Blazing Guns Defend Murderer From Mob in Hawkins Jail
ERSVILLE Tenn UP Six men with blazing guns fought an irate mob demanding custody of a self confessed killer at Hawkins County Jail. Deputies city and state troopers defended the prison as gunfire wounded at least one mob member. The suspect Walter Brown was moved to another jail after the hour long clash. Earlier Brown killed Mrs Alberta Gibbons and her mother Alda Woods in Carter Valley claiming spells on his family. The two victims were the sheriff’s cousins.
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Ersville
Tenn
Hawkins County
Jay
Hif Bradley- Blair
Bend
State Trooper
Equity
Blair
Grover Crompton
Route 1
Kingsport
Tennessee
Holston Valley Hospital
Walters
Carter's Valley
Alberta Gibbons
Alda Woods
Draft Director Urges UNIT Delay As Dangerous To Nation
EGRGE E REEDY JR reports draft director Hershey urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to approve universal military training promptly. He argued delaying action threatens national survival, insisting UMT is training not a substitute for selective service and should not be tied to broader policy. Other witnesses echoed UMT support with cautions from some groups.
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Egrge E. Reedy, JR
Ngton
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate Armed Committee
Billy All Right
Conress
UMT
Hershey
UMYT
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Council For Prevention of War
Erle Cocke, Jr
Dawson
Georgia
Legion
National Security Commission
Congress
Cocke
Senate Armed Services Committee
Evand Town Busy Day Amid Personal Notes
A garbled local page lists names and events including anniversaries, travel by Paul UW and Lee, Hilgore rising early for telephones, public meals with smaller portions, Les and Scott planning trips, Kohltfarber’s developing solo, Examiner Joel Berry and river licenses, Helen near Virginia, Pete Bailey enforcing law near Piney Woods, and civic club members Seton and Rochelle returning from travels and college, with various scattered references to University of Alabama and Tahoula.
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Paul UW
Lee
Hilgore
Sundiay
Scott
Leslie Kohltfarber
James Boys On Rampage Once More
Keoruk Iowa dispatch reports police radio broadcast seeking the pickup of Frank and Jesse James. Officers soon found the boys aged 15 and 13 who had runaway from the area.
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James Boys
Keoruk
Yowa
Frank
Jesse James
Janes Boys
Yanks Hold Firm At Taegu Quick Okay Seen For Gl Family Pay
Washington expects swift House approval for a family allowances bill for enlisted men with Senate action already passed. The two bills differ in monthly payments and government shares, requiring a House Senate conference to resolve. Also covered are sugar industry testimony, universal military training prospects, highway funding, and a school construction bill amid federal activity impacts.
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Washington
U.P
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House Armed Services
House
Vinson
Senate
Senate House Conference
Congress
SUGAR
Truman
Trimunnel
Senate Crime Committee
New, Jersey
David Lubben
Victor R.mussall
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Uart
Senate House
Oklahoma Texas bridges guarded against anthrax outbreak
Guards patrolled Red River bridges to stop cattle movement from Northeastern Texas into Oklahoma amid an anthrax outbreak. Oklahoma officials, including Harold Hutton, noted guards on all bridges and reported turning back several truckloads of cattle. Governor Shivers office said state aid would help halt spread of the disease as cow losses were estimated around 35 to 40 thousand dollars.
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United Press
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Harold Hutton
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
William “Ly McGill
Hopkins County
Th Duval
AY ‘Davidson
Livestock Sanitary ‘Commission
Tes Rector
Applesauce victory over Russian propaganda in UN Council
West earns a double win over Soviet tactics as Ambassador Austin and Sir Gladwyn Jebb clash with Malik. The debate centers on propaganda labels and the alleged Soviet arms sales to Korea, with references to General MacArthur and a plainly labeled Soviet shell as evidence.
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Bruce W. Sunn
Lake Sucess
N.Y
West
Russia
United“Nations Security ‘Council
Warren R. Austin
Jacob A. Malik
Korea
Hitler
Sir
Gladwyn Jebb
Malik
Austin
Jebb
Douglas MacArthur
Uni
Red Army
Security Council
Spy Suspect Sobell Shares Jail Cell in Houston
Morton Sobell, a New York radar expert charged with giving atomic secrets to Russia, was moved from Laredo to Harris County jail and placed in a tank cell with several federal prisoners. Deputy U.S. Marshal Elis Binford supervised the transfer. Prisoners treated Sobell as a fellow inmate and he appeared good humored though reserved during the journey.
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Houston
Morton Sobell
New York
Russia
Federel
Sobel
Laredo
FEY
Wriday
Elis Binford
Sobell
Harris County
Ea White
Sheriffs Department
United States
Brently
Binford
Rom
Harris County Polio Leads Texas with 19-Case Week
State Health Department reports Harris County led Texas with 19 polio cases in the latest week ending August 18. The statewide total reached 2781 for the year, with 1762 reported so far this year and a streak of weeks over 100 cases continuing since June, while officials caution weekly fluctuations will continue but the overall trend remains downward.
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State Health Department
Harris County
Rea
George” W. Cox
Judge McCullough Ex-Policeman Handles First Corp Court
Ex policeman Judge McCullough presides at the Beaumont oil field court, splitting a case 50 50 with the prisoner who pleaded for leniency. One charge for drunkenness results in a $15 fine, the other is dismissed. The judge faces another term after five years in the House.
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McCullough
Baytonians Debate Tax Rates and Public Sentiment
A fragment notes Baytonians are sensitive about tax rates and government finance. It hints at public opinion, quoting a speaker and referencing a low tax state. The item suggests local concern over taxation and fiscal policy without specific figures or dates.
Laws Against Communists May Be Tightened Up
A Houston based committee considers tightening laws against communists. The group plans to review tentative proposals to modernize criminal laws aimed at speeding trials and avoiding delays, with 15 to 20 bills packaged for next meeting. Storey announced meeting details and the committee may have the benefit of the same.
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Sage
Houston
Storey
South Korean Naval Vessel Attacked in Yellow Sea
Report states a South Korean naval vessel was attacked southwest of Seoul in the Yellow Sea. No damage was reported. The incident followed patrols and involved several assailants during the 25th hour, with details from United Press.
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Ali Road
United Press ” Coetesbo
Themanne
Sah Ronigh
Yellow Sea
Seoul
Political Charges Fly In Texas Lieutenant Governor Race
United Press reports a heated runoff campaign with Ben Ramsey facing accusations and counter accusations. Senators Ottis Lock and Jimmy Phillips say they mailed letters at personal expense while others defend the camp. Brooks condemns waste as Ramsey moves toward Fort Worth for a campaign stop.
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United Press
Ben Ramsey
San Auguas
Ottis
Lock
Lufkin
Jimmy, Phillips
Angleton
Ramsey
Brooks
Marlin
Phillips
City Council Finishes Budget Hearings For Next Year
City Council members concluded preliminary hearings on the budget for the coming fiscal year after a two hour session last night. The discussions centered on the gap between the proposed budget and projected revenue, with figures around 317,000 discussed as a representative estimate.
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Spebiecs
Tnd
Drive-In Burglars Nabbed in Houston Style
Three men surprised by police while burglarizing a Tower Drive-In in Houston Tuesday were described by authorities as criminals across the United States. Warrants issued in Cincinnati for armed robbery send the trio en route to Baytown. one suspect, J vis John Michael Forovesi, is noted as a two-time ex convict with prior robbery and burglary sentences. Deputy Sber- reports ongoing investigations and extradition steps.
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United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
Baytown
J Vis John Michael
Forovesi
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