E J Alexander Sentenced Five Years Suspended for Forgery
Edward James Bunty Alexander was found guilty of forgery and passing by a 126th District Court jury and placed on a five year suspended sentence. Harold Eugene Braggs received 12 year sentences for burglary on two counts, to run concurrently.
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Edward James
Bunty) Alexander
126Th District Court
Alexander
Harold Eugene Braggs
Jack Roberts
Josh Shelton
Rockwall Auto Crash Victim Identified
The Highway Patrol reports Orvis Gilmer Denney, 50, of Paris Texas, was killed in an early morning automobile crash about 2% miles east of Rockwall Texas.
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Dallas
Highway Patrol
Orvis Gilmer Denney
Paris
Texas
Rockwall
Bergstrom Silent on Jet Force Report
Bergstrom Air Force Base refused to discuss reports that a force of jet fighters may be stationed there. Public information officials cited orders not to talk but hinted that an announcement may come soon. Speculation centers on a possible squadron transfer or the 27th Fighter Wing updating from Twin Mustangs to jets.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Public Information Office
Bergstrom
Rabid dog cases may extend Austin quarantine
Health official H. E. Hargis says any new rabid dog cases in Austin could push the city quarantine past December 31. With two cases reported on September 9 and 12, the quarantine would likely stay in effect at least 90 days after the last case, potentially extending into late October if new incidents occur. Since May of last year Austin has logged 77 mad dog cases.
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Austin
H. E. Hargis
Hargis
Tougher breed rabbits withstand more morphine than men
A historical note reports that rabbits show greater tolerance to morphine than humans, suggesting a species difference in opioid sensitivity and potential implications for medical research and pain management.
UT Building Plans At Tarrytown Opehed
The State Board of Education approved the Austin School Board’s sale of two acres to the University of Texas for six thousand dollars. UT will build a wing to serve as a new teacher training unit at the Oasis School site in Tarrytown. The sale enables UT to fund construction on its own site.
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Austin American Capitol
University of Texas
Tarrytown School
Austin
State Board of Education
Austin School Board
Tarrytown
Officers Plan Summer Reserve Work Conference
About 25 Austin officers from regular Army ORC National Guard and ROTC join 60 men for a three day policy making forum on summer training. Meetings are at The American Statesman Building and fourth and Guadalupe Streets with Colonel Oscar B Abbott leading the district plan.
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Texas
Austin
Regular Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
ROTC
Texas Military District
American Statesman
Fourth
Guadalupe Streets
Oscar B. Abbott
Military District
A. P. Watson
H. M. Pendleton
M. H. Wilson
A. A. Horner
P. B. Malone Jr
O. P. Houston
W. J. Brown
J. R. Martz
J. W. Sheldon
Polio Comes Back in West Texas With Eleven New Cases
Polio is resurging in West Texas with eleven new cases admitted to the West Texas Polio Center in Plainview over the weekend. Five cases are in serious condition and two additional possible cases have been admitted since Friday. The latest admission is Joe East, 9, son of Mr and Mrs J C East of Quail.
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Plainview
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Joe East
J. C. East
Quail
Gulf Dock Workers Head Visits Austin
Frank A. Yeager president of the International Longshoremen's Union Gulf Coast area arrives in Austin for a social visit. He and Mrs. Yeager will visit his brother Leo N. Yeager sales manager at Howard Kuhlman Motors at 2206 Bowman Road.
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Frank A. Yeager
International Longshoremen's Union of the
Gulf Coast Area
Austin
Yeager
Mrs. Yeager
Leo N. Yeager
Howard Kuhlman Motors
Bowman Road
Fowler to Tell Rotary of Lake Possibilities
Wick Fowler Austin newspaper man speaks on The Land of the Lakes before the Rotary club at the Austin Hotel Tuesday at noon. He plans a weekly paper about lakes near Austin and will describe prospects for the area becoming a resort center.
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Wick Fowler
Austin
Rotary Club
Austin Hotel
Fowler
Three Named To Fill In for Ailing Judge
District Judge R C Slagle Jr of Sherman will become the third acting judge in the 67th District Court on Oct 24 as Judge Walter Morris recovers from a stroke suffered June 16 Morris remains at home with serious condition Judge Penn Jackson of Cleburne has been sitting on the bench and will be relieved by Judge Floyd Jones of Breckenridge until Oct 24
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Fort Worth
R. C. Slagle Jr
Sherman
67Th District Court
Walter Morris
Morris
Penn Jackson
Cleburne
Floyd Jones
Breckenridge
Las Cruces Woman Dies of Auto Injuries
Mrs. Juan Madrid of Las Cruces died from injuries after an auto accident 18 miles west of Las Cruces on Saturday night. Her husband remains hospitalized in El Paso with a fractured skull and a broken neck.
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EL Paso
Juan Madrid
Las Cruces
Veteran Charged With Murder In Pistol Death Of Stepdaughter
George Washington Gregg, 77, a Spanish American War veteran, faced a murder charge in Justice Travis Blakeslee's Court over the pistol slaying of his stepdaughter Mrs. Mildred Rankin, 29, in the hatyard at 322 Chicon. He was hospitalized after a reported heart attack. a lunacy complaint had been filed earlier and the case awaits Travis County grand jury review. Autopsy indicated Mrs Rankin was seated when shot, and a .45 Army revolver was identified as the weapon.
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George Washington Gregg
Travis Blakeslee
Woody Rampy
Gregg
Mildred Rankin
Chicon
Brackenridge Hospital
Travis County Grand Jury
Jameson Resigns from El Paso State Legislature
William S. Jameson resigns from the Texas Legislature and plans to practice law in San Saba. Governor Allan Shivers calls a special election for November 8 to fill the vacancy, to be held with constitutional amendments and State Board of Education races.
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Austin American Capitol
Stat
William S. Jameson
el Paso
Allan Shivers
Jameson
San Saba
Shivers
State Board of Education
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