Gilbert commuted death sentence to twenty years hard labor
Lt. Leon Gilbert, a 31 year old Black soldier, told reporters that President Truman commuted his death sentence for misconduct in the face of the enemy in Korea to twenty years at hard labor. He spoke from a U.S. Eighth Army stockade in Tokyo, saying he did not intend to disobey orders and that he would give anything to return to Korea.
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US Eighth Army
Tokyo
Leon Gilbert
Truman
Gilbert
Korea
Washington
York
Gibson Rites Held for Joe Grover Gibson at Chapel
Funeral services for Joe Grover Gibson 66 of Angelus Hotel were held at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rev. Robert Smith officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include three sons. Gibson died early Sunday after a heart attack in his hotel room.
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Boxwell Brothers
St. Anthony's Hospital
Sona
Joe Grover Gibson
Angelus Hotel
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Robert Smith
Sundown Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Dallas Reeves
Wayne Kuykendall
Tom Passmore
Harvey Williams
Melvin Collier
Marvin Gibbs
Mr. Gibson
Australia targets 20000 unit annual Aussie car output this year
Australia plans to reach a production rate of 20,000 units for its first fully Australian built automobile within the year, signaling a milestone in domestic automotive output.
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Australia
Relief for Kidney Ailments with Doan’s Pills
As people age stress and exertion can slow kidney function leading to backache energy loss headaches and dizziness. Night trips and frequent urination may stem from bladder irritations. If from these causes, consider Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to help flush waste from kidney tubes and filters.
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Dean
Doan
Interior Design Studio Opens at 1410 Washington
Clif Casey and Paul Toomey opened a new interior design studio at 1410 Washington. The partners hold degrees from the University of Colorado School of Designing. Casey hails from Amarillo and Toomey is from Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
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1410
Washington
Clif Casey
Paul Toomey
University of Colorado School of Designing
Mr. Casey
Amarillo
Mr. Toomey
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Deer’s stray hunt ends in court for Geneva man
HORNELL NY Nov 28 A Geneva man forfeited 100 bail on a petit larceny charge after allegedly snatching a rifle from a store rack to shoot a deer that wandered inside through a plate glass window and then leaving without returning the gun. Frederick Manino, 20, faced the city court yesterday.
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Hornell
Geneva
Frederick Manino
Manino
Courthouse Records and Domestic Relations Notices
Courthouse records list warranty deeds involving J R Cole to James W Moore and others, detailing lots in Plemons Denver Heights Glenwood and Bivins Estates. Court entries include divorces for Billye Marie Burgess and Clara Carter. Marriage licenses issued to Oscar Lee Wilkinson Jr and Rutha Chamberlain and to Lewis Card Stark and Lottie Mabel Green.
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J. R. Cole
James W. Moore
Plemons
William Freeman
James A. Watkins
T. O. Funderberg
Jack Funderberg
Denver Heights
Leon Powell
Neill Singleton
M. O. Lawdon
Georgia Whittenburgs Hawks
Bivins
Tanganyika Plans For German-era Sisal Estates
Tanganyika announces plans to reorganize sisal estates that were previously held by German owners, signaling nationalization or reallocation steps in the post colonial land management. The move targets former German properties as part of broader agricultural reform and economic policy shifts.
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Tanganyika
Woman Excused From Texas Jury Duty
In Fort Worth Texas R K Zitney was called for jury service but excused on sight because Zitney is a woman and women cannot serve on Texas juries.
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Texas Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
R. K. Zitney
Texas
Oldest Woman Dies in Stanton At 117
Aunt Jennie Boyd, a 117 year old Black woman, is reported as possibly the nation’s oldest. The death occurred in Stanton Tennessee, according to United Press dispatches.
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Stanton
Tenn. U.P
Jennie Boyd
Corn cob value urged by Agriculture chief in wartime program
The piece highlights the U S Department of Agriculture push to reuse waste materials including corn cobs feathers and sawdust for wareffort products. SKF Industries uses 25 tons of ground cob to polish bearings while Missouri firms produce 15 million cob pipes yearly. Cob byproducts like furfural aid synthetic rubber production and sawdust is now resin treated for printing paper.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
U.P
Lame Duck Congress
US Department of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Farflung
SKF Industries, Inc
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Harry Truman
Agriculture
Department of A
Johnson’s Condition Described Fair After Wreck
Robert Alonzo Johnson aged 28 of 4007 Hughes was listed in fair condition at St Anthony’s Hospital this morning. He sustained forehead and left arm lacerations when his truck struck a parked car near North East Eighth and North Grand at about 10:15 last night.
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Robert Alonzo Johnson
Hughes
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Johnson
North East Eighth
North Grand
Worries Over Loose Teeth End With FASTEETH Powder
This ad assures readers that loose false teeth cause slipping and embarrassment. It promotes FASTEETH powder to secure plates without gummy taste, claiming an alkaline non-acid formula. Available at any drug store.
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