Strange goings on at the South Pole
AP reports at the South Pole station in December the 50th anniversary of Amundsen’s pole arrival. The piece contrasts early overland expeditions with today’s Navy airlifted operations, high tech gear, and safety hazards including hydrogen gas, while noting still harsher outer conditions and the presence of multiple flag poles for foreign visitors.
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South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Frank Carey
Associated Press
South Pole Station
Norway
Pole
Robert F Scott
Amundsen
Richard E. Byrd
Amundgen
Bay of Whales
Ross Sea
McMurdo Sound
Great Air Force Globemasters
Williamsburg WSCS holds white elephant sale and meeting
The Mary Sue Laury WSCS group met with Mrs. H V Milliken for a white elephant sale and program following a worship service. Eleven members and four guests attended including Mrs. Ruby Wallace Azura Calif Mrs Tom Stansbury Mrs Mildred Decker and Mrs Orlin Milliken.
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Mary Sue Laury
W.S.C.S
H. V. Milliken
Ruby Wallace
Azura
Calif
Tom Stansbury
Mildred Decker
Orlin Milliken
Debts Rise For Kansas Local Governments In 15 Years
TOPEKA AP Local government debt in Kansas surged over 1100 percent in 15 years, reaching 591.7 million dollars from 48.2 million in 1946. Counties and cities led growth, with schools showing the largest increase to 229.2 million. Total school debt fell nearly 5 million last year, first decline since 1946.
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Topeka
Kansas
League of Kansas Municipalities
The
League
Kansas Government Journal
E.A. Mosher
Executive Direcor
Mosher
Births and local moves in Richmond area
Mr and Mrs Raymond Feuer announce a son Ralph John born Nov 27 at Anderson County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnny Rubick welcome son James Michael born Nov 29 there. Mr and Mrs Edward Platt have a 6 lb son born Dec at Anderson County Hospital named Michael. Edward Val Bures discharged from hospital to daughter Mrs Clara Sobba’s home. Norman Haights moved to Ottawa. Ivan McLees attended a family dinner for sister Mrs Ethel Jamison in Burlington. Navy Lt Carl A Bastin arriving from Japan with next assignment in Louisiana. Mrs Sylvia Goldner admitted for observation at Anderson County Hospital. Bernard Wolkens return to make their home here from Colorado Springs.
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Raymond Feuerborn
Anderson County Hospital
Ralph John
Johnny Rubick
James Michael
Edward Platt
Michael
Edward
Val Bures
Clara Sobba
Norman Haights
Ottawa
Ivan McLees
Ethel Jamison
Detroit
Mich
Nettie Tice
Burlington
Navy
Carl A. Bastin
Japan
Louisiana
Sylvia Goldner
Bernard Wolkens
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sinkhole mystery shocks Riverdale cemetery scene
In Riverdale Kansas a large sinkhole 30 by 40 by 30 feet is expanding in an unused cemetery area. Sheriff E E Baumgartner says gates are locked and guards posted as crews search for cause, noting the hole has no water and is near 30 graves.
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Riverdale
Kan
E. E. Baumgartner
Wellington
Baumgartner
Sumner County
Roy Gift
Jenny Ann Lindstrom Callaway Seeks Divorce in California
Jenny Ann Lindstrom Callaway, daughter of Ingrid Bergman, filed for divorce in San Francisco Superior Court alleging extreme cruelty. The 22 year old married Fuller E Callaway III, 28, in a Las Vegas police station on February 21 1960 and the couple separated on September 20. Callaway is an executive of an electronics firm in Palo Alto.
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San Francisco
Ingrid Bergman
Superior Court
Jenny Ann Lindstrom Callaway
Fuller E. Callaway TI
Elko
Nev
Callaway
Palo Alto
90th Birthday Skater John Wulfe Takes Two-Hour Spin
John H. Wulfe of Highland Park marked turning 90 by two hours of ice skating. He retired at 80 after thirty years as a bass viol player with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Detroit
John H. Wulfe
Highland Park
Wulf
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Shelter Survey In This County
Hollis and Miller of Overland Park received a government contract to survey fallout shelters in eastern Kansas. The first phase covers Douglas, Franklin, Miami, Anderson, Linn and Bourbon counties. J David Miller and Robert A Sherwood will supervise the 2 week training and field work to start within 10 days in cooperation with county Civil Defense officials.
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Overland Park
Hollis and Miller
Kansas
Warren G. Paramore
Kansas Civil Defense Division
U. S. Army Engineer District
Kansas City
Hollis
Douglas
Franklin
Maimi
Anderson
Linn
Bourbon
J. David Miller
Robert A. Sherwood
Hollis and
Miller
University of Colorado
Paramore
Santa helper unable to pass on Toy maker Warnhoff
ANN ARBOR Mich AP Albert Warnhoff 72 longtime Santa helper and toy maker is in Ann Arbor Hospital with lung cancer and has produced over 45 000 toys for hospitals and orphanages worldwide He retired at 66 and says he cannot find a successor to continue his charity work delivering about 500 toys this year to local sick children warning of many children without toys this year
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Ann Arbor, Mich
AlIbert Warnhoff
Warnhoff
Santa
Ann Arbor
Men Too Heavy For Santa's Knee in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati many adults now sit on Santa’s knee for souvenirs due to department store cameras. George Ader, the real Santa, notes heftier visitors include women who request mink or Cadillac gifts. An alternate Santa reflects on children’s fear tactics by parents and a girl delivering her mother’s plea for peace and quiet.
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Cincinnati
Santa
George Ader
Wilbur Timme
Adel
Ipswitch Falls Upon Palace In Christmas Tale
In a fantasy set near Christmas, King Ferdinand battles a shadowy Ipswitch that crushes a field of Christmas trees and terrifies the realm. The unseen foe haunts the palace, shaking faith in the king as guards prepare to strike at dawn of a new day.
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Polydora
Ferdinand
Science
Fredinand
Store Sales Down in Fed District with Mixed City Results
AP reports the 106th Federal Reserve District saw a 1 percent drop in department store sales last week from the year before, while national sales rose 3 percent. Albuquerque up 17 percent, Topeka 14, Joplin 5, Denver 1. declines in Oklahoma City 10, St. Joseph 8, Wichita 6, downtown Kansas City 6, Lincoln 4, Omaha 3, Tulsa 2, and Kansas City 1.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Albuquerque
Topeka
Joplin
Denver
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
Wichita
Lincoln
Omaha
Tulsa
Would Make A Deal With Santa
New York AP reports more than 2000 letters to Santa arrive at the post office with varied requests. One girl asks for a hairdresser doll costing 11.88 and half payment, noting her father cannot cover it all after earning top grades. Others seek food, a dress for Mommy, or a second-hand doll while some letters show playful or earnest tones. Postmaster Robert Christenberry invites the public to read the letters.
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Santa Claus
New York Post Office
Robert K. Christenberry
Santa
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Claudine Longet
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