Children Find Missing Will in Attic Discovery
In Leavenworth Kansas on December 28 two children aged 9 and 6 found the will of Emma Scheer aged 72 with 455 in gold coins and substantial old currency totaling about 14000. They alerted their parents and the estate administrator Ted L Sexton ending a long search that had failed to locate the will.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Sandra Wilk
Gary
Emma Scheer
Paul Wilk
Miss Scheer
Wilks
Ted L. Sexton
Bushel of Mail Brings Fortune to East Texas Boy Bubba Long
Conroe dispatch reports Bubba Long a disabled 14 year old at Grogan's Mill who asked for a bushel of mail. Since Dec 20 postman deliveries flood the home with envelopes and money. Father Joe Long says about one in four letters has cash and total could reach about $20,000 if mail continues.
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Conroe
Bhibba” Long
Grogan’s Mill
Bubba
Jack Berch
Joe E. Long
Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Texan
A murder charge against James E. Adair of Houston Texas was reduced to manslaughter after a daylong preliminary hearing in Duncan Oklahoma. The case stems from the fatal stabbing of Bernard Shadden a Marlow used car dealer during a cafe confrontation on November 20. Cecil Hanks of Marlow testified Shadden knocked Adair from a stool during an argument over a drink.
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Duncan
Okla
James E. Adair
Houston
Texas
Bernard Shadden
Marlow
Adair
Shadden
Cecil Hanks
Hanks
Faye Emerson Explains Wrist Slash Incident
Elliott Roosevelt and his wife Faye Emerson described the wrist cut as an accidental contact with a razor blade while reaching for aspirin. Dutchess County DA questioned three witnesses and said no law was violated as the injury did not appear life threatening. Emerson and Roosevelt confirmed the account given by Emerson’s mother.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Dutchess County
Jean C. Young
Poughkeepsie
Roosevelt Hyde Park
Elliott
Vassar Brothers Hospital
Grady
Six Apples Attract Divorce for Actress Lien Deyers
In Los Angeles on December 28 actress Lien Deyers testified that her husband Irving Rubin reacted angrily when she returned home with six apples after being sent for three. The court essentially granted her a divorce and awarded $1250 monthly support.
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Los Angeles
Lien Deyers
Miss Deyers
Irving Rubin
Oil Drilling Approved In Disputed Weeks Island Field
The State Mineral Board approved a plan to create a drilling unit in the Weeks Island Field where title to Bayou Bottoms is disputed. Shell and Gulf Oil indicated readiness to develop the area if the unit includes state and private land. Royalties will be held pending a court decision on ownership.
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Baton Rouge
State Mineral Board
Weeks Island
Shell and Gulf Oil Companies
Divorce Filings and Court Actions Listed in County Session
A batch of cases shows multiple divorce filings across various parties including Holloman, Kaye Holloman, Southwell, Martin, Barnett, Barrera, Ramirez, and Drummond with several theft and swindling charges in County Court at Law. Additional entries note marriage licenses issued and new car registrations with multiple named individuals and vehicle brands.
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Roberts
Ruby Joy Southwell
W. R. Southwell
Ruth Martin
Billy A. Martin
Dorothy Marie Barnett
Ernest Barnett
Dan Barrera
Marcelia Barrera
Jan Ramirez
Candelaria Ramirez
Cecil Drummond
Lillian Drummond
Tolliver
Wilton
Bernard Aypernen
Don C. Wallace
Ed Pruch
Entit Ledesma
Benjamin Mitchell
William E. S. Dickerson II
Roosevelt
Henderson Higgins
John R. Whitehead
Joe Perez
Cara Teeeeee
Five Hurt When Car Wrecks Cafe
In Lansing on December 28 a woman driver accidentally stepped on the gas, sending a car through a downtown cafe. Five people injured including the driver and proprietor Carl Nicholoff. A steam table toppled, damaging the restaurant several thousand dollars.
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Lansing
Mich
Bertha A. Winn
Ms. Winn
Nathan A. Winn
Carl Nicholoff
Nicholoff
51 772 New Teachers Needed Texas schools 10 years
Miss Waurine Walker of Waco, a TSTA vice president and NEA committee member, said Texas must secure at least 51,772 new teachers over the next decade due to a severe shortage and unattractiveness of the profession. The call came from TSTA headquarters.
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Texas
Texas State Teachers Association
Waurine Walker
Waco
TSTA
Walker
National Education Association Committee On
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Nelle Towh Holloman
Bremer
Kaye Holloman
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Steve Besa
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Rubencan
Margarita Varela
Pnond H. Brown
Jacqueline Joyce Ohle
David
Eeeome
Carlotta Arispe
Roynd Wanette Carter
Ed Teas Henshaw
Dorothy Diesone
H. Carmine
Cheryl McWilliam T. Jacobson
Hilda Marie Pete Castillo
Sally Rivera
Heffington
Getiecser
Davie Fpon Gash and Door Company
Aret Walker
Dodge
Jim Graves
Jamie Peterson
Ford
J. O. Henry
Chevrolet
Roger L. Hunter
Pontiac
R. C. Smith
Buick
Dearman
Roy E. Pfaefflin
Plymouth
James E. Ferguson Jr
Fred P. Hart
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