Plane Missing Since May 29 Found in Arkansas Mountains
Biggs Air Force rescue unit said a plane missing since May 29 on a Hot Springs Arkansas to Dallas flight was found with two occupants dead in the wreckage. Victims: T. C. Elkins of Stephenville Texas and his pilot Ben Ferguson. Wreckage found by Leon Garrison and another man near Athens Arkansas about 580 miles from Hot Springs. Gene Filkins offered a $1000 reward. Police from four states, National Guard, civil patrol planes and the Biggs Field rescue service aided in the search.
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Dallas
T. C. Elkins
Stephenville
Texas
Ben Ferguson
Athens
Leon Garrison
Sirmon
Gene Filkins
National Guard
Biggs Field
Scalped Schoolboy Faces Close Shave
BATAVIA N Y June 17 It looks like a close shave for 17 year old Richard Houseknecht If his hair doesn t grow sufficiently in 10 days he may not be allowed to attend his high school graduation Richard took a dare and had an Indian style haircut The treatment left only a strip of hair down the center of his head Principal Edward L Osborn of Batavia High School wrote Richards parents that the youth will have to get his diploma in private unless his hair has grown sufficiently to avoid his being an object of ridicule.
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Batavia
N. Y
Richard Houseknecht
Richard
Edward L. Osborn
Batavia High School
Cambridge Edsac Brain Machine Nears Unveiling
Cambridge University scientists near revealing Edsac a one ton thinking machine with a 3500 tube brain. It processes 15000 arithmetic problems per minute and stores instructions in memory. Researchers say it advances nuclear physics aerodynamics and astronomy questions. The device will be shown to leading mathematicians at a conference next Wednesday.
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Cambridge, Eng
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Edsac
Britain
Europe
America
Cotton Futures Trading Steady On Commission House
Cotton futures in New York were steady amid light demand as July and nearby months showed little change. Spot prices held firm with slight gains as market eyes were on crop conditions in the belt and tentative signals regarding EC funds. Final prices edged up about 35 to 75 cents per bale while Census data on cotton consumption showed a modest base figure, not fully expected by traders.
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Cotton Belt
Washington
Bureaus of Census
New Orleans
Boston
Army
Frances Willard Campaign Opens in Texas in 1882
An 1882 report notes Frances Willard launched a Texas campaign to form a Women’s Christian Temperance Union with a Paris speech. It mentions prior Texas prowbition wins, Carrie Nation, and a 1876 dry Jasper County victory, alongside 1882 statewide liquor election results and cotton market figures from New Orleans.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Texas
Paris
Carrie Nation
David
Jaybird Democratic Association
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Jasper County
Wets
Hunter Fined For Shooting Mishap In New Mexico
A Cuero man was fined $50 by a Los Lunas justice of the peace after a hunting accident in which he shot a man he mistook for a wild turkey. He was charged with attempting to take turkey in a closed area and out of season.
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Santa FE
N. M
INS
Cuero, N. M
Los Lunas
Justice of the Peace
Ross Hollis Post Opens War Veterans Drive for Funds
Ross Hollis Post No 1 announces a fundraising drive to aid colored war veterans for building purposes with a goal of 5000 dollars. The drive runs from June 20 to September 20, 1949. Donations can be mailed or delivered by contacting Berry Davis at 2928 East 12th Street or by calling 2-6516, commander W H Neal at 7-1091, the chairman.
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Colored War Veterans of America
Berry Davis
East 12Th St
W. H. Neal
Court Records and Civil Actions Summary
Multiple district and county court entries list foreclosures, divorces, estates, guardianship nominations, and driving with license suspension filings. Notable items include divorces for Kasie Heese and Charlie Reese, estate probate for Lizzie Rutherford with Hobart Rey named executor, and fines for driving while license suspended and aggravated assault. Marriage licenses issued for Mortiz Cook, Harris Haggard, Taylor Nunnelee, and Dearing Holtz. New car registrations include several Cadillac and Ford models.
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Limberg
Edmund L. Mortiz
Patricia Anne Cook
Duke R. Harris
Ruby Haggard
Jess C. Taylor
Barbara Nunnelee
Clyde Dearing
Jo Anne Holtzclaw
Cattle Market Drops in Week Across Regions
San Antonio reports mixed cattle trade with steers and bulls mostly 50 to 1.00 lower than last Friday, cows 1.00 to 1.50 down, calves steady to 50 lower. week top prices include steers 23.00 and cows 18.00. Fort Worth lacts show slow demand with steers to 25.00 and beef cows 13.50-16.50. hogs and sheep also weaker. Chicago quotes pork fluctuating with top hogs around 21.00 and cattle markets uneven. vealers weak to 1.00 lower and cows from 12.50 to 18.50 depending on grade.
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San Antonio
Federal State Market News Service
Fort Worth
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Third Heir Born To Gregory Peck's Family
In Los Angeles on Friday a third son was born to Greta and Gregory Peck weighing seven pounds 13 ounces. The infant joins brothers Jonathan age five and Stephen age three. Both mother and baby are reported doing very nicely.
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Los Angeles
Gregory Pecks
Greta
Gregory
Pecks
Jonathan
Stephen
Continuing Dry Weather Hurts Wheat Prices
The wheat market fell slightly on Friday along with corn and oats after another sunny day in the Southwest. Premiums in Kansas City cash wheat were mostly steady to down, while cash corn and oats showed mixed gains and losses amid reports of lower Oklahoma yields and uncertain farmer selling intentions.
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Board of Trade
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Kansas
Amarillo
Kansas City
Prices Tick Up and Down in Quiet Stock Exchange Session
New York June 17 AP Prices barely moved in a subdued session with a narrow range of gains and losses. Trading was light as many traders took the long weekend off, while a few remained to do business on the floor.
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Tommy Duncan Band to Fiddle at Dessau Hall
Tommy Duncan and the Western All-Stars will play a Central Texas dance Sunday night at Dessau Hall. Duncan, longtime vocalist with Bob Wills, has signed with Capitol Records, releasing Worry Over Me and Am Through Wasting Time on You.
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Central Texas
Dessau Hall
Duncan
Bob Wills
Austin
Capitol Records
Capitol
San Antonio
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