Reckless Tales From Readers On Life ThreateningStunts
A collection of reader anecdotes reveals dangerous acts and near misses. Betty McCully recalls a Palo Duro Canyon horse ride that spiraled out of control before a switch to a safer mount. Horace Hollar details a 100 mph ride down Dickens Hill in a Ford with friends on the floorboards. Mrs Cole admits driving 25 miles with the emergency brake engaged, risking a fire after a broken warning. Robert Mickey relates snapping rolls under a thousand feet shortly after Navy flight training, while Mildred Thomas recalls driving without headlights late on Sunday. Sam Lisenbe warns that simply being alive means courting danger on the road and on motorcycles.
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Betty McCully
East Twelfth
Palo Duro Canyon
Horace Hollar
Dickens Hill
Dickens
Tex
Robert Mickey
Taylor
Navy Air Corps
Mildred Thomas
West Ninth
Sam Lisenbe
Hereford
Texas Cities Urged Broader Tax Base By League Delegates
Delegates at the Ninth annual State Assessors Association meeting in El Paso heard W H Wilbanks of Cleburne condemn Texas tax collection as inadequate and inefficient. He urged a broader municipal taxation base and possible home tax exemptions to finance cities and reduce real estate taxes. The league will propose a one point program for approval. About 400 delegates from major Texas cities attended.
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EL Paso
League of Texas
League
Texas
Texas City Managers Association
G. O. Summers
Waco
B. C. Thompson
Wessaco
Steve Matthews
Pampa
Garland Franks
Sherman
Walter E. Boyd
Houston
Texas City Attorneys Association
D. M. Wilson
Roland Boyd
McKinney
Agnes Sagebiel
Fredericksburg
R. F. Temple
Dallas
Municipal Finance Officers Association
K. A. Moore
University Park
G. Frank Wafford
Lila Fern Martin
Abilene
R. J. Rome
Mission
Martin
Association
Jester Appeals To Broadcasters In Fort Worth
Gov Beauford Jester urged broadcasters to improve Texas United States and Mexico relations at the NAB district convention in Fort Worth. He said discrimination stems from social and economic problems and that friendship and understanding must be the common denominator.
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Fort Worth
Beauford Jester
Texas
United States
Mexico
National Associat of Broadcasters
Jester
Service appreciated for Fordville mail carrier retire
Arthur Wood, a veteran rural mail carrier, retired after 30 years of service as residents gathered in Fordville North Dakota. More than 250 people attended a picnic in his honor to thank him for daily rounds in all kinds of weather.
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Fordville
ND. A
Arthur Wood
Harvey keeps 10 mile an hour speed limit in force
In Harvey North Dakota a 10 mph speed limit remains on the books regardless of vehicle type. The old ordinance enforces slow driving, applying to ox teams and a 1948 car alike.
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Harvey
New York City Students Save Record Amount in Banks
New York City school children hold a record total of 11 million plus dollars in their school banks, reported by Miss Helen A. McKeon, director of thrift education for the board of education.
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New York
New York City
Helen A. McKeon
Thrift Education
Board of Education
Stalin Should Take a Southwest Train Trip Says Lloyd George
Richard Lloyd George, son of Britain's WWI prime minister, arrived in Los Angeles after a East Coast journey and urged a Southwest train trip for Stalin. He praised American railroads and said world peace could be kept if the United States and the British Commonwealth stay united, even if the United Nations is scuttled.
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Los Angeles
Joe Stalin
Richard Lloyd George
England
House of Lords
United Nations
America
British Commonwealth of Nations
George Gibb 80 Ashtola Resident Dies in Clarendon
CLARENDON Oct 5 George Gibb 80 retired railroad agent of Ashtola died Monday afternoon at Groom Osteopathic Hospital after a short illness He lived in Ashtola 18 years with Fort Worth and Denver Railway before retiring six years ago Survivors include two sisters Mrs Sarah Ellis Long Beach California and Mrs C B Wilkes Middletown NY Funeral services held at 2 PM Tuesday at Murphy Spicer Funeral Chapel Clarendon Rev S W Hayne officiating Pallbearers John White Raymond Slater Henry Wilson Leo Wallace L P White Grady Henson burial in Citizens Cemetery
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Clarendon
George Gibb
Ashtola
Groom Osteopathic Hospital
Mr. Gibb
Fort Worth
Denver
Sarah Ellis
Long Beach
Cal
C. B. Wilkes
Middletown, NY
Murphy-Spicer
Burglars Halted By Tavern Owner In North Smithfield
In North Smithfield Rhode Island two burglars attempted a theft at a tavern but were stopped by owner John Pivo aged 32 who woke to the ringing cash register, seized a pistol and held the intruders until police arrived.
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North Smithfield
John Pivo
Chinese aviation firms trim schedules amid fare limits and road cost rise
Government restrictions on fares and higher road costs force several large Chinese aviation companies to reduce flight schedules and scale back operations, adjusting capacity in response to the regulatory and economic pressure.
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China
Burglars Loot Dallas Lumber Company Safe
Smart burglars moved five fans to a room and vented fumes through open windows. They forced the cash from a wall safe at S. P. Bush Lumber Co. totaling 400 dollars. Tools pried the safe open after entry via a rear door, and police noted blood marks from a cut on one burglar.
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Dallas
S. P. Bush Lumber Co
Ban on American film in Spain sparks Vatican clash
Madrid reports the board of film censors refused to ban Gentleman's Agreement noting anti Semitism as a theme is not an issue in Spain. Gabriel Garcia Espina called a New York Times quote about an ecclesiastical member a calumny and denied any ban order.
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Madrid
Spain
Board of Film Censors
Gabriel Garcia Espina
New York Times
Dispatch
Arrest 1072 in Callao Revolution Plot in Peru
Government reports 1,072 arrests after Sunday rebellion at Callao port. Of those detained, 825 are sailors and 247 civilians. Rebels seized warships and naval bases, but government forces defeated them in bloody battles. Last insurgents surrendered after sailing seven seized vessels into Callao harbor with white flags.
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Lima
Peru
Callao
Jose
Marines Arrive in Palestine with 92 U.S. Marines
HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 5. The U.S. destroyer Purvis arrived with 92 Marines to serve on duty with the United Nations forces in the Palestine area.
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Palestine
Haipa
Israel
Purvis
Palestine truce commission arrives amid city air raid
An unidentified plane crossed into the city prompting an anti aircraft barrage as the Palestine truce commission arrived, signaling a fragile pause amid ongoing conflict.
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Tions
Palestine Truce Commission
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