War Menacing Christians In Fervent Christmas Prayers
Christmas 1950 era amid Korea war shadows. Leaders from Truman to Adenauer urge peace while faiths across nations mark the holiday under tension. Pope Pius XII extends Holy Year indulgences. Bethlehem and Nazareth host pilgrims amid Arab Jewish strains.
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Associated Press
Korea
U. N
Truman
Independence
George VI
Pius XII
Vatican City
Rome
Warsaw
Poland
Stefan Wyszynski
Western Europe
Kon
Sermon Broadcast From Hospital Reaches Oswego Parish
Syracuse report says Rev. Malcolm L. Rowe confined to a hospital 40 miles away preached a Christmas sermon to Trinity Methodist Church Oswego via WSYR radio. He titled it A sermon without a collection.
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Syracuse
N .Y
Malcolm L. Rowe
Trinity Methodist Church
Oswego
WSYR
Cotton futures steady in New Orleans market
New Orleans December cotton trades were quiet with irregular activity. At 11:30 a.m. CST, prices showed mixed moves from 75 cents lower to 15 cents higher, with March at 42.90 and May at 42.46 reflecting modest gains and declines across listed contracts.
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New Orleans
Butter and Eggs Prices and Receipts Report
Butter firm reports two day receipts totaling 552 183 with prices rising to 174 to three cents per pound higher and grade scores listed. Eggs firm records two day receipts 200 740 with wholesale prices up one to five cents per dozen. U S extras 50 52, medium 46 48, standards 42 44, current receipts 41, dirties 38, checks 37.
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Chicago
U. S
U.S
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market
United States Department of Agriculture reports live poultry steady to firm in Chicago on December 26. Receipts total 14 loads. High prices unchanged to one cent higher. Heavy hens 27 to 30 cents, light ends 23 to 24, roosters 28 to 34, fryers 24 to 25, old roosters 18 to 18.5, ducks 15 to 25.
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Chicago
USDA
New York Stocks Post-Holiday Apathy Mixed Market
A post-holiday apathy settled over the market with a mixed trend. Gains reached just over a dollar in places while losses matched that amount. Airlines led the upside after an initial surge, autos rose with activity, but later swung irregularly. Aircraft gains were modest, rails showed spotty moves.
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New York
Livestock prices rise on storm market trends in Chicago
In Chicago on December 26, USDA reports salable hogs at 10,000 with hog prices 50 to 75 cents higher for butchers and a top 21.25 for 180-210 lb loads. Cattle and calves show a storm market with slaughter steers and heifers up 50 cents to 1.00, cows and bulls 50 cents higher. Top steer price 39.25 for 1,160 lb animals. large loads 38.25-38.75. bulk steers 35.50-38.00. 1,600 lb steers 36.00-36.25. most medium to average steers 29.00-35.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Seek bigger crop of cotton in ’51
Ferriday Louisiana December 26 special farmers in Tensas and Concordia parishes are urged to boost cotton output for 1951. They should increase yield per acre, stock seed, secure poisons and fertilizers early, and plant on the best land with a stronger insect control program to meet higher costs and shortages.
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Ferriday
Tensas
Concordia Parish
Lord Darwen Dies in London at 65
Lord Darwen a 65 year old Quaker peer and Manchester cotton manufacturer died in London today. He had served as a lord in waiting to King George VI since 1949. His title passes to his eldest son Cedric P. Davies 35 warden of Letchworth adult educational settlement and also a Quaker.
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London
Lord Darwen
Manchester
George VI
Cedric P. Davies
Letchworth
Inflation risk and tax shifts loom in 1947 economy
The SEC projects disposable personal income will hit a new high next year despite higher taxes. Inflation pressures rise as government cuts housing and auto production, controls may become mandatory, and a defense-led plant expansion boosts capacity while longer hours widen output.
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New York
Sam
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Congress
Major science meeting opens in Cleveland in 1950 AAAS session
The 117th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science opened in Cleveland. Thousands of scientists attend as about 2,000 reports cover advances across fields. the event features 154 exhibits and sessions on science and society.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cleveland
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association
Stolen Checks Prompt Urgent Appeal by Local Grocer
Gentry Brothers Grocery owner Haze Gentry asks customers who gave checks on Saturday to contact their banks and stop payment. He also requests new replacement checks from those who handed over the stolen ones. Sheriff Bailey Grant urges banks to notify his office immediately as a wave of break ins hits the Twin Cities.
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Haze Gentry
Gentry Brothers Grocery
Coleman
West Monroe
Bailey Grant
Twin Cities
Damrosch Rites Set In New York Funeral Today
Walter Damrosch, 88, renowned conductor and composer, died Friday night of a heart attack in his Manhattan home. He led the Metropolitan Opera orchestra at age 23 and was a leading figure in American music. Funeral services are scheduled for today in New York.
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New York
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Manhattan
British Doctors in Britain Seek Higher Pay Under Health Plan
British doctors reliant on government pay and private practice revenue express discontent with 1939 cost of living based salaries. The British Medical Guild threatens possible mass resignations to pressure Bevan after income data from inland revenue is reviewed. A complex pay structure and tax data delay concrete actions while doctors warn higher fees and more private patients could impact care.
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Alvin Steinkopf
London
Aneurin Bevan
British Medical Guild
British Medical Association
Britain
Health Ministry
Department
Inland Revenue
Cura
Full Censorship In Operation At U S Eighth Army HQ
Tokyo reports that full censorship is in effect at the U S eighth army headquarters in Korea with two controlled telephones for five accredited agencies and daily briefings. Correspondents have 30 minutes to write and file for censorship after staff updates. Outgoing calls limited to 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. at advanced theater HQs, with moderators interrupting a conversation to correct a minor point.
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Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Associated Press
William Barnard
MacArthur
United States
William Waugh
Waugh
Langer Opposes Ousting Acheson as Secretary of State
Senator Langer of North Dakota, one of six who opposed Dean Acheson’s confirmation, said he does not support Republican efforts to force Truman to oust Acheson. He urged unity during "terrible danger" and called for all American forces to be withdrawn from Korea to preserve readiness for future emergencies.
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Dean Acheson
Acheson
Langer
Truman
Korea
Nehru says survival will be decided by results
New Delhi Dec 26 Prime Minister Nehru told the Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association that the struggle between communism and democracy will be settled not on battlefields but by which ideology yields better results. He warned people may favor intermediary methods and urged realism over slogans noting U S capitalism also changing with one in five workers employed by the government.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Indian Chemical Manufacturers’ Association
Carbon monoxide gas proves fatal near Rayville
Ferriday La December 26 special The funeral of George Jack Clack 23 Natchez was held in Bethel Baptist Church Rayville Tuesday He was found dead evidently a victim of carbon monoxide gas in the cab of a truck 30 miles south of Jonesville His body was discovered on an oil field road The motor in the truck was still running Clack a Halliburton Oil and Cementing Co employee for three years a World War II veteran was born May 20 1927 He leaves a wife a son his father Luther E Clack Rayville two brothers Francis and Luther Clack Jr Rayville and two sisters Miss Iva Clack Alexandria and Mrs Cora Belle McGowen Rayville
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George Jack Clack
Natchez
Bethel Baptist Church
Rayville
Jonesville
Clack
Halliburton Oil and Cementing Co
Ship Construction Bills Requested by Wickersham
Representative Wickersham urged immediate passage of merchant ship construction legislation with subsidies and tax incentives. He noted House committee approval and said government support would build a strong U S merchant marine to meet defense needs and growing commerce.
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Washington
Wickersham
D.-Okla
House Merchant Marine Committee
America
Congress
Oil production rises nationwide after weeks of decline
The Oil and Gas Journal reports United States crude output averaged 5,681,100 barrels per day for the week ending December 23, up 38,750 from the prior week. Kansas led gains, Oklahoma and Louisiana also rose, while Mississippi saw the largest drop.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
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Reward Offered For Recovery Of West Monroe Safe
West Monroe police offered a $100 reward for information leading to the immediate recovery of the safe stolen from Gentry Brothers Grocery on Saturday night. The burglary reportedly netted more than $3,800. Police Chief Jeff Caldwell announced the reward for tips that result in the safe being recovered.
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West Monroe
Gentry Brothers
Jeff Caldwell
Three I T I escapees recaptured after Monday night
Three youths who escaped from the Louisiana Training Institute Monday night were apprehended early Tuesday by officials. L T I authorities refused to reveal names or details of the escape.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Births Wright Bendel and Griffin families announce three daughters
Three newborn daughters are recorded: Bertie Delane for Mr and Mrs Willie Clayton Alger of Monroe born December 16. De Juana Charlene for Mr and Mrs Charles Leonard Griffin of Monroe born December . Joann for Mr and Mrs Joe Angle Guit terrz of Monroe born December 21.
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Willie Clayton Alger
Monroe
Bertie Delane
Charles Leonard Griffin
De-Juana Charlene
Joe Angle Guitterrz
Joann
Marriage Licenses Granted in Monroe
Alvie P. Colvin aged 48 of Monroe and Moyle Ferrand aged 34 of Monroe obtained marriage licenses.
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Alvie P. Colvin
Monroe
Moyle Ferrand
Communist Party Opens Convention in New York
The Communist party of the United States starts its 15th biennial convention in New York with public rallies in Manhattan the Bronx and Brooklyn. National Secretary Gus Hall is expected to be the top official present while Eugene Dennis remains jailed and William Z. Foster ill.
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New York
Communist Party of the
Trains Crash Near Lineville Injures Several
The Rock Island Imperial passenger train from Chicago to Kansas City collided with a westbound freight near Lineville Indiana two miles east of town. The engineer and fireman were severely injured and several passengers were hurt though none believed in serious condition. The diesel locomotive overturned and caught fire as four or five cars of the Imperial derailed. Ambulances carried wounded to a Trenton Missouri hospital.
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Rock Island
Imperial
Chicago
Kansas City
Here
Trenton
One Killed Five Hurt In Two Car Crash Near Ida
One man Raymond Perdue 35 an oil field worker from Ida died and five others were injured in a two car collision near Ida in northern Caddo parish last night All injured were taken to a Texarkana hospital William Underwood of Ida was listed in critical condition The report ends with a provocative query about distinguished visitors being granted keys to a city despite the area being open.
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Ida
Caddo Parish
Raymond Perdue
William Underwood
Texarkana
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