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DATE WITH DESTINY—After Memphis doctors abandoned hope for his recovery from cancer of the stomach, 7-year-old Gene Greer Manker was en route from his home here to the Memorial Cancer Cenfer today. While parents and friends were hopeful that specialists could help, Gene was hoping to see the real Santa Claus in New York." His dog's name is Skippy. n
Boy, Desperately mn, Flying To See 'Real Santa Claus’ |
Cheerful on Big Trip for Treatment
At New York Memorial Cancer Center ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 11 (UP)—Seven-year-old Gene ,Manker was getting anxious today to be on his way to New, York to see “the real Santa Claus.” Gene's mother was anxious too, but she had something else on her mind. She wanted to get Gene to New York so he could undergo treatment at the Memorial Cancer Center, Gene doesn't know that he is I desperately ill, and his eager face : * and unruly cowlick make it hard Wo d es own,
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When he and his mother left their | . | Memphis home yésterday Gene was Loot Near 1000 as happy as any T7-year-old about : {
making a hig trip—especially when | “the real Santa Claus” might be | waiting at the other end. | . . Weather halted their airplane trip Police Believe at Atlanta, however, and they were Police today believed a new gang ready to be on their way again this of yeggs had moved into town folafternoon on Eastern Air Lines’ lowing the report of two safes Flight 534. ‘being blown open. The take may Gene fell ill several ‘months ago near the $1000 figure. and Memphis doctors were unable] gearch for the new “visitors” to help him even with an operation pegan when the first safe-blowing and X-ray treatments. jobs in more than a year were So his father, M. J. Walker, de- reported at the Janes Music Store,
cided to send him to the Memorial 803 N. Delaware St., and General | Cancer Center in New York. It is jre Co: 838 N. Delaware St i ’ ' ‘ |
the only institute in the world with Police hold to the theory that
a ward for cancer-stricken children. : Neighbors = and XR hirehes safe openers follow set methods. | Tear Hole in Wall
pitched in with donations to help : ease financial difficulties. x The burglars who entered the The weather delay bothered Gene music store and took $500 from the a little, naturally, But visions of the safe. then tore a hole in the wall big city and Santa Claus were much o gain entrance to the Delaware more important, and the youngster Liquor Store next door. They took
was still eager. $125 from the cash register and And, mercifully, he was unaware {j,res cases of Scotch.
of the real reason for his big trip.
New Gang in Town,
ul = Persons living in the rear of the /tire company told police they H | heard an explosion .- at about 3 alner olse o'clock this morning. Jerry Payne, y stock man for the company, said . he found the safe had been rolled Lauded h Editor [through the building - from the office to the alley. Its door was Planner House last night was 2l0Wn ofl. praised for the example it sets for] W. J. Coughlin company presithe rest of the world in the work- dent, said the amount of money ings of democracy. taken from the safe was not yet Paul Kellogg, editor of Survey determined. Graphic, widely known as a social] Wrong Yule Spirit work leader, addressed 160 persons! The Christmas spirit of giving attending the dinner celebration of was disregarded yesterday by somethe 49th aniversary of the local one who took a 15-foot lighted Negro Center. | Christmas tree from in front of He asserted that “what social cen- American Legion Post 34. ters like Flanner House does in In-| Mildred Sharp of 1219 Central dianapolis, and what Indianapolis’ Ave. told police a billfold containdoes in Indiana and what Indiana ing $60 was taken from a dresser does in the U. 8. is watched closely drawer in her apartment. She disby the rest of the world as an ex- covered the loss last evening when ample of democracy in action.” she returned from work. The hasp Cleo W. Blackburn, director of the on the front door had been pried center, also spoke. Harry T. Ice off: and Mrs. F. B, Ransom, new hoard! Police gave chase to two men they members, and Wallace O. Lee, saw lurking in the rear of a grocery chairman for the 50th anniversary at Orange and Shelby Sts. arly celebration nekt year, were intro- this morning but the men escaped duced. Special guests were Stephen despite police shots. and Alice Thorn, recording clerks Prying Door Open of the London yearly meeting of Officers learned later that wiiile Friends, |the chase was in progress a third r————— (man, who had gained entrance to Tree Rustlers Jump jthe grocery through a window, was 2 . prying open the front door. He also The Christmas Gun escaped through the jimmied door. DENVER, Dec. 11 (UP)—The Another police squad arrested a Christmas spirit was marred today man two blocks from the scene by Christmas tree rustlers. shortly after the fleeing men esTree growers in the Little Deer caped. He was being held on susCreek area near here reported that picion. thieves had taken nearly 300 trees,, Grocery employees found nothing some of them cut for shipment and missing. others still standing.
ee NEW MINNEAPOLIS WEEKLY THERE WERE MORE HORSES MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 11 (UP)— A little more than a half century The Mail. new Minneapolis weekly ago, there were only four automo- newspaper, began publication today. biles in the United States, Earl M, Almquist is publisher,
Citizen Hooks Fire Truck, Curbstone Lawyers Sizzle
‘Hero’ or ‘Lawbreaker,’ Townsmen Wonder; Anyway, He Did Get Tangled Up in Hose
WHITEHALL, Mich., Dec. 11 (UP)—Authorities differed sharply today on whether a private citizen who makes off with a fire truck to put out a blaze himself is a hero or a lawbreaker, Harold Gibson, the center of the controversy, stood by calmly while the fire department and sheriff's office crossed swords over his exploits.
Mr. Gibson said he had seer JUS Fotlivg ie ive hose hitched up with duty and done it—or at least tried. chief Von Plees, chagrined to find Fire Chief Richard von Plees said his brand-new truck gone, -dug up Mr. Gibson should be arrested. the old truck it had replaced and : spluttered to the scene, There he But Deputy Sheri Ray (lian found Mr. .Gibson still -struggling said Mr. Gibson was a “hero” who gi the hose—but now hopelessly should be lauded as a public-spirit- entangled in the coils. ed citizen. The garage burned to the extent It seems that Mr. Gibson spotted of $2500 before everything was a fire in a garage and turned in an straightened out. alarm for the village's volunteers. Chief 1 Plees called for an imWhen none appeared he dashed to mediate Groot. Mr. Gillan replied the fire station, mounted a shiny that Gibson's new fire truck—and drove off to the good.”
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