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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1951
Page
1
This piece presents Christmas as a celebration of Jesus Christ while acknowledging Pagan echoes and Santa Claus. It notes Jesus’ impact on 600 million followers, contrasts Christian and Jewish views of the holiday, and ends with a parent’s reply about accepting difference in a diverse society.
A Amarillo based plea from Sgt Leo Huot in Korea asks readers to send mail as a simple Christmas gift. He explains his longing for contact with home, mentioning his Amarillo roots and plans to live in Korea after service. The note, printed by These Times, urges letters and support for all service members worldwide.
WEST FRANKFORT Ill December 19 20 56 hours after the nation s worst mine tragedy in 23 years claims 119 lives one miner Cecil Sanders 44 Benton Ill pulled from 550 feet down and taken to United Mine Workers Hospital in serious condition Relatives waited at the mine surface entrance as Mine Supt John R Foster later said no more entrapped miners survived the devastating blast across shafts up to two miles apart.
Mrs. O D Cope won five dollars for a fire tip. Alice Milligan received three dollars for reporting a 312 year old girl with annual broken bones. J J Giromini earned two dollars for calling in about a woman who returned money in a sack. Other tipsters are listed. The Orient No 2 mine disaster near Christmas killed 119. six bodies were found warm, one man died in hospital. Rescue efforts continued as officials warned no survivors expected.
A Christmas Eve burglary in Plainview hit First Baptist Church and White Service Station plus Bill's Grocery, causing damage but no items stolen except an apple found in the church offices. The intruder also reportedly entered a Lockney church. Entry was gained via basement window and a broken glass door.
President Truman said the government is puzzled over how to aid four American airmen held by Hungary after a military court fined them 30 000 dollars each or gave three months in jail for border violations and spying. Families welcomed the sentence while officials seek a course of action. The men include Capt. Dave Henderson Sgt. James A Elan Sgt Jess A Duff and another airman.
The Checker Taxicab Co. in Boston announced its annual glow service for holiday celebrators. A cab will arrive with two drivers, one to take the rider home and the other to follow with the rider’s car, at no extra charge.
The US Weather Bureau reports increasing cloudiness and mild winds for Amarillo and vicinity. Monday highs near 53, 55 Tuesday, with nights around 26 and 21. West Texas mostly fair Monday night, warmer in Panhandle, more cloudiness Tuesday. New Mexico partly cloudy, scattered snow flurries northern mountains, colder Tuesday.
The Globe Times sports editor Jill Brown recalls a white Christmas in 1944 near Garone Belgium. Snow blankets shell‑marked hills as foxholes dot the landscape while civilians and soldiers flee toward safety. The line holds through shelling and tanks as an M 1 rattle echoes, and a Tiger tank stands out amid the quiet and fear.
A brief reflective note on lives moving in steady rhythmic curves. It speaks of resilience and the idea that accepting woes helps defeat them. The piece ends with a bold, aspirational line about richness and perseverance.
Santa Claus message leads to a quarantine at the Workingham Children's Home after 40 residents contract mumps. Officials demand separation for at least one week amid outbreak concerns.
Albany reports Miss Elizabeth McCarthy reaches her 103rd birthday on Christmas Eve while staying at the home for the aged. She credits the Lord for her long life and good fortune as she marks the holiday with residents and staff.
With the armistice talks stalled the exchange of letters between POWs continues as Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho proposes mail exchange and Maj Gen William F Dean’s letter is handed to his wife in the United States. Libby accepts both letters and a general exchange plan is radioed for approval. North Korean and Chinese commanders reply to Ridgway’s appeal for Red Cross access but refuse visits until after an armistice.
Amarillo police investigate a pre Christmas shooting death of 16 year old Robert Leroy Tuter. A 15 year old companion fired a .22 rifle allegedly playfully, striking Tuter as he left a pickup. Tuter died at St Anthony's Hospital. the shooter remained in juvenile detention as investigators pursued the case.
The Globe Times presents a Christmas gift to newsboys with free papers as a yearly custom funded by patrons. A boy detained after an incident is described as broken up. Young Tuter formerly from Quincy Illinois, now Amarillo, Texas, is survived by parents and grandparents. Funeral services were pending with Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
In Korea on Christmas Eve UN troops prayed, held services, and exchanged gifts for orphans while skirmishes persisted along the 145 mile front. Cleric Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York celebrated mass and offered hope amid frost and fighting.
The Globe-Times will observe Christmas day as a holiday. Tuesday morning edition of The Daily News will be delivered to Globe-Times subscribers and morning-paper subscribers with regular features and comics. Circulation offices stay open until 8:30 a.m. for missed papers. calls after that hour will not be answered.
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