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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
3
Grand Central Air Craft Co will pause operations for four Christmas holidays. Only essential maintenance occurs at the B-47 modification plant at municipal airport. Several thousand workers will benefit from the breaks and time off tomorrow and Friday, and Thursday and Friday of next week.
The 1952 baby crop may set a U S record. The U S public health service estimates last year's births at 3 834 000 and says indications show the 1952 crop will be greater. The birth rate for the first ten months should be about 25 live births per 1 000 population, similar to last year. The only time in 25 years the rate rose was 1947 at 26.6 per 1 000.
On Christmas Eve 1941 the old man at the White House spoke of sacrifice to secure a free world for future children. Amid Pearl Harbor casualties and global conflict, his warning against greed and power endured as a guiding plea for nations. The words from that night remain potent despite years of war and loss.
The National Wildlife Federation launches a campaign during National Wildlife Week March 16 to 21 to save dwindling prairie chickens. The effort follows last year’s key deer preservation drive in Florida and aims to form a study committee advising state game commissions and legislatures on saving the species. The federation notes two prairie chicken subspecies and describes their ranges and the birds’ dramatic spring booming dances. Claude D. Kelley says the effort highlights a distinct native species at risk of extinction.
Thirty three navy and air force men invited by Gen James A Van Fleet left an advanced air base for forward areas to spend Christmas with relatives or friends in the Eighth army They had arrived today by light planes. Earlier ten Eighth army men ate Thanksgiving on Seventh Fleet carriers Essex and Bonne Homme Richard.
A giant meteor with a green tail illuminated the night sky over San Diego and disappeared eastward. Joseph Turchin of Lindbergh field reported it as the largest he had seen as numerous residents notified police and newspapers of the sighting. The event occurred at 11:30 p.m. Tucson time.
A Christmas night square dance to aid the Tucson Boys Chorus is set at the Tucson Garden. Sponsored by the Chorus parents organization, it includes door prizes and a floor show with proceeds funding the singers’ tour to 49 cities in eastern southern and midwestern states starting mid January under a personal appearance contract with Columbia Artists. Tickets from parents members or at the door. dances begins 8 p.m.
Tucson Fertilizer Co advertises pulverized lawn mulch grass seeds and commercial fertilizer with sprinkling systems installation offered. Call 3-1274 for service and products.
Albert L. Brown former instructor in botany and range ecology at the University of Arizona leaves Jan. 2 for Mexico City to join the U N food and agriculture organization as agriculture officer in range management. He will work nationwide with the Mexican government to boost productivity of grazing lands through new plant varieties grazing at proper seasons reseeding fertilization mineral supplements and cultivated pastures.
Four Tucson servicemen were among 15 Arizona soldiers arriving in San Francisco aboard the USS Gen. William Weigel from Korea. The group included Corp. Juan C. Alvarez and Pfc. Bobby J. George with others listed among the Arizona contingent.
Wednesday evening December 24, 1952 honors Manuel C. Haro and Pfc. Virgil D. Terry in a brief public military notice detailing recognition or assignment events.
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