Radiator Plant Employees Share Yuletide Party Night
About 800 National Radiator Company workers and families filled the Cathedral dining room and ballroom for a December 21 Christmas party. The event featured a program, Santa Claus, cards, bingo, a motion picture, dancing, and multiple skits and musical numbers led by organizers William Mayer Evelyn Griffin Joseph Crabl and others.
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National
East Side
Santa Claus
Peachey Fornataro
Santa
William Mayer
Evelyn Griffin
Joseph Crabl
Joseph Cairo
John Earhart
Woman Dies in Freak Army Bullet Incident
The death of Mrs. Adéline Bakelaar near Westhampton Beach was attributed to a 50 caliber bullet fired in Army plane practice. Lieutenant Colonel George Logan stated the bullet ricocheted, traveled 8500 feet, cleared a hill, and struck Mrs. Bakelaar’s car. she died after being hospitalized.
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Westhampton Beach
N. Y
INS
Long Island
Army
Adéline Bakelaer
George Logan
Suffolk County Army Air Field
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle Christmas Program Sunday
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle at 210 Pearson Street presents two special services. Morning 10:45 a.m. features Harry Karns and a musical program with the young ladies choir trios and duets. Evening hosts the junior department Christmas program directed by Miss Ruth Brews plus a special Christmas play.
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Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
Pearson Street
Harry Karns
The
Young Peoples Society
Young Ladies
Ruth Brews
Edenburg Woman's Society Dinner at Methodist Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service held a tureen dinner at the Edenburg church Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Mrs. Paul Roberts led devotions, Mrs. B. E. Downs sang "Oh Holy Night," and officers were elected: president Mrs. Paul Roberts, secretary Mrs. Alton Nofsker, and treasurer Mrs. Roy Raub. The group will fund the electric stove bought for the parsonage.
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Women's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Paul Roberts
B. E. Downs
Alton Nofsker
Roy Raub
Christmas program set at Methodist church Sunday
Mrs Sam Book visited New Castle on Thursday. Mrs William Smith improves after five weeks ill. A Christmas program will be presented at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 7 45. Mrs Glen Ward of Youngstown visited Mrs George Nichols Jr. Mrs Richard Biddle and daughter Marcyne of Mahoningtown spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ray Biddle. Mr and Mrs Roy Gibson of Edenburg Hillsville road dined Tuesday with Mr and Mrs John Robinson of New Castle.
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Sam Book
New Castle
William Smith
Glen Ward
Youngstown
George Nichols, Jr
Richard Biddle
Marcyne
Mahoningtown
Ray Biddle
Roy Gibson
Edenburg
Hillsville Road
John Robinson
British forces clear southern Athens and hold thousands
British headquarters say extended southern Athens has been cleared of ELAS fighters. About 4,000 prisoners taken, 3,000 evacuated by sea and 1,000 held on land. Beaufighters destroyed Averoff prison and tanks shelled ELAS concentrations near Mount Likabettys and the military academy area. No ELAS reply to Scobie proposals and leftist factions remain silent amid street fighting.
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Athens
INS
ELAS
Ronald Scobie
Scobie
Averoff Prison
Elas Concentration
Mount
Likabettys
Military Academy
FAM
EAM
London Daily Herald
Nicholas Plastiras
George
Greece
Georges Papandreou
Sgt O B Toth Wins Second Oak Cluster
Staff Sgt. Oscar B. Toth a 22 year old waist gunner of a B 17 Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force in England has been awarded a second Oak Leaf cluster to the Air Medal for his achievements while taking part in Eighth Air Force bombing attacks on Nazi war industries and supporting ground forces in Germany. He is the son of Mrs Paul Toth of 13 East Reynolds Street.
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Oscar B. Toth
Eighth Aaf
England
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Toth
Paul Toth
East Reynolds Street
Man Found Dead Beside Car in Kane County
Thomas Heck a 48 year old Kane oil lease worker was found dead beside his car near Marshburg. Coroner Ralph Mimm reports he died of a heart attack while placing chains. He leaves six children.
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Kane
Thomas Heck
Marshburg
Cecil Gusher
Ralph Mimm
Heck
Sled crash kills Ramsey injures Hughey in Blair County
In Altoona on December 22, Harry M. Ramsey eight was killed and his companion Robert Hughey eight seriously injured when their sled was struck by a car driven by Altoona physician Dr. Louis Lass, Blair County Coroner Daniel M. Replogle reported.
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Altoona
Harry M. Ramsey
Robert Hughey
Blair County
Daniel M. Replogle
Louis Lass
Replogle
Franklin Stevens Combined Choirs Sing Christmas Concert
Tonight at 7 30 in Alliance Gospel Tabernacle 210 Pearson street the combined choirs of Benjamin Franklin junior high and Thaddeus Stevens grade school will perform a 45 minute program of Christmas music featuring about 100 voices.
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Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
Pearson Street
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Thaddeus Stevens
Sgt Frank Moran Receives Combat Infantryman Badge
Technical Sergeant Frank Moran, 24, infantryman wounded at St Lo, is awarded the Combat Infantryman badge at England General Hospital Atlantic City. Moran also wears the Purple Heart for his injuries and exemplary conduct in action.
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Frank Moran
St. Lo
England General Hospital
Atlantic City
Sgt. Moran
Bethany Lutheran Midnight Christmas Eve Service
The traditional midnight service at Bethany Lutheran Church East Washington and Sutton streets begins at 11 45 p m on Christmas Eve. The choir and congregation will sing Christmas carols before the service and Rev Louis G Golder will preach on The Word of God Incarnate.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
East Washington
Sutton Streets
Louis G. Golder
Scouters Dinner Date Set for Lawrence County
Thomas Allen announces a rescheduled Lawrence county scouters dinner to be held at Svivarn Heights golf course on Thursday December 28 at 6 30 pm. The event invites scoutmasters cub masters board members and all involved in county scouting. An earlier postponement was due to bad driving conditions.
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Lawrence County
Svivarn Heights
Thomas Allen
Santa Claus at Charity Party Impresses 2000 Children
Lauritz Melchoir, Danish born tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, surprised 2000 Children at a Christmas party by leading them in Jingle Bells. The event occurred in New York as he appeared in the role of Santa Claus.
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Melchoir
Santa New York
Children’s Aid Society
Santa Claus
Santa
Lauritz Melchoir
Metropolitan Opera House
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