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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1955

Page

6

Republican Senator Urges Fast Farm Surplus Distribution

Senator Alexander Wiley blasted the administration for delays in distributing U.S. farm surpluses to Americans and hungry people abroad. He urged appointing a White House expediter to speed domestic and international disposal, arguing surplus stocks cost taxpayers nearly a million dollars daily and that aid should begin at home.

Washington UPA Alexander Wiley U.S White House Wiley GOP Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Senate Eisenhower R. Norris Wilson Amer Ica America Wilson Church World Service Interdenominational Overseas Relief Agency Ezra T. Benson Church

Evicted Family receives public aid and support in St Petersburg

In St. Petersburg Florida a junk yard worker his wife and six children were evicted from a church side home after owing 40 dollars in back rent. Citizens raised over 500 in cash and clothing plus food and a rent free house for the family. A local business leader pledged a Christmas tree and presents. The eviction drew sharp criticism from police and deputies who called it indecent and despicable. The Reverend Hanselman bishop of the Communist Baptist Church cited disruptive behavior by the family as justification.

ST. Petersburg Fla Robert Chyle Pinellas Park Ellis Devoe Chyles Ray Hanselman Hanselman Wilbur James Chyle Communist Baptist Church

Quiet Yule for Virginia O Hanlar Douglas and Family

Virginia O Hanlar Douglas, former New York City school principal and author of the classic Santa Claus answer to a child, spends Christmas with six grandchildren near Albany. Her grandson James Harris Temple is 16, granddaughters range 8 to 14, and she recalls the era when she first asked if there was a Santa Claus.

North Chatham N.Y Virginia New York City Virginia O’hanlar Douglas New York Sun Santa Claus James Harris the Sun Davy Crockett

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