Evicted Vet and Family of 7 Occupy Forest Park in St Louis
A jobless war veteran William Hickinbotham 39 his wife and six children enter 13th day living in Forest Park after their old farmhouse was torn down to please neighbors and force eviction. The family camps on the grass and uses park facilities while the mother and two daughters sleep in the car and children miss school.
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ST. Louis
Forest Park
St Louis
William Hickinbotham
Hickinbothams
Veterans Hospital
Hickinbotham
Germany
Park Lakes
Park
Shirley
Mollie Ann
Larry
John
James
Elza Lee
Alligator Bites Jockey Live on KPAC Broadcast
A parcel addressed to Jockey Gordon Baxter at Radio Station KPAC in Port Arthur arrived during a Tuesday broadcast. Baxter opened the package and a live alligator bit him, prompting immediate reaction on air.
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Port Arthur
Gordon Baxter
KPAC
Baxter
Austin Rabies Fight Gains Ground in $100000 Cost
A Texas Health Department official said Austin is making definite headway against the rabies epidemic, which has cost the state at least 100000. Rabid dogs in Austin declined monthly after a peak in November, January, February, and March, with four cases last week and no known secondary infections. The effort centers on vaccination, stray animal control, and public health education across urban areas.
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State Health Department
Austin
K. S Young
Texas Health Department
US Public Health Service
Dr. Young
Dallas
Texas
Fl Paso
San Antonio
Texas A&m College
George W. Cox
W. M. Ehlers
L. P. Walter
Division of
M. L. Rains
Chesf Field
J. V. Irons
Greely Opens Houston State Fair in 1871
Horace Greeley, famed editor and abolitionist, delivered the principal address at the second state fair in Houston on May 18 1871. A special Texas rail train brought him, he was greeted by lawmakers and Texans, and he later learned New York readers saw Texas in a friendlier light after his visit.
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Houston
Horace Greely
Texas
New York
East
Southwest
Hukbalahap Suspects Arrested Over Manila Plane Blast
Five Hukbalahap movement members were arrested in Camarines Norte tied to the May 7 Philippine Airlines crash off Alabat Island. The hijackers allegedly used a mystery box to plant explosives, killing thirteen people including two American businessmen. wreckage and gunpowder remnants were handed to the NBI.
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Manila
INS
Hukbalahap
Philippine Airlines
Quinjet
Philippine Sea
Alabat Island
Camarines
Norte
Philippine National Bureau of Investigation
Discrimination suit filed against Wood County schools
Parents of 10 Negro students filed a federal injunction to end alleged discrimination in Wood County schools. The suit names Winnsboro and Quitman and claims inferior facilities for Negroes in Winnsboro and a 32 mile daily commute for Quitman students. It also accuses officials of violating Texas history teaching requirements.
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Tyler
Wood County
Winnsboro
Quitman
Texas
Court Records and Divorce Filings Highlight Local Cases
The 126th District Court lists multiple divorce filings including Roberts vs Johnson and Nichols vs Nichols, with several others noted as filed. Criminal notes show assault charges and weapon offenses plus a drunk in public citation and illegal pistol carrying notices. Public record entries also mention marriage licenses and new car listings.
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Robert Lee Kishell
Ivorce
Heienartin Moore
Billie Leonard Moore
Elmer B. Dodd
Jonn C Garcia
Rovert ‘Sree
Joe Ballard
Joe Expinosa
Jackie Owensteen
Beary Navarro
Ban on Juvenile Jailing Ordered
Travis County Juvenile Board bans placing juveniles in county jail. District judges require police and sheriff to take teens to the county juvenile home on San Antonio Highway, day or night, except by district judge order. Emma Jo Glover now oversees the juvenile home succeeding Robert Mitchell who resigns effective June 1.
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Travis County Juvenile Board
Sheriffs Department
San Antonio Highway
J. Harris Gardner
Emma Jo Glover
Robert Mitchell
Gardner
Antarctica Compared To South America Size
A concise note observes that Antarctica is nearly as large as South America, highlighting a surprising similarity in land area between the two continents.
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Antarctica
South America
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Johnnie Peres
Gladys Pinnal
Sugries Court
Baker
Aw Thurman
Hn Wilbur Knight
Marian Rose Menn
Winston McBurnett
Alberta Lois Schaefer Ohn
A. Ingram
Gretta Bourke
Tata Sy
Enti Bait
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