Freight Train Collides With Truck Killing Seven Near Lubbock
A Santa Fe freight train fatally struck a cotton picker truck near Shallowater, killing seven and wounding nine. The truck carried Lubbock residents headed to a field. warnings existed but the vehicle entered the crossing. Names of victims and injured include A C Quirino and family.
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Lubbock
W. W. Hollingsworth
Santa Fe
William Rust
Slaton
Texas
Rust
A. C. Quirino
Francisco Quirino
Joe Moreno
Fred Padron
Raymond Hernandez
Angelo Gonzales
Arthur Quirino
A. C. Quirino Wayland Penney
Teric
Checkerboard wing tags mark top quality fryer chickens
The ad touts red and white Checkerboard wing tags on locally raised Purina fed meat type fryers. It promises superior tenderness and flavor, claiming Flavo.Fed Purina Fryers satisfy beyond ordinary chicken.
Thanksgiving dinner bill blows the Dept of Labor claim
A New York writer lampoons a Dept of Labor five dollar Thanksgiving by recounting a costly home feast. The author tallies liquor, a broken chair, a ruined sofa, and extra meals totaling 184.33 dollars, mocking the department's cost claim for a family of four.
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New York
Maurice Tobin
Secretary of Labor
Washington, D. C
US Department of Labor
Wilbur
Department of Labor
Abner Peeble
Veronica
Abner
Tobin
Republican Party
Bootlegger’s Smile Turns Bad Real Mocking Night Backfire
Oklahoma City report says policemen found Bobby Joe Redwine with two pints of illegal liquor under a blanket in a car parked near railroad tracks. He posted $40 bond for liquor possession. his companion was not charged.
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Oklahoma City
Bobby Joe Redwine
Redwine
W. A. Williams
Oklahoma
Eisenhower Denies Presidential Aspirations in Cincinnati
General Dwight D. Eisenhower said he has no political ambitions and is not seeking the 1952 presidential ticket. He told Columbia University alumni in Cincinnati that he is not in politics and not courting Senator Taft’s support.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Robert A Taft
Jurists Criticize Court Delay on Technicalities
Supreme Court criticizes delays caused by technicalities in a two-year-old case involving L. H. Childre and wife versus William Casstevens over a fatal 1947 car crash in Erath County. Justices Sharp and Taylor dissent, urging affirming trial judgment and avoiding remand. The court also reviews J. O. Fitzgarrald’s defamation suit against the Amarillo Times amid a Hall County sheriff race.
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American Statesman Capitol
Supreme Court
John H Sharp
Eastland Court of Civil Appeals
L. H. Childre
William Casstevens
Erath County
Casstevens
Sharp
W. M. Taylor
Taylor
J. O. Fitzgarrald
Amarillo Times
Hall County
Fitzgarrald
Amarillo Court of Civil Appeals
Panhandle Publishing Company
Raymond Ballew
the Times
Balley
Youth Burglary Spree Concluded in Three-State Rampage
Two 16 year old youths who stole horses to escape Pine Bluff reformatory and burglarized about 75 locations in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas were captured in Houston. Officers said they broke into a chain grocery store and carried a 45 caliber pistol and gloves home with them. They admitted three weeks on the loose and boasted riding four horses to exhaustion before riding a freight train out of Arkansas.
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Houston
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
A. H. Suchina
Pine Bluff, Ark
Thugs Grab Wrong Worthless Bucket In Quebec Farm Search
In Valleyfield Quebec two men broke into the home of 17 year old recluse J Baptiste Doutre and his invalid sister. They beat him, ransacked the house by lantern light, found an old wooden bucket containing only worthless papers. They fled with the bucket while two other buckets held $100 in cash left behind.
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Valleyfield
Que
Baptiste Doutre
Fitzpatrick Othman A Tired Boy Travelogue in Yucatan
Frederick C. Othman recounts a trek through Chicken Itza and Campeche, mixing travel impressions with ancient mystery. He notes Mayan temples, a vast ballcourt, a jade-eyed high priest throne, and a legendary well looted for gold. He weighs theories of Maya disappearance and reflects on local lore and curiosities.
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Frederick C. Othman
United Features Syndicate
Chicken Itza
Yucatan
Fitzpatrick
Pyramid
Elaine Townsend Gambler Heads Hollywood Adaptation
Hollywood reports former teacher Elaine Townsend runs a Havana gambling salon with Chemin de Fer and craps concessions. She describes life near the tables, the Cuban and European game preferences, and her chance at a film about her exploits with Ann Sheridan eyed for the lead. She notes she does not gamble herself.
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Hollywood
Elaine Townsend
Miss Townsend
Havana
Cuba
Wolfg and Reinhardt
Burglarized Church Urges Burglars to Skip Loot
Pastor Earl Hamlett of St. Paul Methodist Church in Abilene asks burglars not to target the church after four or five break ins. He explains church funds are not kept in the building but at a bank depository and that theft would be unwise because rewards are slim.
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Abeline
Earl Hamlett
St. Paul Methodist Church
Abilene
Sole survivor Isaac vows to become pilot after crash
Oslo dispatch reports 12 year old Isaac Allam, the only survivor among 35 aboard a plane with Jewish refugee children, recovers in Drammen hospital. He recalls the crash on the Hurum Peninsula, surviving by fastening his belt as the plane tore through trees. He hopes to be an airplane pilot when grown, with nurses and flowers surrounding his hospital room.
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Oslo
Norway
Isaac Allam
Africa
Drammen
Hurum
Isaac
Berserk Marine Veteran Shot in Police Rescue
In Miami on a Wednesday dawn, Marine veteran Alexander Sokalsky 25 slashed his wife Rita 24 with a broken milk bottle and wrecked their apartment after a five week psychiatric commitment. A milkman and neighbors intervened as Sokalsky charged Patrolman Pate with a coral rock. a single shot mortally wounded him in the heart. Rita remained in critical condition.
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Miami
Fla
Dade County
B. F. Shields
Alexander Sokalsky
Veterans Administration Hospital
Coral Gables
Sokalsky
Rita
Shields
James
Jordan
John Pate
W. H. Brown
Pate
Iwo Jima
Marine Corps
Petersen Enters Terrell Hospital After Sanity Finding
Keith Petersen, deemed sane at a prior hearing for the pistol slaying of his former sweetheart, was ordered to Terrell State Hospital by County Judge Lew Sterrett. If he regains sanity, he will be returned to Dallas County court to face the murder charge for the Sept. 2 killing in a downtown office.
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Dallas
Keith Petersen
Terrell State Hospital
Lew Sterrett
Southern Methodist University
Peterson
Carolyn Schofield
Petersen
Police Solve Problem Of Plus And Minus Tot
Chicago police resolved a nose counting mix up at Race School Kindergarten when 20 month old Cathy Winder was found to be both extra student and missing daughter. She was added to the home roster and removed from the class list to restore balance.
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Chicago
Race School
Miriam Winder
Cathy Winder
Cathy
Burglars Steal Bloodhounds From Auto Agency
Hammond Indiana November 23 two bloodhounds valued at fifteen dollars were stolen after burglars broke into John Hills auto sales agency. Hill had bought the dogs Tuesday to protect his business and reported the loss to police Wednesday.
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Hammond
Ind
John Hill
Ex-Congressman May Seeks Clemency in Bribery Case
Former congressman Andrew J May and the Garsson brothers Henry N. and Murray ask Federal Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut for mercy. They seek reduction, suspension, or probation for eight months to two years on wartime bribery conspiracy sentences, citing health and financial hardship.
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Washington
Andrew J
Garsson Brothers
Henry N. and
Murray
Kentucky
Henry A. Schweinhaut
May
Fish Dock Stranded By Prolonged Drouth
Ennis reports its long fishing pier on Lake Clark is stranded on dry land after more than a year with no significant rain. Local authorities note the drought has left the dock and shoreline barren with water receding and no immediate relief in sight.
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Ennis
Lake Clark
Nationalists Cut Cabinet Gliding For New Flight
CHUNGKING Nov 23. The Chinese government streamlines and plans to abandon Chungking as Red forces close in to 70 miles. A mobile cabinet will govern from a rear base possibly Taipeh while frontline staff shrink to minimal numbers. Thousands of officials face unemployment or defense work with severance pay around 100 dollars.
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Chungking
Yangtze Valley
Chunghsien
Tsunyi
On Hsi-Shan
Li Tsung-Jen
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Yen
Taipeh
Formosa
Convict flees prison to nab real killer in slaying
John Malone, 31, recaptured after escaping an Ohio prison farm, told police he aimed to reach the man behind a holdup slaying 15 years ago in Newark. He said he did not fire the shot and had previously taken the rap for his partner, who he believes may reveal the truth.
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North Arlington
N. J
Ohio
John Malone
Cleveland
Malone
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