Mother dies at coffin of hero son
New York story of Pvt. Seymour LeVoff 19 killed at Eniwetok in 1944. His mother Mrs. Nattie LeVoff, 57, dies of a heart attack upon viewing the flag-draped casket at the funeral parlor. Father Morris laments long army notification, saying the waiting harmed his wife.
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New York
Nattie LeVoff
Pvt
Seymour LeVoff
Sonny
Morris
LeVoff
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Seymour
Army
Silent Night scene revived at Oberndorf birthplace
In the Memorial chapel at Oberndorf the 130 year old Christmas Eve scene was reenacted. Schoolmaster George Felder will play guitar and Albert Marion will sing with him. The event recalls Father Joseph Mohr and Franz Xavier Gruber composing the carol for local children.
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Joseph Mohr
Franz Xavier Gruber
Salzach
Father Mohr
Gruber
St. Nicholas
George Felder
Albert Marion
Disc Jockey Receives Request Then Tragedy Strikes
In Battle Creek Michigan Eugene F Himebaugh 23 mailed a request to disc jockey Don Callen Diding asking him to play What Hi Do for his wife. Police say Himebaugh was found dead with a bullet wound to the head after an apparent quarrel.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Eugene F. Himebaugh
Maile d River
Don Callen Diding
York Factory Worker Plays Christmas Carols From Whistle
In York Pennsylvania a factory worker attaches a small steel bar to the whistle each Christmastide and manipulates it to produce Christmas carols audible for miles around.
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York
Police Gift Changes Ethel Reid's Future in Boston
A Boston cop, William Hennessey, adopted nine year old Ethel Mary Reid after a fatal fire and gave her a wristwatch at Christmas. His gesture sparked the Ethel Mary Reid fund, funding plastic surgeries at New England Deaconess Hospital and ongoing care with a five to seven year plan. Trustees aim to send her to college someday.
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Boston
Ethel Mary Reid
William Hennessey
Hennessey
Ethel
New England Deaconess Hospital
Robins tight lipped on Idaho Supreme Court pick
Gov. C A Robins dodges questions on appointing a justice to replace Bert H Miller. The Idaho Bar Association has named three candidate judges L E Glennon Pocatello C J Taylor Idaho Falls and A O Sutton Weiser, with Robins saying any decision will be his own. Both Sutton and Glennon faced gambling related protests this year.
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BOISE
C. A. Robins
Bert H. Miller
State Supreme Court
Robins
Idaho Bar Association
Miller
Senate
The
Bar Association
Glennon
Supreme Court
L. E. Glennon
Pocatello
C. J. Taylor
Idaho Falls
A. O. Sutton
Weiser
Idaho
Taylor
Sutton
Attorney General’s Office
Coin toss settles deer hunting dispute in Newberry
Eugene Conlon and Harvey Jackson fired simultaneously and killed a buck deer. To resolve the dispute they tossed a coin, with Jackson winning the odds.
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Newberry
Mich
Eugene Conlon
Harvey Jackson
Jackson
Definition of a calm in wind terminology
A calm refers to a wind or air movement with speed under one mile per hour, indicating no noticeable breeze. It describes the minimal state of atmospheric motion used in weather observations and reports.
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Air Force
Northrop
Muroc Air Base
Calif
Missing father hoped to return for Christmas by Pittsburgh children
In Pittsburgh a mother and her four children cling to the hope that Floyd Higgs will return for Christmas. Higgs vanished August 9 after leaving a note, with the missing persons bureau and family believing he is alive. The kids bought him a scarf, gloves and socks and await his return.
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Pittsburgh
Missing Persons Bureau
Floyd Higgs
Higgs
Loretta
Marian
Floyd
Donald
Sweetheart
Higg
Rosy Kennington
Missing
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Gery
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Ulip
Pioneer Motor
N. Arthur
Daddy
Portneuf Co-Op
Merry Christmas
Asema
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