Lawsuit Threatens To Free Chicken From Bottle Home
In Houston on April 15, the Anti Cruelty People threatened a legal action to remove Alice the chick from a five gallon glass bottle. Clyde Roco, the grain dealer who bottle reared Alice, defended the experiment as a success. SPCA superintendent Mrs. C E Appleby called the confinement cruel and planned to file suit. Attorneys weigh whether a chicken qualifies as a legal animal.
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Houston
Alice
Ome
C. E. Appleby
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Clyde Roco
Roco
Albert
SPCA
W. S. Poe
Poe
Benefit Dance for Chalmers Midget Teams
A benefit dance at Chalmers Recreation Hall Thursday from 7 to 9 p m aims to raise funds for equipment and sweaters for the Chalmer Midget teams.
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Chalmer
Chalmers Recreation Hall
New Executive Mansion Urged
Washington reports Chairman Cannon of the House Appropriations Committee urged building a new steel, bronze and marble White House to endure for centuries rather than renovating the sandstone current structure. He favors a $100,000 study to cost a replica, with removable interior fixtures saved for reuse.
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Washington
White House
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Executive Mansion
House
Senate
New Mexico Mine Blast Fatal at Burro Chief Mine
Three men died Friday in an explosion 500 feet underground at the Burro Chief Flourspar Mine near Tyone Tyone N M owned by Phelps Dodge Corp A fourth man Marcos Cardena escaped injury Dead are Carol E Roberts Tyrone Ted Joe Morgan Alma N M and Joe Medrano Roberts shift foreman killed instantly buried under rocks Morgan and Medrano died in Silver City hospital from fractured skulls
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Silver City
N. M
Burro Chief
Tyoone
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Marcos Cardena
Carol E. Roberts
Tyrone
Ted Joe Morgan
Alma
Joe Medrano
Gila
Bartley McDonald
Morgan
Megrano
Water Supply Binds Up With Hair Do
Mesquite residents face a water outage when the main pump shaft broke cutting the town water supply to a trickle. Mrs. David Tosch finished washing her hair and, after finding the beauty parlor taps dry, brought home a pitcher of pre outage water to complete her set.
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Mesquite
Milady
David Tosch
Tosch
Partly Cloudy Easter Weather Forecast for Austin
Local forecaster Hoye Dunham predicts cool but improving conditions through Saturday with partly cloudy skies and moderate Easter temperatures. No rain expected until Sunday night or Monday. dry Easter would be Austin’s third in a row, after mixed years in 1945 and 1946.
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Austin
Hoye Dunham
Milady
Austins
Taxi Operators Prepare Stand On 2% Tax Law
Texas cab operators at the American Taxicab Association regional meeting in Dallas weigh support or opposition to a 2 percent gross receipts tax on cab businesses. A vote is planned for Saturday with discussions on safety standards and public relations. A resolution may honor New York police over a recent taxi strike. Conference chair A E Johnson of Austin chairs. Ray Farmer of Lubbock is regional VP.
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Texas
American Taxicab Association
Stephen F. Austin
C. Franklin Smith
National Association
Smith
New York
A. E. Johnson
Austin
Ray Farmer
Lubbock
Publisher Off To Check Pact In Europe Tour
New York April 15 A newspaper publisher Eugene C Pulliam owner of the Indianapolis Star and News and other papers left for Europe to survey the North Atlantic Treaty counties He aims to verify if the mutual defense pact is real and urges signatories to provide manpower He will visit 11 countries with his wife Nina and return May 28.
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New York
Europe
Eugene C. Pulliam
Indianapolis Star and News
Indiana
The
Phoenix, Ariz
Republic and Gazette
Germany
Circus Agrees to Advertise Doug Same Size as Autry
In a federal court agreement, Dailey Brothers Circus will print Doug Autry in the same prominent size as Autry on advertising the act across posters and on railroad cars and motor vehicles. The change takes effect May 15 to allow 30 days for new printing. Gene Autry supported the judgment and testified the suit aimed to protect his name and image.
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Doug Autry
Dailey Brothers Circus
Doug
Autry
Gene Autry
Hollywood Radio and Screen Star
John McKay
Davenport
Norma Davenport
Taperesta
Dan Moody
Gene
Eight-year-old Jackie Goldsmith found dead in Bronx park
Eight-year-old Jackie Goldsmith vanished from home Thursday evening and was found Friday strangled with a leather belt in Starlight Park Bronx. Two 10-year-old boys discovered the body in a park building near an old swimming pool and alerted a passerby who notified police.
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New York
Jackie Goldsmith
Bronx
Joseph Knott
John Tucek
Lloyd Davis
Martha Goldsmith
Starlight Park
Poor Recluse Leaves Estate of 360000 in Jersey City
Joseph Raphael Bowling, elderly recluse believed to be poor at death, left a personal estate of 360000. Surrogate's Court testimony on April 15 stated Bowling died March 12 and investigators found cash and securities in his room. With no will, the estate will be shared by survivors.
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Jersey City
N. Y
Joseph Raphael Bowling
Bowling
Supersonic Speeds Erode Light Metals
In Los Angeles on April 15 the Western Metal Congress heard from Northrop Aircraft chief engineer T. E. Piper that lightweight metals cannot withstand supersonic stresses. He cited erosion at subsonic and supersonic speeds as a major problem and said no surface coating has been developed. He warned titanium and molybdenum alloys offer no clear advantage over current materials.
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Los Angeles
Western Metal Congress
T. E. Piper
Northrop Aircraft
Two Navy Gun Crew Die From Pearl Harbor Explosion
An explosion aboard the destroyer Hollister during anti aircraft practice 40 miles at sea from Pearl Harbor killed the gun crew captain and another sailor outright. Two more died before midnight at Area Naval Hospital, with 11 injured and two in critical condition. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.
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Pearl Harbor
Hollister
Area Naval Hospital
Navy
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