Santa Claus Vindicated Amid Christmas Tragedies
A Chicago AP report details two Christmas Eve crashes that killed 11 people near Lomira Wisconsin and Barnum Minnesota. The Schultz family perished in a train collision while en route to church, and a separate crash near Barnum injured several others. The piece also reprints the New York Sun’s 1897 Santa Claus editorial, Virginia O’Hanlon’s famous query and its eloquent defense.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lomira
Wis
Barnum, Minn
Schultz
H. G. Schultz
Esther
Anita
Raymond
Herman Schultz
Seo Line
Barnum
Mabel Rundgren
Glenn Harper
Marion Harper
Duluth
Minn
Kdith Larson
Cloquet
Axel Anderson
the Globe
New York Sun
the Sun
Christmas Radio Specials Across Stations and Orchestras
Radio listings show a Christmas themed schedule with multiple network and local programs. The Rudy Vallee orchestra and the Man About Town trio perform at 6 and 7, Santa Claus hosts a birthday party at 8, and B A Rolfe leads at 9. The Landt trio and Mr and Mrs Sant Claus interview air on WJZ at 7 15. Opera and classical pieces feature Richard Bonelli at 3 30 and Victor Herbert's Babes in Toyland. WABC carries a Christmas celebration at 6 30 with Brad Browne, Al Llewelyn and others, Poet's Gold with Emery Deutsch at 8, a Christmas drama at 7 45, Immanuel Lutheran chorus in Hamilton Ohio at 9, and the Handel and Haydn Choral Society Boston with a 9 30 melody moment symphony.
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Santa Claus
B. A. Rolfe
WJZ
Landt
White
Mrs. Sant
Claus
Richard Bonelli
Victor Herbert
WABC
Brad Browne
al Llewelyn
Emery Deutsch
David Ross
Immanuel Lutheran School Children's Chorus
Hamilton
Ohio
Handel and Heydn Choral Society
Boston
Local Radio Features Tonight Schedule
Local broadcast listings show John Josey organ recital on EGRS from 7 to 7 30 and Chevro let Chronicles on WDAG from 8 30 to 9 o'clock.
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EGRS
John Josey
WDAG
Noted circus man taking honeymoon in Phoenix
Al G. Barnes Stonehouse head of the Al G. Barnes circus honeymooning in Phoenix. He wed Mrs. Margaret Goldsborough of Denver and Edgewater Colorado last night. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cusack of Denver. The bride is the mother of Mrs. Cusack. Goldsborough is widow of a pioneer Leadville cattle raiser and mining man. She met Stonehouse in Denver three years ago.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
al G. Barnes Stonehouse
al G. Barnes
Margaret Goldsborough
Denver
Edgewater
Colo
C. F. Cusak
Cusack
Leadville
Stonehouse
Fireworks Destroyed At Public Market Incident
Fireworks valued at 200 dollars were destroyed when a lighted rocket landed in a stand at the Public Market on East Fifth Avenue. James Leveritt, 15, employed at the stand, suffered a minor injury.
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East Fifth Avenue
James Leveritt
Peculiar Holiday Feasts and Bold Global Notes
A tongue in cheek roundup spans prohibition bickers, a 23 foot New York python fed on roosters, and criminals facing death menu choices. Calvin Coolidge inflation satire, Vatican plans for a self contained state, and Bobby Jones linking golf to radio broadcast close this eclectic column.
Dancers Pass 320-Hour Milestone Amid Stage Fright
Dancers in Amarillo passed the 320 hour mark early today. A contestant was frightened when a firecracker exploded in the hall, nearly forcing her to quit. One dancer wrote a letter while dancing to confirm she remained in the show. Management provides food clothing medical aid and laundry, with dancers noting they can obtain anything they ask. Rev. L Allen of Third Baptist Church will speak on What Baptist Believe in Regard to Science or So Called Evolution on WDAG at 7:30 Saturday. There are four to five thousand divorcee cases heard annually in English courts.
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Santa Claus
Virginia
Amarillo
Rev. L. §. Allen
Third Baptist Church
WDAG
Christmas Cheer Fills Amarillo With Civic Unity and Gifts
The city hosted multiple Christmas celebrations led by the Legion Christmas Cheer committee. Santa distributed gifts to about 1,500 children at Sumnitt school, with concerts and readings by local churches and figures including Bishop E. C. Seaman and Rev. R. S. Allen. Volunteers from fire and trucking services assisted in toy repair and distribution.
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A. Petersen
American Legion
Sumnitt
Santa Claus
Third Baptist Church
R. S. Allen
First Christian Church
Joe Macardo
Arthur Street
North Pierce Street
Assembly of God Church
Guy Shields
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
The
Elks Club
Amarillo Christmas charity far surpasses prior efforts
The city recorded its largest charity drive as 1,100 plus families received food clothing and toys. Volunteers delivered hundreds of baskets through Christmas Eve with no family left unfed, while the City Auditorium hosted a mammoth tree where 2 500 sacks of candy were given to children, aided by the American Legion and local groups.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Merry Christmas For Newsboys Of Amarillo
The Globe News carrier boys finished routes then canvassed homes to sell calendars for Christmas. Many patrons gave more than the calendar price and street boys received papers free. Profits will fund a very merry Yuletide for the newsboys.
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Newsboys of
Amarillo
Newsies
Carrier Boys
The
Globe News Today
Hoover Family Keeps Christmas Quiet At White House
Santa Claus visited the White House Blue Room for a family entertainment with Herbert Hoover Jr and his wife hosting guests as two Hoover children Peggy Ann and Herbert II joined in. Secretaries, aides, and War Secretary Hurley’s children attended, with parents helping distribute presents and sing carols. The day was a quiet holiday at the executive mansion with informal cabinet receptions planned and Allan Hoover returning from Harvard to host a youth dance.
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Herbert Hoover, Jr
South
White House
Peggy Ann Hoover
Herbert II
John
Hurley
Great White Executive Mansion
Allan
Harvard
Christmas Day Scenes From Capitals and Homes
President Hoover and his family kept Christmas in the White House with a light dinner and carols. Royal and noble families in England and Europe marked the day at Sandringham and Chequers while former President Coolidge and John D. Rockefeller planned Christmas golf and gatherings.
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United Press
Sandringham
England
Sandringham Castle
Prince of Wales
London
Northampton
Mass
Fort Worth youth confesses to multiple robberies across Texas
Karl Sernin aged 19, returned from San Bernardino, admits taking part in a $125,000 San Antonio robbery and a series of Fort Worth holdups. He claimed involvement in a Dallas Union Terminal messenger robbery of $17,000 and described a female disguise gang member. He also admitted aiding in a gambling-game heist of $1,500 before fleeing toward South America.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Karl Sernin
San Bernadino
Calif
Dallas
San Antonio
W. A. Shay
San Berrardino
Serain
Shay
South America
Theft Report Reveals Christmas Gift Secrets for Peebles
Mrs Peebles planned a golf coat and slippers for Christmas while Mr and Mrs Peebles learned they would receive silverware. They reported the theft of the gifts to police, revealing their plans and the loss.
Christmas in Amarillo Brightens City with Services and Toys
A warm Christmas Day in Amarillo saw stores closed with workers briefly present. Decorated residential areas and a Central Presbyterian chimes program highlighted the morning. Special services at St. Andrew's and Sacred Heart Cathedral marked the holiday with Masses at 7, 8, and 10. Children enjoyed gifts on sunny sidewalks as toy displays enlivened the scene.
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Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral
D. W. Fan
Scout Camp Postponed for Season in Amarillo Area
The Amarillo area Boy Scouts cancel the winter camp planned for December 27 to 80 due to low signups and conflicts with school starts. Chief Marvin J. Paul and scout executive A. Clark note several interested boys cannot attend and the camp is postponed indefinitely, likely not held this year.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Borger
Pampa
Adobe Walls
A. Clark
Marvin J. Paul
Paul
Newsies Share Christmas Joy Amid Street Payouts
The Daily News and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram saw no newsies on the streets after a Christmas fundraising event. Newsies collected five dollar payments for eleven papers, spreading gifts to four more and increasing generosity. Two boys received ten dollars, and some older men earned two fifty, with a few returned papers. William Lott gave his papers to a needy boy, while Jim Gulerie praised Mr McIlroy and urged boys to grow into helpful men.
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William Lott
Jim Gulerie
Mr. McIlroy
Daily News
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Scientist in Holland Produces Rain from CO2 Drop
A Dutch scientist reports success in inducing rainfall by releasing carbon dioxide from an aircraft to cloud formations. The experiment aims to study weather modification techniques and cloud physics amid ongoing research developments.
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Holland
Christmas Day Wishes and a Fatal Car Accident in Texas
A Christmas greeting opens the item followed by a deadly accident in Childress Texas where 42 year old Jess Sartin a live stock operator died when reaching for tobacco caused his car to leave the road overturn in a ditch. Passerby John Hill riding with Sartin was seriously injured.
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Childress
Ty United Press
Tex
Jess Sartin
Sartin
John Hill
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