vault for 40 minutes. They fled in a car, prompting State Patrol roadblocks near Quiin as officers hunted the robbers who wore gray coats and dark hats and used disguises.
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Mutt
Jeff
Bank of
Quiin
Missour
Mercy
Giry
Gene Sine
Sid
Howomim
Otter
Ateul
Poplar Butt
Byres Adams
Three Die In Traffic Mishaps Near Jefferson Barracks Bridge
HAST LOUIS I UY Ridy L Werthmuller 58 president of a St. Louis tire firm and George Meyer 42 of Marissa Indiana died in separate crashes on Route 257 near Jefferson Barracks bridge. Ginly Sichert 98 of Marissa a passenger in Meyer's car was injured. Mrs Mabel K Krump 43 of Bart Alton was looted when flung from a car north of Woot River Illinois.
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AT. Louis, I, UY
Ginly Sichert
Marissa
Meyer
Mabel K. Krump
Bart Alton
Woot River
Judge to Study Suit To Halt Picketing
District Judge George Hl Moore has taken under advisement a National Labor Relations Board suit for an injunction to stop picketing of the Coca Cola Bottling Co plant and warehouses here.
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St, Louis
George Hl. Moore
National Labor Relations
Coca-Cola Battling Co
Judge Hyde Suggested for Appeals Court by Lawyers Assn
The Lawyers Assn of St. Louis urges President Eisenhower to appoint Judge Laurence M. Hyde to the federal Court of Appeals for a Missourian vacancy. Russell J. Horsefield, association president, says Hyde is the “appropriate” choice with experience for the post created by the death of Collet of Beneas City, the only Missourian on the court.
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Russell J. Horsefield
Association
Eisenhower Ortereiy
Missouri
Coskie
pBeneas City
Christmas Sales Aid Department Stores Fight with Labor Union
In St Louis Louisville Memphis Little Rock district stores report Christmas sales up 19 percent over the 1954 period ending Nov 17. Eight Federal Reserve District data show department store volume rising with St Louis leading gains around 9 percent, Louisville 6 percent, Memphis 5 percent, and Little Rock 4 percent. No clear outcome on the NLRB case is provided.
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Christimas
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of S
St. Louis
Ares
Gstriet
Louisville
Memphis
Lille Rock
Youths to be Decided Next Week in Abduction Case
Three youths who admitted taking part in abducting a teenage girl will learn next week whether they will be tried as adults or juveniles. The judge in St. Louis' Circuit Court weighed the case after the three confessed to planning and carrying out the abduction and forcing the victim to drink whisky.
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St, Louis
Jetin AL Willkins
Ralph J. Suvi
Mier Qurele
St. Louis
Tin
Planus
Plays Santa Claus Gains Giving Spirit
Paul Autmer who plays Santa Claus at Deaconess Hospital parties for orphans and patients plans a ring proposal to Miss Aubrey Beant, clinical instructor of nursing, at tomorrows event. The couple plans to marry in the spring.
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Paul Autmer
Santa Claus
Deaconess Hospital
Autner
Aubrey Beant
Midicn
Gas Injected Into Underground Reservoir in St Louis
Laclede Gas Co reports it has begun injecting natural gas into an underground reservoir in north St Louis County. The process started December 2 and will run through the winter when temperatures stay above 32 degrees. Injection rate is 15 million cubic feet per day.
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ST. Louis
The
Laclede Gas Co
Reverting to Rhyme Ike's Heart Attack Dark Point of Year
A fragmented satirical draft traces Ike's heart attack as the central shock of the political year. It mocks shifting loyalties, party maneuvering, and public fear about Ike's recovery, with references to Stenger, Tilganin, and looming elections. The piece captures a tense, partisan mood and speculative stakes for the Republican and Democratic races.
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Ike
Yule Letter Mail Up in 1955 Reports
Postmaster General Suatherfield reported that Christmas letter mail rose about six percent from last year and parcel post volume increased around nine percent. He noted the trend aligns with department estimates that holiday mail volume will peak this year.
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Washington
Suatherfield
Anail
Summer
Advance Department
Pope Pius to Deliver Christmas Message Broadcast
Reported plans indicate Pope Pius XII will address communion from the Vatican chapel in Latin. The Christmas Eve midnight Mass and Christmas Day services will be shown via the Vatican radio network, with no rebroadcasts planned in the United States.
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Pope Pius
Senat Radio
Vatican
Vinelivy
Unite States
Quiet Hollywood party ends with police call
Actress Hinda Christian hosted a quiet Hollywood dinner party that ended with a police call when a process server sought the hostess. British star Edmund Purdon attended, amid reports of a romance. Miss Christian's ex attorney says he seeks a deposition. A disruptive visitor, identified as Mrs Stanley, threatened to force entry. Police escorted the guests as the party broke up after dessert. Lawyers complain they cannot reach Miss Christian for Medafian talks. Cab companies plan extra holiday service for late returns.
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Hollywood WA
Hinda Christian
Edmund Purdon
Purdon
Chiisefan
Anlar
Ural
Herse
Mrs. Stanley
Miss Chewtion
Linda
Escorhal
Diadem
Christian
Meadafian
Favorite Son Nod Aimed At Symington At Democratic Convention
Jackson County Leader Bil Sermon said he would back Senator Symington for a possible presidential bid if a deadlock grows among Kefauver Stevenson and Harriman. In St Louis, leaders thought Symington could seek the nomination if the convention falters. President Eisenhower had a light schedule as Mrs Eisenhower prepared for Christmas at the White House with General Brownell among callers.
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Kansas City
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Chicago
Jackson County
Bil Sermon
Hastern Agckson County
St. Louis
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Ally
Gan
Brawnell
Christmas calls urged to go early on holidays
Joseph A. Bernstein, president of the Communications Workers of America, warns long distance circuits will jam on Christmas Eve. He urges callers in upstate New York to place holiday calls early, noting about 256,000 residents work shifts over Christmas and New Year.
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Weston
Rosul Stenger
Wien
Tilganin
Biten
Tavalveg
Washington
Ciicuits
Joseph A. Belrne
iCommunications Workers of America
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