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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1926
Page
1
Nearly 2000 years after the first Bethlehem festival Western Christians are a small minority among Oriental sects yet Americans and British gather in the Church of the Nativity. Pilgrims from Palestine and around arrive as shepherds recall the star over the manger and a midnight service marks the infant’s state wheel carving.
Passengers arriving in San Antonio Friday on Missouri Pacific lines will meet three Santas at the railroad stations. J. C. Woodward district passenger agent, Gerald H. Ferguson, and Sam Lewis will portray Santa. The greeting was arranged by H. B. Safford, president of the Missouri Pacific lines, to uphold Christmas spirit for travelers unable to be home.
In Wahiawa, Hawaii, an elderly Japanese resident reportedly killed himself to save Emperor Noshihito, who is said to be gravely ill with bronchial pneumonia. The incident occurred in the local community, reflecting wartime reverence and personal sacrifice reported by Honolulu papers.
Frederick Ackerman, 34, and Georgianna Larson, 82, wed recently, renewing interest in May-December marriages. The couple, from prominent circles, prefer privacy and say they want to “live their own lives.” The bride is described as very wealthy and hails from an old family.
Rochester reports a high profile wedding between Frederick Scheinor and Georgianna Larson, both prominent. The pair, with Larson's Swedish lineage and Ackerman wealth, aim to keep their marriage private, resisting publicity and intrusion into their honeymoon.
Pan American amphibians faced trouble when one failed to rise for a 237 mile hop from Tampico. The San Francisco, piloted by Capt Ira C Baker, sped ahead to Vera Cruz arriving 6 15 PM after two hours aloft. The remaining four planes were to follow once Tampico takeoff issues were resolved.
Robert Tucker, who professes faith in Santa Claus, spoke during a interview by the river bottoms in Trinity. He smoked two cigarettes, described owning six pipes, and noted coffee since age eight and whiskey before Prohibition. Tucker lost his belongings in a fire twelve years ago and says he should not worry about ordinary things. He ignores health rules, rises at midnight for a fire, and snacks on flapjacks and coffee.
President Coolidge and family with guests map a festive White House Christmas. Officials Kellogg Wilbur and Works secretarys will celebrate with relatives in New Bedford Warne Evanston Pitt, while others visit kin across Pennsylvania Ohio and Massachusetts. Community fir lights, carols, church programs, and charitable efforts mark the holiday.
Los Angeles reports a white Christmas as storms sweep the state. Snow frost and rain fall across the lower half of California including the Mojave Desert and Hollywood. Los Angeles residents import substantial snow to capitalize on the unusual weather event.
The Women of the Postal Clerks Union auxiliary provided more than 3000 cups of coffee plus buns and sandwiches to postal clerks during the holidays. They ran a basement headquarters in the federal building and offered hot coffee and meals until 2 am daily. President Mrs. Fred Matthews led the effort with Mesdames W Cole J P Oceffinger McConnell W Butler N Morris McConnell Paul Tyson T Fink ALA Cockrell R OR Lozano Doe Posey and B Dunn among those in charge.
In Chicago a weather observer notes the city’s temperature held at 85 degrees above zero for eighteen hours, then suddenly fell to 35. The forecaster says changes are unpredictable and may come at any time. Local booster quips that if you dislike Chicago weather, wait five minutes.
The piece notes varied cultural shocks from a Congo gorilla myth to a divorce over hair bobbing, then shifts to Monday's return of the Republican machine. It highlights a political aim to link the Great Lakes to the Gulf via the Mississippi and to connect the Atlantic via Lawrence, with Colorado river power, hoping for significant progress unseen since Wilson’s era.
In Champaign Illinois on December 24, Mrs. Claude Weir of Thomasboro feared her husband’s arrest for a traffic violation. She ventured into a rainstorm with her three year old son, was found along a road, and died from exposure within minutes. The child lay beside her, seemingly unfazed by the tragedy.
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