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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1949

Page

11

Two Brothers Charged in Murder of Father After Beating Mother

In Media Pennsylvania on November 21 two brothers Nicholas 24 and John 22 admitted shooting their father Benjamin D Amore 58 after police say he beat their mother. Prosecutors say both rifles were used with a plan to ensure the killing.

Media Fred Jack Delaware County Benjamin P. D'Amore Marple Township Jack Nicholas John Philadelphia D'Amore R. Paul Lessy D’amore John Guanti Lessy

Totem Poles Symbol of Status for 1860s Native Chiefs

During the 1860s owning a totem pole marked a high social standing for American Indian chiefs, akin to having one’s name in the social register. The ownership reflected elite status within tribal leadership and community recognition.

Japan Labor Slowly Shifts Power From Coolie System

Tokyo reports occupation official Robert T. Amis says about 1.5 million workers remain under former coolie bosses but new unions grow. He notes 6.5 million workers now in 36 000 unions, two thirds of organized labor, with Communist influence waning and non Communist councils gaining strength.

Tokyo Robert T. Amis Occupation Labor Division Far East Armed Forces Radio Service Japan Amis National Liaison Council of Labor Unions National Congress of Industrial Unions Labor Council Organized Labor Movement

Noronic disaster negligence ruled by Canadian judge

In Ottawa on November 21, Supreme Court Justice Kellock ruled the Canadian Steamship Lines and the Noronic’s captain and officers negligent for fire safety failures that led to the Sept. 17 blaze at Toronto docks. The line must pay the inquiry costs. Captain Taylor faces a one year suspension though he was cleared of drunkenness.

Ottawa Ont INS Canadian Steamship Lines Great Lakes Noronic Supreme Court R. L. Kellock Kellock Toronto Steamship Line

State Alarm Issued On Walker Escapee

Sheriff Floyd Farris said a state-wide alarm is out for Charles Norcutt, 21, who escaped Walker County jail by digging through a second-story window. He allegedly stole a car owned by Dr. S R Warner and faces 16 years for auto theft convictions in Dallas and Grayson counties.

Huntsville Floyd Farris Charles Norcutt Walker County Norcutt Farris S. R. Warner Sam Houston State Teachers College Dallas Grayson

Farm Laborer Killed As Truck Overturns Near Lamesa

Jacinto Martinez about 50 a farm laborer from San Antonio died of injuries from a truck wreck on a side road near Flower Grove twenty miles south of Lamesa He was pinned beneath the truck bed and died after being brought to Lamesa General Hospital.

Lamesa Tex Jacinto Martinez San Antonio Flower Grove Here Lamesa G Hospital

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