Retail Sales Rising With Yale Fever
NEW YORK. Holiday gift sales edged up the past week per Dun and Bradstreet. Overall volume remained 1 to 5 percent below the year ago level though regional results varied. New England up 1 to 5 percent while Midwest Northwest Pacific coast were down 1 to 5 percent, East and South down 2 to 6 percent, and Southwest down 5 to 9. Canned foods and dairy up slightly. houseware promotions drew buyers. appliances, TVs, and radios sold well. Toy sales rose as colder weather boosted fur trim coats and winter wear. men s wear strong and hosiery and accessories popular for women.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Dun and
Bradstreet
New England
Midwest
Northwest
Pacific Coast
East
Central Choir Presents Christmas Concert at Washington Junior High
Central high school choir led by Alvin Mickelson performed half an hour of Christmas carols for a Washington Junior High School assembly. Soloists and narrators included Marilyn Standiford James Garvalia Shirlee Sayner Theodore Renner and Karl Gilmeister with piano by Nora Ann Byers and Carol Butcher. The program featured The Angel Gabriel O Come All Ye Faithful Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night We Three Kings and The Gloria with Trepak from the Nutcracker as a finale.
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Central High School
Alvin Mickelson
Washington Junior High School
Ray Ringvold
Fred Waring
Marilyn Standiford
James Garvalia
Shirlee Sayner
Theodore Renner
Karl Gilmeister
Jack Lowe
Shirley Fentisch
Lewis Wuensch
the Angel Gabriel
Manuel
Nora Ann Byers
Carol Butcher
Summerfield Seeks Clear Cut GOP Platform for 1950
In Grand Rapids, Fifth district Republicans pledged a distinct 1950 platform. Arthur Summerfield said the national committee would meet in Chicago to draft a clear statement of Republican principles and policies. He defended the plan against Owen Cleary’s warning that a 1952 GOP victory is essential to prevent a two party system collapse. Cleary accused the Democratic administration of CIO-PAC influence. Summerfield called the Democratic program a move toward socialism.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur E. Summerfield
Flint
Michigan
GOP
Chicago
Summerfield
Owen J. Cleary
Ypsilanti
Cleary
Gus Scholle
Cio-Pac
Decorah Clown Lamont Called Back From Asia Tour
Arthur Lamont known as Bozo the Decorah circus clown was set to tour Asian cities with the Fernandez International circus reaching Hong Kong Tokyo Manila and Guam in three months. The Ward affair that unsettled American diplomacy led to the tour cancellation and Lamont returned home for the holidays with his wife.
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Bozo
Arthur
Bozo) Lamont
Decorah
E K. Fernandez
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Manila
Guam
Lamont
Coulee Region Residents Aid Sparta Family
WKTY listeners respond to a Sparta fire that destroyed the Johnsons home. Residents offer clothing bedding furniture and a gas stove while the Red Cross and welfare offices coordinate aid for William Johnson and his six children aged 13 to 18 months. Local stores pledge furniture and WKTY plans pickup and delivery to Sparta Red Cross officesFriday afternoon.
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WKTY
Bob Day
Sparta
William Johnson
WKTV
la Crosse Area
Johnsons
Sparta Red Cross and Public Welfare
Johnson
Sparta Red Cross
Blonde's Purse Shows Private Life On Public Display
NBC star Kyle MacDonnell reveals her private life through a transparent purse. The 24 year old from Larned Kansas shows items from a sponge to pay from NBC and notes about songs and costumes. Her past includes three years with tuberculosis before Broadway success.
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New York
Kyle MacDonnell
Miss MacDonnell
Larned
Kas
Broadway
NBC
Kyle
Manhattan
Two Versions Given In Crash
City police received two reports of a late Thursday crash at the George Gillette intersection. Robert Taylor said he stopped for a sign and was struck by another car, which fled. he pursued and identified Frank Rudolph who reportedly agreed to damages but left the scene.
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Robert Taylor
Prospect Street
George Street
Gillette Street
Taylor
Clinton Street
Frank Rudolph
North Fourth Street
Rudolph
Logan Street
Chilean Admiral Diaz Martinez Killed in Crash
Rear Adm. Enrique Diaz Martinez, 50, chief of Chile's navy, died Thursday night in an automobile collision in Santiago.
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Santiago
Chile
Enrique Diaz Martinez
Fire Report at Jessica Beauty Shop Troubles Smoke
Daily Records notes a fire call at 7 11 p m to Jessica Beauty Shop 429 Main Street where No 1 truck investigated smoke in vestigated and found no fire.
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Jessica Beauty Shop
Main Street
Publisher Don Anderson Cleared In Assault Charge
In Madison superior court Judge Roy A. Proctor dismissed the assault and battery charge against Wisconsin State Journal publisher Don Anderson. The decision cited contradictory testimony and doubted a guilty finding based on state witnesses. Strandlie, CIO picket in a Madison garage strike, accused Anderson of striking him with a car on August 11. Anderson testified he drove on after warnings and that Strandlie clung to the bumper before slipping off. Witnesses largely supported Anderson’s account.
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Madison
Wis
Don Anderson
Wisconsin State Journal
Superior Court
Roy A. Proctor
Anderson
la Verne Strandlie
CIO
Strandlie
Srandlie
Milwaukee
Howard Pellant
Uaw-Cio
Pellant
Donts for dangerous holiday time in Michigan
The Michigan health department issued holiday safety guidelines noting past December deaths from falls and fires. Do not leave a lit Christmas tree or burning candles, do not leave children unattended at parties, and avoid rushing or drinking while driving during the season to reduce holiday casualties.
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Lansing. Mich
State Health Department
Falls
Michigan City Has 'Private Snowfall'
Sault Ste. Marie residents woke to about 8.8 inches of snowfall Friday described by meteorologist Arthur Myers as our own private snowfall. He attributed the lake effect from Lake Superior to the localized storm that mainly drenched the city area.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Arthur Myers
Myers
Sault
Lake Superior
Don’t Be A Drip as NYC Faces Water Shortage
New York City confronts a serious water shortage with reservoirs low and mains near dry. A broad campaign urges conservation through ads on billboards radio and in newspapers. Restrictions forbid auto washing leaky fixtures subway walls swimming pools and continuous dentist basin water use with fines possible.
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New York City
New York
Communist Daily Worker
Nationalization of Industry Criticized as Short Cut to Ruin
British publisher Cecil Palmer condemned nationalization at the National Association of Manufacturers meeting in New York calling socialism a cover for communism and labeling national health service and social security as parts of a socialist frame. Senator Bricker warned of big government as a threat while Raymond Moley argued big government enfeebles small business and that both large and small firms can coexist and complement each other.
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New York
Cecil Palmer
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Palmer
National Health Service
Britain
John W. Bricker
Robio
Ohio
Raymond Moley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texan chosen as 1950 March of Dimes poster girl
Eight year old Wanda Wiley of Austin Texas has been named the 1950 March of Dimes poster child. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced she will be pictured on posters coin cards and collection cans for the January fund drive January 16 to 26. Last year’s poster child was Linda Iris Brown of San Antonio Texas.
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New York
Wanda Wiley
Austin
Texas
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Wanda
Linda Iris Brown
San Antonio
Rumor Of Polio Epidemic Shocks Mexico City Parents
Parents keep children from school in Mexico City amid rumors of a polio epidemic. Health officials said the scare is greatly exaggerated and urged calm while monitoring cases.
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Mexico City
Oury
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