Alamo Scouts Buy Rickenbacker Ranch for Camp Use
The Alamo Area Council bought 2687 acres of the Rickenbacker ranch west of Kerrville for 125000 dollars with 71 acres donated by Capt. and Mrs. Rickenbacker. The property includes buildings and wildlife and will host scout woodcraft, training, and camping programs starting next spring and into summer.
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Kerrville
Alamo Area
Boy Scouts
Harold D. Herndon
1S County
Fhe
Rickenbacker
C. G. McCaleb
Bear Creek
Gundiuoa River
Alamo
Hermon
Butt of Joke Yule Prank Fails to Move Kids
Great Falls Montana detective notes a Christmas tree hoax promising gifts for children under 12. George Gray instead arranged theater tickets to avoid disappointment. A caller offered to buy trees for his herd at three dollars per load, explaining goats love trees but need tinsel-free specimens.
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Great Falls
Mont
George Gray
Gray
Stephen C. Lave
Seys
San Antonio Vice Drive Praised for Clean-Up Efforts
An American Social Hygiene Association review of San Antonio vice conditions shows nine months of progress with a highly satisfactory rating for prostitution control. The report credits strong enforcement, cites closing of massage parlors linked to prostitution, and praises police and city leadership for reducing open vice activity.
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American Social Hygiene Assn
San Antonio
Association
Pemay
San Antonin
Edward G. Conroy
Conroy
Association On
Pallen
Bichsel
Robert Allenhia
Vico Sylite
Ndertuwer
Ars
Hangnuts
Slick Sky Van Service Set for L A Moving
Slick Airways and Scobey Fireproof Storage launch Sky Van to move whole households by air from San Anton to national points in three to five days. Four 5 by 5 inch aluminum Sky-Wall containers handle 6000 pound shipments with forklifts. Minimum 2000 pounds per shipment and 1000 mile minimum. Overnight service possible to any U S city at higher rate. Regular crating and door to door pickup included.
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San Antonians
Slick Airways, Inc
Scobey
Ed Breault
Airways
Ecantha
U.S
Burglars Torch Sets Big Blaze in FroniNGS Mont
Fire destroyed two business buildings when burglars used an averylene torch yesterday. Fire Chief Sid Morse said a burglar dragged a safe from Empire Heating and Cooling, started the blaze, and tried to open the safe. The torch may have triggered a mustard gas bomb at the rear, forcing the robber to flee.
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Mont. der
Sid Morse
Empire Heating & Cooting
Air Shop
B&ming
Red China Backs Kremlin in Tito Policy Clash
Hong Kong dispatch reports Communist China's rulers siding with the Kremlin in the Yugoslav leader Tito controversy. Beijing accuses Tito of policies that threaten the communist movement and could undermine party unity.
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China
Tito
Hong Kong
Dice
Kremlin
Lin
Spewnine
Weather on LA bank building signals local forecast
Neon rings atop the four or five story bank tower form a Weather in Lights display. A forecaster reads the U. S. weather bureau data four times daily, with lights indicating temperature rise or fall and rain. The sign, built by Federal Sign and Engineering, covers five miles visibility and went into service during Christmas week.
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Ean Antonians
Alarna National Bank
Aden
U. S. Weather Bureau
Federal Sign En
Texas
Dallas
Chicago
Reagan Houston
Atomic Age Army Cuts Division Size In Reorganization
The army plans to shrink 12 infantry divisions by about 3700 men each as part of a Pentomic reorganization. Two standard divisions will drop from 17,100 to 41,500 men, with smaller units and five combat groups replacing three regiments to boost dispersion and mobility. The change shifts personnel toward highly technical missile units, while total combat strength remains unchanged.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
INS
Army
Eisenhower
Defense Sec. Wilson
10St
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Germany
Southern Ohio telephone strike stalls after talks
A 11 hour negotiating session between Ohio Consolidated Telephone and the Communications Workers of America in Columbus ends with no progress. A federal mediator notes negotiations are no nearer a settlement than six months ago as the strike affecting 24 Ohio counties persists into 1957.
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Columbus
Nec
Southern Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone
Communications Workers of America
Ohio
Bogan
Judea convention brings 30 Young Judea chapters together
A three day gathering opened in Brownsville with about 30 members from Young Judea chapters across Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. The event runs through December 30 and aims to strengthen regional Jewish youth activities and cooperation among the chapters.
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TUDEA
Brownsville
Nf Young Judea
Texas
Oklahoma
Tlotisiana
Baylor Head Proposed Senator Seeks Interims to Heal Rift
Temple report states Dr W R White, president of Baylor University, is proposed as interim senator to fill Gov Daniel's seat after a special spring election. Secrest says White's appointment could heal the rift between Gov Shivers and Daniel while awaiting the vacancy.
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Jarrant
Temple, Sail
W. R. White
Gaylor University
Govadert Daniel
Secrest
White
Gov. Shivers
Daniel
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Dial
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Roger Allen
Kit Weathers
David Hagan
Troop
Jay Knowles
Yule
Hearst National
Reed
Leslie Gould
Hollywood
Louelle Parsons
Edwin Dimond
Jack O'Brien
Washington
Politics
Ruth Montgomery
World Affairs
W. R. Hearst, Jr
J. Kingsbury Smith
Frank Conniff
S.A. Vice
L. A
L.A. Bank
Uce
Alamo National Bank
Defense Department
Department
Dranuary
Jn Holt
Th Bs
Baylor
Lysley
Arthur Murray
Arthur Maresy
Belive
Adhir Murray
Cagdis
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