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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1952

Page

3

Poland accuses U S of spying flight behind Baltic frontier

Poland charged the United States with flying two spies from Wiesbaden on November 4 and parachuting them 40 miles behind its Baltic coast. PAP identified the spies as Stefan Skryszowski and Dionizy Ssnow and claimed radios cameras and other spying gear were dropped with them. The U S Air Force denied any such flight and called the report a fake.

Warsaw Poland United States Today Wiesbaden Baltic Sea U. S. Air Force West Germany Baltic United States U.S Hungary Romania Soviet Union Polish Telegraph Agency PAP Mzdow Koszalin Stefan Skryszowski Dionizy Ssnow United Stas Swed Brusholm Darlowo Mizdow

Father Searches For AWOL Son In San Antonio

John L Harris arrives in San Antonio to locate Tecin Harris 19 missing from Fort Jackson South Carolina. He offers 100 dollars for information about the AWOL Army private who warned he would be dead in a week but would live as he has before. Harris left University of Alabama student and former car left in a San Antonio hotel garage.

San Antonio John L. Harris Dothan Ala Harris Tecin Larris University of Alabama Fort Jackson S.C W. D Swisher Laredo Tex Swisher

Killing Fog Covers London

Londoners endured a second pea souper this December as acrid fog chilled streets and homes. Medical authorities link four days of dense fog to a surge in deaths and heightened heart and bronchial distress, with transport and road damages mounting to large costs.

London

Department Store Sales Rise in Major District Cities

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports that department store sales in four major district cities rose an average of 5 percent for the week ended Dec 20 versus a year earlier. Dallas up 8 percent, Houston 7 percent, San Antonio 1 percent, Fort Worth down 1 percent. El Paso data unavailable.

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth el Paso

Strong Red Patrols Roam Battlefield

Seoul reports heavy Red patrol activity with Allied raiders inflicting crippling losses. In multiple sectors along the 155 mile front Chinese and North Korean units suffered casualties as snow and rain grounded air cover. Sabre jets operated but did not engage MIGs.

Seoul No Man’s Land Korea Eighth Army Panmunom Truce Talks Chotwon Sabre

Edith Hildebrandt leaves UT medical scholarships

The late Mrs. Edith Fry Hildebrand of Gonzales Texas endowed a scholarship fund totaling about fifty thousand dollars for University of Texas medical students. Scholarships will pay up to five hundred dollars per year to recipients.

Gonzales, Tex Edith Fry Hildebrand University of Texas Medical

Furniture Mart Ad Promotes Home Smart Shop

Local advertisement for The Furniture Mart at 308 North Lee Rhodes Carpeting offers home furnishings and appliances with contact number 6-5071.

Norge North Lee

Queen Finalists Named in Seoul Homecoming Contest

Pat Bar of Baylor University and Eleanor Luckett of the University of Texas are among finalists in the Army Stars and Stripes sponsored homecoming queen of queens contest in Seoul Korea.

Waco Pat Barfield Baylor University Eleanor Luckett University of Texas Army Army the Stars and Stripes Seoul Korea

Chinese Leaders Taken in Raids in Manila and Provinces

Manila dispatch reports Philippine defense officials say several ranking Chinese leaders in the Philippines and about 200 underground members were arrested in sweeping raids. Nearly 350 people have been rounded up, including businessmen and professionals, with more arrests possible as the operation continues. An American veteran, William J. Pomeroy, aided the effort and faces life imprisonment.

Manila National Defense Department Philippines Manila Times Nila Defense Ramon Magasaysay William J. Pomeroy Rochester N. Y

Keyboard brands showcased by Kimball and Wurlitzer ads

Local ad roundup highlights Kimball Pianos under the headline Keyboard of the Nation and Wurlitzer Organs promoted as The King of Electronics. Armstrong Music Co at 107 E 8th lists phone numbers 2-2742 and 2-2362 for inquiries.

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