Christmas Spirit Brightens Local Generosity
The letter notes widespread anonymous giving and civic efforts across the Golden Spread. Motor Freight Lines funded a college scholarship and distributed a Bible verses booklet. Other groups redirected holiday funds to Boys Ranch and supported New Testaments, with Elks events and thoughtful holiday greetings reflecting a shift away from materialism toward doing good.
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Pampa Motor Freight Lines
Boys Ranch
Golden Spread
Pampa Elks Lodge
Panhandle
Potter County approves six minors driving test waivers
The Potter County judge’s office approved applications for six youths ages 15 and younger to take driving permit tests. No one was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Two Teenagers Die In Panhandle Highway Crash
A Wednesday night traffic accident near Amarillo killed two teenagers, raising the Panhandle's 1955 highway death toll to five, matching last year's total. Officials hope fatalities do not rise before year end as eight days remain.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Potter County
Floods Roar Through Northwestern California Toll Unclear
Northwestern California faced a state of emergency as rivers overflowed and towns were wiped out. Thousands evacuated, and hundreds were marooned with reports of multiple deaths and widespread damage from the Eel and Humboldt river systems.
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San Francisco
California
Goodwin Knight
National Guard
Eureka
Humboldt County
Burglary Ring Nabbed After Panhandle Break-ins
Plainview officers and sheriff’s deputies arrested four men and two women in Ardmore Oklahoma after a lead from a Plainview tourist court register. Investigators linked the group to recent burglaries in Plainview Memphis and across the Panhandle totaling about $3000 and five new autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Texas
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Okla
Hare County
Ted Andrews
Yeggs
Memphis
Coleman
Southside
Hickey Motor Co
Foxhall Motor Co
Foster Food
William Cameron Lumber Co
Panhandle
Paratrooper Hikes To Mountain Inn
Paratrooper Sgt. John M. Horan of Maynard Massachusetts hiked out of a snowbound wilderness after four days. He said he cut his shoes to travel through four foot plus snow and made snowshoes from refrigerator shelves bound with parachute strips. Horan reached a highway inn east of Snoqualmie Pass and recalled following truck and train sounds to safety. He spoke from the inn with the Associated Press about his ordeal.
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Easton
Wash
Here
John M. Horan
Maynard
Mass
Horan
Associated Press
Snoqualmie Pass
Santa’s North Pole Flight Report On KGNC
KGNC will broadcast on-the-spot reports of Santa’s trip from the North Pole to Amarillo tomorrow. Coverage starts 8:30 a.m. with the takeoff, and nine stops along the route will be reported by special correspondents including Gordon McLendon at the North Pole. Santa is due in Amarillo around 9 p.m.
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Santa
North Pole
Amarillo
KGNC
Melville Island
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Goldfields
Saskatchewan
Mr. Claus
Gordon McLendon
Brief Supports Withdrawal of Wheat Farmer Guilty Plea
U S Solicitor General Sobeloff filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting Amarillo wheat farmer B B Carter in his bid to withdraw a guilty plea on income tax evasion. The government concedes error and backs Carter’s request to plead not guilty and face trial after a 1951 Dallas Federal Court plea and a $10 000 fine.
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Brief
Daily News
B. B. Carter
Amarillo
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
Simon Sobeloff
Associated Press
Carter
Dallas
December Heatwave Records Set in Panhandle
The Amarillo area saw a record high of 75 degrees and a string of mild days, with Amarillo tying a 1933 record and Childress reporting 82. A dust storm brushed the South Plains, reducing visibility to two miles in Lubbock, while officials note no break in the warmth.
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Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Childress
Lighting Contest Judging Tonight in Amarillo
Judging of the Amarillo Christmas Lighting contest begins at 7 p m with six trophies awarded by the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce. Only religious themed decorations will be judged and entrants are urged to call the Jaycee office in the Amarillo building today to enter before judging.
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Amarillo
Christmas Lights Baffle 109 Year Old Ennis Man
In Ennis Texas 109 year old Frank Fowler discusses how to make Christmas lights blink in his front room as he and wife Ollie prepare for a quiet holiday. Born 1846 in Indian Territory, Fowler recalls Civil War memories and Abraham Lincoln while living at the edge of Ennis, a cotton and railroad town.
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Ennis
Tex
Frank Fowler
Dallas
Fowler
Ollie
Abraham Lincoln
Jesse James
Indian Territory
Georgia
Yale
Howard
Porter
Seaboard
Nellie
Fires Claim Twenty Across the Nation in Sudden Blazes
A wave of fires killed at least 20 people including 13 children across multiple cities. In New York and St. Louis tenement blazes claimed several lives while Indianapolis Davenport and Nashville reports added child fatalities. The Wayside Inn in Sudbury and the United Oil Refinery fire in Warren also drew tragic losses.
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United Press
New York
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Dren
Davenport
Iowa
Ohio
Nashville
Tenn
Sudbury
Mass
George Washington
General Lafayette
Warren
United Oil Refinery Co
Hartwell Willey
Amarillo Weather Reports Mixed Clear Skies Across Cities
The 1955 readings show Houston and Dallas with partly cloudy skies and mild winds at 3 30 p m Houston ard Dallas both partly cloudy. Amarillo reports 2 8 cloudiness with overall sun exposure across 336 of 356 days.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Classified Dept Holiday Hours At Globe-News Times
The classified department will observe Christmas with a closure all day Sunday and a Monday open period from 12 to 3 30 p.m. The rest of the week follows normal hours. Local staff will handle inquiries during the altered schedule.
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The
Globe-News- Times
Airmen Escape Stockade Steal Car and Gear Near Amarillo
Two airmen David A. DeBord and Clarence A. Tucker walked out of Amarillo Air Force Base stockade and fled to a Carson County farm where they stole a Buick car clothing and a 12 gauge shotgun. The stolen Buick belonged to a Fort Worth couple. Local deputies reported the thefts occurred near Pullman Switch and Carson County while roadblocks were set up on major highways.
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Amarillo
Pullman Switch
Carson County
Fort Worth
John Nunn
Wreck Victims in Serious Condition
Three injured in Wednesday night crash at Wolflin and Bell remained in serious condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. Golden Ball Stubbs 54 manager of Cline Cattle Company in critical condition with internal injuries. Roy Don Howington 15 son of James A. Howington listed in poor condition with skull and arm fractures. Mary J. Starr 15 daughter of Mildred Starr listed among victims.
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Wolflin and
Bell
Northwest Texas
Golden Ball Stubbs
Cline Cattle Company
Roy Don Howington
James A. Howington
Florida
Mary J. Starr
Mildred Starr
Crest
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Astro- Guide
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Sweenenen
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