Four Jurors Selected in Smithwick Murder Trial at Belton
In Belton on January 17 juror selection continued for Sam Smithwick, with four jurors chosen amid long questioning of 34 veniremen. Smithwick, who turns 62, sits as former Jim Wells County deputy while prosecutors and defense probe views on self defense. The trial concerns the July 29 shooting of W H Mason in Alice, Texas.
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Smithwick
Belton
Sam Smithwick
Jerry W. Simek
Near Temple
Max V. Fergus
Killeen
Morna
Monay
Henry Taylor Sr
Veniremen
W. H
Bill) Mason
Alice
Mason
South Texas
Jim Wells
Man from Missouri backs Calvert taste switch
Carl W. Rau, a Missouri chemical engineer, endorses Calvert whisky after being shown the product. He states Calvert tastes better and is smoother in any drink. Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey 86.8 proof is produced by Calvert Distillers Corp. in New York City.
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Carl W. Rau
Calvert
ST. Louis
Missouri
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Young Mother Describes Robbery and Rape Near Bus Stop
A 21 year old mother told Fort Worth police she was robbed and raped after alighting a city bus. She said a man followed her after she got off, threatened her with a knife, took $3 from her purse, and raped her in a nearby secluded area.
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Fort Worth
Ten Cities Bid for Texas Cerebral Palsy School Site
Eleven cities including Dallas Galveston Athens Dumas Brownwood Hillsboro Hearne Marlin Meridian Georgetown Temple asked the State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools to locate the new cerebral palsy school. The board said no commitments yet after the Legislature allocated 400000 without choosing a site.
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State Board For
Dallas
Galveston
Athens
Dumas
Brownwood
Hillsboro
Hearne
Marlin
Meridian
Georgetown
Temple
J. E. Claitor
W. L. Moody Jr
Moody Memorial
R. L. Thomas
Dallas Society For Crippled Children
N. L. McCarver
George Pool
Three Directors Added to Board of Bank Here
Stockholders of the Texas State Bank at 1904 Guadalupe selected three additional directors to meet growth. Appointed were Bob Armstrong, R W Pettway, and Jack G Taylor as the bank reports deposits of 2 438 514 12 up from 2 208 062 31. Oakley Davis named vice president at Texas Industrial Loan Company. First Federal Savings and Loan to hold annual meeting with new charter.
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Texas State Bank
Guadalupe
University of Texas
Bob Armstrong
R.W
Dick) Pettway
Jack G. Taylor
The
J. W. Siegmund
W. G. Pope
John D. Miller
W. W. Patterson
Margaret Clark
E. O. Henkel
J. F. Baden
C. E. Carter
J. Hemphill
R. W
Cr. Aubrey Gmth
Texas Industrial Loan Company
Oakley Davis
Oswald G. Wolf
Bert L. Cabaniss
Earle Burkhalter
Herman P. Becker
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Man Buried Under One Identity Returns Alive in Missouri
Russell Scaggs of Festus, presumed dead after a jail death in Norfolk, Neb., was buried with Legion honors as Harvey E. Scaggs. His brother William identified the body and plans to recheck the mix up as FBI fingerprints confirm the misidentification. The case raises questions about the true identity of the buried man and the circumstances of the death.
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Festus
Russell Scaggs
William Scaggs
Russell
Norfolk
Neb
FBI
Harvey E. Scaggs
William
R.S
Iowa
Russel
American Legion
Austin Athletic Club Reports Winter Recreation Progress
City Recreation notes 200 girls registered for the winter term afternoon dance class at Austin Athletic Club. The term ends February 24. In the first week 120 women joined the morning program, handicraft products are on display, woodwork and glass etching are practiced, and Saturdays 8 to 11 p.m. feature a family square dance.
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Austin Athletic Club
Texas PTA Congress Chooses Mineral Day
The Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers selected Mineral Wells for its 1950 convention, announced after the mid-winter State Board of Managers session. The three day event opens November 8 with Mrs. Jack M. Little elected chairwoman of the Ella Caruthers Porter Memorial Endowment Fund. Mrs. L. W. Leggett named state chairman of preschool service.
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Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Board of Managers
Jack M. Little
Dallas
Texas Congress
Ella Caruthers Porter
Two Shanghai Bankers Jailed for Hiding Cash
Reports from Hong Kong say two Shanghai bankers were convicted of hiding property belonging to H. H. Kung brother in law of Chiang Kai shek. The case highlights anti corruption actions tied to wartime leadership in China with significant political connections.
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Shanghai
Hong Kong
H. H. Kung
Chiang Kai-shek
Five Texas Pardons Revoked By Governor Shivers
Governor Allan Shivers revoked conditional pardons for five Texas convicts sending three back to prison and another already confined, while the fifth who escaped from a Los Angeles jail remains at large. Recipients include Elbert Wash Jr Leon Hampton Louis Reneau Kenneth A Forman Winburn N Murray and Robert Batiste with varied sentences and recent re arrest notes.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Los Angeles
Elbert Wash Jr
Rusk County
Rusk
Leon Hampton
Harris County
Louis Reneau
Baylor
Titus
Dallas County
Kenneth A. Forman
Wichita County
Winburn N. Murray
Jury May Receive Hiss Case Friday
In New York on January 17 the prosecution and defense completed their cases in Alger Hiss’ second perjury trial. Judge Henry W. Goddard said he hoped the case would go to the jury Friday afternoon, with the defense to sum up on Thursday.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Henry W. Goddard
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Purina
Allied van Lines
Dallas Highway
Associated Press
H. P. Becker
G. E. Bray
William A. Kessler
J. E. Motheral
Frank R. Rundell
City Recreation’s Progress Reported
PTA Congress
Kuntz- Sternenberg Lumber Co
Zale Diamonds
Tale Jewelry CO
Zale’s
Zale
Congress
Austin
Trent
Texas’ Telephone System
Robert Batiste
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Ramsey’s
Ramsey
Southwestern Bell
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