Former Cop Charged in Crime Wave
Former Wichita Falls police captain Robert D. Burch faced charges of safecracking burglary and harboring a life term convict. Indictments also named Billy Wayne Powers Joe Decker and Frank Offutt in related robberies with total loot around 2800 dollars. Powers escaped jail June 18 and was later arrested in Long Beach California facing five robbery charges. Burch resigned citing illness after two years on night patrols. he served in the Army counter intelligence corps.
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Wichita Falls
U.P
Robert D. Burch
Billy Wayne Powers
Powers
Joe Decker
Frank Offutt
Sears-Roebuck
Wichita County
Long Beach
Cal
Burch
Force
Europe
Army
Counter - Intelligence Corps
Houston man fights for estate over missing wife and children
Ted Gill a former grocer now Air Force civilian employee in Alaska seeks to claim a $100000 plus estate if his two children survive his former wife by even one second after a plane disappearance near Houston last July. Attorney John Veach says further investigation is planned as no wreckage or clear crash evidence exists.
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Houston
U.P
Ted Gill
Air Force
Alaska
John I. Veach
Gill
J. R. Horrigan
Horrigan
Justin Aldrich
Dee Ann
John T
Northeast
Clem McClelland
New Jersey
Mrs. Gill
Veach
Halloween Prank Ends in Shooting Tragedy in Ohio
In Portsmouth Ohio on Halloween night 17 year old Beecher Daniels fired a shotgun from his home window when he believed pranksters were overturning an outhouse. The shot struck 18 year old Joseph Brumfield as he and others gathered near Franklin Furnace. Brumfield died en route to Portsmouth General Hospital. Four other youths are being questioned. Daniels is in juvenile custody with no charges filed yet.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Franklin Furnace
Burl E. Justice
Joseph Brumfield
Carl Brumfield
Justice
Beecher Daniels
Daniels
Brumfield
Portsmouth General Hospital
Polio survivor crafts scarves in Springfield
Nancey A. Newlin, paralyzed by polio, uses a hand loom to weave colorful plaid wool scarves in Springfield. She sells them to support herself, saying she has learned to do things to make her own way.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
Nancey A. Newlin
Window Artistry winners crowned in Amarillo Halloween event
About 500 students from Amarillo schools joined a window painting contest during the Halloween celebration. Prizes of 10, 5, and 3 dollars were awarded in primary through senior high divisions, totaling 72 dollars funded by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Judges announced results after 7 pm, with prizes to be presented at school assemblies.
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Amarillo
Jack Haas
Ruth Coker
Bivins
Western Light & Supply
Polk
Yvonne Coker
Harriet Martin
Southwestern Stationery & Bank Supply
Rachel Ann Hooker
Alice Landergin School
White & Kirk
Marion Martin
Woolworth’s
Annette Graham
McKinley
Schulte United
Chucky Settles
Nixson School
J. C. Penney’s
Cleta Phillips
Horace Mann
Mayfair
Gloretha Langston
Carver High School
C. R. Anthony Company
Frankie Blair
J. W. Hill Furniture
Barbara Wiseman
Jones Roberts
Lynne
G. K. Tomlinson
Washington
Bruce Barton
Nixson Junior
Plains Creamery
Mark
Yale Rice
Travis
House of Horrors
Sandie
City Park and Recreation Commission
Chamber of Commerce and
Jaycees
Brannan Considering Meat Price Support to Spur Production
Secretary Brannan is expected to present Congress with options to boost meat output, weighing government price supports versus production payments. He may argue current tools risk costly storage and losses, favoring payments that bridge gaps between market and support prices without government purchases. The Brannan Plan faces cautious reception among lawmakers.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Congress
Department
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Lions Club Halloween raffle car sale shocks Palestine crowd
PALESTINE Tex November 1 In a Halloween stunt the Lions Club raffled off a car donated by Plymouth dealer Frank Moore who sold it at cost The winner was Arnold Hudson another Plymouth dealer and Moore's competitor
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Palestine
Tex
Plymouth
Frank Moore
Lions Club
Lions
Arnold Hudson
Moore
Brazil Grants Wage Boosts to Bank and Commercial Workers
Brazil has granted wage boosts of about 15 percent to bank workers and 30 percent to commercial workers, but employers are contesting the latter edict.
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Brazil
Asthma Spasms Remedy Promoted by French Chemists
The advertisement promotes Bel din a palliative formula for easing coughing and breathing difficulty from bronchial asthma spasms. French chemists developed it, now marketed in the United States by Montrose Sales Co Inc Montana Calif, offering a liberal free supply or 15 cents for mailing.
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Europe
United States
Montrose Sales Co
Inec
Dept
C-332
Montrose
Calif
Cycle Rider's Condition Good After Crash
Marvin Snider a 16 year old in a crash with an automobile was described as in good condition at St Anthony's Hospital this morning. Melvin Boyle 24 riding with Snider was released after emergency treatment. Snider was thrown through the windshield of Clyde Dodson's car at North East Eighth and Grand. Boyle was hurled over the car. Snider resides 205 A Rusk while Boyle lives at Santa Fe Camp No 146 Panhandle. Dodson escaped injury.
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Marvin Snider
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Melvin E. Boyle
Snider
Clyde E. Dodson
North East Eighth
Grand
Masterson Family Wins Gas Case in Federal Court
In a federal case Masterson versus Canadian River Gas Company the Masterson family and 30 others were awarded 1 032 000 after a jury found the company produced less gas than contract terms. The suit sought about 2 1/2 million dollars for damages on lease contracts. Hearing began Oct 23 and verdict came yesterday afternoon.
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Masterson
Canadian River Gas Company
Anna Eliza Masterson
Permit Issued for Carver School Addition
City engineering department issues a permit for an addition to Carver School to contractor Floyd Richards. Estimated cost 87,000 dollars. A separate permit was issued for a 12,000 dollar residence at 2209 Milam by Marshall and Spradling. The six room brick veneer home includes an attached garage.
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Carver School
City Engineering Department
Floyd Richards
Milam
Marshall and Spradling
Madam Mary Vargason Loses Purse at Kiwanis Sale
Mrs. Mary Vargason reported to police that her purse containing 20 dollars was accidentally sold during a Kiwanis rummage sale where she was working in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
U.P
Mary Vargason
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Joe B. Johnson
Georgia
Phore
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Globe-News
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Plains
Lumbing CO
Cascade
Sia. Iasc
WEIS
GEO. A Bickel Distilling Company
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Dorothy Day
Zale
America
Waltham
Zale’s
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