Laughton to Read On TV Christmas Eve
Hollywood December 24 AP Charles Laughton will read from his favorite books on NBC Christmas Eve just before midnight. He keeps a battered bag of readings from which he selects the Bible Thurber Wolfe and other authors. His reading career began with World War II hospital tours and later expanded into stage and film projects through agent Paul Gregory.
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Laughton
Bag of Books
Santa Claus
Charles Laughton
NBC
Charles
Okie
Hollywood Boulevard
Pickwick Papers
James Thurber
Thomas Wolfe
Paul Gregory
Gregory
Alpena News Skips Editions Due To Print Shortage
Alpena Michigan December 24 AP The Alpena News a six day afternoon paper skipped today’s publication and also did not publish last Saturday because of a newsprint shortage. A car load of newsprint from Canada was en route and normal schedules would resume after the holidays.
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Alpena, Mich
Alpena
the News
Canada
Man buys fifty pairs of shoes for Waukegan children
An unidentified man paid $300 to $400 for 50 gift certificates ranging $6 to $7.95 each to supply shoes for needy children in Waukegan's South Side slum. He asked the owner Bennett Bee to distribute the certificates in that area and to keep his identity secret.
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Waukegan
Waukegan South Side
South Side
Bennett Bee
Beckman
Wallace Sues Time in Huntington Franchise Revival
Huntington records recall Col. George S. Wallace filing the original 50 year B and O Railroad franchise and now seeks a renewed term. The aging legal action echoes through the city as memories of the early case resurface.
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Huntington
W. Va
George S. Wallace
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wallace
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