Santa Reunites Dolls and Heals Witches in Christmas Rescue
In Chapter 18 Santa frees Louis from the marsh grass and recovers the Magic Music Box from the evil witches of Poldrex. The witches are shrunk to dolls after eating candy hearts, becoming harmless, while Ruth battles illness in Cameroon awaiting Christmas. Santa plans a global toy-filled sleigh run.
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Santa
Louis
Poldrex
Ruth
Cameroon
Mimi
Santa Land
Mrs. Claus
Left Wing Forces Attack Guerrillas in Greece
Athens reports a strong attack by leftist ELA S forces in northwest Greece against rightists led by Gen Napoleon Zervas. British headquarters said the action violated the Caserta accord. ELA S commander is General Sarafis. British forces cleared insurgents near Piraeus and Athens as talks on a cease fire continued despite scattered fighting.
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Athens
E.L.A.S
Greece
Napoleon Zervas
Caserta
E.D.E.S
E.la.s
Sarafis
Pireaus Harbor
E L.A.S
RB. M. Scoble
Scobie
Cairo
FCC
E.L.A.S. Ad
E.L A.S
Piraeus
Kallipolis
Germans Claim Strong Forces Dislodge Yanks on Belgians Front
London reports a German communique saying Nazi forces pursued and dislodged U S troops along the Ourthe river in Belgium. It claims several bridgeheads were established across the windy river and notes relief attacks on the northern edge of the German breakthrough were repelled. The Third Army front says Dillingen on the Saar was liberated and the right bank cleared on a broad front.
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London
U. S
Ourthe River
Belgium
Elsenborn
Stavelot
Saar
Dillingen
Two More Pay Fines In County Slot Raid
Avden H. Capen of the Santa Fe Lunch and Carl Clifton of the Jayhawk Cafe pleaded guilty to operating a gambling device in a public place. Each was fined $100 plus $7.50 costs. five machines were seized and sent to the county jail. Three others pled guilty earlier and received similar fines. Sheriff Skinner awaits a court order to demolish the machines.
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Avden H. F. Capen
Santa Fe Lunch
Carl Clifton
Jayhawk Cafe
Justce of Peace
J. Lane
Lang
Rody Skinner
Candle Light Service at Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Eve
The 8:00 p.m. candle light communion at Trinity Lutheran features Junior and Senior choirs led by Mise Mildred Reuter performing preludes and anthems. A white robed confirmation class lights 75 candles for each church member in service of the Christmas Gift sermon by Rev. Alfred J. Beil.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Mise Mildred Reuter
Alfred J. Beil
Choira
Jesu Bambino
Yon
Wilson
Bethlehem
Mueller
Grace Endacott
Jimmie Endacott
Shepherds
Angela
March
Lucille Reuter
Mildréd Reuter
Messiah
Handel
Formosa camp deaths: Commodore Lilly dies in prison
Benjamin James Lilly, the Pi-Air Commodore who featured in the British film Target For Tonight and lived through a typical RAF raid on Germany, has died in a Japanese prison camp in Formosa, disclosed last night in London on December 23.
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Formosa
London
Benjamin James Lilly
R.A.F
Germany
Bad News for A Card Motorists and Tire Shortage
Washington reports a drop in passenger car tire output for A card motorists. They face delayed eligibility for new tires possibly late in 1945. OPA offers little encouragement, and curtailment reduces tire distribution for B and OC cards as well. The public mood echoes Santa Claus staying home on Christmas Eve.
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Washington
OPA Ea
Santa Claus
Chorus Program On WREN From Lawrence High
WREN will rebroadcast a Lawrence high school mixed chorus program from last Tuesday. The 25 minute recording at 1 30 p m features 65 students singing Christmas carols and special arrangements of Battle Hymn of the Republic. August Vogt of the WREN staff wrote and produced the segment.
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WREN
Oliver Hobbs
Lawrence High School
August Vogt
Brief Closing Remarks by Clifford Dean on Aircast Script
A fragment notes that Clifford Dean spoke briefly at the close of a broadcast, after someone adapted a special script during the program. The entry preserves the event but omits broader context or identifiers.
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Clifford Dean
All B-29s Return From Nagoya Raid Despite Heavy Fighter Presence
Sixty-year-old wartime dispatch reports that 150 Japanese fighters were seen over Honshu during yesterday's Nagoya bombing. No B-29s were lost, though Lt. Howard Clifford of Perth Amboy led an escort mission to bring Captain Clifford home after engine trouble. Witnesses include Cpl. Shipak of Philadelphia and Lt. Ben Crowell of Avondale.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Honshu
Nagoya
Cpl
Jacob. Shipsk
Philadelphia
Williasm Hodge
San Antonio
Ackack
Shipak
Perth Amboy
N. J
Clifford
WWII Record Fragments Mention Air Crew Credit
Lt Maurice E Kennedy of Sterling Oklahoma reports a probable downing of a Japanese craft. He returned home with three motors after the plane went straight up. Gunners Cpls Jack F Estes of Sherman Texas and Oscar Lee Nice of Elk City Oklahoma are unofficially sharing credit. The first public coffee house opened at Oxford England in 1650.
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Clifford
Cpls
Jack F. Estes
Sherman
Tex
Oscar Lee Nice
Elk City
Okla
Unoffi
Oxford
England
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Hoppy the Toad
Hoppy
Elas
Capen
Clifton
Tonite
Cheyenne
Wildcat
Cale
AG Benny
Mne
Ae Oar
Starling Furniture Company
Merry Christmas
the Rapid Transit CO
Your City Bus Service
Tonife
Irene Dunne
Bagdad
Dietrich
Kansas State Guard
Maurice E. Kennedy
Sterling, Okla
The
Lawrence Typewriter Exchange
Manhattan
Arrymore
Barry Fitzgerald
Duprez
Wyatt
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