Six Georgia Convicts Escape Milledgeville Prison Attack
Six convicts overpowered guards at a Milledgeville state prison farm and fled Friday after a gunfight. A guard was seriously wounded and the fugitives took four automatic weapons before fleeing in a pickup. A statewide lookout and roadblocks were set as a posse joined the chase. The men were described as very dangerous and were working near the State Hospital for the Insane.
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TWO POLIO VICTIMS' FUNERALS SLATED
Austin mourns two polio victims with funeral services for John David Schmid 5 and Aubrey Leon Carter Jr 26 at Weed-Corley and Houston. A possible polio case Metz O Eilers 4 is at Brackenridge Hospital while an iron lung donation supports the Infantile Paralysis chapter.
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University of Texas
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Travis County
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Roosevelt Aids Capture Of Thieves In North Dakota Hunt
In 1883 Theodore Roosevelt joined a hunting trip in the Badlands of North Dakota to trail three thieves, help capture them, and transport them to authorities.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Two New Yorkers Sentenced for Smuggling Gold into U S
Two New Yorkers Kurt Charles Wajnryb and Jacques Bodner received suspended two year sentences and $1,000 fines each for smuggling $15,190 in gold bullion and coins from Mexico. They pleaded guilty to all five counts after arrest at Hidalgo International Bridge. Felix Klarberg forfeited $8,500 bond for failure to appear.
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Dual Police Chief Controversy Settled in Litchfield
In Litchfield Illinois a dispute over the police chief position ends as Leroy Franklin is confirmed by the city council 7 to 3 after Mayor C Willard Peterson appointed him previously. R G Stiefel had claimed authority pending approval and vowed to leave, with tensions over jail keys squad car and department gas charges.
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Honor Graduates At San Saba Announced
SAN SABA May 20. Tommy Hall son of Mr and Mrs F B Hall Jr is valedictorian for the 1949 class and Bob Arhelger son of Mr and Mrs John W Arhelger is salutatorian Superintendent W M Campbell announces Commencement in the high school gym May 30 with baccalaureate sermon May 29.
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Fredericksburg High School Graduates Ninety One
Diplomas were awarded to 91 graduates of Fredericksburg High School in ceremonies at the athletic field. Speaker was Joe C. Humphrey president of the State Teacher's Association and Abi lene high school principal, introduced by Mrs. A. K. Krause. Honor graduates included Julia Hartmann valedictorian Imogene Wieser salutatorian and Rubin Bernhard Jr highest scholastic ranking boy.
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River Steps Down TVA Dams Shape Tennessee River Course
Nine large dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority form a stair step along the Tennessee River from Knoxville to the Ohio River near Paducah Kentucky, altering navigation and power features across a 630 mile stretch.
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Ohio River
Paducah
Ward Off Polio Through Community Cleanups Urges Dr Cox
Texas health officials urge immediate polio clean-up drives as 14 new weekly cases raise concern. Five are in Bexar County with Dallas volunteers sweeping phone lines and home DDT applications advised by local health officers.
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George W. Cox
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Dallas
Blinn College to Graduates 102 at 69th Commencement
La Grange public schools superintendent Charles A. Lemmons will deliver the principal address at Blinn College Brenham on May 30. The college will graduate 102 members this year, the largest class in its history.
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LaGrange VFW Plans Memorial Day Rites
The Fayette Memorial Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold annual Memorial Day exercises at the high school gym on May 29 in LaGrange.
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Hearing on Bonus Proposal Set for Monday Night
The Texas Legislature moves the $400 million veterans bonus plan to the revenue and taxation committee with a public hearing scheduled Monday at 7:30. Rival $300 million bonus measure by Rep. Benton also awaits action Monday in State Affairs.
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Austin American
Smithville Graduates Plan Four Day Southwest Texas Trip
Smithville High School senior class sponsor Mrs. Ronald Renick announces the annual trip for the class of Smithville High. The group will tour Southwest Texas via Alpine into the Big Bend country, departing the morning of May 31 for four days.
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