24 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
1
EW YORK no 24 UP Detective Stephen J Wall sat on a park bench when a stranger posed as a cop and a bookie asking for a bribe. Wall paid $20 but raised it to $30 then arrested the man Thomas Maloney 36 who claimed he needed cash for a lawyer while out on bail from prison.
Charles Claude Shaller 63, oilman and rancher of Canadian, killed in a Highway 66 crash near Alaneed. Services planned in Canadian Sunday with burial Monday in Amarillo. Shaller, a Texas University graduate and former head of the Oklahoma Cattle Breeders Association, leaves wife Bertha May and son Orville, plus siblings and other relatives.
A large power generator failure at Southwestern Public Service Riverview Plant plunged Borger and Phillips into a 45 minute blackout from 9:44 to 10:30 PM. A second generator went on line to restore service. Telephone switching was hindered as numbers could not be read. KHUZ radio stayed on air using an emergency generator.
Postwar Europe and beyond face a mixed Yuletide as Western Germany sees shoppers and higher prices, Britain enjoys rationed luxuries like turkey and spirits, and Christmas in the Holy Land, Moscow, and Tokyo signals varied prospects amid shortages and recovery. In Britain King George illness keeps royal Christmas in London.
Police report a car driven by Crawford Spear struck a utility pole at 12:15 this morning injuring two Tulia men. Spear, 25, and Jerry Shoemaker, 24, were taken to St. Anthony's Hospital. both were treated and released after emergency care.
Amarillo area observes Yale day with all Ama illo Retail Merchants Association stores closing by 7 PM. County officials, sheriff’s office open. city hall closes at noon for annual party. Churches plan 7:30 PM services. Christmas Eve events include a midnight communion at St Andrews Episcopal. Some downtown drugstores will open tomorrow morning.
Mayor Lawrence Bagg says many prisoners will be released as fast as possible to sober up. City Manager N V Moss agrees to turn them out quickly. Chief Sid Harper notes leniency for holiday celebrants, while those not released face beef stew for Christmas dinner.
Alton Reeder lies in Canyon bedbound after transfer to St. Anthony's Hospital for an intestinal obstruction. His father in law Dr. T Moore of Houston rushed to the marina as officials await decision on required ration. Canada recognizes Israel as state, Ottawa reports.
The Globe wishes readers a merry Christmas from its news staff. The paper notes gifts for the newsboy who delivered the paper and the boy who sells papers on the street receives a free gift. The message conveys season’s greetings and gratitude.
United Nations Security Council orders immediate end to fighting in Indonesia and demands the release of Republican leaders seized by the Dutch. Egypt lodges a formal complaint over Israeli violations of the UN truce in the Negev Desert as fighting persists. World War threats loom in the Pope Pius Christmas message.
Fog lifted across the Panhandle as a low pressure system from New Mexico moves in. Forecaster H C Winburn notes a chance of snow in northern and eastern Panhandle areas and western Oklahoma and Kansas with temperatures around 48 today and 37 tomorrow.
The article notes a 46 degree below zero temperature as Santa Claus prepares his sleigh with gifts for children worldwide. The Weather Bureau in New York City foresees snow across a wide area, aided by the reindeer and the jolly figure.
The Globe reports a surge in demand under Britain's National Health Services Act with doctors dentists and opticians benefiting from the program. Bevan seeks cuts as costs rise and patients flood offices for medicines dentures and spectacles amid a cautious public response.
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon in Amarillo with colder tonight and tomorrow. West Texas sees cloudy and colder conditions with occasional rain in the panhandle turning to snow tonight. Snow flurries in the Panhandle tomorrow with low temperatures 24 to 32 in the Panhandle and upper South Plains. Highs around 41 and overnight low near 36 with negligible precipitation.
The South Amarillo Lions Club presented three braille watches to blind residents at a meeting. Bill Gray spoke about life without sight, while Miss Cuba Anderson Bruce Altman and W T Wilson accepted the gifts. The watches were supplied by Lewis Jewelry Company and seven were ordered. one more presentation will occur next month.
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