Woman Confesses to Old Slaying in Ranger Texas Probe
Los Angeles police say nurse Margaret Nash signed a statement admitting she killed policeman Jimmy Daniels in Ranger Texas about 25 years ago. Ranger ex-police chief Jim Ingram doubts the claim, suggesting Daniels was killed by car thieves during a 1925 arrest attempt. The case prompted police inquiries as Nash, facing murder suspicion, discusses her conscience and past abuse and pressures on family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ranger
Texas
Iels
Jim Ingram
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Daniels
Nash
Ingram
Pounds
Ed Barrett
Mrs. Nash
Barrett
San Diego
Eastland
Huntsville Man Charged With Assault to Murder and Rape
Huntsville Feb 12 Major Preston 30 year old Negro was charged before Justice of the Peace with assault to murder and rape in an attack on a 45 year old Huntsville housewife Saturday night County Attorney M F Gates filed the charges Preston signed a statement and was arrested at his home near the scene He is held in Conroe jail while the white victim is hospitalized in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Preston
Justice of the Peace
R. E. Franklin
M. F Gates
Conroe
Buffalo Socialite Murder Near Icy Roadside
Buffalo police probe the death of 36 year old Marion Frisbee found shot near the left eyebrow in Clarence after she started to drive her parents to a party. A single fingerprint was sent to Washington while a blood stained pocketbook and rifle were found in the abandoned vehicle. The victim was wife of Willard Frisbee of a local beverage firm and active in Buffalo civic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Club
Washington
FBI
Marion B. Frisbee
Willard J. Frisbee
Clarence
James F. Benedict
Benedict
Frisbee
Arthur N. Little
Buffalo Athletic Club
P. m
Grand Island
Little
North American corn production rises 46 percent since 1935 to 39 average
North American corn output in 1949 increased by 46 percent compared with the 1935 to 1939 average. The statistic highlights a sizable agricultural expansion in the postwar period.
Tornadoes Kill 39, Injure 200 Across Texas and Nearby States
Severe storms swept Texas and neighboring areas with deadly tornadoes. Reported fatalities include Mrs Grayson Mrs Eastridge Mrs Fults and a 18 month old Linwood Windsor. Many injured and extensive damage reported in Logansport Fellowship and Jericho communities and surrounding towns.
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Lufkin
Texas
Laura Grayson
Will Eastridge
Grayson
Logansport
Eastridge
Mayfield
Center
Salem
Linwood Windsor
Dick Windsor
Corley
Texarkana
Chireno
Lovell’s Lake
Beaumont
Recorded Operetta Slated Wednesday
The operetta The Bat by Strauss, earlier performed by the Austin Symphony, was recorded in full by the UT radio house and will be played at a listening party on Wednesday at 7 45 p m in Calcasieu Auditorium. Reservations are required due to limited seating. There is no admission charge but donations to the symphony maintenance fund are welcomed. A 42 contest tied J R Jordan and FE Price for top men score while Mrs Wiley and Mrs Price shared top women honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Radio House
University of Texas
Calcasieu Auditorium
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Maintenance Fund
J. R. Jordan
FE. E. Price
Wiley
Mrs. Price
Crisis in Mines May Shape Into Big Court Test
Washington observers see the coal crisis potentially testing court power over strikes as John L. Lewis orders miners to return to work while many miners resist without a new labor contract. Key questions focus on penalties for individual workers versus unions and how quickly bargaining resumes. The case involves Keech injunctions and welfare fund issues amid talks and a pending Livengood fund accounting suit.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Richmond B. Keech
Southern Coal Producers Association
G. H. Livengood
Union Welfare Fund
Livengood
Cedar Creek Home Demonstration names delegates
Cedar Creek HD selects Mrs. Laura Templin to represent the club at the district convention in Cuero in April with Mrs. Darey Turner as alternate. The council nominates Mrs. Arthur P. Smith for vice president of District 12. New member Mrs. L. R. Hull joined, and broiler meals were demonstrated by Mrs. Lena Sturges.
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Cedar Creek
Laura Templin
Cuero
H. C. Smith
Darey Turner
Arthur P. Smith
L. R. Hull
S. T. Simmeree
Lena Sturges
Hull
Floyd Martin
Smith
B. H. Smith
Dewey Turner
O. F Warrel
World Natural Rubber Production Dips in 1949
London reports a preliminary Rubber Study Group survey showing world natural rubber production fell to 1,482,500 long tons in 1949 from 1,520,000 in 1948. Consumption rose slightly to 1,427,500 tons in 1949 from 1,420,000 tons in 1948.
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London
Rubber Study Group
No Person Can Be Communist And Christian, Catholics Told
No single man can be a Communist and a Christian, Dallas diocese members were told at Bishop's House of Charity banquet. Bishop Lynch marked 50 years as a priest and 40 as bishop. campaign aims for gifts of 250 dollars, with $75,000 raised preliminarily. Funds support Catholic charitable work across the western diocese, with parochial drive beginning March 5 and individual contributions planned.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Catholic Church
E. P. Simmons
Simmons
The
Joseph P. Lynch
J. L. Latimer
Ed Hudson
Whane Buchey
Denton
Edward M. McGrath
Wichita Falls
Peck Hellinghauser
Abilene
Three Affrays Leave Four Stab Victims Involved
Four people were stabbed in three early Sunday fights. Vernon Earls, 21, was treated at Brackenridge Hospital for a chest wound and facial injuries. A 16-year-old was turned over to juvenile authorities after claiming intent to kill Earls. Two Camp Hood soldiers, Ramon Ovalle and Francisco Torres, were also attacked. both treated and moved to Bergstrom Air Force Base. A 16-year-old and Mary Lea Clemons, 716 Prospect, were among those injured and arrested or treated for stab wounds.
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Vernon Earls
Prospect
Brackenridge Hospital
Earls
Camp Hood
Ramon Ovalle
Francisco Torres
Ovalle
Torres
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Seventh
Brazos
Mary Lea Clemons
East Seventh Street
Deaths and Funerals
Obituaries from Seguin and Austin list Robert E. L Luckie and Mary E. Palmer among the deceased. Services span Wilke's Chapel of the Bells to Hyltin Manor with burials at Oak Hill, Austin Memorial Park, and Red Rock Memorial Arc. Survivors include spouses, children, stepchildren, siblings, and extended kin.
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Una Luckie
Maxine Luckie
Seguin
H. Patton
Oak Hill
Clifford Noland
Crawford
Lee Johnson
Belton
R. L. Adams
del Rio
N. F. Luckie
Abiléne
Lee Luckie Jr
San Benito
W. S. Luckie
B. C. Luckie
Big Lake
G. Luckie
Mary E. Palmer
West 13Th Street
Hylttin Manor
W. J. Lucas
The
Austin Gospel Tabernacle
Austin Memorial Park
Research Gift to SMU and Texas Research Foundation
Karl Hoblitzelle of Dallas donated 101000 dollars split nearly equally between Southern Methodist University and the Texas Research Foundation. SMU receives funds to establish a professional chair in real estate while the foundation earmarks about 51000 for a field house project.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Texas Research Foundation
Karl Hoblitzelle
Research Foundation
Mississippi Man Dies In Gainesville Wreck
R. V. Miller aged 28 of Lucedale Mississippi was killed in a two car collision late Saturday night in Gainesville. It was the citys first fatal traffic accident of the year. Glenn Sanders 37 and Ray Hood about 50 of Whitesboro and Ludvik Silhavyh 25 of Richmond were slightly injured.
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Gainesville
R. V. Miller
Lucedale
Miss
Glenn Sanders
Ray Hood
Whitesboro
Ludvik Silhavyh
Richmond
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Margaret Wilma Nash
Jimmy Dan
Wilson X-Ray and Surgical Company
Guadalupe
Suc
Mark
Geo Wesley Cleaner
Austin
G. W. Payne
Optometrist
Servel
Southern Union Gas Company
Eee
Southern Union
Congress
Southern Union Gas Car
Joan Bennett
Gram
Weather Bureau
Trinity River
Rockwall
Rosser
Panhandle
Amarillo
Kansas
Nebraska
Alamo Products
West 4Th St
Austin Radiant Glass Heating CO. Ltd
West
Alexandria
Kathryn
New York
John L. Lewis Jr
Baltimore
U. 5
Weathe Bureau
Forrest Austin Area
Coentral
Montopolis
Buchanan
Lake Arsnall Ord
Fort
Amaritlo
Alveston
Custon
Rownasville
Bel Rio Christi
Aatente
Dallas Citizens Council
Blackstone Hotel
Robert E. Lee Luckie
John Hal
Randle
John H
Red) Randle
East First Street
Allamay Randle
A.C. Randle
John Cecil Canon
US Navy
Calif
Vincent Lockwood
Josie Mae Emanuel
A. C Randle Jr
Port Arthur
Alice Ruth Crow
Hyltin Manor
Leroy Land
South Austin
Alvin L. Crumley
Fitzhugh Baptist Church
L. R. Cole
Keith Bailey
Cook Funeral Home
Floyd Jones
Lamar Hokason
Richard Albreight
Raymond Whisenant
George Shirley
Walter Nelson
Fitzhugh Cemetery
Bessie Harris
Bessie Catchings Harris
Jess Hall
Red Rock Cemetery
L. F. Liseney
L. F. Lisenby
M. B. Harris Neing
Memorial Ark
Linda Marie Goolsby
H. O. Goolsby
Leander
Davis Cemetery
Hyltin-Manor Funeral Home
SMU
Coon Eta Mty
WEED
Puneral
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Sllyer
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Hyltin-Manor
Funeral Home
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