Centenarian West Virginia matriarch greets Christmas birthday
Beckley family matriarch Rebecca McCann Harmon turned 100 on Tuesday and celebrated at her son's home. She jokes about aging, notes recent wrist injury, and aims to outlive her father who lived to 105. Nearby, Oregon search teams expand a canyon rescue for the Martin family missing since December 7 with sightings of billowing buzzards and a gasoline purchase tied to a red and white station wagon.
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Beckley
W. Va
Rebecca McCann Harnton
Christos
Harmon
Egerin
Marion
Abraham Lincoln
John McCann
Harmen
Ganyon
Latout
Martin
Retrolcien
Ther
Darbara
Virginia
Au Sue
Hegan
Rupert Gillmouth
Vahy
Cascade Locks Dee
Filancois
Portland
Biggs
Ore
Mount Hood
Tod
Lea Workman
Mrs Davis Rescues Child From Christmas Fire
Norfolk va Mrs Joanne Frances Davis 34 rushed into a burning home to save a neighbor girl and two younger children after spotting flames from the Shultz residence She smashed a door glass and carried the children to safety all occupants later escaped unharmed Mrs Davis suffered facial burns but was reported in satisfactory condition
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Norfolk
Joanne Frances Davis
William Shultz
Christmas Pranks and Early Gifts Across Two Cities
In Salina Kansas two boys were surprised to find bikes hidden near their home after a driver spotted them on wet streets. In Dayton Ohio a 3 year old nephew delivered a line in a kindergarten pageant, asking his mother what tidings meant and then declaring, Hey, I got news for you.
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Saluina
Kan
Satina
Bob Iamby Siddin
Hamby
Dayton
Daniel H. Burns
Reds Tell Record Tangerine Crop in Tokyo Report
The New China News agency reported a record tangerine harvest of 100000 tons this year and projected exports of 22500 tons, triple the prior amount. The announcement, issued from Tokyo, highlighted the expanding fruit trade and state production success.
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Tokyo
Uri
China
New China
Spellman urges peace as U S labor rows hit abroad
In Wiesbaden Cardinal Spellman urged U S servicemen stationed overseas to pray for peace at home and abroad amid airline and newspaper strikes. He lamented domestic labor problems delaying progress toward international peace, noting he will continue to spend Christmas with overseas troops until they can all return home.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U. S
New York
Cardinal Spellman
America
Cardinal Spelman
Christmas Cheer Turns Sour for Woe-Beset Couple of 79 and 80
Kansas City reports Mr and Mrs Charles W Schirlls aged 78 and 80 faced a puzzled mayor and police when their holiday journey from Brickwater Missouri ended at City Hall. After a mistaken bag mix up and a missing telephone connection their arrival sparked a playful mock hanging and a Christmas gift of ten dollars. They traveled with a violin case that survived the odd ordeal as they were escorted to meet their sons with gifts.
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Kansas City
Charles W. Schirlls
City Hall
Nadam
H. Roe Bartle
Bartle
Schielis
Diidn
Hartle
Les Huedi
Bacle
Schirils
Woman Who Aided Pacific War Dies
Cleveland obituary notes Miss Alice Cowles Little, 93, who supplied vital wartime intelligence for the Pacific theater. A missionary since 1885, she gathered knowledge of reefs, channels, tides, passages, and promontories aiding Allied forces against Japanese-held islands.
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Cleveland
Alice Cowles Little
Pacific Islands
Miss Little
Mieradesia
Atlas Satellite to Get Some Rest
The Defense Department says communications tests with the orbiting 442 ton missile will run on a reduced schedule until next Monday. Officials declined to say if a New Year greeting from President Eisenhower could replace the Yuletide message for tests after Christmas.
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Washington
Upi
Atlas
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Local Post Office Notice At Lone Branch Cabt
Fragmentary OCR shows a public notice from Lone Branch Cabt about Cassie Delivery and stage payments, listing a date Sunday and a beach location. Details are partially garbled with numbers and names. core action appears to announce a delivery fee or audit at a local office.
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Tinsa Etotler & Piet
Lone Brach
Pee Mo
Ath Star Pine Ve
News Strike Talks Recess in New York Markets
Talks between the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union and publishers recessed for Christmas and will resume Friday. Union counsel Asher Schwartz said no positions changed but talks are moving toward a possible settlement though no immediate agreement. Publishers’ Barney G. Cameron stated they want papers back on the streets.
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New York
Schwartz
Ame
Barney G. Cameron
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