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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1950

Page

2

Verdict of Guilty Brought by Jury In Aleman Case

Ben Aleman was found guilty of stabbing Jesus Cabello on July 2 after a near three hour jury deliberation in the 126th District Court. The panel set a five year sentence with recommended suspended terms, while the district attorney urged a penitentiary sentence.

Aleman Ben Aleman Jesus Cabello 126Th District Court Paul Holt Cabello Bob Long Augustine Ruiz del Valle Ruiz Jack Roberts Anna Pearl Wheeler T. R. Guthrie Jack Dempsey Jackson Henry Ray Banks Artie Louis Gege Jr Albert Truitt Jr

Creswell Mine Disaster Leaves 80 Dead Miners

A Creswell coal mine explosion ignited a conveyor belt fire trapping 77 miners after nine hours. About 19 survivors crawled to safety. 3 bodies recovered as the National Coal Board sealed the shaft to isolate the blaze. The report notes historic mining disasters in Britain.

Creswell England National Coal Board Denbighshire Cumberland Whitehaven William

California approves anti sabotage bill to execute saboteurs

In Sacramento on September 26 the California Senate adopted an assembly passed measure by 30 to 0. The bill prescribes death for individuals suspected of hindering wartime efforts within the state.

Sacramento California Senate

Deaths and Funerals Highlight Texas Notices

Obituaries from San Antonio to Elgin detail the deaths of Geneve Thigpen in San Antonio and multiple others across Texas towns. Survivors include spouses, children, and siblings. services conducted by local pastors with burials at area cemeteries.

Geneve Maxine Thigpen San Antonio Manchaca G. A. Magee Abilene Everett T. Keesee R. C. Paine W. O. Moreland W. E. Hulsey S. P. Downs Live Oak Cemetery Willie-Donnelly James T. Taylor San Marcos Pennington Chapel George Stewart James Taylor Waco W. G. Taylor Pampa Edwin Taylor Long Beach Calif Albert Taylor Mary Thomas Texarkana Susie Still Maud Gennett Wichita Falls J. H. Jackson Susie Oliver Buria Louisiana William Henry Towerton Lampasas ANS William Henry Towerton Lometa Towerton San Saba Methodist Church E. T. Myers F.l Blair Bell Towerton Wharton I. M. Towerton Dee Towerton Gatesville Ralph Towerton Iowa Park R. L. Menefee Elgin R. L Menefee

World Roz Russell Stars in Light Comedy By Columbia

Rosalind Russell leads a college dean character in a romantic comedy with Ray Milland and Edmund Gwenn. A phony romance for a press agent sparks meetings and witty dialogue as the plot unfolds with sprightly humor and a strong cast.

Columbia Buddy Adier Edward Buzzell Charles Hoffman Susan Rosalind Russell Alec Ray Mill and Middlecott Edmund Gwenn Rosalind Russell Ray Milland Janis Carter Sosalind

Weather summary for Central Texas and East Texas region

From War m days mild to partly cloudy conditions across Central and East Texas. Wednesday forecasts show a high near 92 in central areas with clear to mild nights. Hourly readings list temperatures from the 60s to 80s with slight regional variation and rainfall trace in the prior 24 hours.

Texas East Texas Ye Weather Bureau Poreena Vseces Austin Colorado Montopolis Lake Buchanan Marshall Ford Abilene Saatport Worth Amarillo St Galveston Houston Brownsville

Texas Solon Injured As Vehicle Overturns

State Representative Arnold J. Vale was injured when his station wagon slid on a soft shoulder and overturned five miles west of Mission on Highway 83. He is hospitalized at McAllen Municipal Hospital and is described as conscious.

Mcallen Arnold J. Vale Mission Vale McAllen Municipal Hospital

Allies seal doom for Korean Reds in rapid UN advance

Allied pincers close around Seoul area as Task Force Lynch pushes 115 miles from Waegwan in seven days. US 24th and 2nd Divisions strike toward Taejon and Taegu while UN naval guns support from offshore. Reds retreat in small steps amid street fighting and sniper fire.

Seoul Lynch Waegwan 24Th Division Taejon 2Nd Division Kochang Taegu Chinju Utchin

Senate Crime Committee Expands Chicago Underworld Probe

The Senate Crime Investigating Committee boosts its Chicago inquiry after the slayings of investigators. A hearing is set for Oct. 5 with summonses issued for figures linked to the Capone era. Victims Drury and Bas were killed within hours, raising questions on possible connections to underworld activities.

Chicago Senate George S. Robinson Jack Guzik John Patton Burnham Tony Accardo Joe Batters Capone Fischetti Charles Rocco Joe al Capone Phil Katz Levin William J. Drury Marvin J. Bas Luis Kutner Drury Senate Committee Bas John F. Babb Babb Robinson

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