Fort Hood Soldiers Buy Thanksgiving for Pedro’s Mother
A New Mexico mother, Refugio Gonzales, joined by her son Private Pedro Lopez at Fort Hood, receives a surprise Thanksgiving visit funded by his company. Private Lt Louis Alexander orchestrated the effort after a group of privates and officers pooled spare change to cover travel and a new dress for the mother visiting from Mesilla.
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Mesilla
N. M
Suppork
Lopez’ Company
Pedro
Arthur Garza
Fort Hood
Louis Alexander
Fire kills 14 at Huntington State Hospital blaze
A 56 year old building at Huntington State Hospital burned with 14 inmates, all women and children, dying in the incident. Ten others were hospitalized as firemen used acetylene torches to reach victims behind wire mesh. Officials blamed antiquated facilities and poor conditions on the campus, with a staff doctor suggesting inmates smoked in the basement despite orders.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntiington State Hospital
Ada Carger
Little Lena
Wentz
Cabell County
West Virginia
Muntington
Joe E. Burdett
State Board of Control
Holiday Auto Death Toll Already 22
In a Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll update at least 22 deaths were reported on highways across the nation with three non traffic violent deaths. Wintry weather kept many motorists off the roads, while day counts through noon listed fatalities in Pennsylvania five, Indiana four, Virginia and Wisconsin two each, and one each in California Connecticut Georgia Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York Ohio Utah.
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National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Virginia
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Utah
Juliana
Classifieds and notices listing various newspaper pages
A compact index listing sections and page references including Beach Combing Bridge Editorial Op. Obituaries Radio and Television Southland Cities Sports Sparis Theaters Tides Temperatures and Women’s Activities with page numbers for each item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Southland
Peaes
Sparis
Two Fishing Boats Sink Off Baja California Coast
Two 40 foot fishing boats from Newport Beach and San Diego sank five miles off Hippolite Point, Baja California. Mrs. Cornelius Loesey of Newport Beach said her husband aboard the Reliable telegraphed from San Ignacio that he and a crewman swam ashore. The San Diego boat Anna G had two men rescued by the Amado, including George Schandelmeir and one Paulick, both of San Diego.
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Newport Beach
San Diego
Lower
Hippolite Point
George Schandelmeir
Ene Joseph iPaulick
Peerless Peer Maiden Talk After 21 Years
In London the House of Lords heard Lord Dorchester speak on parish elections. Members were astonished as the 21 year veteran made his first speech after two decades of membership in the chamber.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Dorchester
Stranger's Generosity Brings Hope For Sick Boy
In Kansas City a 5-year-old Pat Raynor ill with an incurable tumor received life extending help after Fred Johnson financed a Mayo Clinic visit in Rochester. The family, initially wary, gratefully sees this as an answer to prayers, echoed by a local Baptist congregation.
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Kansas City
Little Pat Raynor
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Fred Johnson
Charles Raynor
Johnson
Raynors
Minnesota
Pat
Yanks Give Thanks in Foxholes and Homes
Americans from Plymouth Rock to Korean battlefronts paused for Thanksgiving with feasting and prayer. In Plymouth mass Pilgrims descendants held a memorial service on Leyden Street while Army chaplains led services for troops behind lines. Across Korea and Europe soldiers joined turkey dinners and prayers, with messages from Gen. War and Gen. Clark urging gratitude for allies and humanity.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Mass
Leyden St
United Nations
James A. War Fleet
Elghth
Korea
Mark Clark
U. N
Tokyo
Germany
Formosa
United States
Death at Front as Reds Repulsed in Thanksgiving Dinner Run
South Korean and United Nations forces beat back a Chinese assault on Bloody Sniper Ridge near Kumhira as troops shared a Thanksgiving turkey. The central front saw heavy gunfire before dawn while the rest remained quiet and all allied forces had meals in bunkers.
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Seoul
Koreaika
Central Front
Americar
United Nations
Kumhira
U.N. Army
Air Force
Stalin’s Son Injured in Air Crash Report
London reports Lt. Gen. Vassily Stalin son of the Soviet premier was seriously injured testing a new Russian jet fighter. Whitehall sources said the pilot suffered the loss of part of a limb and was injured Wednesday night.
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London
London Daily Graphic
Vassily Stalin
Whitehall
Stalin
Midwest Hit Second Time by Icy Blasts
The nation’s midlands faced a second wintry punch of icy blasts causing sub zero temperatures in six states. Snow and wind crippled travel from Colorado to Minnesota, with hundreds marooned and extensive property damage.
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Associated Press
Turkey
Colorado
Minnesota
Wyoming
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Tliavis
Wiscon
Michigan
Oklahoma
Texas
Maeuri
Dakotas
Rocky Mountains
Prairie
Utah
Montana
Mass Roundup in Seoul to Safeguard Ike Visit
Korean police jail at least 400 civilians in a mass roundup aimed at preventing security risks to President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower during his forthcoming visit. detainees include those nabbed for minor violations as 6000 plainclothesmen scour Seoul and suburbs, with many held incommunicado and without charges.
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Seoul
Korea
ilFi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Eisenhower
Wth
South Korea
U.S. Secret Service
Long Beach Thanksgiving Night Crash Kills Norwalk Man
A 67 year old Norwalk pedestrian, John Cotton of 10765 Tombar Ave, dies after being struck by a car and run over by another while crossing Firestone Blvd at Hoxie Ave in Long Beach at 1 58 am. In same city a 5 year old boy Stephen McKeegan is gravely injured after a two car crash at Livingston Dr and Civs St at 1 am. His brothers Robert 4 and Michael 20 months suffer minor injuries. Police say father Rob ert B McKeegan 31 of San Carlos colliding with Pic Jimmy Hernandez marine from Camp Pendleton. Hernandez cited for driving without a license. Mrs Mary McKeegan treated for a thumb injury. California Highway Patrol reports Cotton’s death brings local highway fatalities to 51 for the year in southeast LA County. Cotton was hit by Alton R Snouffer 26 of Compton then run over by LeRoy Gilbert Reno 34 of Bell Gardens. His body taken to Norwalk Mortuary. Also, Elsie Maxine Itson 32 of 2250 San Francisco Ave was examined after her car hit an Edison Co power pole on Anaheim St near 379? and she lay unconscious.
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John Cotton
Tombar Ave
Norwalk
Rancho Jos Amigos Emergency Hospital
Firestone Blvd
Hoxie Ave
Long Beach
Stephen McKeegan
Community Hospital
Livingston Dr
Civs St
Robert
Michael
Robert B. McKeegan
San Carlos
Pic
Jimmy Hernandez
Camp Pendleton
Hernandez
Mary McKeegan
California Highway Patrol
Cotton
Los Angeles County
Alton R. Snouffer
S. Virginia St
Compton
LeRoy Gilbert Reno
Gallant St. Bell Gardens
Snouffer
Anaheim St
Elsie Maxine Itson
San Francisco Ave
Seaside Hospital
Edison Co
Thanksgiving Babies Born at Hospitals Here Eight Sets
Thanksgiving morning news reports eight babies born across local hospitals. Identical twins Jean Marie and Helen Louise Crockett arrived at St Marys Hospital with infants weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces and 6 pounds 12 ounces. Other births include a boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Ryoh in Lakewood, a boy to Mr and Mrs Mosep Ff Siko, a girl to Mr and Mrs Richard W Hay, a 10 pound 7 ounce son at Compton’s Henry O Holghcog home, and a boy to the Gyr family on Easy Avenue. Further details note Seaside Hospital had no boys, while additional births occurred at Community Hospital and other local addresses.
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Jean Marie
Helen Louise
Walter Crockett
Albury Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary's
Robert Ryoh
Pimenia Ave
Lakewood
Mosep FF. Siko
Briercrest Ave
Richard W. Hay
Park Ave
Seaside Hospital
Henry O. Holghcog
Wilmington St
Compton
American Trio Held by Reds on Holiday
Three American servicemen spent Thanksgiving Day in Soviet detention after an American lieutenant disappeared Monday during maneuvers near the Soviet zone. Officials said it was certain he is in Soviet hands. A guard uniform observed suggested a Communist aggressor. Two U S military policemen were arrested by East German police on the border between the American sector and the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Germany
Coed Discovers Rare Skull Plate Of Ancient Fish
Ohio Wesleyan University student Thelisa Cook found the complete skull plate of a 250 million year old armored fish in a gravel pit. The fossil of Macropelalichthys, about 30 feet long, is unusually intact and may be named after Cook if confirmed.
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Delaware
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Miss Cook
Ohio Wesleyan
G. Winston Sinclair
Department of Earth Sciences
Former Boss to Be Hanged for Treason in Prague Purge
In a Prague purge trial, 14 defendants including Rudolph Slansky and Viladomir Clement were sentenced to death by hanging for treason and espionage. Three others received life terms, while some witnesses claimed conspirators merely followed orders. The Radio Prague broadcast announced the verdicts as the week-long trial concluded.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Red
Prague
Rudolph Slansky
Czech Communist Party
Viladomir Clement
Arthur London
Navro Wadin
Eveen Koehl
Slansky
Barand
Clement
Gottwald
Radio Prague
London
Lochard Hadju
Clementis
Loch
Snowbound Iowa family shelters 82 guests for 24 hours
About six miles west of Oakland Iowa Roy and Mrs Williams hosted 82 stranded travelers on U.S. Highway 6 after a bread truck and other vehicles stalled in a heavy snow. Residents spent roughly 24 hours sharing provisions for Thanksgiving as a snow plow finally arrived to clear the road and the visitors departed.
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Oakland
Iowa
Palse
Roy Williams
Williams Farm
Williams
Sunny today with clouds and mild temperature rise
A forecast says sunny to mostly sunny today with increasing cloud cover Friday and little temperature change. Highs reach around 65 degrees today with similar levels expected later.
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FT. Hood
New Mexico
Fourth Training Co
Refugio Gonzales
Pedro Lopez
State Hospital
Alvin’q. Keadle
San Pedro
Mika
Larry
Helen
Navy Family Chapel
W. Ocean Blvd
Steff
Chares Surdauist
Baja California
Death
ONG Beac Press
Ivol. LXV
Price Scents
Midwest
Roks
Norwall
Reds
Coed
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