Pilot Plans World Hop in Light Plane
Jack Brazil, a former Oklahoma City fighter pilot, contracted with Johnson Aircraft of Tyler to pilot the Bullet on a world flight. He aims to start after August 15 with a Tokyo to Oklahoma City leg possibly breaking the record for light plane hops. Stops include Labrador, Rome, Ankara, Tehran, Karachi, and Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Jack Brazil
Oklahoma City
Johnson Aircraft Corporation of
Brazil
Tokyo
Bill Odom
New Jersey
Labrador
Rome
Ankara
Teheran
Karachi
Shanghai
Reno Divorces Invalidated by Connecticut Courts
The U S Supreme Court split five to four in upholding Connecticut rulings that a Reno divorce obtained by Herbert N Rice was invalid because he did not establish bona fide residence in Nevada. Hermonie Rice of Connecticut sought to be recognized as widow, with prior marriages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Reno
Herbert N. Rice
Rice
Nevada
Justice Jackson
Black
Douglas
Rutledge
Hermonie P. Rice
Herbert Rice
Lillian P. Rice
Woodbridge, Conn
New Haven
Superior Court of
Connecticut Supreme Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Sherrer
Lillian Rice
Hermonie Rice
Jackson
Tax Refunds Move Swiftly Across Texas Offices
Federal tax offices in Dallas and Austin report fast refunds with Dallas ahead of last year. Dallas issued 487,843 refunds totaling 28 million to 144 counties, averaging about 58 dollars. Austin expects roughly 700,000 returns, with 588,000 processed and 60,000 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Austin
Texans
North
Texas
Judd Miller
Bond Denied in Slaying Case of Langston
Justice of the Peace Charlie Carder denied bond to Mrs Elizabeth Pearl Choate Langston Amarillo cabin courts operator charged with the pistol slaying of Alfred Monroe Allison Amarillo carpenter and father of seven. Funeral services for Allison were held in Amarillo Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Carder
Elizabeth Pearl Choate Langston
Alfred Monroe Allison
Allison
Adoption Offer Brightens Life for Pittsburgh Boy
Andy Tempos Jr. ten from Latrobe seeks a mother and possibly a father after a Norfolk couple offered to adopt him. His poignant letter, printed by the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, describes worry over his grandmother's death and his unknown parents. Haywood Bundy recalls his own hard past and says he wants Andy for a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Andy Tempos Jr
Norfolk
Latrobe
Andy
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Haywood Bundy
Bundy
Oil Well Causes Calf Loss and Damages in Suit
In Dyersdale Field a spewing oil well from March 17 1948 caused a cow miscarriage and Dryden seeks 25 for the calf plus 7140 for poultry and rabbits and 7160 for damage to buildings on his five acre tract. total damage suit 7339 against Nichols McCaleb and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Harry O. Dryden
Nichols McCaleb
Dyersdale
Dryden
Nashville Burial Set for Texas War Heroes
Nine American airmen, including Texas crewmen Staff Sergeant Richard Ray Jr. of Palacios and Staff Sergeant Curtis A. Reynolds of Houston, will be buried in Nashville in a first mass World War II grave there. The bomber crash in England in 1944 claimed their lives, with families selecting Nashville from a list of suitable burial sites provided by the adjutant general's grave registration division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
England
Richard Ray Jr
Palacios
Texas
Curtis A. Reynolds
Houston
Tennessee
Adjutant General's
Task Force Resumes. Maneuvers in Atlantic
Navy Task Force 89 leaves New York for sea maneuvers after Easter weekend harbor crowds of about sixty thousand. Flagship carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt with Rear Admiral J J Ballentine aboard leads the parade out of the harbor before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
J. J. Ballentine
Parolee Held In Pig Napping Case
CleBURne police arrested a 24 year old parolee on forgery counts after a farm pasture sighting led to his capture. He was jailed on charges of stealing and was found hiding in tall grass Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
US protest over Cuba textile import curb
The US embassy delivered to the Cuban government a note protesting new controls on textile imports. The note was sent Monday in Havana, Cuba, as tensions over trade measures rise.
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Havana
Cuba
Odom Flight Set as International Record
Bill Odom's nonstop Honolulu to Teterboro flight 4957 miles credited as an international record by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris. Beech Aircraft Corpo says the Great Circle distance was used and the record covers engine displacement and weight categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Bill Odom
Honolulu
Teterboro
N. J
Beech Aircraft, Corporation
Lane
Waikikiach
Sanenie Aein
Federation Aeronatique Internationale
Paris
Odom
Beech
FAI
Dallas 106 Year Old Works As Gardener
Frank Langston of the Times Herald reported a 106 year old Dallas man living at 106 also working. The veteran gardener surprised the reporter by being on the job, proving you cant take anything for granted. The story notes the man continues labor despite age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frank Langston
The
Times Herald
Star
Gardner
New Mexican Sheriff Challenges Texas Sheriff To Race
Silver City April 18 Sheriff Bartley McDonald says his horse can beat a Texas sheriff’s motorcycle. He challenges Sheriff Allen Falley of El Paso County to a race in front of Silver Park grandstand with a wager of a hat if he loses. He also offers a four-sheriffs potato race on horseback. The date is April 30 when horse racing opens at Silver Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
N. M
Bartley McDonald
Texas
McDonald
Allen Falley
el Paso County
Grant County Corral
Silver Park
New Mexico
Silver Ark
America
Sessions
Flames Wreck Two Story Clifton Howard Johnson Restaurant
Fire at the Howard Johnson restaurant in Clifton New Jersey destroyed the two story building as about 50 diners were dining. Firefighters battled the blaze with unknown injuries reported and investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
N. J
Howard Johnson
Soviet Educator Urges British Teachers to Seek World Peace
Madam N M Parfenova of the Soviet delegation at the National Union of Teachers conference in Margate urged British teachers to join with the Soviets in preserving world peace. She said the Soviet budget shift toward social needs reflects a peaceful aims and called for friendship among peoples. The speech to about 1500 delegates stressed love of country and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margate
England
National Union of Teachers
N. M. Parfenova
Madame Parfenova
Tass
Central Committee of the Union
Russia
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Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y
New York Zoological Society
Bond
Lavaca
Andy Oblywaniuk
Austin Orthopedic Appliance Company
W. 6Th St
Studebaker
Studebaker ‘49Ers
LEO M. Black Motors
Brazos
Kercheville Motor CO
E. Hutchison
San Marcos, Texas
Atlantic
Stobe
106
Lien-Ho
London
Ham
Store-By-Nayland
Pansy
Terminix CO
E. Seventh
Terminix
L. Howard
Montopolis
Turkey
R. K. Shannon
Congress
C. David Thomson
Optometrists
Mimis
Wasoes— Long-t
Diamond Importers
Austin, Texas
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