Texans Hanged for Desertion in 1847 San Patricio Case
On this day in 1847, 30 Texans who deserted from Zachary Taylor’s army and fought for Mexico were hanged. Mostly Irish from southeast Texas towns, they were pursued after Scott’s conquest, given military trials, and executed, marking possibly the first Texas executions by U.S. orders. Some escaped.
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Zachary Taylor
Texas
Empresarios
McGloin
McMullen
Power
Hewetson
Scott
Mexico
San Patricio Bridge
Texan Killed as Auto Overturns on Highway
Text describes the death of Jack E. Lee 30 of Bryans Mill in a highway wreck four miles west of Douglassville Cass County on Highway 77. Lee a World War II veteran and Red River Arsenal employee is survived by his wife Georgia a stepdaughter Linda Harmon his mother Mrs Laura Stack a brother R J Lee and a sister Mrs Wilma Rachel. Funeral at Bryans Mill Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon.
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Texarkana
Jack E. Lee
Bryans Mill
Douglassville
Cass County
Lee
Red River Arsenal
Georgia
Linda Harmon
Laura Stack
Bryan
Grand Jurors At Alice Eying Senate Election
A Jim Wells County grand jury, probing last summer’s U S senatorial balloting in Alice, subpoenaed Kellis Dibrell former FBI agent and Stevenson investigator and Clifton J Floyd Echo Printing salesman. The panel has also heard E G Lloyd Jr C C McConnell Bruce S Ainsworth and Mrs R A Arbuckle as it investigates the Mason killing and possible election irregularities.
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Alice
Senate
Jim Wells County
Kellis Dibrell
FBI
Coke R. Stevenson
Clifton J. Floyd
Echo Printing and Stationery Company
Grand
E. G. Lloyd Jr
Alice Law Firm
Lloyd and Lloyd
C. C. McConnell
Bruce S. Ainsworth
Alice Tire and Battery
R. A. Arbuckle
Walker Truck Company
Dutch Winter Cited By Resigned Envoy
Dr. Herman B. Baruch resigns as ambassador to the Netherlands saying he will not endure another winter there. At 77 he returns home after three years and meets with President Truman at the White House. He plans to work with the Simon Baruch Foundation for rehabilitation.
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Washington
Herman B. Baruch
Netherlands
Truman
White House
Dr. Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch
Simon Baruch Foundation
Colter Founds Park While Fleeing Indians in 1807
John Colter, fleeing Native Americans in 1807, discovered what is now Yellowstone National Park, marking a pivotal exploration in early American wilderness.
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Colter
Park
John Colter
Yellowstone National Park
FASTEETH Tooth Stabilizer Ad Improves Confidence
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH as a quick fix for loose dentures. It promises steady bite without gummy taste, claiming the powder clears wobble and offers security when eating, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Mrs Pattie Brinkley Faces Trial for Husband Slaying
In San Antonio on September 12 4 Mrs Pattie Brinkley 37 wide eyed brunette goes on trial for murder with malice after allegedly killing her husband Irvin L Brinkley 3 times in the head at their home last April 22 She purportedly warned I will make you eat it and said he threatened her before she fired. Brinkley a Lackland Air Force Base soldier died moaning on the divan. A second woman Rosa Mae Wolf 33 was present during the event. The case carries possible death penalty on conviction.
Bribe Trial Delay Hits Scholl Case In Texas
Absence of two witnesses led to a postponement of the W A Scholl bribe case in New Braunfels. Judge A R Stout fined Harold Fuller of Linton and Thomas Jay Jordan of San Antonio $300 each and required bonds of $1 000. Defense attorney Dibrell moved to continue the trial to the first Monday in December.
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New Braunfels
Comal County
W. A. Scholl
A. R. Stout
Harold Fuller
Linton
Thomas Jay Jordan
San Antonio
Scholl
Thomas Dibrell
Stout
SMU Student Indicted In Dallas Girl's Death
Keith Peterson a 21 year old Southern Methodist University student was indicted for murder by the Dallas County grand jury. Peterson admitted to police he killed Carolyn Schofield 20 saying they had been engaged but she planned to marry another.
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Dallas
Keith Peterson
Southern Methodist University
Dallas County Grand Jury
Peterson
Carolyn Schofield
Dale Asks Court to Allow Destruction of Gambling Tables
Houston September 12. Dale Richardson seeks a court order to destroy 70 marble tables he collected last week as part of a one man crusade against gambling. If granted, the La Porte constable says felony charges will be filed against table distributors and misdemeanor charges against the displayers.
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Houston
Dale Richardson
la Porte
World Work A Columbia Picture at the Paramount
Irving Starr produced, Ted Tetzlaff directed, Karen DeWolf wrote the screenplay for World Work. Johnny George Kafi Gienda Chapman Nina Foch Morgan George Macready star. Raft plays a hunted U S Treasury prisoner chased by Macready on a deserted island in a cops and robbers thriller.
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Columbia
Irving Starr
Ted Tetzlaff
Karen DeWolf
Paramount Theater
Johnny George Kafi Gienda Chapman
Nina Foch Morgan George Macready
Richard Connell
George Raft
George Macready
Raft
US Treasury Department
T-Men
Taylor Wreck Victim Identified as San Antonio Resident
The man hit by a car at South Main and Walnut Friday evening is Angel Serato, now identified as a San Antonio resident. Harry Wilson of Taylor faces a charge for operating a defective car with no brakes in the accident. Serato remained unconscious Sunday. his employer said he lives in San Antonio and Serato suffered multiple injuries including a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, broken collar bone, a compound leg fracture, facial lacerations, and concussion.
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Taylor
Angel Serato
South Main
Walnut
San Antonio
Harry Wilson
Serato
New Electric Drill for Home Use With Dual Drill Sets
A new electric drill designed for home use features two interchangeable drill sets for metal and for wood and plastics. The device aims to simplify DIY projects by providing ready tools for common materials in one unit.
Trial moved for killing Mason at Alice to Belton
Sam Smithwick former deputy sheriff will be tried in Belton Bell County on a murder charge stemming from the July 29 shooting of Mason a 51 year old newspaper man and radio commentator in Alice. Judge Paul Martineau denied venue change and ordered the case moved citing local feeling. The trial before Judge Wesley Dice of the 27th District Court will be handled by DA James K. Evetts with Jim Wells County support.
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Dibrell
W. H
Bill) Mason
San Antonio
Sam Smithwick
Mason
Alice
Belton
Bell County
Smithwick
Jim Wells County
Paul Martineau
South
Texas
Sheriff's Office
Wesley Dice
27Th District Court
Sam Reams
James K. Evetts
27Th District
Homer E. Dean
Slaying Trial Delayed in Prince Case
Carthage report says the murder trial of L. T. Prince for the May 25 wife slaying was postponed from Monday to October 3.
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Carthage
L. T. Prince
Telephone habit leads to long-lost father reunion
Mrs Rose Goyer who phones every Mayne listed in cities she visits found her father Policeman William Mayne living ten blocks away in South Gate California. They had been separated since 1914 and reunited after a 35 year absence a family dinner followed the discovery in Huntington Park.
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South Gate
Calif
Rose Goyer
Kansas City
Mayne
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