Lawton Joins Comanche County in Merry Christmas Day
Lawton and Comanche County observed a peaceful Christmas Day with clear skies and warmer weather. Most residents planned the largest Christmas dinner in years as rationing eased. Offices closed, a skeleton post office crew maintained service, and law enforcement and health staff remained on duty. Fort Sill servicemen enjoyed a four day holiday with religious services held. USO clubs served refreshments, and local churches offered Christmas worship. Pleasant statewide weather continued with clear to partly cloudy skies, temperatures dipping to the low 20s and rising Wednesday. Freezing rain affected northern areas, creating hazardous conditions on some roads, with moisture totals reported across several cities.
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Yale Contest Awards Listed
The residential section decorating contest honored the Brock, English, and Pickett homes as the most attractively decorated for Christmas. Honorable mentions went to Rounds, Knight, and Montgomery with multiple other homes praised for festive lighting and cedar wreaths. Judges were Garden Club Council members from the Petunia, Lausanne, and Rose units.
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Arlington
Paul Pickett
Monroe
Exall English
Fort Sill
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Leon Rounds
Russell Knight
J. R. Montgomery
Euclid
Brock Lawn
Santa Claus
Tickett
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Lake
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Artingwan
Arch Marmenter
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Maurice Kann
Columbian
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Parkview
Ash
Garden Club Council
George IV
Thorne
Petunia
Erwin Quiniin
Lausvten Unt
George Glasby
Rose
Sporadic Clashes Reported in Java Area During March
Sporadic clashes are reported in Java area with patrols and nationalist forces in several points including Seerkbaja and Bun doeng arens. British forces face resistance as Uphters attempt to erect a new March order amid ongoing tensions.
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Mxtrerulae
Christine
New Controversy Looms Over Petrillo Music Ban
New York December 25 James C Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians faces a fresh clash with radio stations over broadcasting musical programs from foreign countries The NAB reported his order would end such broadcasts after December 195 for Canada music groups there not included Petrillo asked broadcasters to halt foreign programs including religious servicess and armed forces programs He proposed a conference after January 2 and noted many networks employ union musicians while others do not The war ended he said and normalization should resume promptly
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Christmas Briefs Yankees Play Sansa Tq Young Chinese Peiping
Christmas in North China brings smiles to American troops with services across bases. Marines sailors and soldiers share gifts with local orphans from Madame Sun Yat-Sen’s home. General Doolittle dons Santa suit to visit Walter Reed hospital patients, while a disabled officer meets his wife and child. A 19 month old dies from meningitis despite treatment, highlighting wartime strain. Marshall meets Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking. stars entertain stranded service members. Oklahoma City woman wins Noel Fest. a boy dies in Ada after holiday wrapping paper injury. ex-convicts gain full citizenship rights for military service.
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Truman plans Missouri trip despite weather delays
President Truman remains committed to a three day visit to Independence Grandview and Kansas City. A weather delay stretched the 12:30 p.m. departure to about four hours, with continued rain sleet and cold across the Midwest. He will meet family dinners and attend a Washington ceremony before returning.
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Yanks Aid Santa In Wartime Christmas Abroad
War weary world marks a peace time Christmas amid shortages as American GIs cheerful aid brings Yuletide joy. Americans entertain internees and ship cargo to Dutch families, while nations from Poland to Italy struggle with food and fuel amid ongoing conflict and dispersal.
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Yule Observed in Bethlehem Amid Khaki Pilgrims
Bethlehem wore the khaki of many nations as thousands of soldiers and pilgrims filled the streets for Midnight Mass. An unbroken line of army vehicles extended from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, while Rachel’s Tomb marked the route to the Basilica Square where the town buzzed with lights and trade.
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Niles Street hospital fire claims sixteen dead
Hartford dispatch reports a Christmas tree sparked a deadly blaze at the Niles Street hospital. The death toll rose to sixteen with Theodore Piper among the latest to die. more than 25 were injured as fire crews battled the three story brick building in freezing temperatures.
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Holiday Death Toll Mounting Across States
The Associated Press reports holiday deaths across the nation total at least 260 people, with 149 traffic fatalities. California leads with 23 traffic and 12 miscellaneous deaths since Saturday, Texas has 29 total deaths, and Hartford Connecticut reports 25 for the season after a convalescent home fire killed 15. Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin also show high tolls. a Kansas City tragedy and a Patchogue coroner verdict are noted in perilous domestic incidents.
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Ohio
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Patchogue
Far Eastern Advisory Group Drops Advisory From Name
Washington reports the Far Eastern Advisory Commission has removed the word advisory from its title. The change signals U S willingness to let allies have greater input in policy making over Japan.
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Girl with Glass Bones Finds Quiet Christmas Joy
Patricia Masten, age 1, in Chicago faces frequent bone breaks due to an apparent rare condition described as glass bones. Despite 27 fractures over time, she walked around a Christmas tree with her parents and two younger sisters today. Doctors offered no effective treatment. Merry Christmas to all.
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Big Three foreign ministers draft European peace accord
In Moscow advisers and experts work on drafts of agreements from the Big Three foreign ministers Byrnes Bevin Molotov. A communique is set for 2 am Thursday and another meeting may follow. Byrnes recovers from a cold and dines with Harriman at Spaso House. Turkey seeks an order at Spaso House as American guests attended a Kremlin dinner. Hope for progress under the new Moscow agreement ends the impasse from London’s failed talks.
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