Christmas Toll Across the World a Day of Peace
Christians marked Christmas with prayers for peace and good will as tensions linger in the Middle East and Korea. Pilgrims walked to Bethlehem while Pope Pius XII urged international arms control and colonial freedom. Families shared gifts and carols in homes from the Arctic to the tropics.
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Jesus Christ
Prince of Peace
Israel
Jordan
Joseph and Mary
Bethlehem
St. Catherine's Church
Jerusalem
Holy
Mandelbaum Gate
Korea
Pope Pius XII
Arctic
Christmas at the White House and Sandringham
The passage notes President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower hosting 16 family guests at the White House with grandchildren singing carols. Across the Atlantic Queen Elizabeth II shared a family gathering at Sandringham in Norfolk, famed for its 7,000 acre estate, as the royal Christmas tree gleamed.
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White House
Eisenhower
Presidential House
Atlantic
Elizabeth II
Sandringham
Norfolk
Queen's Christmas Broadcast and Operation Cheer Return
The Queen plans a customary Commonwealth broadcast while American GIs abroad celebrate Operation Cheer, giving parties, clothing, toys, and candy to children. In Germany, about 70,000 of the 300,000 U.S. servicemen on the Continent participate in festive aid for local children.
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Commonwealth and Empire
Germany
U.S
Christmas Observances Reach Hearts Across Towns
Across cities and hamlets churches staged nativity scenes while bed-ridden and hospital patients received songs and gifts. Families separated by distance sought reunion, travel peaked, and northern regions enjoyed snowy sports amid feasting.
Christmas church services across Amarillo lightened schedules
Multiple Amarillo churches hold single Christmas Day services or shift timings with special speakers. Melvin Herring preaches at Trinity Lutheran at 10 and Christ Lutheran at 11, Beautiful Savior hosts 11 O clock communion, and other churches adjust programs. Paramount Terrace features Martin Clark and Rev Bills at 6 p.m.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Paramount Terrace Christian Church
Martin Clark
Osaka Bible Seminary
Osaka
Japan
V. Alex Bills
Korea
Clark
Warm Christmas Eve Shatters Records in Amarillo
Shoppers bore the heat in 80 degree weather downtown Amarillo as Christmas Eve set a warmth record. Forecasters predict a mild cold front today to drop temperatures slightly, offering little relief from the Easter like week. The holiday spirit remains strong across the Golden Spread.
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Sunday News-Globe
Amarillo
Early final edition notes Christmas press schedule
The Amarillo Sunday News Globe goes to press early so staff can spend Christmas Eve with families. Classifieds close Sunday but reopen Monday noon to 3 30 p.m. Regular editions of The Daily News and Globe Times will appear tomorrow.
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News-Globe
Ed April
St. Nicholas
Mitchell Johnson
R. L. Johnson
Louisiana
Mitchell
Santa Claus
Amarillo
Sunday News-Globe
Daily News and
Globe Times
Texas Second in Farm Crop Values in 1955
Washington report shows Texas ranked second in the nation for 1955 farm crop value at 1,236,353,000, behind California. Corn remained the leading crop, valued at 4,169,538,000, with cotton and wheat following as major crops in the year’s production mix.
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Texas
Washington
California
Agriculture Department
America
Weather Outlook for Amarillo Weekend
Parity cloudy conditions expected Sunday and Monday with cooler temperatures Sunday. Lows near 46 and highs around 65.
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Amarillo
Rainy flood crisis widens in northern California
More than 11,000 people fled floods in Marysville Yuba City area as damage nears 30 million dollars in two sectors. A new storm looms as helicopters, boats, and Army Ducks rescue residents from rooftops and submerged vehicles amid ongoing deaths in the disaster.
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Associated Press
California
Yuba City
Marysville
Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Marysville-Yuba
Sgt Santa Delivers Toys Then Returns Wagons In Amarillo
An Amarillo police sergeant answered a call about two wagons found on N Taylor. He gave the wagons to 6 year old David Patterson and 4 year old Billie Mathews but later found the real owners. He then obtained replacement toys from firefighters for the children.
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Amarillo
Clifford Longes
N. Taylor
David Patterson
Billie Mathews
Santa Claus
Longest
Billie
David
Weather and city scores hint at 1955 Amarillo sunshine streak
The sun shone over Amarillo for 33 days in 1955 and readings show a windy 15 MPH wind with partly cloudy skies and clear visibility at 3 30 p m Saturday.
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Amarillo
Two Never Reappeared In Marysville Flood Rescue
Oakland Tribune photographer recounts a Christmas Eve flood rescue near Marysville. A rubber raft saved a mother and infant from a car, but a man and a boy vanished into the strong current as helicopters aided recovery in the chaotic scene.
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California
Russ Reed
The
Oakland Tribune
Walter Carroll Irvin Dies in Mineral Wells
Amarillo automotive pioneer Walter Carroll Irvin died at a Mineral Wells hospital following a pelvis fracture and a recent stroke. Requiem masses were planned for early Tuesday at Lady of Lourdes and Sacred Heart Cathedral, with burial at Liano Cemetery conducted by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Walter Carroll Irvin
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
the Lady of Loudres
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Liano Cemetery
Princess Margaret Laughs During Circus Outing
Princess Margaret laughed at a circus in London, a moment seen as her first bright public display since the Townsend engagement controversy. The scene, sparked by a joke from the Duke of Edinburgh, suggested renewed ease, though observers note uncertainty about her inner feelings.
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London
Princess Margaret
Duke of Edinburgh
Record Christmas Traffic Toll Reaches 210 Deaths
Traffic officials reported 210 deaths on highways and streets by 9 p.m. during the Christmas period. The toll included 25 additional fatalities and 21 from miscellaneous causes, raising fear of a national record holiday death toll.
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Associated Press
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Seaciety
Soseees
Orleans
Klamath
Oregon
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O Stockton
Sgt. Santa
Houston
Dallas
Okla
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Oakland
Calif
Tribune
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Automotive
Walter Carroll
Irvin
Princess Meg
By Eddy Gilmore
Duty
Peter Townsend
Margaret
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