Santa is a sailor in Naples Christmas plan
Col Gaston reports that US Navy sailors aboard the heavy cruiser Des Moines will share Christmas with underprivileged Naples children. The crew will provide a turkey dinner carols and a Santa visit with gifts candy and nuts on deck during an extended Mediterranean cruise led by Vice Admiral Ballentine.
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Santa
Dennis C. Best
USN
Cramerton
Des Moines
Mediterranean
Santa Claus
Senta
Naples
Italy
Sixth ‘Task Fleet
John J. Ballentine
Christmas Party Circles In Bethel Hostess Festive Events
Bethel notes describe Mrs James L Pursley hosting a circle party with evergreen decor and a Christmas tree. Guests played games, enjoyed a salad plate and Russian tea, and exchanged gifts with a second hostess event led by Mrs Lacy K Ford. Local residents and visitors are listed with holiday plans and hospital stays mentioned for Brittian and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Glenn
Bethel
James L. Pursley
Rufus Barnett
W. H. ‘Owe Jr
Lacy K. Ford
A. L. Thompson
John M. Ford
Johnny
David Ford
Chapel Hill
John Ford
Marshell Alexander
WG. Alexander
Huntersville
Harold K. Davis
Paul Boyd
Kethy
Billy Boyd
Rock Hill
L. K. Ford
Lester Hunter
Jackson Dunn
Silva
Brown Harper
Roy R. Harper
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Tursday
Mary Barnett
W. College
Arthun
Barnett
Bob Ewing
Belmemt
Leon C. Glenn
Wallace Flana
Leland Fiategan
Harola
Boyd
Clove
Flanagan
Janice Cos
Jimmy Flanagen
Fabian Glenn
Union
Joe Glenun
Martha
Frances
Little Glenn
Tilden Lederer
Tucsang
Pau
Eddie Anderson Rumored to Leave Iowa for Holy Cross
Worcester dispatch reports persistent speculation that football coach Eddie Anderson will depart Iowa to return to Holy Cross. Iowa City officials say they know nothing. Holy Cross officials and The New York Post note a possible long-term contract at $15,000 per year.
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Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Iowa City
Anderson
Eugenie Flynn
New York Post
Bill Osmanski
Massachusetts
Osmanski
Osa
Vod Damanski
French Premier Faces Battle Over Budget Vote
Paris report says Premier Bidault's coalition won a shaky 303 to 297 vote in parliament to back the promised 2.257 trillion franc budget. The fate of his government hinges on item by item scrutiny and further votes as opposition challenges prevail.
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Paris
Preimier
Orees
Birlault
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Parliament
Tired Feeling Cure Explained in Chicago
Dr. Dwight L. Wilbur of Stanford University discusses the “tired feeling” as a major American affliction. He notes it marks emotional or neurotic disturbance, with one third to two thirds of patients affected, naming conditions like neurasthenia and anxiety states and listing causes such as overwork and inadequate rest. Chronic fatigue lingers after the cause is removed, requiring longer recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight L. Wilbur
Stanford University
Wilbur
Journal of the American Medical Association
Enright Recommends Wade For Southern Commissioner Job
Rex Enright of South Carolina backs Wallace Wade as the Southern Conference’s first commissioner while Wade is called the logical choice. Enright says the role would pay about 12500 a year and that Wade would likely accept if the conference supports him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Duke University
Wallace Wade
Rex Enright
Enright
University of South Carolina
Wade
Five Bodies Taken From Air Wreck near Savannah
Savannah Ga December 24 five bodies have been recovered from wreckage of a B-50 bomber following a crash Thursday night near Chatham Field. The search continues for six more missing airmen. Lt Rogers Hornsby Jr 29 son of baseball star Rogers Hornsby Jr a WWII bomber veteran and Denison Texas native is among the dead. His father said he last saw his son in 1946 and that their visits were infrequent.
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Savannah
Chatham Field
Here
Rogers Hornsby Jr
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Denison
Tes
Chicago
Balmy Weather Helps City Defeat The Coal Shortage
Balmy weather keeps coal famine from hitting Gastonia as dealers report meager reserves and rising consumer orders. Miners will cut to two days in late December and early January, with holiday reductions in production and urged conservation. Local leaders urge appeals to Congress to invoke Taft Hartley to ease shortages.
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Gastonia
John L. Lewis
H. M. Davidson
Greensboro
North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers Association
Davidson
Solons
State Association
North Carolina
Congress
Association
Durham
Santa's Phone Number Changed
In New York a doctor received dozens of calls from children asking for Santa Claus after the telephone company mistakenly assigned Santa's old number to Dr. Herman B. Zurrow. A persistent letter to the company led to a fix, but dialed Santa now leads to a disconnected line while the doctor is reached at his new number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman B. Zurrow
Santa Claus
58Th Street
Santa
Dr. Zurrow
Murray Hill
Dr. Zurraw
Olney Church Plans Film Sunday Night Christmas programs
Olney Presbyterian Church will screen the color film The Saviour is Born at 7 30 p m on Christmas night amid several Christmas events. Miss Mary Garland Brumley will sing a Christmas number. A Christmas service will be led by Rev Alfred L Bixler at 11 a m Sunday with a sermon The Coming of the King. The church has hosted an annual party with Santa Claus and 300 gifts, a Christmas play, and a candlelight service earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney Presbyterian Church
Mary Garland Brumley
Greensboro College
University of North Carolina
Jesus
Alfred L. Bixler
Olney Church
Santa Claus
Ruth Beatie
Germans Accuse Reds of Holding Captive Germans War Prisoners
West Berlin city council accuses Russia of holding over 1,000,000 German war prisoners including women and children. The resolution says they are kept despite Soviet promises and some live in subhuman conditions in the Soviet zone. A British spokesman says Western powers may lodge a stiff diplomatic protest over the repatriation failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Russia
British High Commission
Wheeling Glassware Fame Elevates Upper Ohio Valley Craft
The collection highlights contemporary and antique Wheeling glassware dating from 1819 in the Upper Ohio River Valley around Wheeling West Virginia. The handmade pieces have earned notable recognition for their craft and regional significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Upper
Ohio River Valley
West Virginia
Night Library Circulation Up in Gaston County
Night hours at Gaston County Public Library show a 20 increase in attendance from October. Night circulation rose to 866 for November, part of total city and county circulation of 31,962. The main library circulated 6,249 books, county total 10,596, 1,104 new books added, 156 new members, and 78 organizations used film strips while 18 story-hour classes ran during Book Week. The bookmobile circulated 25,713 books countywide in visits. A part time worker, Carl Weber, joined the Worary staff, aiding afternoons and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston County
Defendant Fails To Avoid Prison
Superior Court Judge W. T. Hatch orders Archie Cousith of Forsyth County to serve a prison term. Cousin sought freedom on a writ of habeas corpus after arguing his sentence was omitted from the judgment. He claimed he satisfied the judgment by entering Central prison in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Superior Court
W. T. Hatch
Winston-Salem
Archie Cousith
Forsyth County
Central Prison
Cousin
Farmer Freed In Killing Case
A farmer in the Happy Home area was freed on the murder charge of his neighbor Grady F. King. Recorder Herman Peters ruled there was not sufficient cause for superior court trial. Jack Finney, 35, of Rockingham County claimed self defense after the shotgun slaying last Monday.
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Spray
Happy Home
Herman Peters
Jack Finney
Rockingham County
Finney
Grady F. King
Money Awaits 514 Back Rent Victims Across Nation
The government holds about 544.50 for William Wallace Brow and nearly 23,000 for 514 other tenants who overpaid rent but moved away. Many cannot be reached at former addresses, including a New York City case at 130 West 47th Street. Individuals can claim by contacting their local area rent office.
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Washington
William Wallace Brow
Bran
West 47Th St
New York City
Hraw
Lowman
Clifton Penrod
South Third St
Louisville
New tuna breeding ground found in Australian waters
In North Australian waters researchers say capturing a baby tuna suggests a new breeding ground for the species. The only two other known breeding areas are the Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean near Costa Rica.
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Sydney
Australia
Mediterranean Sea
Costa Rica
Caribbean
Stock Quotations From Jackson & Smith In Gastonia NC
Stock quotations are nominal and subject to change without notice. Listings include Alabama, Acme Spinning, American Yarn and Processing, Blue Ridge Insurance, Chadbourn Hosiery, Crescent Spinning, Dan River Mills, Dixie Home Stores, Drexel Furniture, DuMont Labs, Eagle Yarn Mills, Erwin Cotton Mills, Foremost Dairies, Grinnell, Ivey & Company, Jefferson Standard Life, Kendall Company, Majestic Manufacturing, Morganton Furniture, National Aero Mills, Sterling Spinning, Stonecutter Mills, Stone Spinning, Textiles Inc common and preferred, Wachovia Banks, Warner Swasey, Wix Accessories. Prices shown as bids or ranges.
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Alabama
Auto Finance Company
Acme Spinning Company
American Yarn & Processng Company
Tl Te
American Yarndé Processing Company
Blue Ridge Insurance Co
Chadbourn Hosiery Mills Common
Chadbourn Hosiery Mills
Colonial Stores, Inc. Co
Gitmax—Spinging Co
Crescent Spinning’Co
Dan River Mills Common
Dan River Mills
Dixie Home Stores
Drexel Furniture Co
DuMont Laboratories, Inc
Eagle Yarn Mills
Erwin Cotton Moms
Foremost Dairies
Grinnell Corporation
J. B. Ivey & Company
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Kendall Company
Linford Bills
M Dé J Finance Company
Majestic Manufacturing Company
Morganton Furniture Co
National Aero Mills
Bill Smyre Manufacturing Co
Sterling Spinning Co
Stonecutter Mills
Biel Stone Spinning
Fund Proposed To Aid Formosa
A joint conference of American Economic Cooperation Administration and Nationalist officials recommended a $10,000,000 U.S. aid fund for Formosan industry to be drawn before January 1 from the $75,000,000 China aid fund controlled by President Truman. Astrophysicists say only Mars and Venus could potentially sustain life as we know it.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
American Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
Solar System
Mars
Venus
Tar Heels Ready For Santa Claus
Associated Press notes North Carolina preparing for Christmas with last minute shopping and holiday calm. Weather forecast calls for clear cold weekend as Dee 24 falls on Sunday, with many taking Monday off and stores closing. Businesses issue Christmas bonuses in many firms.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Junior
Jane
Dee
Stove Explosion Burns Father and Daughter in Pineville
In Pineville North Carolina a kitchen stove exploded badly burning James Fisher, 45, and his 19 year old daughter Mrs. Robert Warren Brown. They were admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte in serious condition. The blaze destroyed a six room bungalow near the city limits as police described kerosene poured over wood as the start.
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Pineville
N. C—P
James &. Fisher
Robert Warren Brown
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
Bake Wilson
Hearings Reset In Labor Cases In North Carolina
The National Labor Relations Board has reset hearings into unfair labor charges against three North Carolina firms. Cable Dairy Products of Lexington will have hearings March 7 instead of January 9. Hart Cotton Mill of Tarboro is postponed from January 4 to January 17.
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Winston-Salem
National Labor Relations Board
North Carolina
Cable Dairy Products
Lexington
Maren 7
Hart Cotton Mill
Tarboro
Bridges Hardware Company dissolves partnership in Bessemer City NC
The Bridges Hardware Company in Bessemer City North Carolina dissolves the partnership between & C Bridges and G E Bridges. G Eridges is no longer connected with the firm and not responsible for any accounts of the company. December 1 1949 G F Bridges. Sat Dec 2aed.
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At & C. Bridges
G. E. Bridges
Bridges Hardware Company
Bessemer City
North Carolina
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USMC
Betty F. Dean
South Milton Street
Norfolk
Athens
Greece
Free State of
Trieste
Venice
French Riviera
Golfe Juan
Bizerte
South Africa
Iskenderon
Turkey
Cmdr
Armistead B. Smith
Air University
Air Command and Staff School
Maxwell
Ala
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A. B. Smith
Hillcrest
Ft. Benning
Eglin Ai Base
Fla
Naval Air
Pensacola
Key West
George C. Kenney
Unie Air University
John A. Samford
T. H. McDill
First
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Council of the American Bible Society
West Third Avenue
First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
South Chester Street
Ernest Morgan
Col. Gaston
Bethel News
Brittian
Richmond
Emily Baird
Blackstone
Lewis Baird
W. Guy Davis
Roy Harper
Marshall Alexander
William G. Alexander
Margaret Harper
Paul C. Harper
J. M. Parker
Nancy Parker
Eddie
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Southern
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Ore
Leo
Ste Ea
Tnek
Public Service CQ. OF
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Franklin Ave
Walker Auto Finance Co
Craig Watson
Watson Insurance Agency
South
Marietta St
Hirsch & Company
New York Stock Exchange
Onia
N.C
Ypistiuas
American Cab Company
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