Bones Returned in Osceola Controversy at Fort Moultrie
The Osceola bones debate resurfaces as Sullivan's Island township plans a 100000 down payment to acquire the landmark fort and transfer ownership. The fortress, tied to Seminole War history, sits with a long battle over its future and potential public and memorial roles.
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Charleston
Fort Moultrie
Osseolo
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Mi Wallace
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Floride
Gsceola
Moultrie
Television Sets Scare New York Night Clubs
New York cabaret owners fear television and home parties on New Year's Eve will cut club reservations. Prices top at 25 dollars at the Copa with many venues charging 20 to 10, plus dinner and hats. Police plan heavy coverage around Times Square while stores board up windows for protection.
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Eddie's
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Jimmy Durente
Billy Rose
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Police’ Department
Times Square
Calling Thief Buddy Proves Fatal Toll
At Princess Anne Virginia Army Lieutenant Willis Altman was killed in a holdup. Robert Green known as Buddy was charged with murder after a gunman mistook a nickname cue from the victim and shot Altman. Altman’s companion Louis Buchanan reported they were robbed at pistol point after a ride offer. Green was arrested and charged with murder following the fatal shooting.
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Buddy) Green
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Rocky Mourt
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Louis R. Buchanan
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Aq Iman
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Buchanan
Suffocation Blamed In Death Of Navasota Man
William A Myers, 52, of Navasota, was found dead in his apartment as police forced entry. A gas oven was burning and all windows and doors were shut, with a justice of the peace ruling the man suffocated due to lack of oxygen in the small enclosure.
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Wiliam A Myers
Navasota
Myers
Hugh Graham
Justice of the Peace
Court Sets Valuation On Baytown Refinery
The Baytown Refinery is assessed at 29,942,650 for Harris County taxes, including company land but excluding roughly 33,000,000 for units owned by the government and run by Humble. Total Humble Oil and Refining Company property in Harris County will top about 60,000,000, up 5,200,000 from last year. The commissioners court approved valuations on major industrial plants after a two year dispute with Southern Pacific Railroad over tax figures, with rail taxes now set on a 1948 valuation of 4,916,765 instead of 6,660,500 last year. Rolling stock and stationary property valuations were adjusted to 308,400 and 3,646,575 respectively, ending prior discrepancies.
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Humble
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Harris County
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Commissioners Court
Ss &@ board of equalization
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Freese, Nichols and Turner
Glenn A. Perry
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Jealous Wife Charged With Murder of Adopted Daughter
In LEECHBURG PA Susan Becker 26 admitted bumping 15 month old Loretta Bernadette head against the floor until dead claiming jealousy over her husband’s attention to the child. She said she took the baby from the crib on Christmas Eve and struck her head twice.
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Susan Becker
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Mrs. Becker
French Premier Asks For Confidence Vote
Paris reports Premier Georges Bidault sought a confidence vote on his new budget after failed compromise talks. It marks a second challenge to deputies in a week as he relies on fear of new elections to rally support for his government.
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Georges Bidault
National Assembly
Iit
France
U S Steel Buys Large Tract For New Mill Site
United States Steel Corporation announced the purchase of a 3600 acre tract along the Delaware River in Falls Township Pennsylvania about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The land, bought in Carnegie Illinois Steel, aims to place a new mill closer to New England and Atlantic coast customers, challenging Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point operation.
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Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation
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Philadelphia
Carnegie Ilinois
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Wildcat Well Ushers In New Jim Wells Oil Field
Houston reports a new wildcat well in Jim Wells County opened the Hew od field. Texas Company said its No 1 MM Brownlee produced 69 barrels daily on initial test from perforations at 3353 to 3358 feet in the fire sand. Depth reached 5700 feet. location three miles south of Reynolds field and 2.5 miles east of Alford field.
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Jim Wells County
Police hunt for Stradivarius violin theft in Houston
Houston police hunted a $5000 Stradivarius violin stolen from the bedroom of its owner yesterday. Mrs. Zelma J. Johnson said the instrument, a genuine Stradivarius and a family heirloom, was not accompanied by any other items during the break in. Funeral services for Dr. E. M. Waits, president emeritus of Texas Christian University, were scheduled in Fort Worth.
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E. M. Waits
Texas Christian University
Ordinance Amending Building Ordinance Fire Limits in Baytown
Ordinance No 76 amends Section 8 of the building ordinance regulating construction alteration maintenance repair and removal of buildings in Baytown Texas establishing fire limits penalties for violation and declaring an emergency effective date December 28 300.
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Baytown
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