Christmas Shopping Slow Start Cited In AP Survey
AP survey of stores in 29 major cities finds overall cautious spending with mild late autumn and early December weather dampening purchases. Merchants report potential for a strong season as more shoppers are said to have money but remain selective amid employment worries and price levels near last year.
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New York
Associated Press
Philadelphia
J. Malcolm Bridges
Richmond, Va
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Wilhelm
San Francisco
Emporium
Denver Retail Merchants Association
New York City
Gimbel's
Jewlery
Tiffany's
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
J. Chalmers O’brien
Carson Pirie Scott & Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Michael
Elevated To Bench San Francisco Municipal Court
John Wesley Bussey, 56, becomes San Francisco Municipal Court’s presiding judge, the first Black elevated to the bench here. A California and Harvard graduate, he was elected unanimously by fellow municipal judges who had worked with him since his 1958 appointment.
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San Francisco
John ‘Wesley Bussey
Alarm Clock as Enemy of Mankind by HAL BOYLE
A critical column argues civilization breeds gadgets that overwhelm freedom and urges disinventing the alarm clock. The piece notes the clock's relentless demand, recalls its odious morning ring, and contrasts it with Eden's apple tree, framing the device as humanity’s most friendless gadget.
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New York
Curbstone
Eden
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Jack Lefler
Los Angeles
Washington
Santa Claus
Santa
Santa Land
Santa and the
Boy Fish
Hudgins
Ottawa
N. Main
Coop
Hal Boyle
Ottawa High School
Ottawa, Kansas
Rosedale
Olathe
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
AL Beets Rambler Anchor Savings & Loan Assn
Bennett Creamery CO
Best Truck Lines. Inc
Neke Isham
BOB White Motor CO
Brown’s Hardware & Sporting Goods
Budge's
Butler’s
Your Music Man
Buildex Inc
Capitol Truck Lines, Inc
Pres. Thompson
Mar
Cement Brick Products Inc
Chappell Cleaners
Colby Furniture Concrete Material & Construction Div
American-Marietta Co
Crites
Conoco
Joel
Dick Williams
Dari-Treat
Douglas Brothers Furniture & Appliances
Drake’s Bakery
R. D. Waymire
Fairmont Foods CO
First National Bank
Goodyear
Harry Smith Auto Supply
Heathman Oil CO. & Salvage
Honn’s Cities Service
Vernon Horn Hubbard Lumber CO
Earl Schmanke
F. M. Coons
Kansas State Bank
Keen Company
Kile Steel Erection
Robert K. Kile
L & L Cafe Sister
Malott Hardware & Appliances
Mann-Bell Drug Store
Reiter Motor CO
Pontiac
Cadillac
Buick
GMC
Montgomery Ward & CO
MOORE
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
National Sign CO
Nuzman Lumber
Ottawa Savings & Loan Assn
Ottawa Cooperative Assn
Ottawa Finance CO
Ottawa Herald Peoples Natl
Bank OF Ottawa
Plaza Theater
Porter - Spears Ins. Agency
Prager Radiator Service
Price Motor CO
Rainbow Beauty Bar
Maxine Lewis
Audrey Graham Robertson Motor Co
Studebaker
Lark_ Mercury
Comet
Roseberry Body Shop
Safeway Store
Sam’s Tire & Supply, Inc
Sam, the Tire
Sears Roebuck & Co
Select Dairy
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Silvius Welding Service
Snyder Pharmacy
Saffron Glass CO
Sunrise Dairy Sunrise and
Tastemark Milk
Todd Trailer Sales
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