Outdoor Christmas Card Pattern No 540 from Raleigh Register
A four by seven foot outdoor Christmas greeting card pattern offers a Ma Donna and Child display for neighbors. Instructions include inexpensive board, a full-size pattern, white or colored enamel, Zin-1 sealant, and optional backlighting with Christmas lights. Send 50 cents to Pattern Department, Raleigh Register, Pleastnaville, N. Y.
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Pattern Department
Raleigh Register
Pleastnaville
N. Y
Portable oxygen unit aims to save lives in emergencies
Milford inventor Jack Bray and an engineer created a lightweight portable oxygen unit delivering up to one hour of oxygen at seven liters per minute. Weighing 17 pounds with two cylinders and masks, it fits into a leatherette case and is produced in a small factory. Doctors, police, fire and welfare departments have adopted it, praising its life saving potential and Bray plans to expand production to 10,000 units yearly.
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Bray
Phyliss Copertino
Bassick Mfg. Co
Bridgeport
John Lutters
Orange Police
Frank McDonnell
New Haven
British Doctors Revolt Over Ban Of Heroin's Manufacture
In London a doctors’ revolt grows against a government ban on manufacturing and selling heroin used for end of life pain. The order, effective Dec 31, aligns with a UN anti illicit trade campaign. doctors warn patients face months of agony and fear a black market.
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London
U.N
Britain
British Medical Assn
Bluefield Postmaster Job Seeks Applicants
The Civil Service Commission will accept applications until January 3 for the Bluefield West Virginia postmaster position. The job carries an annual salary of 6752 dollars.
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Bluefield
Washington
Civil Service Commission
W. Va
Mock Warfare Very Real for POWs Family
Sgt. John N. DeGiovanni, a mock prisoner in Exercise Sagebrush, is pursued by the Army as his wife Rosa Maria Brey De Giovanni and their 3-year-old daughter Joann arrive penniless in New York from Europe. Red Cross aid arrives for the family amid questions of contact and custody. The sergeant is listed as a prisoner of aggressor forces retreating in southwest Louisiana. DeGiovanni's capture occurred during the exercise when his tank broke down, and his whereabouts remain a military secret. He is 25, married in Europe, and back in the United States with the 1st Armored Division at Ft. Hood after earlier service with the 82nd Airborne. Rosa arrived after being robbed en route from Jersey, Channel Islands.
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Rosa Maria Brey de Giovanni
Joann
Army
Louisiana
DeGiovanni
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Sagebrugh
Rosa Maria
Europe
United States
1St Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
New York
Isle of Jersey
English Channel
Hurry Christmas at Our House, Four-Year-Old Demands
An Associated Press humorous column from a family scene shows four-year-old David insisting Christmas comes soon. Parents debate delaying Christmas, storing last year’s gifts, and coping with the child’s relentless anticipation while pondering a bold solution.
Indicted Officials blame politics in tax probe
ST. LOUIS: Matthew J. Connelly and Theron Caudle, Truman administration figures, blame politics for their conspiracy to defraud the government indictments. A federal grand jury charged them with tax fraud related to Truman era operations, alongside Harry S. Schwimmer. Caudle and Connelly deny wrongdoing while pledging innocence and demanding further inquiry. Schwimmer had prior perjury charges, and Wyliys Newcomb says the grand jury work isn’t finished. Caudle accuses Republicans of making him a scapegoat and calls for a public congressional probe.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
Theron Lamar Caudle
Truman Administration
Truman
Connelly
New York
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Caudle
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Schwimmer
Wadesboro
N. C
Justice Department
Wyilys Newcomb
Grand Jury
United States
Mississippians urged to wage nonviolent fight for segregation
Senator James Eastland urged a statewide Citizens Councils rally to lead a nonviolent national public opinion campaign to preserve segregation. He proposed a regional commission funded by public funds to oppose racial integration, claiming the law of nature supports their cause and denouncing integration as illegal and immoral.
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Jackson
Miss
James Eastland
D-Miss
U. S. Supreme Court
Eastland
Law of Nature
Citizens Councils
North
United States
Army speeds up homeward rush for Christmas troops
The U S Army pushes a rapid drawdown from Korea with 3,850 soldiers already homeward bound since mid November and about 1,000 more set to depart by mid December, accelerating the typical rotation for the holiday season.
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Seoul
U. S
United States
U.S
Korea
Januay
Lola Albright's Hollywood Struggles Turned to Stardom
Lola Albright recounts starving days in New York during her rise from MGM contract player to television star. She sold jewelry, lived on peanut butter, walked to casting calls, and endured eviction threats before landing a TV spot on the Jack Carson show, later joining Bob Cummings and MGM film work.
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Hollywood
Lola Albright
Lola
Jack Carson
MGM
Cleveland
Tulsa
Stanley Kramer
Kirk Douglas
Times Square
Bob Cummings
Church Ban Lifted for Two Women in Louisiana
Excommunication lifted by Bishop Jules Jeanmard for two women who beat a teacher of mixed religious classes at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in ERRTH Louisiana. Lula Ortemond, attacked November 16, filed assault charges against sisters Etta Romero and Loa Menard. Unsegregated classes to reopen Monday. further threats could trigger closure.
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La.p
Louisiana
Jules B. Jeanmard
Lafayete
Ishop Jeanmard
Our Lady of Lourdes
Lula B. Ortemond
Ortemond
Etta B. Romero
Loa B. Menard
Labbe
Neely Raises Ethics Probe Over Eisenhower Gift
Senator Neely of West Virginia questions the ethics of President Eisenhower accepting a $4000 tractor for his Gettysburg farm. He cites past testimony about gifts worth more than a ham and says he aims to protect the Republican party and its leading presidential candidate.
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Washington
Sen
Neely
D-Wva
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Civil Service Subcommittee
Senate
Russia's Assembly To Hold Special Meet
American officials expect to learn Russia's post Geneva strategy as the Supreme Soviet convenes in a special session two days before Christmas. No reason was given for the second extraordinary meeting this year. The previous session heard Premier Bulganin report on his summit with Eisenhower Eden and Faure.
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Russia
Washington
Supreme Soviet
National Assembly
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Santa Unseats Judge In December Postal Shuffle
In Harrisburg, Santa Claus ejects a federal judge from his courtroom in the post office building to make room for Christmas mail. Judge Frederick V. Follmer will recess for December, noting support for holiday spirit but hoping for year round use of the court.
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Harrisburg
Santa Claus
Frederick V. Follmer
Santa to Dumbiddy, Beale's Christmas Fuss Tale
Beanie and Betsy quarrel as Christmas nears with their mother urging peace. Beanie rebels, craving birthdays over gifts, and plans to run away. Betsy crafts a clay figure she calls a dumbiddy for Santa, hoping to restore Christmas magic.
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Beanie
Betsy
TV and Radio Study Probes Religion Reach in New Haven
A Yale supervised survey of 5 percent of New Haven households shows religion's TV and radio pull is limited. Programs rank sixth in popularity while ads dominate airtime. Roman Catholic shows draw larger audiences than Protestant ones. Only one person out of 3,559 joined a church due to a broadcast.
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New York
Harper
New Haven
Yale Divinity School
Everett C. Parker
David W. Barry
Dallas W. Smythe
Slippery Pavement Saves Boy's Life
A five year old boy in Macon Missouri was knocked down by a car on an icy street but was saved when the vehicle slid him ahead of the front wheel for about 100 feet. The driver did not realize the danger until bystanders shouted. He avoided serious injury.
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Hollywood
Modern Screen
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Frank Sinatra
Lowell Thomas
Beanie
Betsy
Beenie
Macon
Ralph Brammer
December boosts year end retail surge and output outlook
Santa Claus takes over as December drives retail trade toward a record year. December sales may comprise a quarter of annual volume, with output expected to keep rising toward a 400 billion annual total. Industries face capacity limits, metal shortages, and freight car bottlenecks as inventories are built, while retail plans anticipate 10 percent Christmas gains.
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New York
Santa Claus
Postal Career Employes Sought Across Nation
Postmaster General Summerfield announced a long term campaign to attract new career employees to the postal service. Posters on 10,000 post offices and 16,000 Air Force billboards in 3,000 communities advertise starting pay at 70 dollars weekly with potential raises to 90, plus 2 to 5 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, eight holidays, and a generous retirement plan. Regular employment requires a civil service exam. information is available at local post offices.
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Washington
Summerfield
Air Force
Uncle Sam
Congress
Civil Service
Man asks why friend jailed amid marriage rumor
In Houston a man phoned police asking why his friend was jailed. The jailer cited a rumor that the man had a wife in Mexico as well as Houston. The caller replied with relief that the issue might not be serious.
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Houston
Tex
Mexico
Radio missing from car dash in Omaha note says thank you
In Omaha, Eric Nyblom found his car radio missing from the dashboard. A note clipped to the dash read Thank you.
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Omaha
Eric Nyblom
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