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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1954
Page
2
A farmhouse blast near Pari Ark on Christmas Eve killed eleven people and wounded six. The fire, sparked by kerosene, struck a tenant family as they prepared tamales, with several victims including young children among the dead. Montana and a son were hospitalized with serious injuries.
Oriskany personnel and families donate funds clothes and food for 26 orphans at Yokosuka backed by the Donor list led by Mrs. Margaret de Benedictus. Navy crews in Yokosuka and sailors in San Diego helped fund the Oriskany Home with over 1000 dollars in gifts and 200 children honored with a holiday party featuring a performance of God Bless America.
Vacationing Airman 3c Lee Roland Jones, 92, on Christmas Scaye, was killed Friday night when his car collided with another while returning from visiting friends. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Jones, was thrown from the car as it overturned. Peter Arriet, 42, of Fresno, driver of the other car, his wife Josephine, 38, and their 2-month-old baby, sustained minor injuries. Jones was on leave from Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, Louisiana.
A festive oration sketches Christmas cheer across nations. It echoes resilience amid debt, praises Europe’s freedom, and notes hopeful faith in peace and prosperity with gifts, calm markets, and worldwide goodwill despite tensions.
WEST LIBERTY KY Aunt Jeston Givedan 103 recalls Christmas 1851 with no tree simple gifts and a different spirit. She notes adults played like children, recalls Haloween mischief and early family memories in Morgan County. Grandchildren gather later as the centenarian reflects on her generations with pride.
A Christmas message from the Pavement Plate in New York extends warm greetings to a wide audience. It honors biblical figures and leaders, acknowledges the memory of past friends, and wishes happiness and peace to all, including armed forces, workers, neighbors, and the homeless. The tribute mentions many named individuals and entities from journalism and public life.
Fragmentary text from an old California notice lists street names and scattered phrases. The readable parts mention Bungay streets, Pine and Avenue, and a few garbled names, with no clear event or action.
Four Swiss workers died in a Christmas Eve avalanche on Grand Cambiry Mauna in Fionnay Switzerland. Two others were rescued with injuries as rescuers searched the snowbound slope.
World renowned actress Ava Gardner arrived in Berlin by plane today for a Christmas visit. She is accompanied by soldiers and is staying at the local U.S. Army hospital during her world tour. Phone: 6-9071.
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