Temple Faces Salt Water in City Water Supply
State officials planned an investigation into Temple's salty drink water after reports that Leon River sourced water carried high salinity. Eastland County oil field salt water was allegedly piped into Colony Creek feeding the Leon, with Olin Culberson stating experts would inspect Eastland County to determine possible action alongside AG and Health Department teams.
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Temple
Leon
Eastland County
Colony Creek
Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
State Attorney General’s
State Health Department
Bandit slain after cop is robbed in St Louis
Police in St Louis killed a 22 year old Negro suspect, Clarence Williams, after he robbed Patrolman Edward Pepmiller of $20 and his revolver near the riverfront. Williams fired on Patrolman John Beck, then was cornered behind sashnesone Lan L Davis says. Seven shots were fired by Davis and Detective Ernest Paluczak, ending the pursuit.
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ST. Louis
Jan
U.P
Clarence Williams
Edward Pepmiller
Williams
Pepmiller
Nesone Lan L Davis
Etective
Lyman Davis
Davis
Ernest Paluczak
Seven Killed By Flames In Houston House Fire
A Houston fire that destroyed a ten room house left seven dead, including three children. Three others were in critical condition. Victims include Tomas Rodriguez, 9, Guadalupe Rodriguez, 1, Lucia Rodriguez, 7, and Steven Rodriguez, 4, with Fausto Rodriguez and his wife among the injured.
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Houston
Fausto Rodriguez
Rosenberg
John
Tomas
Guadalupe
Lucia
Fausto
Marina
Steven
John Rodriguez
Eufemia
Manila Suffers Sixth Earthquake in Six Days
An aftershock rattled windows and swayed structures in Manila marking the sixth quake in six days. The government observatory links it to the Dec 29 triple quake that killed five people in northern Luzon.
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Manila
Luzon
Break Up a Home Breaks a Childs Heart in Italy Farewell
HAL BOYLE recounts a two and a half year old girl Nina Palmer watching her first home be packed for a voyage to Italy with her parents. As rooms empty and routines end Nina clings to the idea of staying home crying for the familiar while all adults shed tears at the goodbye to a life she calls Hitalee and big boat.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Nina
Italy
George
Helen Palmer
Hitalee
Zona
Vulcania
Palmers
Frances
The Mark of Wit and Wisdom Anatole France Profile
Anatole France a Nobel laureate and renowned French writer is described as a conic-philosophic thinker with a broad hand indicating wide activity. The text links a long life to strong reasoning and satire shown by a head line three branches a triangle on the Mount of Imagination and three base lines near the third finger.
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Anatole France
Anatole
France
the Mirror Enterprises Syn
Los Angeles
Big Top Boss Ringling Dies in Sarasota
Robert Edward Ringling, 52, longtime Ringling Brothers leader, died last night in Sarasota after a stroke. He chaired the circus board, twice led the Big Top, and was the last surviving founder’s child. Survivors include his widow and two sons, with funeral plans in Sarasota and Evanston.
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Sarasota
Fla
Robert Edward Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Big Top
Ringling
Charles Ringling
Munich
Opera
Chicago Civic Opera
Samuel Insull
Cincinnati Opera Company
Gar Wood
Ringling Art Museum
James Conway Ringling
Charles Joseph Ringling
Charles E. Sanford
Evanston, Ill
Wide Pockets Aid In Stealing Food
Madison Wisconsin report shows Anton L D Agostino caught leaving Wisconsin General Hospital with hidden food including six chicken legs six pears three oranges a can of vegetables half a pie cookies and milk He was fined seventy five dollars on a larceny charge.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Anton L. D'Agostino
Wisconsin General Hospital
D'Agostino
Patient waiting nets 99 cent car at Madison lot
Oscar Otis waited all night in front of a Madison used car lot offering a 99 cent car. He outlasted two UW students and paid 99 cents at noon to drive away in a 1931 sedan. He quips he can stand a little more sleep.
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Madison
Wis
Oscar Otis
Otis
University of Wisconsin
Globe-News
Handy Little Gadgets Inventors Spark Simple Inventions
A survey of small innovations from inventors including Fred H. Blaschke from Hastings Nebraska who created a V shaped mirror attachment for bobby pins and Naomi’s enamel mishap sparks a patent bid. Other entries include a longer lighter flint by Robert S. Casavant a four prism car mirror by Capt Arthur A. Chester and several gadget ideas from William Damon J Scott Dekubber and Charles Lindsay highlighting a busy patent scene in Washington.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Naomi
Fred H. Blaschke
Hastings
Ned
Fred
Airways
Air Force
Andrews Field
Five and
Col
Paul E. Holbrook
National Society of Inventors
Robert S. Casavant
Southbridge
Mass
Capitol Radio Engineering Institute
Arthur A. Chester
Brooklyn
Colonel Holbrook
William Damon
Liberty
Sam
Bill Damon
J. Scott Dekubber
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dekubber
Charles Lindsay
Land Fraud Board Recovers Texas Public Domain Lands
The 1883 Texas Land Fraud Board led to suits to reclaim 750000 acres from the public domain. Bascom Giles reports 163200 acres recovered, valued around 10 million for the Public School Permanent Fund. Board members included Charles DeMorse, Judge E F Hall, and I A Patterson, who publicly fought 1879 and 1881 land law violations.
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Texas
Public School Permanent Fund
Charles DeMorse
Clarksville
E. F. Hall
Laredo
I. A. Patterson
Johnson County
Miss Binford Heads Girls Rodeo Group
Nancy Binford of Wildorado becomes president of the Girls Rodeo Association at Fort Worth with Dixie Lee Reger of Woodward Oklahoma as vice president Fanny Mae Cox of Spicewood Texas as secretary treasurer and Margaret Montgomery of Ozona Texas as publicity agent The Globe News Want Ads note the election of the new officers.
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Fort Worth
Girls Rodeo Association
Nancy Binford
Wildorado
Lubbock High School
Dixie Lee Reger
Woodward
Okla
Fanny Mae Cox
Spicewood
Tex
Margaret Montgomery
Ozona
Life Reopens in Washington as Congress Returns
Washington stirs as Congress reconvenes after a recess. The final session before the 1951 elections begins with lawmakers, staff, and vendors returning to the Capitol. Hearings, speeches, and guided tours resume amid a bustle of activity, commerce, and public interest.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Tomorow
Stroble on Trial in Sex Slaying
In Los Angeles on January 3, 1964, 67-year-old Fred Stroble goes on trial for the brutal murder of six-year-old Linda Joyce Glucoft. He pleads innocent by reason of insanity as prosecutors seek the death penalty. Stroble was captured after a two-day search and reportedly confessed.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Linda Joyce Glucoft
California
Linda
Stroble
Adolph Alexander
John J. Hill
Victim Survives Long Cold Ordeal in Minnesota
George Baxter's car skidded on ice and rolled over on a lonely road near Bemidji. He lay unconscious for about seven hours with no shoes as temperatures reached 10 degrees above zero. He sustained rib injuries but survived a brutal exposure.
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Bemidji, Minn
U.P
George Baxter
Move at Right Time Saves Life
Stanley Capistrani decided to fix a flat tire, stepping from his basement apartment ten minutes before a 200 pound ceiling radiator broke loose and fell, smashing the easy chair where he had been sitting.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Stanley Capistrani
Capistrant
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