Red Cross reports record 179 million in aid and services
The American National Red Cross spent 179,335,690 this year aiding disaster victims, armed forces, and blood programs, with expenditures exceeding income by 4,268,454. Top costs: armed forces and veterans services, disaster relief, and the blood program. 1,827,600 volunteers served. 35,833,166 Americans became contributing members.
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American National Red Cross
Red Cross
American Red Cross
United Fund
Christmas War Reflections on India Pakistan Crisis
In a reflective Christmas column from Kankakee, the author contrasts local holiday cheer with the mass exodus of nine million Bengali refugees from East Pakistan. He argues the India Pakistan conflict stems from a war to fish out people, notes Pakistan’s army’s role, and questions Western pity and aid. The piece warns that unchecked population growth may overwhelm global resources, risking more conflict.
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Kankakee
East Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Calcutta
Bristol
Boston
Islamabad
West Bengal
Bihar
Assam
India
West Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Kashmir
East
Arlene De Marco and the Ghost in the Attic
A fragmentary profile traces Arlene De Marco once famed as a De Marco Sister and wife of actor Keefe Brasselle. It chronicles a gilded rise, a split, and a life housed in an attic with two daughters and fading fame. Arlene survives on $279 monthly and memories.
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Kenwood
South Plainfield
New Jersey
Arlene Be Marco
Arlene de Marco
de Marco
Fred Allen
Poppa de Marco
Palermo
Sicily
Momma
Arlene
Keefe Brasselle
Ro Sanna
Melissa
Long Island
Mr. Brasselle
Pop de Marco
Mom
Keefe Bras- Selle
Keefe
Minks
New American Library
Arlene de Mareau
Christmas Day Complaints From New York Readers
A series of humorous, sentiment laden lines from a New York AP submission reflect Christmas fatigue and financial strains. A survivor laments debt pressure while others joke about gifts, leftovers, and family tensions as the season ends.
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NEW York
Sweet high school girls brighten Muscatine home
Mrs Loran R Walch of East 10th Street Muscatine recounts ten or so high school girls who used her porch and garage for lunch during cafeteria shortages. Seven delivered roses on Dec 21 to thank her, noting their courtesy and tidiness.
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Mrs
Loran R. Walch
East 10Th St. Muscatine
Seduction case set for trial yesterday before Justice Klein
A breach of promise seduction case was readied for trial but the prosecution failed to appear, leaving attendees disappointed and the case apparently compromised.
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Justice Klein
Scu
Chauffeur license permits offered Saturday at county court
Sheriff Fred Nesper announced one of the final opportunities for chauffeur license holders to obtain permits for 1947. Clerks will be on duty in the memorial room of the courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dorothy Bowen has returned to Town City after visiting relatives over the holidays. Larry J. Miller, son of Harriet Miller, has been promoted to Specialist Fourth Class while stationed in Germany after entering the Army in November 1960.
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Fred Nesper
Court House
Dorothy Bowen
Town City
Mrs
Teanard Bowen
Smalley Ave
Larry J. Miller
Harriet Miller
Fast Second Street
Germany
Dear Dr Thosteson Advice On Itchy Bottom And Clothes
A reader discusses remedies for a child’s itchy bottom noting rayon or acetate undergarments helped a boy, suggesting fabric choice may affect symptoms. Letters cover salt free diets, anticoagulants, and water softeners, with cautions on artery surgery suitability and medical guidance.
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Dr. Thosteson
Today in history by Associated Pikess
A garbled history page notes events on this date across centuries, mentioning Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, a pioneer in preventive medicine, and other scattered references to historical figures and places. The text is largely unreadable with many OCR errors and incomplete phrases.
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Juliana
Netherlands
Indlanes
Mare
Aelronomiee
Stalinnies Hepler
Hart
Lavdie Pianleny
Carrie Nation
Vietna
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