Major Swindle Ring Smashed In Argentina
Buenos Aires December 13 14 police disclosed 14 persons incl deputy aides to President Juan D Peron were arrested in a government fraud ring. About 11 million pesos loaned to buy an alleged Italian aluminum plant later found non existent. Arrested include Fassio a federal police inspector and Basso a bureau coordinator.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Oscar Palma
Italy
Palma Baltran
Herminio Antonio Fassio
Fassio
Juan Carlos Basso
Horacio Colombo Ramallo
Banco Credito Industrial
Carlos Antonio Banfi
Gondra
Silfa
Rome
Peron
Buck the Palomino Follows Range Law in Tragic End
Buck, a palomino with a broken leg, survived an overturned trailer and a home fix with a cast-iron brace. After two weeks Buck grew headstrong, stood on three legs, then died overnight when pressure on the injured limb caused a fatal neck fracture.
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Keller
Buck
Bud Feaster
Feaster
Southern Pacific Strike Delayed
SAN FRANCISCO December 13 A scheduled strike against the Southern Pacific Railroad has been postponed for at least 30 days. It would have affected Texas California Oregon Nevada Utah New Mexico and Arizona. US Mediator William F Mitchell said representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen informed him the Dec 15 strike was postponed. The dispute centers on 296 grievances over working conditions.
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SAN Fancisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas
California
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
William F. Mitchell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Juvenile Officers Hold Girl in Father's Death
Martha Jane Miller a 15 year old girl is held for juvenile authorities after the fatal shooting of her father Sunday in Denison Texas. She gave an oral statement to Deputy Sheriff Woody Blanton and Assistant County Attorney Hal Rawlins just before he died saying the shooting followed a scuffle after he had corrected the girl for staying out late at night. The girl and her mother said the shooting followed a scuffle with both the girl and his wife. He was shot with a .22 caliber rifle Sunday about noon and died that night.
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Denison
Martha Jane Miller
Miller
Woody Blanton
Hal Rawlins
Car Crash Into House Rouses Kenosha Community
In Kenosha Wisconsin on Sunday a car mounted a curb and crashed into the Alex Galdabini home collapsing plaster as police sirens and a crowd gathered. An ambulance carried an injured passenger to the hospital and a tow truck removed the car. At 7 am a sleepy caller identified as Galdabini asked what happened to his house.
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Kenosha
Wis
Alex Galdabini
Galdabini
San Angelo Leader Dies of Heart Attack
Gus Jones, 61, longtime San Angelo civic figure and founder of the Kiwanis Club, died at home from a heart attack. He developed the citys popular softball park and sponsored numerous community programs. He served as secretary treasurer of a building and loan company.
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San Angelo
Gus Jones
Movie Producers Elect New Head
Ellis G. Arnall former Georgia governor was elected Sunday night as president of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers He succeeds Donald M. Nelson who left the film job voluntarily when his contract expired months ago
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Hollywood
Ellis G. Arnall
Georgia
Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers
Donald M. Nelson
War Productions Board
Anglo Lake Drainage Finds Fish and Unexploded Bombs
Work at Barn Elm Reservoir after a Monday drainage uncovered three tons of fish and 11 unexploded bombs dropped by the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
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London
Barn Elm
South Africa Student To Study at STSC
Baldey S. Chibber, Hindu engineering student from Mombasa South Africa, will enroll at Southwest Texas State College. Dr. Alfred H. Nolle, dean, confirms Chibber's plans to take a pre engineering course before focusing on plastics as his major. Dean Woolrich of UT engineering, on leave in England, interviewed him.
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San Marcos
Southwest Texas State College
Baldey S. Chibber
Mombasa
South Africa
Alfred H. Nolle
W. R. Woolrich
University of Texas
England
Chibber
Southwest Texas State
Smithville Library Adds New Book Racks and Catalog
Smithville reports completion of new book racks and sectioned arrangement. Library now holds about 3,500 volumes with 350 non fiction and 300 children books and offers a complete encyclopedia set. Mrs F P Loughridge chairs the Library Board and L C Ramsey Sr is appointed librarian.
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Smithville
F. P. Loughridge
L. C. Ramsey Sr
Veteran Burnet Minister Dies at 69 in Burnet Texas
The Rev Buren Sparks retired Baptist minister author and Burnet Chamber of Commerce secretary died Monday afternoon at age 69 He served as pastor in Itasca Alpine Santa Fe and Burnet and was chaplain of the New Mexico Senate He authored Baptist articles and the 1942 book Riding Herd For the Lord Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church Survivors include three sons Harper C M and Jim Sparks and two daughters Mrs R L Chestnut and Mrs C A Lohnes
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Burnet
Buren Sparks
Lampasas
Itasca
Alpine
Pasano
First Baptist Church
Santa Fe
New Mex
New Mexico Senate
New Mexico
Ex Jaycee Leader to Deliver Christmas Address in Fredericksburg
John Ben Shepperd, former head of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will give the Christmas address at the 18th annual Fredericksburg community program hosted by the Lions Club on December 19. Local churches, schools, and musical groups will participate in the event at the public school auditorium.
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Fredericksburg
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
United States Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Henry A. Kuenemann
Unique Christmas Display Draws Dallas Crowds and Traffic
Dallas oil man H. W. Snowden and his wife drew about 50 000 viewers to a lawn display of life sized Wise Men on camels and a manger scene with 28 figures and 5000 lights. Police used reserves to manage crowds and a 20 block traffic jam formed as photographers and visitors swarmed the scene.
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Dallas
H. W. Snowden
Jesus
Snowden
Hot Springs
Ark
Ban Lifted On Yule Carols In Galveston
In Galveston on December 13, the city reversed a Friday ban on Christmas music after protests from residents. A. T. Whayne of National Hotels, Inc. cited a petition signed by 400 residents, but officials admitted the petition dated June and not about Christmas music. The reversal allows carols like Silent Night and Jingle Bells to be played downtown without police reaction.
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Galveston
A. T. Whayne
National Hotels, Inc
Whayne
Gillespie County Group Forms Community Chest
Fredericksburg December 13 The Gillespie County Community Chest organizes with three committees planning the charitable fund raising for participating groups and local charities Temporary chairman Alfred Petsch and secretary Rubin Bernhard lead the effort Organizing chairman C J Dooley and finance and by laws committees are named with multiple local leaders named.
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Fredericksburg
Spl
Gillespie County
Alfred Petsch
Rubin Bernhard
C. J. Dooley
Fred Mathisen
William Petmecky
Erwin Woerner
Chester Bonn
Otto Spaeth
Adolph Nebgen
Richard Laurence
Charles Barrett
John Metzger
Dr. V. B Spiva
Tyrus T. Cox
Felix L. Wilke
J. L. Watson
Norman J. Dietel
Alex Frantzen
C. O. Baiser
Andrew Kaiser
Arthur Kowert
General Shivers Recalls 1909 Inauguration Memories
Major General Philip S. Fleming recalls the 1909 Taft inauguration as a cadet at West Point during a blizzard that blocked tracks near Baltimore. He and the corps trudged through snow to Washington, missing the lead but marching to the White House and sharing tea. He notes the frozen coat and the eyes left salute. Fleming will have duties for President Truman's January 20 ceremony.
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Washington
Philip S. Fleming
Fleming
Truman
West Point
Traffic Fines Get A Holiday Too In Austin
Austinites will receive a two day break from paying traffic fines on December 24 and 25 as Corporation Court closes those days. The holiday applies to fines for paving violations, not to the act of receiving tickets.
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Corporation Court
Committee Chairmen Set for Beauford Jester Inauguration
Board announces chairmen and five honorary chairs for the Governor Beauford Jester inauguration next month. Honorary chairs include former Texas governors Miriam A Ferguson Dan Moody Coke Stevenson UT President T S Painter and Mayor Tom Miller.
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Beauford Jester
James P. Nash
Texas
Mer
Miraim A.fergueson
Dan Moody
Coke Stevenson
T. S. Painter
The
University of Texas
Tom Miller
Readiness Alert Declared Routine at Eighth Air Force
Fort Worth reports that the Christmas holiday readiness alert at Eighth Air Force headquarters is routine. Colonel John A. Roberts Jr. notes the force has been alert since reactivation and 25 percent leave shows no unusual concern. Personnel on leave must be ready to return within 24 hours.
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Fort Worth
Air Force
Eighth Air Force
John A. Roberts Jr
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Smithville Library
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America
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Public Works
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J. M. Odom
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