Christmas Plans For Persons in Hospitals in Waukesha
In the Waukesha area about 380 people will spend Christmas away from home at county jails hospitals and the Wisconsin School for Boys. About 150 of 257 boys at the school are on four day furloughs and five of 43 inmates at the county jail will be with their families under the Huber law. Officials aim for a festive meal with home grown foods at the county facilities and turkey dinners for boys and inmates. The WSB program is boosted by local donors with about 500 in cash to fund gifts and travel home for furloughs ensuring each boy receives at least $2 and various gifts and treats.
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Wisconsin School For Boys
Institutione
Robert Goll
County Home
WSB
Marvin McMahon
Wisconsin
McMahon
Jough
St. Joseph's
Fredi Gramann
Choi
Rolf
Morse Named To Ag Post In New York Appointment
President Eisenhower named True Maree as undersecretary of agriculture. Maree, a former Democrat who helped shape the 1952 GOP farm plank, heads Doane Agricultural Service in St. Louis. He has voted Republican for two decades and led farm groups to support Dewey. An Eaton, Genesee Depot, and Waukesha links appear in event notes.
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New York
Thomas F. Dewey
Morse
Dewey
Waukesha
Harold A
Eaton
Arcadian Ave
Janyce War
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower
Bethlehem Birth Foretold Story Reaches Across Ages
A preacher reflects on the nativity tale as the birth of Jesus unfolds in a humble Bethlehem stable. The timeless event, crowded by census crowds and distant headlines, is recounted as if read from a modern births column, underscoring a newsworthy moment that still echoes today.
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Dick Bradee Freeman
Ethlehem
David
Bethlehem
Caesar Augustus
Rome
Mary and
Joseph of Nazareth
Jesus
Churches Plan Special Christmas Services Across Denominations
Numerous churches announce Christmas observances with regular services, candlelight vigils, carol concerts, and special Masses. St Luke’s, Grace Lutheran, Ascension, St Mary’s, St Joseph’s, and Trinity Lutheran prepare 10 am to midnight rites, choirs, and sermons, while parish schools feature programs. A Salvation Army children’s party is slated for Friday evening.
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St. Luke’s Evan Eetical Lutheran Church
Wednes
Junipar
L. G. Cloninger
Details on New Village Incorporation Hearing
Two Waukesha engineers Frank Ruckert and Job Mielke were questioned by Atty Jehn Lave representing Syracusem1t tower about surveying methods for the proposed village around Ocanomawne Lake. Court Commissioner Clayton Cramer presided as the matter returns before Circuit Judge Allen D Yount Monday to determine petition worth. testimony covered maps and aerial photos to see if lake areas were included in the survey. The petition for incorporation was first filed in circuit court in October.
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Waukesha
Frank Ruckert
Job Mielke
Atty
Jehn Lave
Syrmemit
Er Neers
Clayton Cramer
Allen D. Yount
Love
Circuit Court
Christmas Eve Shellfire Breaks Silence on Korean Front
On the Western Front near Korea the I Company kept Christmas Eve quiet amid shellfire. Soldiers recalled a fallen comrade near a makeshift Christmas tree in a shrapnel torn tent while others listened to carols on radios and shared memories of home during a tense holiday night.
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Bunker
Dill
Hook
Pope Warns East and West to Uphold Dignity of Man
In a Christmas Eve broadcast Pope Pius XII urged both East and West to resist dehumanizing industrial systems and seek God for truth. He warned nations and political ideologies cannot solve global economic and social ills, saying salvation cannot come from production alone. The pope highlighted persecution of churches behind the Iron Curtain and the suffering of Christian communities under oppressive regimes, urging faith and dignity amid modern technologies.
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God
Vatican City
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Sale of two Waukesha county weekly papers announced
Hugh Winderaker president of Lake County Priming Inc announced the purchase of Pewaukee Post and Delafield Gazette by the new firm formed with George Lewis of Milwaukee. The sale takes effect January 1 with no price disclosed. The Hartland News will remain in Hartland and the Pewaukee Post will publish in the News Plant while the Gazette stays in Delafield for printing and advertising. Tom Evans named editor and office manager for the Gazette.
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Lake County
Gazette
Pewaukee
Delafield
Tom Evans
The
MacCaffrey
Lhe
Boyd
Hinderaker
Hartland
News
Carl B. Hansen
Lewis
Milwaukee Journal
Passenger leaves seven foot undecorated tree on train
Pullman Co officials reported a passenger on an eastbound trip from Seattle apparently lost his Christmas spirit and left a seven foot undecorated Christmas tree aboard the train. The incident occurred as the party traveled toward Chicago with the tree unclaimed by any passenger.
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Pullman
Chicago
Pullman Co
Seattle
Wash
Christmas Tree Dealers Report Lush Business
Christmas tree dealers report brisk demand with many lots sold out or nearly empty. Some auctions shifted to florists while others cut prices to move leftovers. competition and cautious cutting helped sales. Deer Park area amid snow and rain delayed cutting, yet high demand persisted, prompting fears of rising competition next season.
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Rathke
Randles
Tony San Filipo
Hopes for White Holiday Are Slim
White Christmas fans remain hopeful for snow tonight or tomorrow but forecasts mention only snow barries. Temperatures dropped to 32 around noon and are compared to last year when 12 below zero greeted a White Christmas. The drying precipitation reduces icing risk if snow falls.
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Barries
Waukesha Couple Bruised in Crash
Mr and Mrs Frank A Bellin of 913 Fales Ave and their five year old daughter were shaken and bruised when their car struck a moving Soo line boxcar at Hartwell Avenue crossing at 528 pm All three were taken home by squad car Berlin said he stopped for signals but did not see the train
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Frank A. Bellin
Fales. Ave
Soo Line
Hartwell Avenue
Berlin
McCarran Act Tightens U S Immigration Rules
New York reports the McCarran Walter Act limits entry at ports and borders. The Liberte docks as crews face screenings and possible detention. 269 of 974 crew members may be barred for political affiliations. Immigration officers nationwide begin enforcing the new law amid political debate and calls for revision.
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Truman
Congress
New York
U. S. Immigration Service
Idlewild International
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Liberty
Mail Rush Tops Amount for 51 at Waukesha Post Office
Incoming letters and parcels at the Waukesha Post Office surpassed last year as residents responded to an early Christmas mail campaign. Ruth Steinert says heavy catering mail eased workloads while about a dozen letters addressed to Santa Claus reached the proper recipient, though Santa’s Waukesha address remains undisclosed.
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Waukesha
Ruth Steinert
Santa Claus
Madison rescuer saves boy from Yahava River
A motorist stopped his car and waded into the Yahava River to rescue a small boy who slipped from the bank while walking with his mother on Tuesday. Willard North of Madison was thanked by the mother before they headed to shelter, shielding the boy from the cold.
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Yahava
Willard North
Snow Blankets Detroit Civic Tree Area
Detroit residents faced knee deep snow around the city Christmas tree as a coal and ice company used a snowmaking machine at city hall to spread a thick blanket of snow. The rest of the city saw unseasonably warm weather. Sentence suspended.
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Detroit
City Hall
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