Obituaries Observe Several Local Funerals
Funeral services were held for Naomi Elizabeth Hargrave at First Nazarene Church with Rev. J. Moore Jr. officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery under Cook Funeral Home. Frank Ibrom's requiem Mass occurred at St. Mary's Cathedral with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Raul DelRio's funeral is set for Thursday at Guadalupe Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. J. M. Gibbons, 71, was sent to Montague for funeral services Friday.
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Naomi Elizabeth Hargrave
First Nazarene Church
J. Moore Jr
Cook Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Frank Ibrom
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Andrew Mulreamy
C.S.C
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Raul DelRio
Guadalupe Church
Nicholas Diaz
Nash Moreno
Raul Moreno
Mike Arredondo
Henry Moreno
Joe Saldivar
Roy Velasquez
J. M. Gibbons
Montague
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Woman Wins Uncontested Divorce Over Hearing Aid Incident
Corpus Christi on November 24 a local court granted an uncontested divorce to Mrs Flo Ellen Pfeiffer after she testified her husband shut off his hearing aid to avoid hearing her side of family spats. Judge Cullen W Briggs ruled the act amounted to mental cruelty for depriving her of update to tell him what she thinks.
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Corpus Christi
Cullen W. Briggs
Flo Ellen Pfeiffer
Annual Bonfire Fires Up Fans
The annual rally in the gym and on Freshman Field excited fans as Bearden the head cheerleader directed the program. Dean Arno Nowotny led the crowd in singing and memory of past battles with Texas A and M. Coach Blair Cherry praised the team while senior Longhorns were introduced.
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Cony
Bob Bearden
Aggies
Bearden
Arno Nowotny
Memorial Stadium
Aggie
Dean Nowotny
A&m
Blair Cherry
University
Texas A&m
Freshman Field
Greek Premier Near Death After Heart Attack
Themistocles Sophoulis, 88, suffered a severe heart attack in his Parliament office and was reported in critical condition. Doctors cited acute pulmonary edema with heart weakness, making survival unlikely and signaling an imminent cabinet crisis as Constantin Tsaldaris travels to Paris.
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Athens
Greece
Themistocles Sophoulis
Paul
Constantin Tsaldaris
Paris
Sophoulis
Coast Guard Abandons Hope For British Freighter Hopestar
The North Atlantic storm claimed the British freighter Hopestar and its 37 crew after likely sinking on Nov 14 east of New York. An intensive two day search failed to locate survivors. the vessel bound from Newcastle to Philadelphia with ballast had reported heavy weather damage and dwindling radio contact before going silent.
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New York
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
W. R. Richards
Coast Guard Eastern Area
Newcastle
England
Philadelphia
Cape Henlopen
N. J
Weather Bureau
Winchester & Company
Man Guilty of Rape To Appeal Conviction
CORSICANA Texas November 24 Preparations for William Ruthes Ray's appeal from Navarro County district court death penalty for rape are under way Ray was convicted in July of assaulting a 9 year old Fort Worth girl Judge A P Mays denied a new trial in September The district clerk said the transcript would be sent to the court of criminal appeals in Austin Ray is held in Dallas County jail.
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Corsicana
William Ruthes Ray
Navarro County District Court
Ray
Fort Worth
A. P. Mays
J. C. Gaston
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Dallas County
Weather and river readings for Texas cities and lakes
Daily climate summary lists sunrise and sunset times, temperatures including a high of 103 F and a low of 18 F, and total rainfall of 19.30 inches for the year. Colorado River stages show minor changes with readings at ontopolis 1.3 feet and lakes Buchanan and Travis near Marshall Ford. Temperatures across Texas cities include El Paso 26, Amarillo 60, Fort Worth 66, Austin 69, Galveston 68, Brownsville 58, Houston 69, Corpus Christi 68, San Antonio 68, Del Rio 69, and Waco 67 degrees.
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Austin
Colorado
Ontopolis
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Colorado River
Terature
Texas
el Paso
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Galveston
Brownsville
Houston
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
del Rio
Waco
Rock Lawyer Cecil Wright Weds Beulah Brimberry in Surprise Ceremony
Cecil Wright, famed "lawyer of the rock" who talked his way out of Alcatraz, married Beulah Brimberry, 38, in Chicago a sudden plan shift. The pair intended to wed Thursday but tied the knot at the county building with Wright, 41, planning a Thanksgiving home dinner in Mattoon. Wright, jailed 18 years for a $243 post office robbery, studied law and later planned Hollywood film of his life.
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Chicago
Cecil Wright
Rock
Alcatraz
Wright
Beaulah Brimberry
Mattoon
Charleston
Ill
Harry Panter
Sale of Oklahoma Drug Firm Okehed
An official of the Alexander Drug Company said stockholders have approved its sale to Mc Kesson and Robbins, Inc. L. & Fitschen, president of Alexander, estimated the deal would take at least six weeks to complete. Details were not announced. Alexander Drug Company is a longtime wholesale firm with branches in Amarillo Texas and Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Alexander Drug Company
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
L. & Fitschen
Alexander
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Texas
Tulsa
Okla
Chicagoan to Headline Concordia Library Cornerstone
Dr. J. W. Behnken of Chicago national president of the Missouri Synod will deliver the main address at the Hirschi Memorial Library cornerstone laying at Lutheran Concordia College in Austin. The Sunday ceremony at 3 30 p m will feature Rev. George Beto and Dr H Stadtmann as liturgists. The 80000 building funded by John and Mrs Hirschi will include reading rooms 20000 book stacks and offices designed by Carl Staats with J M Odom as contractor.
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J. W. Behnken
Chicago
The
Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church
Hirschi Memorial Library
Lutheran Concordia College
George Beto
Concordia
Behnken
Kilian Hall
Concordia College
Houston
Lutheran Church
Austin
Beto
H. Stadtmann
Hirschi
John Hirschi
Wichita Falls
Carl Staats
J. M. Odom
Price Ceiling Violators Offered Discount in Mexico City
Price ceiling violators fined between 1943 and 1947 were offered a 25 percent discount if they paid by New Year's Day. Hundreds of small merchants especially butchers and bakers were fined to curb living costs. Some paid, many did not, awaiting court action. total owed not yet calculated.
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Mexico City
Alaska Statehood Seen As Defense Move by Congress
Representative Peden of Oklahoma predicted that the new Congress would approve Alaska statehood as a defense measure, signaling a major policy shift. The remarks were made on Wednesday in Washington.
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Washington
Peden
Two Explosions Hit Amoras Plant in Lisbon
Two blasts at the Amoras explosives factory on the Tagus River near Lisbon killed about 23 people and injured roughly 36, according to police reports. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon and sent shock through the city.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Amoras
Tagus River
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Caer
T.H. Davis
Frank Linden
W. S. Birdwell. JR
Martin Blomquist
Austin’s
Thurlow
B. Weed
Jack Corley
Lavaco
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Lavaca
Wilke Funeral Home
Congress
Hyltin Funeral Home
Guadalupe
Benedict
Okehed
Alaska
Denver
Morolin
A. E. Broughton
Optometric Eye Clinic
Chevrolet
America
Chevrolet America
Capitol Chevrolet, Inc
San Jacinto
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