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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
1
In a whimsical North Pole scene, Santa’s eight reindeer, elves, and Mrs. Claus prepare the sleigh for delivery when the harness fails and gifts drift into the snow. A U.S. Air Force observation plane offers help, proposing a jet bomber to replace the damaged gear.
Christians celebrate Christmas Eve across Bethlehem and Jerusalem areas as Arabs, Israelis, and foreign worshippers secure access to holy sites. Church ceremonies, papal and royal messages, and military border relaxations frame a day of prayer amid ongoing conflict.
At the North Pole on December 24 the temperature was at least 27 degrees below zero as Santa Claus readies his annual reindeer flight. Partly cloudy skies with good visibility mark the start of St Nick's worldwide trip.
Snow fell across the Texas Panhandle with Dalhart reporting seven inches and Amarillo four inches as cold Arctic air moved in. Highways remained open despite slick conditions and temps stayed below freezing from 14 to 32 degrees across towns from Dalhart to Lubbock.
In Corpus Christi on December 24 a Coast Guard hunt extended into a third day for a 39 foot ketch named Little Dansker missing since December 10 with five men aboard on a trip to Key West. Identified crew include Dr. James V Blair Dr. Charles McKenzie Harvey Henry Jr all of Corpus Christi and Liner and Martin Bromfield of Boston.
Pope Pius XII in his Christmas message denounces cold mechanization and calls for a flood of help for suffering millions. He warns of two great problems facing modern society: economic hardships and a crisis of conscience. The speech was delivered in Italian at the Vatican and translated into 23 languages.
Odessa police captured five of seven bandits connected with safe cracking across New Mexico and Texas. The group, including four women, used forged checks and robbed at least three stores. One suspect, James Ray Turner, is at large with a female Odessa resident believed to hide in the area. The Hummel couple were detained. the man fled, and officers followed leads on the remaining suspect.
Allied defenses repelled a major Red attempt to breach United Nations lines near Seoul Hill, with heavy Chinese and North Korean assaults halted. Gen Clark reported the attack flopped, weather and position issues cited, UN air power pounding enemy concentrations and supply bases.
Shonnae a striptease dancer known as the flame of New Orleans says her husband Roscoe Ailes killed Alfred Rosenfield Jr in a gun duel after Rosenfield tried to shoot the apartment door lock. Attorney Maury Hughes says Rosenfield became obsessed and she spurned him. Police note Shonnae has toured Dallas Oklahoma cities while her stage name may not reflect her real life.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Senate committee and August 1951. The readable parts are limited to mentions of a Senate body and a month in 1951 without clear events, names, or actions to summarize further.
The Times reports a new Eisenhower administration plan for Korea aimed at pressuring Communist forces and pushing the Soviet Union toward an armistice. The article, datelined United Nations, cites Thomas J. Hamilton and notes the plan was developed by the incoming command. The piece mentions possible swift moves once Eisenhower takes office.
The new law took effect just after midnight and affects consular agents and Washington observers. The measure, tied to a controversy over shore leave, aims to equip both sides in the rival congressional fight and would require the return of personnel to ships.
ALICE Texas December 24 Missing Dapper Alaniz charged with murder in the slaying of a prominent South Texas lawyer's son may be in Mexico. Attorney Alaniz sought haven from threats. Spurgeon Bell says he knows nothing of his whereabouts as indictments remain in good shape.
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