McCarthy May Relent On Daughter’s Elopement Rumor
Houston, December 28. Oil magnate Glenn McCarthy may forgive and forget the elopement of his 17 year old daughter Glenalee with shoe repairman’s son George Pontikes. Pontikes attended the wedding of Mary Margaret McCarthy to Harry Richards Jr. at St. Paul’s Methods church, while Glenalee served as matron of honor. Pontikes, a Rice Institute football player, left solo as reporters pressed for details. The couple reportedly wed December 2 after a Rice Baylor game in Waco. McCarthy, initially silent, admitted the report yesterday and appeared hurt and angry.
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Houston
Tex
Glenn McCarthy
Glenalee
McCarthy
Husky George Pontikes
St. Paul’s Methods Church
Mary Margaret
Harry Richards Jr
Texas A&m
Pontikes
Rice Institute
Waco
Local Boards To Decide On Physicians And Dentists
Washington dispatch reports local draft boards will decide which physicians and dentists are essential at home and defer them unless needed in uniform. The plan, starting around April 1, aims to balance military demand with civilian medical needs amid a 3.5 million man army. The health resources advisory committee will assist state and local boards.
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Washington
Richard L. Meiling
Defense Department
Robert A. Lovett
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense Secretary
Defense
George C. Marshall
Draft Board
Armed Services
Marshall
National Security Resources Board
Health Resources Advisory
Missing Plane Lands Safely
The Navion private plane with two aboard made a safe emergency landing at Nevada City California. The flight originated in Elko Nevada and was bound for Sacramento California. Pilot Tanzer radioed Reno control and reported landing late night due to poor weather at Sacramento Municipal Airport.
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Sacramento
Calif
Nevada City
CAA
Navion
Elko
Nev
Tanzer
Reno
Mail Late In Korea So Plays Postman Role
Venice California December 28 Marine Sgt. Harry L. Ogg 26 home from Korea and with wife Patricia and two daughters began a one man mission to contact families of every man in company A 13th marine reserve battalion after discovering mail from Korea was being held up He made 25 calls on his private effort despite a hoarse voice.
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Venice
Calif
Harry L. Ogg
Patricia
Korea
13Th Marine Reserve Battalion
Fire damages Wesley Foundation lounge at First Methodist
Tucson fire department reported 125 dollars damage to walls and furnishings in the Wesley Foundation lounge at East Fourth street and North Park avenue near First Methodist church. A case of Coke left over a floor furnace caused the minor blaze, about 6 40 p.m. yesterday.
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Wesley Foundation
First Methodist Church
East Fourth Street
North Park Avenue
Congress Set To Begin Work On Defense And Law
Senator Pat McCarran warned that attacks on his subversive control act will only harden the law. In Congress a civil defense bill seeks large federal loans to fund atomic air raid shelters that double as garages and subways. Rep. Sabath set a new record for continuous service. Sen Kerr urged support for Secretary Acheson as the nation weighs peace and potential war.
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Congress
House
Senate
Sabath
Adolph J. Sabath
Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
Kerr-Acheson
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Dean Acheson
Kerr
Betty Hutton files second divorce suit in reconciliation
Santa Monica Calif Dec 28 Betty Hutton files a second divorce suit against Theodore Briskin camera maker charging extreme cruelty. The couple wed Sept 3 1945 in Chicago and have two daughters Lindsay 4 and Candice 2. She seeks custody and higher child support, noting Briskin earns about 40000 yearly.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Betty Hutton
Theodore S. Briskin
Chicago
Hutton
Lindsay
Candice
Briskin
Sheriff-elect Eyman names 40 to staff in Tucson area
Capt Frank Eyman selects 40 officers for his new Pima County sheriff administration. He retains some current deputies and hires veterans from law enforcement. Fred W. Nirschel becomes undersheriff and James Herron chief criminal deputy. Ruthless details list civilian clerks, jail staff, range deputies, and city deputies in Sahuarita and Marana. sworn in Friday night by Judge J. Mercer Johnson.
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Frank Eyman
Pima County
Fred W. Nirschel
U. S. Coast Guard
James Herron
Tucson
Herron
Eyman
Southwest
Melvin van Vorst
Thomas A. Grigsby
U. S. Navy
John S. Golat
Identification Bureau
Identification Bureau of
Pennsylvania
P. B. Wilbanks
D. R. Lance
Frank Johnson
Ora Saunders
Walter Clago
Detroit
Hugh Bryan
Paul Wilkerson
Leonard McCullough
Martin
Ben Kennedy
Ajo
Paul Mullinix
R. Dollar
Henry Hoge
Sahuarita
Marana
Delbert Benton
U. S. Border Patrol
Harvey D. Riggs
U. S
Nogales
Albert Franco
Thomas Burke
Carl Yasi
Hattie P. Cullen
Fred Push
Robert D. Harmison
Dan Moore
Joseph Sublette
Kenneth Simpson
Mary Rogers
Arrease Leweries
Theda Hamilton
Cook
Rachel Rutherford
Mel Parker
Ed Hendricks
Ed Gillis
Ralph Marmion
Chester Williams
Ed Barrens
Richard Bennett
Filibert Cruz
J. Mercer Johnson
Superior Court
Noted Stockbroker and Horseman Dies
E Victor Loew, 77, retired stock broker and longtime figure at National Horse shows, died of a heart ailment at his Park Avenue home. A sportsman, he drove a coach and four at Indoor and Outdoor shows and served as a judge at the Tuxedo Horse show. Survivors include his widow Mrs John Shillito Rogers of New York and Tuxedo Park, wed in 1936.
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New York
E. Victor Loew
Park Avenue
Loew
John Shillito Rogers
New York and
Tuxedo Park
Army Expects 24 Divisions by July 1 in Expansion Plan
Washington reports the Army aims to reach a combat force equivalent to 24 divisions by July 1 through regimental combat teams supplementing 18 divisions. Since Korea, the force grew from 10 divisions to 11 regulars and four national guard divisions, with two guard divisions to be federalized next month. An armored division is planned for late spring or next summer, joining the 2nd Armored at Camp Hood. A regimental team spans about 5,000 troops with mixed arms as mission dictates. Cats lay back their ears when fighting to protect them from tooth and claw.
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Washington
Defense Department
Germany
United States
82Nd Airborne
Army
Camp Hood
Tex
Formosa currency strengthens on open market
Taipei Formosa reported the currency value rose again on the open market with 13 Formosan dollars per 1 U S dollar, up from 11 Formosan dollars per 1 dollar on December 1, reflecting a firmer exchange rate.
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Formosa
Taipei
All About Eve Tops 1950 Critics Poll in New York
New York critics name All About Eve best American movie of 1950 and award Bette Davis best actress. Joseph L. Mankiewicz wins best director for the film, while Gregory Peck is named best actor for Twelve O Clock High. Sunset Boulevard and Asphalt Jungle place second and third, and Ways of Love is voted best foreign film.
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New York
Bette Davis
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Gregory Peck
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Tucson Blueprint CO
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
West Congress
Earl Shucking
Mansfeld Junior High
Rose Shucking
Shucking
Ragsdale - Wells Mortuary
N. 12Th Ave
Turson Baily
Fuel & Feed CO
St. Mary's Road
Homart
Sears
Insulation Board
Peck
Arizona
Shamrock Dairy
Oracle
West Wetmore
Bete
Adestos
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