Christmas News Briefs From Winchester Hospital And Community
Hospital shows Christmas spirit with turkey dinner for patients and new quarters on multiple floors to cheer them. Salvation Army distributed 90 baskets, 700 people aided, 1310 cans donated by Handley School students and Civil Air Patrol. Holiday mail volume hits record with 630000 cancellations. extra trucks used for rush. Free Palace Theater show for union members and children. Santa handed out candy and oranges. Local jail inmates to dine on Christmas roast turkey with some receiving gifts. closures noted for business.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Homer Alberti
Turkey
Alberti
Salvation Army
Walter Wolfe
Galvation Army
Handley School
Civil Air Patrol
Bi A. Eeae
Campbell
Palace Theater
Uaw-Cio
Robert L. Hill
Santa Claus
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Ralph Cather
Record Christmas shopping flood hits town
C J Ott of the Retail Merchants Association says shoppers set a record spree as stores faced high demand for staples and gifts. Police kept traffic moving while many items sold out and decorations were scarce due to ice and snow. Banks and offices closed tomorrow as Christmas events and church services planned. Weather forecasters expect cloudy skies and rain with lingering snow for a white Christmas.
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C. J. Ott
Retail Merchants Association
Loudoun Street
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
President Flies Home for Yale
President Truman departed at 7 58 a m aboard the White House plane for Independence Missouri to spend Christmas with Mrs Truman. He was accompanied by his daughter Margaret and a small presidential party including Brig Gen Wallace Graham the physician Brig Gen Robert Landry an Air Force aide Roger Tubby and Miss _________.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
Independence
White House
Pairfax
Kansas City
Wallace Graham
Robert Landry
Air Force
Roger Tubby
Miss
Holiday Deaths Hit Home During Yuletide Weekend
The Christmas four day period brought 413 deaths from traffic, fires, drownings and other accidents. Traffic crashes led with 290 fatalities, fires 69, and other mishaps 54. The National Safety Council warned of a record 600 traffic deaths expected in the 108 hour span. States reported varying tolls including Kentucky 14 and Pennsylvania 16.
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Associated Press
Council
Delaware
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia Posts Five Traffic Deaths Ahead of Christmas Weekend
Five people die in Virginia highway crashes as the Christmas weekend begins boosting the 1951 toll to 966, with victims including Staff Sgt. Lee Wych of Portsmouth, Harry Elton Patterson of Narrows, and Thomas Bernard Fox of Chatham.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Lee Wych
Portsmouth
Richmond
Harry Elton Patterson
Narrows
Dublin
Thomas Bernard Fox
Chatham
Altavista Hospital
Nylons Enter Britain Via Christmas Balls
London postal officials report American nylons smuggled into Britain inside colored glass Christmas balls. A package from the United States burst open at the sorting office revealing six balls each containing a pair of nylons. Customs were alerted and a large number of stockings were seized from similar parcels.
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London
Britain
United States
Birth of Christ Novelty Story From Sacred Text
Story recounts Caesar Augustus decree taxing the world and Joseph and Mary journeying to Bethlehem. Jesus is born in a manger with angels proclaiming good news to shepherds who visit, then glorify God. Mary ponders the events in her heart.
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Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Joseph
David
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Mary
God
Meeting of Steel Union Top Policy Makers Called in Pittsburgh
President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers summoned the union's top policy makers to sessions in Pittsburgh. The USW Executive Board meets at 10 a.m. EST followed by the Wage Policy Committee at 2 p.m. on a day tied to President Truman's appeal to maintain steel production past December 31. Murray offered no details on the meeting's purpose amid ongoing strike-deadline considerations.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Truman
Murray
Christmas notices and events around Front Royal and Winchester
The page lists several local notices and events including a Christmas dance at Union Hall Front Royal with Woody Carlisle and Dottie Lee, a shooting match near Winchester on Route 522 with prizes, a free engraving offer, a Christmas party for children at Eagles Club, and a closing notice for Smith's Garage. Also Willow Lawn Farm Market extends season’s wishes.
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Union Hall
Front Royal
Woody Carlisle
Dottie Lee
Sunnyside
Winchester
L. F
Buck” McDonald
Hodgson and Brown
Eagles Club
U S Faces Dilemma Over Help for Hungarian Fliers
President Truman said the government is puzzled on how to help four American fliers held in Hungary after a Communist court convicting them of spying. Each faced a 30 000 dollar fine or three months in jail. The President declined to outline further action and referenced Oatis case developments.
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Washington
Truman
Hungary
Missouri
Oatis
William Oatis
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Reds Reject U N Appeal for Prison Camp Inspection
Communist high command rejected Gen Ridgway s request to allow Red Cross access to North Korean prison camps. Peiping radio quoted Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huat calling inspections unnecessary despite humanitarian claims. Panmunjom discussions continued as armistice talks faced the December 27 deadline amid minor Red probes and a post office mail proposal for prisoners. Major Gen. Dean s hand written letter to his wife was reportedly turned over.
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Communist High Command
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red Cross
Peiping Radio
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huat
United Nations Supreme Commander
Red
Ridgway
U. N
Panmunjom
William F. Dean
Berkeley
Calif
Reckless Drive Crashes Buick Into Station at Double Toll Gate
At about 4 a.m. a 1942 Buick sedan driven by William Brown of Norfolk crashed into the Republic Oil Station at Double Toll Gate, causing $2000 damage and total loss of the car. Six passengers were aboard. two women from Front Royal were treated for minor injuries and released. Brown was charged with reckless driving.
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William Brown
Norfolk
Republic Oil Station
C.D Taylor
Brown
Front Royal
Mary Robinson
Frances Wright
Memorial Hospital
One Survivor Rescued From Mine Blast That Claimed 119 Lives
West Frankfort Illinois reports one miner rescued 86 hours after the blast that killed 119 at the nation’s worst mine disaster in 23 years. Cecil Sanders of Benton, 44, pulled from 550 feet deep and taken to United Mine Workers Hospital in serious condition. Superintendent John R. Foster said five men remained unaccounted as rescue efforts continued.
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West Frankfort
Cecil Sanders
Benton
United Mine Workers Hospital
Sanders
John R. Foster
Christ
Christmas Front Struggles Highlight Korean War Eve
U N forces on Christmas Eve repelled several probing attacks along the front near Chorwon, as a two part engagement between an Allied armor column and Chinese units intensified southwest of Chorwon. The battle occurred amid soldiers observing religious services and gift exchanges despite frigid conditions.
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Iers
Front Line Unite
U. N M
Chorwon i
Korea
Eve of Christmas Celebrated Across Faiths and Fronts
World wide Christmas observances unfold with papal pleas for peace from Pope Pius XII and holiday rituals in Europe Asia and the Holy Land. In Jordan and Nazareth worshippers gain access as Allied troops host charity events for needy children and old folks in Germany. Eisenhowers plan a family US Christmas near Paris.
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Holy Land
Jordan
Bethlehem
Old City
Jerusalem
Israel
Nazareth of
Galilee
Jesus
Nazareth
Southern Baptist Church
United States
Europe
Entombed 56 Hours Man Describes Christmas Eve Miracle
The Orient No. 2 coal mine blast left Cecil Sanders two hours north of Benton Illinois trapped for 56 hours. Rescuers found 44 year old Sanders at about 6 45 am and carried him to the surface where his wife met him in tears. He asked for water as the first words to the rescuers.
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West FA RT
Orient No. 2
Cecil Sanders
Benton, Ii
Preston Guilty in Breakin at Siemite and Skyway Grill
Preston was found guilty of breaking and entering at the Siemite De ee Ss Loudoun Street and Skyway Grill on the national road. Robert O Neal served as defense counsel. Judge Elliott Marshall presided over the sentencing.
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Preston
Siemite de Ee
Loudoun
Skyway Grill
Robert O'Neal
Elliott Marshall
Eight Die in Tenement Fire Blaze Ruled Tentative Cause
A tenement fire on the third floor killed eight Black residents. Fire investigator Marshall Blackburn estimated the damage at around $7 and said the blaze was possibly caused by a careless smoker.
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Marshall Blackburn
Notice to Limit Poultry and Holiday Hours at Local Stores
Effective January 1, regional notices prohibit live poultry sales near Rockingham and east of Stephens City on White Post Road. Ritter's Variety Store and Metropolitan Restaurant announce Christmas Day closings and seasonal hours with limited dine in options and a 50 cent lunch special.
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Rockingham
Gilles Brog Place
Stephens City
White Post Road
Cip Taea
Ritter
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