Missing Father Prompts Boy to Write Santa for Christmas
Chicago boy Eugene Stokes Jr aged 14 writes the Chicago Tribune asking help to locate his father missing for a month after 18 years of marriage to his mother Eva Stokes. His mother Georgina Stokes 34 says his father vanished after driving her to work on November 21. Local police and Santa fund gift scenes appear in related items from Chicago and New York briefs.
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Chicago
Gene Stokes Jr
Santa Claus
Chicago Tribune
Eugene
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Sergeants Host Christmas Party for Privates
Front-line sergeants of the 26th anti-aircraft battalion hosted a Christmas Five event for privates and corporals on Saturday night. The sergeants did not attend themselves, instead pulling guard duty to supervise their guests.
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Seoul
Spiritual March in Lamesa Draws Small Crowd
In Lamesa on December 24, Walter A. Koemel led a spiritual march around the Dawson County courthouse with only 15 participants. The Rev. Charles Cooke of Clark Methodist Church joined Koemel at the rear as hymns were sung. Koemel said the idea arose from a vision eight years ago and plans to repeat next year with more advance notice.
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Lamesa
Walter A. Koemel
Dawson County
Charles Cooke
Clark Methodist Church
Koemel
Lubbock Families Benefit From Toys For Tots Drive
About 500 Lubbock families received toys in a program sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserve. Roughly 10,000 toys were donated by local residents this year. Distribution wrapped Friday night with most children receiving one large and two small toys.
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Marine Corps Reserve
Tabbock
Pat Garrett
Junieor Chamber of Commerce
Nehru Receives Two‑Engined Gift Aircraft in Soviet Friendship Gesture
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived Saturday aboard a two engined aircraft presented as a remembrance of Soviet leaders' visit. Soviet Premier Balzanin and Communist party chief Khrushchev had used the same model on their tour of India, with Soviet Ambassador Menshikov calling the gift an additional expression of Indo Soviet friendship.
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Nikolai Balzanin
Communist Party
Nikita Khhrushchev
India
Mikhail A Menshikov
Operator of Local Tourist Court Dies
Hubert Thomas Wilkins, 67, owner of the Alamo Courts at 1651 Idalou Highway, died at Methodist Hospital at 7 15 p m Saturday after a long illness. He had lived in Lubbock since 1929 coming from Alan Reed, Texas. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rix Funeral Home.
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Idalou Highway
Methodist Hospital
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Littlefield Accident Victim Improves After Surgery
Joe Burrows, 32, of Littlefield, injured in a Friday auto crash near Shallowater, is in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after surgery for a ruptured ulcer linked to the shock of the collision. His leg injuries are not serious. Bryce, also of Littlefield, received emergency treatment and was discharged.
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Littlefield
Shallowater
Methodist Hospital
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Joe Bryce
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Post Rites Pending For Ex Ranch Boss
J Satterwhite 75 retired ranch foreman of U Lazy S Ranch near Post died at home after two years illness. Funeral services pending at Hudman Funeral Home. Born in Alabama, he moved to Texas as a boy, lived near Brady, then Brownfield, began work with U Lazy S in 1915. Survived by wife three daughters a son four brothers two sisters six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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J. Satterwhite
U Lazy S
Hudman Funeral Home
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Satterwhite
Texas
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Brownfield
J. D. McCampbell
Brent Thompson
Lubbock
W. H. Cravy
Seminole
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Lawn
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Blanket
Ure
Buckholts
Jimmy
Austin
Clyde Lawless
Cecil Harris
Pekingese Pup Missing After Family Pauses at Park
L J Wright of 2413 9th St reports his five month old registered Pekingese male Joe has vanished after a roadside stop between Post and Snyder on a trip to Abilene. He drove about 35 miles before realizing the dog was gone and offered a reward for information. Call Porter 35626 after noon today.
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Snyder
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Weatherford Services Planned For Manley Stevens Chandler
The body of Manley Stevens Chandler 51 of 606 Ave Arear was taken to Weatherford Saturday morning by Ben Clapp Funeral Home of Fairfield Funeral services are tentatively set for Monday in Weatherford Chandler died on arrival at Methodist Hospital at 445 pm Friday after a heart attack while working as a cook at Jeffs Drive In 2019 Clovis Rd
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Ave. Arear
Weatherford
Ben Clapp
Chandler
Methodist Hospital
Jeff's Drive-In
Clovis Rd
Desert is Berries Tartlets with Raspberry Glaze
Bake small tart shells and fill with fresh raspberries sweetened lightly. Melt raspberry jelly and spoon over the berries to glaze. Serve with a garnish of softened cream cheese or whipped cream.
Young Thief Heeds Christmas Appeal
In Atlanta two masked teens attempted a theft at a shopping center. One youth, about 16, refused to steal Edward Blackstone's wallet and returned it after Blackstone pleaded for his son's Christmas money. The pair fled with between 400 and 500 dollars in store receipts.
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Atlanta
Edward Blackstone
Annual Pilgrimage to Clement Moore’s Grave
The annual children's pilgrimage to Clement Clarke Moore's grave drew crowds today in New York. Moore, who wrote A Visit from St. Nicholas, died in 1863 and rests in the Chapel of the Intercession cemetery on Riverside Drive. A note mentions a swift pickup in Dominican Republic tourism.
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New York
Clement Clarke Moore
St. Nicholas
Moore
Upper Riverside Drive
French Grandmother Confesses Poisoning Family
Paris police report 62-year-old Lucie Mazars confessed to poisoning 11 people by placing arsenic in five family wine kegs. Victims include her daughter son-in-law and three grandchildren. Motive given as estrangement with son-in-law Georges Maurel who asked she not live with them.
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Paris
Lucie Mazars
Agence France Presse
Georges Maurel
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