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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1950

Page

3

New Orleans Coroner Reports Heart Attack Killed Contractor

New Orleans coroner Dr Grenes Cole says Robert Dunn Jr a Nashville contractor died of heart disease not knockout drops from a French Quarter nightclub Dunn exhumed tissue examined by two pathologists supports heart condition ruling Two indicted for murder in Dunns death include nightclub owner Carlo Quartararo and employee Lucille Cotta Dunn a Vanderbilt football alum was in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl his body sent to Nashville for burial Mayor Morrison orders a probe into quarter vice and court dismissals also notes a state tax probe involving a wealthy lumberman

New Orleans Orleans Parish Grenes Cole Robert Dunn Jr Nashville, Tenn Cole Dunn Carlo Quartararo Lucille Cotta Vanderbilt Nashville W. A. Cooper Baton Rouge DeLesseps Morrison

Cleburne's Horseman Capps Dies in Mishap

Sterling Capps, 84, a famed horseman and quarter-horse breeder, died after being struck by an automobile while crossing the Fort Worth Highway in front of his riding academy near Cleburne. The accident marked Johnson County's sixth traffic fatality this year, compared with two all of last year.

Cleburne Sterling Capps Capps Fort Worth Johnson County

Cheese Prints Tag Suspect in Burglary

Lawrenceburg Indiana April story reports Letcher Meek of Louisville admitted to robbing a general store near Madison after fingerprints on a cheese piece identified him. Meek had escaped from Scott County jail January 28 and the burglary occurred January 30.

Letcher Meek Louisville Madison Ind Meek Scott County

Ex Granbury Grocer Found Dead in Yard

GRANBURY April 6. Jeff Davis Cross 84 a retired grocer was found dead in his yard. County authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the death and planned an autopsy to determine cause. Cross had been a longtime Granbury merchant who owned several local shops.

Granbury Grocer Granbury Jeff Davis Cross Grocer

Local man dies of apparent heart attack in front yard

The deceased, found last Wednesday night in the front yard of his Texas home, appeared to have died from an apparent heart attack. Cross's parents moved from Tennessee to Texas via Dallas years ago, seeking a future they felt Dallas lacked.

Cross Texas Tennessee Dallas

Car thief escapes from Seagoville Prison

Billy Cummings Jr., 22, escaped Wednesday night from the federal correctional institution at Seagoville near Dallas. He was serving the remainder of a probated sentence for transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines.

Dallas Billy Cummings Jr Federal Correctional Institution Seagoville

Lunt and Fontanne Reach 3400th New York Stage Performance

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne marked their 3400th New York stage performance as partners in I Know My Love. The husband and wife acting team are in their 26th year together on the stage highlighting a century record.

New York Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne

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