Fire Sweeps Mears Home Kills Wife and Two Children
In Alexandria Virginia the wife Sally Mears 28 and children Pamela 4 and Walter R Meers Jr 22 months died in a Christmas carol blaze at the Mears home. Walter R Mears the AP reporter and naval officer Louis Pentz escaped. Fire officials say the fire began in a living room chair. damage estimated at 12000 dollars.
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Alexandria
Associated Press
A . Mich
Walter R. Mears
Alexandria City Hospital
Sally Mears
Pamela Mears
Walter R. Meers Jr
Ina
Mears
Louis Pentz
Reinmiller
Pen‘'z
Queen’s Zoo Purchase At Christmas Jaunt
Mr Shnoo and Santa guide the Queen through a zoo voyage ending with Crookshank jailed, lions calmed, and a 1000 gold gift securing ownership of the zoo. The Queen pledges 1000 gold yearly and names the establishment the Queen's Zoo.
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MR. Shnoo
Zoo
Crookshank
Queen’s Zoo
Santa
Cross Roads News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Esta McKee Miss Evelyn McKee and Robert McKee joined Mrs Robert Sayre and son Mark to Trenton New Jersey. Sayre and son left Sunday for Scotland to join Mr Sayre in the Navy. Regular 11 oclock worship at Fairview Lutheran Church led by Rev P E Shealy. Visitors included Mrs J B Fletcher and Johnny Roger and Annette plus Mr and Mrs Ray Roomsburg and Carolyn and Mrs Ethyl Wolford. The Lines visited Dulles International Airport and called on W F Peacemaker at Aldie.
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Woodrow Line
Cross Roads
Esta McKee
Evelyn McKee
Robert McKee
Robert Sayre
Mark
Trenton
N. J
Roger
Annette
W. J. Line
Ray Roomsburg
Carolyn
Ethyl Wolford
Dulles International
W. F. Peacemaker
Aldie
Shaw-Nee-Land Opens Today At Shawneeland Ski Resort
Shawneeland officially opens today near Winchester twelve miles east? west of Winchester in the area. The southern ski resort reports ample natural snow from recent falls and plans artificial snowmaking as needed to maintain two slopes.
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Shaw-Nee-Land
Shawneeland
Winchester
Santa Returns as Reindeer Parade Delights Royal Family
Bells ring as eight reindeer fly overhead with Santa perched on the last. The Queen exclaims Christmas is near while Mr. or Mrs. figure declares Christmas has come. All cheer, “Merry Christmas” to all in a festive scene.
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Zoo
Mr. Shnoo
Santa
Mr. Shnpo
Molly
Mr. Shapo
Henrietta
Penney’s
Calif
Washington
Alaska
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John Reinmiller
Heart
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MO. S. Solenberger & Co., Inc
North Loudoun St
Ridgeway Raritan Club
Church Hall
Santa Claus
Bobbie Smallwood
Memphis
Tenn
Kenneth Smallwood
C. E. Ridgeway
James Twigg
Morgantown
W. Va
Ridgeway
Peggy
Patty Clowser
Brucetown
Charles Clowser
Victor Lee Ridgeway
Kent City
Mich
John Patton
Bunker Hill
Shriver
Martinsburg
Smith
Gulf Station
Gerrard & Braddock Sts
Shenandoah Ford
Ford
Valley Ave
Chapter
Lion House
Mr. Shane
Lucy
Flossy
Cedric
Edgar
Cross Roads News
Penneys
Penney
Penney's
Bethlehem
Christ
Pifer Printing Co., Inc
S. Braddock ST
Virginia
Grove Furniture CO
Inchester
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