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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1950
Page
2
U S Marines and allied forces completed the sea evacuation of Hungnam as battles raged from Changjin to Pohang. Grants of praise came from General MacArthur and Admiral Joy while Chinese pressure mounted near Seoul and Pyongyang.
Clayton Krehbiel of KEU will sing as a soloist and then join the KU chorus for tonight's Christmas Carol Party at 9. Journal-World notes phone requests for final Lawrence-Parsons score. Parsons won 75 to unknown. Scores and Big Seven pre-season results to be phoned in. Sixteen prisoners are spending Christmas in the county jail with a holiday dinner prepared by Mrs. Gladys Johns.
Hong Kong on December 25 reported the United States granted permission to unload 2100 tons of erban cargo aboard the ship Press cast Bo Buckenan and Edward Lack. The discharge marked a rare exception as China bans exports to red China and the cargo included about 3 bales of raw cotton. A separate entry notes Morris Suiter of 817 New Ham street fined ten dollars and jailed thirty days.
An American woman in Formosa spends Christmas apart from her husband held by Chinese Reds for nearly a year. Mrs Sue Buol of Minneapolis and Albuquerque appealed to Premier Chou En-lai for safe passage into and out of Yunnan province but received no reply. Her husband Robert, ex chief of operations for the civil air transport, is imprisoned there after Reds captured Mengtez on January 15.
Washington telegraphs that the American Veterans Committee urged Congress to impeach Senator McCarthy over alleged threats to free expression. The A V C cited Adam Hat Stores action not renewing its contract with Radio Commentator Drew Pearson, claiming preexisting plans unrelated to McCarthy’s attacks.
First Marine Air Wing men Capt. Frank Pres ley and Lt. Don Hough fixed a shrapnel hole in the roof of the headquarters building in Korea. They climbed to the three story perch through the ragged opening with no ladder tall enough to reach. A helicopter airlifted them from the patched roof after the repair was made under Lt. Col. J. Frank Cleo's order.
Rangoon reports daily gun battles between Communists and White Band PVO rebels in North Burma. Four White Band groups exist with one amnestied, one allied with government, one allied with Communists, and a fourth pledging to fight most groups. Welwyn Garden City plans a theater memorial for George Bernard Shaw on a campus center.
A bridegroom misreads a slip and tells a teller this is the joint bank account start. The clerk replies that the slip is the attb you keep, not the check. The couple returns home to find dia chatk dachiy white hae.
Christmas aboard the Eldorado and other UN ships off Korea featured trees, decorations, and gifts. A Santa in white whiskey attire joined services as nurses on Repose prepared festivity gear. Sailors formed a rapid mail line, loading 68 bags at sea, then sorting letters ashore in under two hours. Wounded sailors across nine nations received holiday morale support.
A December 24 counting effort aided by the National Audubon Society and Kansas Ornithological Society recorded 50 species with participants James W. Hee Bert S. Chewning James S. Findley Henry S. Fitch Richard W. Fred Fickson C. S. Hobson H. B. R. Tordoff and others. Among species listed were Mallard American Merganser Cooper’s Hawk Red tailed Hawk and several owls and sparrows. The 19th count identified 42 species in total.
A Sunflower area report describes injuries and admissions at Memorial Hospital after a child fell from a car. The notice lists names and addresses including Mrs Lillian Hagerman Miss Lean Macon Mrs Delores Ellis and others, with locations around Kansas City Oskaloosa Lecompton Ottawa and Sunflower. The four year old daughter of Charles Norton, Ot taw a, was treated for abrasions of the logs and back in the emergency room yesterday.
William Hayter, formerly of the police department, learned of his brother W. A. Hayter’s death Saturday in Kansas City. W. A. Hayter was a former resident of Lawrence.
The U S navy described the Hungnam redeployment as flawless with 195,000 troops 17,500 vehicles and 380000 tons of supplies moved out of the Northeast Korean port over two weeks. Admiral Joy said the operation proved naval air and surface power can redeploy an army with minimal losses and no enemy beach attack.
Pan American Airways said its New York office ordered staff dependents to depart Hong Kong by January 15. Officials indicated the action aimed to speed air operations if Hong Kong faces a large scale war evacuation emergency.
Edgar N. Eisenhower married Lucille Dawson in a private ceremony at the American Lake home, attended by a half dozen friends. An armed guard deputy patrolled the gateway, vowing no one, not even Dwight D. Eisenhower, would enter without permission.
George Bernard Shaw, 94, suffered a broken left hip after falling from a car and was hospitalized in Temple. The incident follows reports that a different George Bernard Shaw, a retired Boston businessman, died last November 2 at age 94 from complications after a fall.
A French army communique reports at least 200 Vietminh troops killed as base areas were swept in a week long operation. French forces led a multi unit drive across Cochin China striking toward Sai Gon regions.
Buddy Kobler son of Oscar and Mrs Kobler suffered injuries after a vine snapped during a swing above a creek bed. He fell onto a frozen log, regained consciousness hours later, with facial bruises and a cut above the eye. The report also notes local social visits and Christmas events around De Soto and nearby towns, mentioning families, church activities, and mail routes.
The Oskaloosa PLT A gathering Wednesday evening drew many attendees. Mrs Hare met Jeffery and Mrs Rutue Edmonds. A program featured a story read by Patty, children performing, and a Christmas devotion by Mrs Howard Wellman. Refreshments followed in the domestic science room.
In Lawrence last Sunday Mr and Mrs Charles For visited daughters Mrs Norma Runn and Mrs Oleita Holliday to celebrate their birthdays. The group toured Kansas City to view Plaza lighting. Herb Wheeler plans winter in Miami with son Wil and family. Rotary dinner featured Vernonde of Topeka with guests Walter Rabbit and Elmer Roths teaching for the On the Farm program. Mrs Nora Zachsiah attended a wedding near McLouth. Various clubs held Christmas events with carols, readings, and gifts.
The program featured Miss Maye tae Hamilton presenting Bra Barker and Mrs Ener sharing stories of early days. Carola songs led by Lena Roberts and Velma Weiber arranged with Mildred St.John. Ruth Long, Margaret Tye, Handley and Iva Pyelbere assisted in serving Christmas confections.
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