Defenders Shorten Lines Around Korean Beachhead
Tokyo reports American forces withdrawing five to seven miles from Hungnam coastal frontage as Chinese forces press the UN beachhead. Maj. Gen. David Barr says defenders unleashed heavy fire to halt the Communist advance while civilians flee toward the sea amid the withdrawal.
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Tokyo
Hungnam
Hamhung
Chinse
Hambhune
Korea
Yanpo
America Old
David G. Barr
Indianola Youth Dies After Car Strikes Bridge
Artie Bowlin a 16 year old Indianola youth died in a Chariton hospital from injuries after his car left the road and hit a bridge near Lucas. Six other youths were injured three hospitalized. The group had attended a basketball game returning to Liberty Center. Authorities cited a possible tire blowout though not yet proven.
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Chariton
U. P
Artie Bowlin
Indianola
Lucas
Bowlin
Lucas County
Liberty Center
E G Humm Marks Fifth Anniversary
E G Humm of Humm Gas and Appliance marks five years at a Washington location second door east of the National Bank noting a decade of bottle gas service since 1940. The store offers appliances from leading manufacturers and serves customers from Sigourney to the Mississippi river. Mr Hamm, a former athletic coach, is active in booster clubs and community promotions.
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Anavirs
Humm
Humm Gas && Appliance
National Bank
Washington
Sigourney
Mississippi River
Hamm
Republicans Demand That Acheson Quit
Senate and House Republicans formally demand the removal of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, saying he has lost the confidence of Congress and the public. President Truman shows no sign of quitting. Acheson to attend Atlantic Pact talks in Belgium as calls for a broader State Department housecleaning arise.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Dean Acheson
Administration
Acheson
Mr. Truman
Congress
State Department
Nation
Belgium
U. S
Miner Rescued After 54 Hours in Selleck Mine Shaft
John Wolti a Finnish coal miner was trapped 400 feet underground for 54 hours after a shaft collapse at Selleck Washington. He was pulled to safety and was reportedly sleeping peacefully with a crushed arm and severe shock, expected to recover.
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Inumclaw
Wash
John Wolti
Wolti
Selleck
Rhodebeck Elected Commander of Bethlehem Commandery
Claud Rhodebeck was elected commander of the Bethlehem Commandery at Friday night’s meeting. Other officers named were Dusenbery generalissimo Howell captain-general of the guard McDaniel treasurer Bell recorder Snakenberg senior warden Sellers junior warden Fitzsimmons prelate. Installation set for January.
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Claud Rhodebeck
Bethlehem
W. S. Dusenbery
William KE. Howell
Guard
George McDaniel
W. C. Bell
Paul Snakenberg
Jay Sellers
J. A. Fitzsimmons
Car Truck Collision at East Main and North Seventh
A noon hour crash at East Main and North Seventh streets caused minor damage. The truck's damage was about $200 and the car about $50. the car reportedly overturned in the collision.
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East Main
North Seventh Streets
Rogers Reported Seen in Lucas Restaurant
Des Moines detectives said a report placed Joe Rogers, the Collins farmer charged with murder in the Des Moines hotel lobby shooting, at a Lucas restaurant around 10 p.m. a woman who knew Rogers identified a man she believes was him. Rogers has been a sought suspect since Mary Del Veechhio, 25, was killed in Des Moines on December 3.
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Des Moines
Joe Rogers
Collins Farmer
Lucas
Rogers
Mary del Veechhio
Truman declares emergency as railroad strikers return to work
President Truman's call to end disruption prompts railroad workers to resume duties in Washington Chicago St Louis Boston and other cities. Federal mediators speed up talks on wage and hour disputes while postal service embargoes are lifted and normal operations aim to resume by tonight with backlog expected to clear.
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Chicago
International Soundphoto
Washington
Truman
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
St. Louis
Boston
Dallas
Tex
Pittsburgh
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Truman Proclaims National Emergency Mobilizes War Effort
President Truman signed a national emergency proclamation at 9:29 a m CST directing rapid military buildup and expanded production. The move accompanies price controls, an Office of Defense Mobilization headed by Charles B Wilson, and a fivefold increase in defense-related output within a year. He urged sacrifice from all Americans and called for an end to the railway strike while pushing for higher taxes.
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Washington
Truman
Charles B. Wilson
General Electric Co
Office of Defense Mobilization
Wayne Morse
Ore
Russia
Korea
Two Grocery Stores Robbed in Des Moines
Des Moines detectives report safe crackers robbed two grocery stores across from each other last night. About 1190 dollars were taken, with 1100 dollars retrieved from one store where an additional 4000 dollars remained missing. The amount at the second store is not yet known.
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Des Moines
Marriage License Issued to Lee and Martin at Court House
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse to Frank Howell Lee and Delores De Lain Martin, both of Muscatine. Mrs. Leslie Payne took the morning bus to Riverside to be a guest of her sister Mrs. Mary Colbert for her birthday celebration.
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Frank Howell Lee
Delores DeLain Martin
Muscatine
Leslie Payne
Riverside
Mary Colbert
Mrs. Colbert
Feddersen Dies in Iowa Auto Crash
Marvin H. Feddersen 64 of Des Moines, a pioneer county agent in Washington County, was killed in a two vehicle collision near Norwalk Iowa yesterday afternoon. He had served in the early 1920s and later became a farm management specialist for Equitable Life Insurance since 1928. Funeral plans await arrival of his two daughters in Des Moines.
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Marvin H. Feddersen
Des Moines
Norwalk
Iowa
Fedderson
Washington County
Feddersen
Washington
Rock Island
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Warren County
Louis Johnson
Evansville, Iowa
Local Family Tidings And New Baby At Chicago Grant Hospital
Mr and Mrs D P Livingston Jr of Wheaton arrive for Christmas with family. Dr and Mrs Stanley Marstow of Chicago announce a son born today at Grant Hospital weighing five pounds seven and one half ounces. The mother may name Manny after Dr Meisrows father. Mrs Meisrow known in Washington as Frances Falk. Various relatives, visits and travel plans are noted including Maud Jones ill in Bedford, Irma Butner in Iowa City, Pauline Stewart visiting Martha Bickford, and Rev Ralph Q Adams, a missionary from Paraguay, arriving from Davenport to lead Christian church services tomorrow.
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Stanley Marstow
Chicago
Grant Hospital
Manny
Meisrow
Washington
Frances Falk
Joe Vaik
Maud Jones
Ralph Jones
Bedford
Jones
Ralph Q. Adams
Davenport
The
Christian Church
Adams
Paraguay
Ainsworth Choir Performs Messiah At United Church
The Ainsworth Methodist and United Presbyterian choirs present Handel's Messiah at the United Presbyterian church on Sunday afternoon December 17 starting at 2 o clock. Soloists include Ronald Rogers Wilma Evans Marian Rich Rosemary Jenkins and others with Mrs Edith Bell as guest organist and Consonnata organ by Sorden Music Company installed for the occasion.
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Ainsworth
Methodist
United Presbyterian
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Alice Rademaker
Ronald Rogers
Wilma Evans
Iowa City
Marian Rich
Crawfordsville
Rosemary Jenkins
Irene Trotter
Edith Bell
Washington
Dorothy Hunt
Maurine Stephens
Shenandoah Egg Mart Opens But Collapses Amid Egg Flood
Shenandoah celebrates the Egg Mart opening to boost the business district as farmers flood the city with eggs. Dealers paid 60 cents a dozen initially. prices sank quickly to 40 cents, with some dealers shutting down after the unexpected influx.
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Shenandoah Egg Mart
Shenandoah
Knotek Returns from 12 Day Southern Trip
Ed Knotek came home last evening after a 12 day vacation visiting Monmouth Cave Kentucky Muscle Shoals Florence Alabama. In Dallas Texas he attended the Land Farm Bureau convention with Marjorie Ganon and Mary Knotek joining him on the Farm Bureau train trip.
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Ed Knotek
Monmouth Cave
Muscle Shoals
Florence
Alabama
Dallas
Tex
Land Farm Bureau
Marjorie Ganon
Mary Knotek
Mr. Knotek
Farm Bureau
Remorseful Father Returns Money Stolen for Gift
Leo William Lacher 27 robbed a Des Moines clothing store owner of 170 dollars to buy a Christmas present for his three year old daughter Linda Marie. He returned the money 20 minutes later and told police he was harassed by bills and job loss. Store owner Ben Rosenberg said he would not press charges.
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Des Moines
U.P
Leo William Lacher
Lacher
Ben Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Linda Marie
Baptist Choir Presents Christmas Program at Church
A Baptist church hosts a Sunday 7 39 PM Christmas program featuring an adult and junior choir with readers. The order includes scripture readings, carols such as Mary’s Carol and Peace on Earth, solos by Wilson Adams and others, and a final postlude with a choral procession.
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the Baptist Church
Faulkes
Enid McConnell
Frances Johnson
Wilson
Adams
Russell Winter
Pilgrims of the Atm Co de
Pd Sexnt Sgh Eng
Hodson
Maaste
Jens Sks Wilson
Harold Kerr
Thelma Hesseltine
Children of the Heavenly King
Pleyel
William Hesseltine
Geneese
Dale
Christmas tree fire safety tips from Iowa experts
Iowa safety officials urge outdoor storage of trees until close to Christmas and water daily to prevent drying. Keep trees away from heat and exits, inspect lights, avoid overloads, and use flame resistant decorations and safe toys. Dispose wrappings at once, not in the fireplace.
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Santa
Man’s weight drops to fifty pounds when body dehydrates
A man whose normal weight is 150 pounds would weigh about 50 pounds if all the water in his system were dried up.
Weather Des Moines Outlook Cold and Cloudy Through Sunday
Des Moines forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and continued cold this afternoon tonight and Sunday. Highs range from 10 in the northeast to 3 in the southwest with subzero to near zero lows tonight and 5 below to 5 above in the northeast and 10 to 15 above in the southwest. Sunday highs 18 to 25 northeast and 25 to 35 southwest. Winds light 8 to 10 MPH shifting southeast Sunday. Monday morning temperatures 8 to 15 above with more cloudiness and possible snow flurries northeast and warmer west. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer statewide.
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Des Moines
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Gift Guide Today
E.G. Humm
Rhodebeck
M. H. Feddersen
Washington Area
D. P. Livingston Jr
Wheaton,Jr
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Betty Logan
Mary Rit. McLaughlin
Clarence Logan
Donald McLaughlin
Jean Pringle
Burl Pringle
Thornburg
Irma Butner
Robert
Pauline Stewart
Brighton
Martha Bickford
Ainsworth Choir
Jennie Bessler
Robert Chabal
Norma Clegg
Corinne Hendrickson
John Elliott, Jr
Maxine Elliott
Carol Gesling
Lois Gesling
Hazel Hunt
Virginia Hunt
Ruth Jenkins
Martha Littlejohn
William Littlejohn
Kenneth McConnell
Burke McCreedy
Sara McGinnis
Doris Orris
Keith Orris
Mary Dee Orris
Reed Orris
Scott Orris
Fred Pfeifer
Dale Roberts
Lou Jean Spessard
Ethel
Sorden Music Company of
New York City
Louis H. Pitman
Joseph
Frank
Gaeton Strigaro
Genaro Strigaro
Bayville
Mom
Pop
White
Matthew
Marvin Lowry
Petrie
Donald Snodgrass
WGNG
Ae Wilson
Marshall Thayer
Seaselton Adams
Paul Thayer
Yuletide
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Burns
Ames
Iowa Safety Congress
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