USSR actions in Dairen seen as within legal rights
State Department confirms Soviet military authorities ordered a U S naval vessel from Dairen and refused shore access to two American correspondents and a business man. The official said the move follows Sino Soviet treaty context while awaiting a full report. Also mentions Harold Gilmore’s cross country flight landing in town.
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Washington
State Department
U. S
Dairen
Disputch
Saii
Soviet Union
Harold Gilmore
Grand Mound
Iowa
Truman to Light Christmas Tree
President Truman will light the National Community Tree on the South Lawn at 4 p.m. CST and deliver a brief broadcast message. Army and Navy hospital amputees will attend with cadets and Scouts forming a guard of honor. The U.S. Marine Band will play Christmas music.
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Washington
Truman
Will House
Tle
Executive Mansion
Army and Navy
Washington High School
Girl Scouts
U. S. Marine Band
Washington Juniors To Attend Toronto Mission Convention
Two Washington junior college students will depart after Christmas for Toronto to join the International student convention for missionary advance hosted by the University of Toronto. Arnold will represent the Christian Tabernacle and Easter the Presbyterian church as leaders from the United States and Canada gather for seven days from December 27 to January 2 to discuss world Christian missions.
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Washington Junior College
Toronto
Canada
International
Arnold
Christian Tabernacle
Presbyterian
University of Toronto
United States
Christian Missionares
Everyone Merry Except Santa Claus In This New York Store
Christmas Eve in a New York department store shows Santa Claus facing a lonely afterlife. John Hornberger, 61, works 22 days a year as a volunteer bell ringer earning four dollars daily, hoping for a comeback after Christmas.
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Santa Claus
New York
Hornberger
Bowery
Shooting Many Deer in County
In western Washington county deer are being killed by hunters with many believed to have died this winter. Farmers report a record slaughter and warn that if the pace continues, few deer will remain. Deer habitat centers in Dutch Creek township where hundreds once roamed.
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Washington County
Dutch Creek
Washington
John D. Small
Small
Truman
Detroit
Frank A. Picard
Picard
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Unons
Unclear Fragments Highlight Ongoing Vital Messages
Fragmentary OCR text hints at someone dedicating most of his waking hours to two crucial communications. Exact people, places, or events are not readable in the snippet.
Carrie Kyle 73 Dies After Illness in Washington
Carrie Kyle aged 73 died at 6 45 am at Washington county hospital after a three year illness. She lived at 202 West Second Street and was born February 1 1878 in Washington. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at L A Jones Funeral Home with Dr Fred E Milter officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. She was a Methodist and a D A R member, survived by sisters Jeanette Washington and Mrs Claude Fleming Myrtle Creek Oregon, and brother Joe Kyle Mt Bethel Pa.
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Arne Kyle
Washington County Hospital
West Second Street
L. A. Jones Funeral
Chare
Fred E. Milter
Elm Grove Cemetery
Carolla Kyle
Washinton
D. C. Kyle
Joanna
Local man fined for intoxication in justice court
Ross Shafer was fined $10 yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace J K D Rayburn for intoxication.
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Ross Shafer
Justice of the Peace
K. D. Rayburn
Marriage License Issued at Court House
A marriage license was issued yesterday at the court house to Maynard L. Strabala of Richmond and Bernice C. Libenguth of Riverside.
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Court House
Maynard L. Strabala
Richmond
Bernice C. Libenguth
Riverside
Pilgrims in Bethlehem Worship on Christmas Eve
Reverent pilgrims from Jerusalem travel by motor escort to Bethlehem to worship at the Nativity site. The day begins amid past violence as an explosion at a hotel kills over 1000, casting a troubled peace over Palestine this Christmas Eve.
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Holy Land
Prinee
Valestine
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Birket Es Sultan
Suleiman the Magnificent
Monsignor
Louis Barlassina
Rachel
Issa Effeni Bandak
Manger Square
Bethlemont
King David Hotel
Palestine
Final Page of the Year Prompts Shared Holiday Spirit
The poem reflects on the year's end with family gatherings gifts and Santa lore. It warns that despite festive rituals the true value lies in the spirit of human brotherhood within each heart.
York plane crash near Rio leaves twenty dead
In Rio de Janeiro an Avro York four motor aircraft crashed into a mountain last night, killing twenty people. Authorities reported the disaster shortly after the impact near the city. Preliminarily, the plane's origin and destination were not released.
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Rlo DE Janeiro
Here
Milwaukee Railroad Inspect Switch After Olympian Crash
Milwaukee officials today inspected a switch blamed for a head on collision with the Olympian passenger train last night, causing minor injuries.
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Waybay
S. D
Milwaukee
No Journal on Christmas Day
In line with a long standing custom the Journal will not publish on Christmas Day. The paper wishes readers a Merry Christmas and extends holiday greetings.
Prediction of ten deaths on Iowa roads this Christmas
Des Moines reports Director Dan Steele of the safety education division predicts ten Iowa highway fatalities during the Christmas holiday. He notes two deaths last year and warns drivers to travel safely, equip cars with winter gear, and avoid rushing to meet the holiday period.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dan Steele
Safety Education Division
State Department 1 Public Safety
Steele
Christmas Dividend Totals at Blencoe Elevator
Blencoe Iowa patrons will receive a total patronage dividend of 17358.43 dollars this Christmas. Elevator manager John Hendricks reported the 1944 business earned two and a half cents per bushel in dividends.
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Blencoe
Towa
Blencor Farmers Elevator
John Hendricks
Song Of The Christmas Bells To Clarence Hawkes
The poem praising peace and Christmas joy speaks of Christ at the door and a world united in faith. It honors Clarence Hawkes the Blind Poet of Hadley Mass and frames the season with prayer, gratitude, and festive imagery.
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Clarence Hawkes
Hadley
Mass
Christ
God
Pope Calls for Just Peace and Global Disarmament
In a Christmas message Pope Pius XII urges world leaders to pursue a just peace and comprehensive disarmament. He warns that modern weapons and atomic warfare threaten humanity and urges statesmen to secure nations against destruction while noting possible political distortions in reaction to his appeal.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pius
Russia
Wage Study Said to Be Misleading
Three GOP senators led by Robert A. Taft criticized a CIG sponsored wage study as misleading and argued wage hikes must be paired with lower prices. Taft Ball and Smith urged restraint, favoring price reductions over wage increases to aid the country.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate Labor Committee
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
H. Alexander Smith
N. J
GOP
Congress
Wreck At Chicago Injures Forty As Suburban Train Collides
Two of the forty injured in a collision between a south shore suburban train and a central freight remained in hospitals for further checkups. The suburban train struck the caboose after an unscheduled stop near the city limits. Injuries to passengers were cuts and bruises.
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Chicago
South Shore
Central
Des Moines Pilot Visits Local Contact Sunday
Clark Ellis of Des Moines flew a Cessna 149 and called on Fred Minden Sunday.
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Clark Ellis
Des Moines
Fred Minden
Christmas Seal Sale Raises Close to One Thousand Dollars
Mrs. T. A. Jones of the Washington P T A reports 1 027 letters returned with 978 20 dollars contributed. Other contributions include Wellman Public School 101, Mrs. William Chapel 11 45, Superintendent W H Barnum 126 35. Total expected to reach about 2498 22 as last year.
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T. A. Jones
Washington P.T.A
Jones
Ll Wemoialhonsubee
Ipe
Wellman Public School
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