Record Christmas Sales Hit Nationwide Stores
Cash registers rang through department and other retailers as holiday shopping surged. Reports show record unit and dollar sales in many cities with November chain store sales slightly below 1948, while a week ending December saw new highs. Detroit was the sole city with a year over year drop, while major markets like New York Chicago Boston Los Angeles and San Francisco posted gains.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Richmond
Dallas
Seattle
Emergency order grants railroads coal priority nationwide
Washington December 24 1941 An emergency government order gives railroads first crack at coal from mines they usually rely on to prevent a rail transport collapse during the holiday season and the deep winter. The Interstate Commerce Commission announced the action which takes effect at midnight and runs until February 25. Coal stocks had dwindled due to production curbs led by Mine Leader John L Lewis.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
Chesapeake and Ohio
Inside story of Russia’s atom secret and Truman’s response
The report reveals how Russia’s atomic test was revealed to President Truman, detailing the initial secrecy, the key officials involved, and the fear that Soviet detonations could imply a larger stockpile or a bomb bigger than Hiroshima.
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Py Jew Pearson
Well Syndicate
Ashington
Russia
Truman
Vannegar Bush
National Research Council
Hiroshima
Defense
Johnson
Stephen Early
Dean Acheson
Acheson
New York
United Nations
Juneau Judges to Evaluate Gay Christmas Decorations
Juneau residents prepare for Christmas decor judging by chamber of commerce officials. Judges tour residential areas to view 40 foot living trees, cottage doorway displays, lighted gateways, and doorway outlines with colored bulbs, stars, and cross symbols.
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Home Apartments
Phil Dawes
Cedar Street
Oscar Lundquist
Evergreen Avenue
Lundquist
Milton J. Furness
Behrends Avenue
J. B. Burford
D Street
MacKinnon Apartments
A. G. Ghiglone
West Tenth Street
Rd Skaret
Skaret
Charles Forward
Henry Harmon
Fifth and
Richard Garrison
Behrends
Harry Stonehouse
Twelfth Street
Earle Hunter
le Bey West
George “Red” Shaw
R. L. Davlin
Truman Relaxes for Holiday Speech Schedule
President Truman, free from state burdens, plans a quiet day in Independence with relatives and friends. One formal engagement is on the schedule a 3 19 pm EST Christmas greeting from the Truman home and a tree lighting at the White House Lawn in Washington.
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Independence
Truman
White Christmas Forecast From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau predicts a white Christmas for the central nation with a colder trend across the Rockies and middle west. Temperatures stay below normal from the upper Great Lakes to the Dakotas, while the southwest and Gulf states see moderating to near normal conditions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Middle West
Antes
Great Lakes
Mistlesippi Valley
Dakotas
Montana
Gulf States
West Coast
California
Mother and Children Die in Christmas Eve Fire
In San Antonio six people perished in a home blaze. Mother Maria Montelongo 37 and three daughters aged 7 5 and 4 died. Alejandro 16 Carlos 1 died. Father Ascension Montelongo 36 and daughter Francisca 13 were critically burned while Josefina Montelongo 9 led them to safety before the tragedy. Fontջ}`}
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San Antonio
Texas
Josefina Montelongo
Maria Montelongo
Alejandro
Carlos
Andrea
Yoland
Alicia
Ascension Montelongo
Francisca
Josefina
Adath Dawes to Wed John Frederick Prouty
Harold F. Dawes announces the engagement of daughter Adath Eileen Dawes to John Frederick Prouty. Both families reside in Juneau. Adath studies art education at Washington State College Pullman and earned Delta Phi Delta pledge. Prouty attended Washington and Montana colleges and works in Juneau. Both graduated from Juneau High School. No wedding date set.
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Harold F. Dawes
Adath Eileen
John Frederick Prouty
Paul H. Prouty
Juneau
Miss Dawes
Washington State College
Pullman
Delta Phi Delta
Prouty
Washington
Montana
Juneau High School
Bob Hope visits Alaska in zero weather
Anchorage December 24 Bob Hope and family arrived at Elmendorf Air Force Base in ceiling zero weather aboard a GCA guided plane. He joked about the cold and planned two shows, while Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington addressed troop housing issues in Alaska.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bob Mope
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Hope
W. Stuart Symington
GCA
Elmendorf
Bymington
Christmas Gifts Flood White House for Truman
More than 100 food gifts arrived at the White House for President Truman along with over 12 000 Christmas cards. The gifts include hams turkeys fruit cakes and bacon with much to be distributed to hospitals and institutions. Shirts and ties also arrived along with an unusual 72 inch banyan from Tarpon Springs Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Tryna
Stone
Wounded hold up man flees police after shooting
A police officer was wounded in an exchange with a holdup man at the Provident Loan Company beside the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. The gunman fled through the hotel lobby leaving a blood trail as detectives tracked him into a back alley. Officer Paul Ler, 19, was shot in the arm.
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Seattle
Olympic
Paul Ler
Provident Loan Company
Red Suit Holiday in Washington D A Christmas Day
In Washington on December 24 the nation saw few top officials. President Truman and family vacationed in Independence Missouri while Vice President Barkley and his bride honeymooned. The administrative leadership and many staff sought holiday rest away from the capital.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
Barkley
Susan Casler Found Safe in Sitka After Disappearance
Susan Caster, 7, reported missing last night, was found safe with neighbors. She is the daughter of John Willams Jr of Sitka and Mrs Cecil Caster, residing at Barano Hotel Apartments, 107 Assembly.
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Susan Caster
Susan
John Willams Jr
Sitka, Ts
Cecil Caster
Barano Hotel
Pope Opens Holy Year Amid Rome Turmoil
Pope Pius XII opened the 1950 Holy Year at St Peter's amid church bells. Communists ordered and cancelled a Rome strike while rioters stoned the Spanish Embassy near the Vatican. A 50,000 inside and 300,000 outside witnessed the ceremony as protests erupted nearby.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Franco
Martino Artajo
U.S
St. Peters
Peter's Square
Launch Eisenhower For President Club Forms in Cleveland
In Cleveland on December 24 a Dwight D. Eisenhower for President Club was launched by Allen James LoweManaging Director of the Carter hotel. The club has filed incorporation papers as a not for profit organization in Columbus yesterday.
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Cleveland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allen James Lowe
the Carter
Columbus
Drunken Driving Charges Lock Up 200 In Los Angeles
Pre Christmas partying led to more than 200 motorists jailed or charged with drunken driving in the Los Angeles area overnight and into today. Police reported drivers arrested or cited for DUI as the holiday period begins.
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L. A
Cal
Los Angeles
Dr. Rude Plans Travel for Family Events and Medical Study
Dr. Joseph O. Rude will be away from today until February 1. He travels to Fargo North Dakota for his son Donald’s wedding on December 28, then to Grand Forks to visit his 86 year old mother Sophie Rude. He will visit the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in Rochester for medical courses.
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Joseph O. Rude
Toomorrow
Fargo
Donald
Grand Forks
Sophie Rude
Uniqeralty
Minnesota
Mayor Brothers Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Weather Report for Juneau and Airport
Cloudy with light snow tonight and Sunday. Juneau highs 26, lows 23, airport max 28, min 22. Southeast winds up to 25 mph tonight. Precipitation 0.08 inches in 24 hours city, 0.18 inches at airport. Snow and cold with higher sums later in the week.
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Juneau
Pest
City of Juneau
Eevee
Ex wife shoots dean and secretary at rendezvous in Athens
Kathleen Drewry, 43, shot University of Georgia Journalism Dean John B. Drewry and his secretary Miriam Thurmond after a dinner with their 17 year old son Milton. Both victims were wounded but in satisfactory condition. Drewry followed to the Thurmond home and fired, then was detained on open assault with intent to murder charges.
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Athens
University of Georgia
John B. Drewry
Aean
Miriam ‘Thurmond
Athens General Hospita
Kathleen Drewry
Herald
Ed Thilenius
Milton
December Tide Tables Include Varied Heights and Times
The record lists mixed tide data for December with low and high tides. Entries show times such as 0:19 and 1:03, and heights like 12.7 ft and 49 ft.
Alaska FHA insured housing hits 20 million in four months
Governor Gruening cites private capital faith as Alaska reaches over 20 million dollars in FHA insured private housing for nearly 1,500 units. Additional 4,500 units for military and railroad workers are planned for 1950 construction, funded with private mortgage insurance under the Wherry Act.
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Alaska
Federal Housing Administration
Ernest Gruening
Clinton
Staples
Territorial
PHA
Alaska Railround
War marked paths lead to manger in Bethlehem
Rain and mud cloaked Bethlehem as two pilgrim routes opened on Christmas Eve. Arab held Jerusalem clergy and Arab and Jewish held routes divided travelers while armed guards watched the armistice line. Inside the Church of the Nativity Msgr Gustave Testa will preside with carol singing by Anglican and other Protestant observers prior to midnight.
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Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Jerusalem
Mase
Cartherings
Church of ‘Rativity
Christ
Msgr
Gustave Testa
Church of the Nativity
Top scientists may gather in north for exploratory tasks
Dr. C Earl Albrecht Territorial Health Commissioner reports a proposed Alaska science conference to attract national researchers next year. He notes federal interest in an Arctic Institute of Health and says action may come soon. He also mentions budgets for vocational rehabilitation welfare and crippled children programs.
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Alaska
C. Earl Albrecht
Albrecht
Washington, D. C
Arctic Institute of Health
Alrecht
Maritime traffic and holiday notice in Empire edition
The Empire announces a two day holiday with no major notices in the Christmas edition. Mariners Frequist and Baranot from Seattle are bound for coastal ports with staggered arrivals this week. Denali heads south after midnight Sunday, and Princess Norah sails from Vancouver on December 28.
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Seattle
Baranot
Princess Norah
Vancouver
Denali
West
Empire
The
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