Christmas shock as 14 days till holiday arrives
A sprawling fragment of a newspaper page mocks the season with jokes and anecdotes. It notes 14 days to Christmas and 112 shopping days, while detailing Santa curiosities, pranks, and oddities. It mentions Santa costumes, poolside gifts, and a Maryland bar tale.
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Santa
Las
Judy Erent
Los Angeles
Judy Brent
Les Vegas
Hada
Santa Claus
Terrait
Donald S. Leonard
St. Nick
World War Insurance dividends set for 1954 payment
The Veterans Administration will pay a regular dividend of 21 million dollars next year on 375000 Government Life Insurance policies held by World War I veterans with permanent plans. About 24000 veterans with USGLI term insurance get no share. NSLI/USGLI holders will receive total dividends of 211 million dollars, with 190 million on NSLI policies unearthed for 1954. To qualify, a USGLI policy must be in force for a full year before the anniversary date.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
NSLI
Sailor to testify in inquest over wealthy manufacturer death
Los Angeles police summoned sailor O Dell Love to testify Friday at an inquest into the death of William D Cluff a 56 year old Western Chemical Manufacturing Co owner who died after a street corner scuffle. Love said he saw a Marine John W Moore 18 of Portland Ore attacked by three men and later saw Cluff struck.
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Los Angeles
O'Dell Love
William D. Cluff
Cluff
Love
Pfe
John W. Moore
Portland
Ore
Atrek Moore
Moore
Cliff
Western Chemical Manufacturing Co
U S and Reds stall as Panmunjom talks fail
Allied and Communist diplomats made no progress toward a Korean peace conference. U S Envoy Arthur H. Dean pressed the Reds to end preliminary talks with no reply yet expected Friday. Explainers have interviewed 230 South Koreans, 78 remain, and 22 Americans plus one Briton who stayed with the Communists are to be called.
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U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
U. N
Bermuda
Russia
U S Pacific Fleet Chief Heads to Pearl Harbor
Rear Admiral A P Storrs chief of staff to the U S Pacific Fleet departed for Pearl Harbor after three days of high level conferences in Taipei Formosa The trip follows talks with military and government officials in the region. The journey underscores ongoing coordination between U S forces and allied powers in the Pacific theater.
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Pearl Harbor-Bound
Taipeh
Formosa
A. P. Storrs
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Press Telegram Circulation Audit Notice From Long Beach
A public notice from the Press Telegram indicates circulation figures and delivery rates for the Long Beach edition. The document lists weekly and monthly costs, audit bureau membership, and filing details with Long Beach California addresses and an 1885 entry date.
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Press-Telegram
Sixth Street
Pina Avenue
Long Beach
California
Audit Bureau of
Peat
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