Former Officer Indicted for Extortion in Corpus Christi
Raymond Chambers former Harris County deputy sheriff and Shamrock Hotel janitor was indicted by a federal grand jury here for mailing a September 29 extortion letter to Oilman Glenn McCarthy seeking 50 000 under threat of injury. Chambers was described as sane by psychiatrists.
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Corpus Christi
Raymond Chambers
Harris County
Houston
Glenn McCarthy Chambers
Grand
Allen B. Hannay
Chambers
Glenn McCarthy
Shamrock Hotel
McCarthy
Scouters From Bastrop Lee Fayette Meet In Giddings
Sectional institute for district officers of the Boy Scouts will be held in Giddings at 7 p m Thursday at the high school. Hosts include O W Symmonk of Lee County and district chairs FE W Meiners A Paine Williams with John A Logan and Austin leaders attending.
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Giddings
Boy Scouts
Fayette
Bastrop
O. W. Symmonk
Lee County
FE. W. Meiners
A. Paine Williams
John A. Logan
la Grange
Austin
Ed J. St. John
Capitol Council
R. Todd Ford
John D. Coats
H. L. Gaskin
J. L. Tarr
Att General Group Backs States Ownership of Tidland
The National Association of Attorneys General urged Congress to confirm state ownership of tidelands and oppose any deal that would convert state submerged lands to federal leases. Missouri AG J E Taylor dissented. Maryland Texas and Oregon AGs spoke on the issue with a seven attorney general committee to push the objective and ensure public funding.
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ST. Paul
Maryland
Price Daniel
Texas
George Neuner
Oregon
Congress
Departments of Justice and Interior
Flag Pole Sitter Aims to Boost Chest Drive
Texarkana reporter notes Rudolph the Salvation Army flagpole sitter began atop a derrick structure on State Line Avenue. He vowed to remain until the Community Chest contribution reaches 82 827.18, moving along the street as the fund drive advances.
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Texarkana
Texco
Tuesay
Salvation Army
Rudolph
State Line Avenue
Texas
Arkansas
Churchill's Actress Daughter Weds in Sea Island Ceremony
Sarah Churchill daughter of Britain's former prime minister married Anthony Beauchamp in a brief civil ceremony at Alfred W. Jones estate Sea Island Georgia. The wedding drew 27 guests with a guarded entrance and a reception featuring roast beef and champagne before a stone sea view honeymoon cottage.
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Sarah Churchill
Ieft
Britain
Anthony Beauchamp
Sea Island
Churchill
Vivid
Georgia
Atlantic Ocean
Glynn
Alfred W. Jones
Texans Honored in Scottish Rite 33rd Degree Awards
Washington October 18 Texans are among 364 awarded the 33rd degree in Scottish Rite masonry by the Supreme Council 33rd degree ancient and accepted southern jurisdiction The list also names 1 168 knights commander of the court of honor including Representative William Homer Thornberry of Texas Texans earning inspector general honorary include Claud L Austin Leo S Hart Harry S Jenkins Melvin J Miller E Carlisle Smith John C Harris George Jordan Dudley B Kennedy Jess F Lafferty Weldom L Moore and Curtice Rosser all of Dallas Texans named Knights of the Court of Honor include Eugene Darios Bartholomew Austin Leo Theodore Bellmont Austin William Leonard Darnell Austin John Charles Eckert Austin Wiley Eugene Glaze Austin Louis Fran Joseph Baethe Austin Gus William Kunath Jr Smithville Clarence Arthur Rhemann Austin Will Sutton Killeen and William Homer Thornberry Austin
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Washington
Supreme Council
Southern
Court of Honor
William Homer Thornberry
Texas
Claud L. Austin
Alvarado
Leo S. Hart
Gilmer
Harry S. Jenkins
Tyler
Melvin J. Miller
Fort Worth
E. Carlisle Smith
John C. Harris
George J. Jordan
Dudley B. Kennedy
Jess F. Lafferty
Weldom L. Moore
Curtice Rosser
Dellas
Knights of the Court of Honor
Eugene Darios Bartholomew
Austin
Leo Theodore Bellmont
William Leonard Darnell
John Charles Eckert
Wiley Eugene Glaze
Louis Fran Joseph Baethe
Gus William Kunath Jr
Smithville
Clarence Arthur Rhemann
Will Sutton
Killeen
Ekdahl Re elected By Insurance Men
S. N. Ekdahl of Austin was re elected president of the Texas Association of Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance Companies at the annual convention in New Braunfels. He represents the Swedish Farmers Insurance Association of New Sweden and attended with delegates J. C. Jackson of Round Rock and Tom Lundblat of Georgetown from the Swedish Farmers Fire Insurance Company of Round Rock.
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S. N. Ekdahl
Austin
Texas Association of Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance Companies
New Braunfels
Ekdahl
University of Texas
Swedish Farmers Insurance Association of
New Sweden
J. C. Jackson
Round Rock
Tom Lundblat
Georgetown
Swedish Farmers Fire Insurance Company of
Mental Hygiene Clinic for Tots Proposed Here
Proposals to set up a children's mental hygiene clinic in Austin were revealed at a fall meeting of the Community Council. The Austin Community Guidance Center would run the clinic focusing on treatment of emotional and behavioral problems for children of average or above intelligence. Dr. Harry Little outlined the plan and emphasized cooperation with schools and social agencies for success.
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Austin
Austin Community Guidance Center
Community Council
Harry Little
The
Houston Bureau of Mental Hygiene
New Guidance Center
Travis County Society For Mental Hygiene
G. F. Thornhill
Little
Pittsburgh
Community Guidance Center
Tom Blackwell
Testing and Guidance Bureau
University of Texas
J. C. Kellam
W. F. McNamara
Ireland Graves
Harte
Thomas D. McCrummen
David Wade
Douglas Weeks
A. C. Bull
Harris Gardner
Ailine Gilbert
Ralph Hanna
B. M. Primer
Paul White
James Hart
R. N. Lewis
Dennis Macken
Scarborough
Lee Wilborn
Aubrey Elliott
Glen V. Ramsey
Morris S. Wheeler
Herschel Manuel
Robert L. Sutherand
Elliott
B36 Bombardier Section Blows Out During Test Flight
Fort Worth reports a plexiglass section failed in the B36 bombardier compartment during a routine test flight last week. One crewman briefly lost oxygen but was revived with masks. The six engine bomber flew at high altitude, with two crewmen saved by safety belts as the mishap occurred.
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Fort Worth
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Convair
Kefauver Urges Real Two-Party System in the South
Senator Estes Kefauver urged a real two party system for the South and a proportional electoral college plan to boost southern political power. He spoke in Dallas advocating federal aid for education, continued development projects, and a southern path to national leadership despite Civil War and Reconstruction legacies.
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Kefauver
South
Estes Kefauver
Ross Crump
United States
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University of Wichita
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