Denison man wounded after hotel double murder scene
In Snyder a Denison man, Hiram Tom Vance, 33, survived a temple to temple shooting that left his wife Betty Vance, 25, and Jack Sandefur, 31, dead. Sandefur owned the hotel where a robe-clad body of Mrs Vance was found. Vance was critically wounded and not expected to recover. Justice of the Peace W D Davis called it double murder and attempted death by own action. charges await outcome of Vance’s condition.
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Snyder
Snyder General Hospital
Hiram Tom Vance
Justice of Peace
W. D. Davis
Betty Vance
Jack Sandefur
Vance
Sandefur
Duncan
Okla
Lloyd Merritt
Denison
Condi
Church Fund Nears $4,000 for Southern Presbyterian Church
Rev Clarence F E Dodge reports the church building fund for a new edifice of the Southern Presbyterian Church near the $4,000 mark. Donations include five checks from $10 to $100 totaling 285 this week, with more pledges expected to close the solicitation in two or three days in honor of Dr. Fincher.
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E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Clarence FE. Dodge
Dodge
Fincher
BC headache relief tablets or powder offer same formula
Buy BC in tablet or powder form for the same fast relief of simple headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. Each 10¢ item provides complete confidence when used as directed. Two BC tablets equal one BC powder.
Return of Sheriff’s Killer to U S Block
Jose Villalobos, 24, who admitted slaying Texas Sheriff O W Blackie Morrow, remains in a one cell jail in Ojinaga Mexico as a Juarez court grants a one week amparo injunction delaying his move to Chihuahua City. Prosecutors seek extradition to the United States for trial while a April 14 hearing could extend the stay.
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Marfa
Jose Villalobos
Texas
O. W. “Blackie” Morrow
Ojinaga
Mexico
Juarez
Fernando Foglio Miramontes
Chihuahua
Villalobos
Chihuahua City
Presidio
Javier Alvarez
David Baca Parra
Pasquel Valdez
Jurez
Alvarez
Presidio County
Atty
Norman ©. Davis
Travers Crumpton
United States
Rail strike blocked by Truman order in Key West
President Truman signed an executive order in Key West that blocks a planned strike on twelve western railroads. An emergency board will investigate the dispute between carriers and the Switchmen's Union of North America, delaying the strike for sixty days. Railroads named include Chicago Great Western, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and others.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Western Railroads
Switchman's Union of North America
Ater
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Davenport
Rock Island and North
Denver and Rio Grande
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Terminal Co
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Fire blamed on firebug for $80,000 Haskell blaze
Fire Marshal Marion Reeves said a fire bug may have touched off an $80,000 blaze in Haskell's business district last Friday. The two story Odd Fellow's Building, already damaged by a December 29 explosion, burned about five hours before containment. Night Watchman W. C. Allen reported two small fires, one on each side of the structure, as authorities arrived. The first floor, housing a department store, was engulfed by the flames.
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Haskell
Marion Reeves
W. C. Allen
Girl Glad She Slew Her Twin
Fresno report states 14 year old Alice Richards said she would do the same again and showed no remorse for killing her sleeping twin Sally amid a family of six. She faces first degree murder charges but will not face death due to youth.
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Fresno
Cal
Alice Richard
Sally
Dist. Atty
Dan B. Eymann
Edgard V. Richards
Alice
Eymann
Sheriff's Office
Richards
Bobby
Boa Gives Birth To 18 Snakes In Tampa Store
An eight-foot boa constrictor delivered 30 young snakes at a Tampa pet shop, astonishing patrons and monkeys inside. The mother arrived from South America the day before for delivery to a snake collector. Proprietor James M. Coker called it the first captive birth he has heard of for a boa. Police were alerted by passers-by.
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Tampa
Fla
South America
James M. Coker
Coker
HADACOL Promises Health Boost With Essential Nutrients
Medical authorities link many common illnesses to deficiencies and recommend HADACOL daily. The tonic supplies B complex vitamins iron calcium phosphorus and manganese to support health nerves and tissue repair. Readers are urged to mail in the coupon for a bottle, touted as a century's great scientific contribution.
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Lafayette
Louisiana
Robert Meaux
W. M. Thompson
Port Arthur
Tex
Monkeys Escapes Close to Church Reach Shop Area
A caller reported from a church that two monkeys escaped their cage and an 18 inch juvenile group crawled around the shop, with authorities noting the two monkeys caused the cage to topple during the commotion.
Quartet Singers To Meet Tonight
A Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing holds a meeting tonight to discuss events, membership, and plans for upcoming performances and contests.
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the Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America SPEBSQSA Schedules Evening Session at KFDA
County Judge Jordan announced tonight at Radio Station KFDA that the America SPEBSQSA group will meet weekly from now until the regional contests in May. The plan covers preparation for the May events and solidifies the schedule for rehearsals and performances.
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America
KFDA
Jordan
Highlands to receive 1000 prefabricated Swedish houses
Scotland's Highlands and islands will gain 1000 prefabricated homes imported from Sweden this year. The dwellings will be shipped on Baltic trading vessels, boosting regional housing supply and tying into broader postwar reconstruction efforts.
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Scotland
Highlands and Islands
Sweden
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