Newlywed Couple Killed by Former Suitor in Morristown Shooting
In Whippany New Jersey on a Sunday morning a young married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Poole, died from bullet wounds believed to be fired by Ralph Coolack. Police say Coolack confronted the couple at Flynn's Tavern, then opened fire injuring the bartender as well. He is jailed on atrocious assault charges and later murder, after admitting the shootings.
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Whippany
N. J
Arthur Poole
All Souls Hospital
Morristown
Ralph Coolack
Coolack
Eugene Clemens, Jr
Poole
Flynn
Clemens
Pooles
Homer Luhman
Morris County
Smoky Towns Edinburgh nickname "Old Smoky"
Edinburgh is sometimes called Old Smoky in reference to its historic smoke and industrial past, a nickname echoed in local lore and old newspaper mentions.
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Edinburgh
Oklahoma University Aids Fire Victims After Dorm Tragedy
Norman Okla December fires wreck dormitory injuring 21 and claiming three lives. University assists 300 ex GIs with loans, credit books, and housing while two girls dorms house the homeless. Ahearn hailed as hero for awakening sleeping friends.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Sammy LaRue
Clinton
Price D. Starks Jr
Oklahoma City
Maurice Ahearn
Killingsworth
Conn
American Legion Post
George L. Cross
John H. Sorenson
Jooklyn
N. Y
David Max Clary
Buckner
Ark
Ahearn
Sorenson
Texan Swede builds thriving farm and future plans
Elof Swanberg came to Texas in 1912 with his sister and became a successful farmer, owning a large, encumbrance-free cotton stock. He lost an arm in 1947 at a gin, but remains proud to live in Texas. The piece also covers the Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club and plans to promote regional livestock shows in Central Texas.
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Dave Shanks
Elof Swanberg
Texas
Travis County
Swanberg
America
Frank Gustafson
Agda Anderson
Georgetown
Gustafson
Joseph Johnson
Decker
Otto Johnson
Kimbro
A. F. Anderson
Farm Security Administration
Sanbergs
Floyd
Gene Swanberg
Austin
Robert Daniel
Dayton
Ohio
Rose Hill
Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club
Old
Livestock, Poultry and Agricultural Association
Travis
Central
Travis Lawyers To Meet Today
The Travis County Bar Association will meet Monday at 10 a.m. in the 98th District Courtroom to plan the legal institute held here December 9 with the State Bar of Texas. The institute at the Driskill Hotel Friday will feature speakers Earl Cox John R Anthony and Maurice Purnell. Fort Worth lawyer Allen Crowley will be honored at a banquet closing the day.
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Travis County Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Legal Institute
Driskill Hotel
10Th Congressional District
State Bar
Earl Cox
John R. Anthony
Houston
Maurice Purnell
Dallas
Allen Crowley
Fort Worth
Russia Stages World's Biggest Chess Event Claim
London reports Russia announces a world record chess tournament with 300000 players in the annual all Russian collective farm amateurs event. Moscow Radio says participation will exceed last year's 108000 entrant total.
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London
Russia
Moscow Radio
Czech Communists Offer Russian Book Rewards for Attendance
Prague reports that Czechoslovakia’s Communist authorities plan to reward good attendance in night classes with Russian books. The program targets about half a million enrollees learning Russian and uses prizes to curb absenteeism.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Austin Orthopedic Appliance to Liquidate All Inventory
Going out of business sale at Austin Orthopedic Appliance Company 818 W 6th. All merchandise offered at bargain prices with fixtures for sale.
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Austin Orthopedic Appliance Company
Butlin Agency Plans Move Toward Texas Holiday Village
Texas officials prepare to establish an agency for the Butlin Holiday Villages project near Austin. New York attorney Alexander Hehmeyer and consultant Richardson Wood arrive to finalize steps, with the Lake Austin 400 acre site option to be pursued. Joint Austin Chamber and Development Foundation boards meet during Hehmeyer’s visit to review progress.
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Texas Agency
Austin
Lake Austin
Alexander Hehmeyer
New York
Butlin Group
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
Butlin
Richardson Wood
The
Development Foundation
Hehmeyer
Houston
Butlin Texas
Texas Holiday Villages
Joe C. Carrington
C. B. Smith
Austin Development Foundation
Stephen F. Austin
Chamber of Commerce Board
Caldwell County Seal Drive Now Underway
Caldwell County Tuberculosis Association reports progress on its Christmas seal drive now in its tenth day. Co chairs are Mrs E A Conley and Mrs Newton Wilson Jr. County officers include Ed V Horne president D W Johnson vice president Eugene Wranitzky vice president R E Harris secretary and Walter E Langston treasurer.
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Lockhart
Caldwell County Tuberculosis Association
Rs. E. A. Conley
Newton Wilson Jr
Ed V. Horne
D. W. Johnson
Luling
Eugene Wranitzky
Uhland
R. E. Harris
Walter E. Langston
Methodist Pastor to Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon
The Rev. Marvin Vance, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will be the featured speaker at the Austin Kiwanis Club luncheon today at noon. He will be introduced by James P. Yeates at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
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Marvin Vance
First Methodist Church
Theustin Kiwanis Club
Stephen F. Austin
James P. Yeates
Barkleys Continue Honeymoon in Capitol Stop
Vice President Alben W. Barkley and his wife left New York by train for Washington to continue their honeymoon. The couple arrived from Sea Island, Georgia, where Barkley interrupted the seaside trip to address a Democratic party dinner. The veep said his wife will return to Sea Island, with plans for him to join her later in the week.
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New York
Alben W. Barkley
Washington
Sea Island
Barkley
Veep
Carleton S. Hadley
St. Louis
Brannan Plan Split Boosts Republican Hopes
Republicans pin hopes on the Brannan farm plan to split Democrats and win 1950 farm-state seats. Senator Young says he will push the plan as a major campaign issue with Farm Bureau and National Grange backing. Anderson defends current price supports as flexible measures face internal party split. CIO backs Brannan concepts as vital to farm and urban employment.
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Washington
Brannan
Young
R-Nd
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Congress
Truman
Middle West
Anderson
Des Moines
Lucas
Illinois
GOP
CIO
CIO Department of Education and Research
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Buda
Jim Boswell
Blanco Hereford Association
Johnson City
MR. and
Mrs
Travis Lawyers
Butlin Vacation Village
Caldwell County
Tucker’s Drug Store
Colorado
Brown
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Zales
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Tom Miller Produce
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Eugene H. Duke
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