California Men Die in New Mexico Plane Crash
Two San Diego men died in a light plane crash one mile east of Capitan New Mexico near US Highway 360. Deputy Sheriff Joe Wigley identified the deceased as Ollie B. Johnson and Spencer R. Baylor both from California. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon while they were flying in the Roswell region.
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Capitan
WN. M
San Diego
Calif
Jus Highway 360
Joe Wigley
Ollie B. Johnson
Spenser R. Baylor
Wigley
Roswell, N. M
Travis County Junior Livestock Show gains strong support
County Agent Elmo V. Cook and Tom Hooks Jr report strong backing for Rambouillet sheep in Travis County. Five residents contribute cash and five lambs to a five-animal pen with prizes from 12.50 to 2 dollars. Show dates set for Feb 16 and 17. pavilions may delay. Austin Chamber funds hot chocolate cookies and ribbons. Thanksgiving records due for achievement contests. Caldwell and Ulbrano groups announce officers and alternates. Blanco Hereford Breeders issue ongoing.
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Austin American
Travis County
Elmo V. Cook
Tom Hooks Jr
Dave Ceder
G. A. Freund
L. G. Luedecke
C. H. Bird
Edward A. Rogge
Tom Hooks
Austin
FFA
Hooks
Chamber of Commerce
Inquiry Opened In Hotel Death
Police investigate the death of Virgil E. Einig 43 of St. Louis found in his locked San Antonio hotel room. He phoned for a doctor. three notes were found, no signs of violence or cause. Justice of the Peace ordered the body held pending inquiry.
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San Antonio
Virgil E. Einig
St. Louis
R. Collins
Einig
Collins
Third annual cattle sale set for Dec 4 at Johnson City
The catalog lists 60 lots from 11 breeders to be auctioned by Walter Britten at 10 a m at Fair Park. Frank Scofield serves as secretary while the note by Murry Burnham adds farm weather commentary and local efforts to cope with drought. Joe Tate of Lockhart reports barren pastures and plans oats and clover for winter, recounting dry planting failures this summer.
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Johnson City
Fair Park
Caldwell County
Joe B. Tate
Lockhart
Taylorvile
Tate
Actor Edward G. Robinsons cabin robbed over weekend
Police report a sleepy burglar broke into the Franklin cabin studio of actor Edward G. Robinson and his wife. The sole items taken were blank sheets bedspreads and pillows.
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Franklin Cabin
Edward G. Robinson
Book Exhibit Is Made By Study Club
Members of the Giddings Study Club began observing National Book Week with a Read a Book campaign. The club sponsors the public library and funds it wholly. The week’s main project is preparing store window displays. Representative volumes from fiction mystery juvenile and historical genres were shown. The library opens Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
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Giddings
Spl
Giddings Study Club
Public Library
Lang Elected Delegate to State P-TA Convention
Mrs. Lester Lang elected program chair and delegate for Govalle P-TA at the state convention in El Paso November 17 18. A safety and playground committee headed by Mrs. E N Borkland with Mesdames Vick Blundell Schnautz and McCarthy will study traffic hazards around Springdale Road Tillery and Airport Boulevard to improve street safety for children. A future meeting to plan the study will be announced.
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P-Ta
el Paso
Lester Lang
Govalle P-Ta
E. N. Borkland
J. E. Vick
O. Blundell
Henry Schnautz
B. W. McCarthy
Mrs Procter to Speak at Methodist Mothers Club
Leslie C. Procter vice president of the Southwest Texas Conference WSCS will address the First Methodist Mothers Club on The Christian Home Friday at 9 30 a m in the Co Wed room of the First Methodist Church Hostesses are Mesdames E H Estlack Ned Cole and C E Alvis Jr The meeting is open to any mother of pre-school age children nursery will be available.
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Leslie C. Procter
Southwest Texas Conference
WSCS
First Methodist Mothers Club
First Methodist Church
E. H. Estlack
Ned Cole
C. E. Alvis Jr
Texas City Trial Delay Ruling Expected Today
Judge T. M. Kennerly's office said a ruling on delaying the Texas City damage suits would likely not be issued before Thursday. The reason for the postponement was not announced, though earlier expectations had set a Wednesday noon deadline.
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Texas
Houston
T. M. Kennerly
John J. Patrick Endorses Calvert Blended Whiskey
John J. Patrick of 50 Manchester Place Newark promotes Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey claiming better taste. The ad notes the product as 86.8 proof with 65 percent grain neutral spirits from Calvert Distillers Corp New York City.
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Newark
N. J
John J. Patrick
Manchester Place
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Amarillo Police Find Tire Slams Market Door Applesauce Spill
In Amarillo a truck tire fell from a passing vehicle and smashed through the glass front of a fruit market, scattering an immense pile of applesauce. Police responding early Wednesday discovered the damage and noted the market owner had obtained a spare tire for a trailer truck.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Fruit
United Press executive获 Cabot Award
Joseph L. Jones vice president and general foreign manager of the United Press, along with three South American journalists, will receive the 1948 Maria Moors Cabot Awards from Columbia University. The awards honor outstanding contributions to understanding among the nations of the Americas. Jones is the fifth US citizen to win.
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New York
Joseph L. Jones
United Press
Columbia University
Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Boston
Americas
Jones
Austin Girl To Play With Dallas Symphony
Miss Margaret Bickler a Austin native with an Eastman School of Music master's degree will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Thursday night in Hogg Auditorium.
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Austin
Dallas Symphony
Margaret Bickler
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Hogg Auditorium
Garden Club Shifts Parade Chrysanthemum Show to Calcasieu Auditorium
Violet Crown Garden Club announces change of venue for the chrysanthemum Parade show. The event moves from the Driskill Hotel to Calcasieu Auditorium as announced by an officer of the club.
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Violet Crown Garden Club
Driskill Hotel
Calcasieu Auditorium
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Country) Boswell
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