Silent Night Beloved Carol Marks 139th Christmas Eve
The Oberndorf village in Austria will sing Silent Night for the 139th time this Christmas Eve. Legends say Father Mohr and Franz Gruber created the hymn after mice damaged their organ, leading to a guitar accompaniment in St. Nikolaus Church. The carol spread via river bargemen and a 1830 organ repair, then globally after a Leipzig festival.
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Oberndorf
Austria
Josef Mohr
Franz Xavier Gruber
Father Mohr
Gruber
St. Nikolaus Church
Christ
Salzach
Germany
Leipzig
Izaak Walton League Committees Named Meetings Are Planned
The Chicago chapter of the Izaak Walton League held its first meeting of the new club year Tuesday evening at Clarence Jarrard's home with new president. Committees were named and plans set for early 1958 including a January meeting and a February potluck supper and ladies night. Membership quota was set at 200.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Clarence Jarrard
Carl Zieglowsky
Ken Peters
Phil Kneen
Doyle Jarrard
Raymond Landau
Harold Brock
Carl Greiner
Aelred Te Bockhorst
Clarence Niffenegger
Wayne Tait
Corbin Crawford
Doyie Jarrard
Randolph Kelsey
AE Baldrige
Marion George Kid
Clarence McConkey
Myron Salladay
Paul Rotenberger
Earl Davis
Paul Horak
Hall
Lisle Hering
Les Woods
Luther Cram
Curtis Snyder
Herbert Stouse
Kermit Klopfenstein
Lee Emry
No Trash Collection Here Christmas Day
City trash collection will not run on Christmas Day. The schedule shifts to Thursday for both the usual Thursday route and the Wednesday route on the day after Christmas.
Plight of Family Burned Out Sparks National Aid
Mrs. Sarah Hobbs and her four sons lost their home after Cedar Rapids firefighters stayed outside city limits due to an ordinance charging high fees. The incident drew nationwide sympathy with offers of help from across the country. Local students donated 175 and the community provided rooms and gifts, while officials faced sharp criticism over the policy.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sarah Hobbs
Hobbs
Carl Hobbs
New York
Pennsylvania
Oregon
California
Louisiana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Sauiety
Robert Johnson
96 Youngsters Attend Annual Christmas Party and Dinner
Nearly 100 youngsters and their mothers gathered at the YMCA community room for the annual Christmas party and dinner sponsored by the YWCA and Rotary Club. Santa gave gifts after carol singing led by Robert Everetts with Mrs. Tracy Phillips at the organ.
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YWCA
Rotary Club
YMCA
Robert Everetts
Tracy Phillips
Santa Claus
Ernest Salladay
Earl Steele
Walter Messer
Lester Dunlap
Jay Brewer
Cloyce Stewart
Golia Miller
Safety Officials Plan Crack Down On Iowa Drivers
Des Moines officials warned of a strict crackdown on dangerous drivers during the Christmas season. Acting Public Safety Commissioner Russell Brown said Iowa highway patrols will not overlook violators as 26 people, including seven children under 15, were killed in the past ten days on state highways. He urged drivers to observe the season’s spirit and stressed the patrols would be full force on the roads.
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Des Moines
Public Safety
Russell Brown
Iowa
Brown
Mayor agrees to quit giving permission to violate parking laws
West Des Moines Mayor K Giles admitted on Monday night to issuing permission for residents to park in no parking zones on a main street. City Councilman Jack Sullivan said police could not enforce the new ban because drivers were allowed to park there with the mayor’s tacit approval. The mayor said the permission was granted only once for an open house, while Councilman Henry Gering heard reports people were still parking in restricted areas.
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West Des Moines
K. Giles
Jack Sullivan
Giles
Henry Gering
Washington Demons Beat Burlington Grayhounds InThrilling Game
In a close Friday night contest the Washington Demons edged the Burlington Grayhounds as bleacher cheers rose. A fan was described as carried away by the excitement, and later a set of lower dentures was found under the bleachers and turned in to the Evening Journal office for claim.
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Washington
Burlington
Demons
Burlington Grayhounds
John Phleger
Evening Journal
Barrier of Hate Lifts for Pilgrims in Holy Land
At dawn the barrier at Mandelbaum Gate opened for 36 hours allowing about 1700 Christians from Israel and abroad to cross into Jordan. Roman Catholic Patriarch Alberto Gori led the Jerusalem to Bethlehem march for services at the Church of the Nativity while consuls general from seven nations including the U S attended a midnight Mass.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Israel
Mandelbaum Gate
No Man’s Land
Alberto Gori
Church of the Nativity
Christ
Cedron
Garden
Bethsemane
Mount of Olives
Seven Nations
United States
Soviet Space Dogs Reported Reaching 125 Miles
London by United Press Soviet scientists reportedly sent a dog named Albina to 125 miles in a rocket and returned it safely by parachute in two flights. The Moscow paper Sovetskaya Rossiya quoted by Moscow radio said the flights proved vertical launches don’t distress animals, hinting man could follow. The broadcasts said 125 rockets would be launched during the International Geophysical Year for scientific and medical experiments.
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London
Moscow
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Moscow Radio
Albina
Norma Talmadge Dies Star Of Silent Movies
Norma Talmadge a leading silent era star died at 6 am in Las Vegas Nevada after a heart attack at her home. She had lived there with husband Dr Carvel James whom she wed in 1946. Previously she was married 17 years to Joseph Schenck, divorced in 1934, then to George Jessel, with whom she separated in divorce five years later.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Norma Talmadge
Hollywood
Carvel James
James
Miss Talmadge
Joseph Schenck
Schenck
Toastmaster
George Jessel
Jessel
Eisenhower invites Russia to start steps toward peace
President Eisenhower urged Moscow to provide actions, not words, toward halting the nuclear arms race in a Christmas eve address on the Paris NATO meeting. Khrushchev said Russia will continue to strive for peace and hinted at possible reductions in armed forces without weakening Soviet power. State Department officials welcomed real disarmament steps but warned Khrushchev’s remarks remained vague.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Kiev
Ukrainian
Khrushchev
NATO
Moscow Radio
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
U.S
State Department
Jolly Santa Encounters Rough Moments Across Stores
A holiday vignette recalls Santa figures across stores from Boston to Atlanta facing playful mischief. A 5 year old challenges him with a spinach quip, a Pittsburgh helper misreads a photo, and teens tease a Dallas Santa while Atlanta’s Raymond Hicks endures a beard snatch and a touching moment with a blind 9 year old.
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Santa
United Press
Kaufmann’s
Pittsburgh
S.H
Daddy
Sears Roebuck
Dallas
Baylor University
Raymond Bailey
Raymond
Raymond Hicks
Rich's Department Store
Atlanta
Hicks
Daring Downtown Des Moines Bank Robbery At Kresge Store
Two men robbed an armored car messenger in a crowded Des Moines Kresge store during daylight. They fled on foot with several thousand dollars in cash and checks, escaping via a rear stairway into a throng of Christmas shoppers. The messenger, Dwight Bachman, 23, was treated at Broadlawns Hospital. The gun was recovered on the stairway.
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Des Moines
Kresge
JH Schulters
Dwight Bachman
Broadlawns Hospital
Bachman
Armored Car
The
Lewis System
Fifer Dies in Fort Lauderdale Former Washington banker dies at 65
J Louis Fifer 65 a former National Bank of Washington executive died December 21 in Fort Lauderdale Florida while visiting his son Louis Jr and family He previously led Joliet Federal Savings and Loan Association and was active in civic groups He is survived by his wife son and four grandchildren
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J. Louis Fifer
Washington
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Louis Jr
Fifer
National Bank of Washington
Joliet, NL
Joliet Federal Savings and Loan Association
Grand Boulevard
Joliet, IN
Army Cancels Secret Satellite Launch Move Abroad
Washington reports the Army will launch its satellite from Cape Canaveral Florida rather than a foreign site like Panama or Puerto Rico. The plan faced tracking and publicity obstacles, with officials citing the need for tracking stations to time the final firing and monitor the orbital path.
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Washington
Army
United States
Panama
Puerto Rico
Air Force Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy Vanguard
Vanguard
Canaveral
Four Survivors Rescued From Navy Radar Plane Crash
A Marine Corps rescue boat pulled four men from the crash of a Navy radar plane off Oahu with 23 aboard. Two bodies were recovered, and search boats and aircraft continued the all out hunt amid rough seas and low visibility.
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Honolulu
Marine Corps
Oahu Island
Kaneohe Marine Air Station
No. 22
Pearl Harbor
Sears
Lighting Contest To Be Judged Thursday
The Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce announced that the city outdoor lighting contest judging has been postponed from Monday to Thursday evening December 26. Judges will evaluate between 7 and 9 o clock, due to unforeseen complications.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
William H. Troyer 92 Claimed in Chicago
William H. Troyer of Chicago died Tuesday afternoon at age 92. He visited here and was known by local residents. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 pm at Bachmann Funeral Home, 244 Fast 138th Street in Chicago. Mayor Smart's mother, Mrs. Marie Smart, is the sole surviving immediate family member.
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William H. Troyer
Chicago
W. H. Smart
Washington
Troyer
Bachmann
Fast 138Th Street
Smart
Marie Smart
Mr. Troyer
Maplecrest Sues for 167000 Against West-Line Breeders
Maplecrest Turkey Farms filed a suit in the county court on December 19 seeking 167000. It charges West-Line Breeders Association with delivering hatching eggs in early 1957 infected with sinusitus, rendering them useless and harming Maplecrest’s name. The claim breaks down to 67000 for the eggs and 100000 for damages.
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Maplecrest Turkey Farms
West-Line Breeders Association
Maplecrest
West-Line
Weather Forecast for Iowa: Mild Week Ahead
Partly cloudy and not very cool tonight with lows from 26 to 34. Wednesday will be milder with highs near 45 to 55. Thursday remains cloudy and mild with continued pleasant conditions.
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United Press
Iowa
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