Leopard Search Continues At City Zoo After Escape
Sea air search uses trained dogs and a narcotic bait near the leopard pit as authorities, aided by Denver Post reporters and hunters, scour a 11 mile zone. Clyde Beatty says the Oklahoma City Zoo leopard could be captured alive with proper trapping or nets, but experts fear the animal may be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Julian Frezjer
Denver Post
Brian Benton
William Kent
Colorado State Game and Fish Department
Benton
Kent
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
Dryden
Texas
Magdsiena
New Mexico
Crockett Morrison
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
R. R
Pet) Murphy
Mmurphy
Clyde Beatty
Mexico City
Oklahoma City
Beatty
Los Angeles
Mabel
Asbury College 100 Hour Revival Continues
A large student crowd at Asbury College in Sebury gathered in Hughes auditorium for a 100 hour revival after dawn on Thursday. Officials noted doors would stay closed and most students slept little, with hundreds remaining as the group sought spiritual renewal amid ongoing services each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CEA
Sebury College
Marathor
Hughes
Jier
Z T. Paso
Florida
Kenyon
Asbury
Middleton Denies Job-Hunting for Port Arthur Post
Arthur city official Middleton denies seeking the Port Arthur city manager job after delays in his candidacy. He says he applied earlier, then withdrew, and notes his home and family are settled. Fort Arthur manager Austin Hancock resigns to pursue a similar post, with departure set for late March.
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Bertown
C. Daran Middleton
Appliz
Arthur
Houston Cle
Middleton
James Ww
Port Arthur
Austin Hancock
Fort Arthur
Strikers Welcome Card Makers With Sitdown Action
In York, February 27, about 19 workers at a card company staged a sitdown strike over pink slips and Valentine staffing. They demand fair treatment as rents reportedly rise in nearby Catskill, with workers saying the action will continue through the card season if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Gesting Card Company
Psy
Fuld
Tbaiy
Catskill
New York
Round Town Notes From A Whimsical Local Page
Local page items name Katie Herrington and Jake Kan in lighthearted town snippets. Mentions of Eile Dittman, Melinger, Bord, Charles near Baytown, Bob Phi and Spaulding in stylish jackets. brief, quirky vignettes capture small town life with playful misprints and dated references.
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Katie Herrington
Ecowntown
Eile Dittman
Jake Kanbegtals
Melinger
Es Avenue
Bord
Charles
Baytown
Bob Phi
Bob Spaulding
Maney Olaway
Ares
Rockhold
Bnath
Broyles
Braniff Seeks New Routes To East And Texas
Braniff Airways reported an application to the Civil Aeronautics Board for a new one carrier air service from Texas and Oklahoma to Pittsburgh Newark New York and Washington D C The plan calls for two routes linking Texas and Oklahoma with Newark New York via Pittsburgh or via Washington non stop flights among Newark Pittsburgh and Washington and Tulsa to San Antonio plus direct service between Tulsa and multiple Texas cities including Fort Worth Dallas Waco Houston and San Antonio Braniff cites oil industry ties with Pittsburgh official VP Charles E B Beard highlights the Pittsburgh Southwest link and oil company connections
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Dallas
Braniff Airways
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Texas
Oklahoma
Newark
New York
Washington
D. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Newark-New York
Brandis
Tulsa
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Waco
Houston
Galveston
Austin
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Charles EB. Beard
Braniff
Pittsporch
Southwest
Phone Co-Op Bill Moves To Senate Committee
AUSTIN Feb 27 Senate State Affairs Committee began drafting a compromise on a House approved bill to let farmers form federally financed telephone co operatives in Texas. Senator Hudson urged changes notably removing a clause allowing co ops to seize private phone company property. Senator Moffett’s companion bill was blocked by last 72 hour rule. The panel includes Hudson Warsdow Lane and Hardeman. Senate action could accelerate five House bills on sex offender penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen
Senate
Texas
Senate State Affairs Committee
Hill D. Hudsom
Pecos
George Moffett
Chillicothe
A. M. Aikin, Jr
Tee
Hudson
Warsdow Lane
D. B. Hardeman
Rice Acreage Quotas To Be Announced Soon
Harris County administrator Claude Jennings said 1950 individual rice acreage allotments are being determined and will be announced soon. Farmers should consult their community committeemen on compliance with government allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Claude &. Jennings
Harris County
U.S. Production and Marketing Administration
Love Burglar Suspect On Trial In Dallas
Dallas police say 25 year old clerk Felix Adair confessed to eight months of rapes and burglaries before repudiating the confession. A grand jury indicted him on three rape and three burglary counts. He has been jailed since Thanksgiving as a court appointed attorney represents him. The first trial rape case occurred in Vickery Northeast Dallas where a housewife and her two children faced an assault by the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frea Felix Adair
Adair
Adaix
Vickery
Bulgarians 'Disappointed' Ousted U.S. Minister On Way Home
Milan, Feb. 27. U.S. Minister Donald R. Heath said Bulgaria was surprised and disappointed by Washington cutting diplomatic relations with the Soviet bloc. Heath and his party left Sofia aboard the Simplon Express, en route to Paris, amid tensions after the Kostov espionage case. He noted Bulgaria’s government appeared glad to see him depart and that U.S. actions followed Algiers labeling him persona non grata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Donald R. Heath
State Departments
Heath
U. S.S
Bulgaria
U. S
Algiatia
Persoma Mon Grata
Traiche Kostov
Legation
Sofia
Paris
New York Times
Con
Young Wife Dies In Hospital Here
Mrs. Erma Lou Jackson age 30 of 220 West Matro died at 9 45 pm Sunday in a Baytown hospital. Funeral services at 2 30 pm Tuesday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home with Bela J Watson officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: husband Charles W Jackson Baytown Refinery employee and two children Johnnie Wayne and Charlene Jackson. Also survived by parents Mr and Mrs J T Simmons of Temple four brothers Johnnie Simmons of Orange Grove and a sister Mrs Lee Saussley of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Lou Jackson
West Matro
Baytown
Paul A. Lee
Bela J. Watson
South Main Church
Temple
Johnnie Simmons
Orange Grove
Lee Saussley
Houston
Civic Music Schedule Set By Thebom Led Association
The fifth annual Baytown Civic Music Association memberships closed Saturday with Miss Eildith Lowry announcing that Baytown members may attend Civic Music programs in Galveston Houston and Pasadena without extra charges. Members going to out of town concerts should wait for association seating. Five upcoming season artists were chosen: Blanche Thebom Feranti and Teicher duo pianists cellist Joseph Schuster soprano Harvist Carlos Salzedo. Thebom recently sang with the Houston Symphony and is a Metropolitan Opera Company star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Music Association of
Baytown
Eildith Lowry
Galveston
Houston
Pasadena
Blanche Thebom
Feranti
Teicher
Joseph Schuster
Brian Sullivan
Metropolitan Opere
Harvist Carlos Salzedo
Miss Thebom
Houston Symphony
Metropolitan Opera Company
Radio, Film
RCA Victor
New York Philharmonic
NBC
Carnation Hour
Theibom
Mine Workers Enter Not Guilty Plea To Contempt Charges
The United Mine Workers pleaded not guilty to government contempt charges as trial opened before Judge Richmond B. Keech. UMW waives jury trial to speed proceedings amid renewed bargaining talks with mine owners and the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United Mine Workers Today
UMW
Welly K. Hopkins
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Tris
Ten Die In Texas Weekend Traffic Mishaps
A sequence of Texas road tragedies over the weekend claimed at least ten lives. Names include Ray Neal Jr of Bellaire and Mrs A H Poole, a UT student’s wife, among others. Details outline car crashes, a hit and run, and a train collision near Alvin and Houston area motels with multiple fatalities and serious injuries.
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Texas
Ray Neal, Jr
Bellaire
A. H. Poole
Austin
Poole
University of Texas
Neal
Alvin
H.C. Limerick
Houston
Louise Brown
Alta Loma
Polly Phillips
Tucson
Arizona
Jay Burum
Waurike
Oklahoma
Byers
Donald Phillips
Jdc
Gates
Mexia
Mexia - Weeley Bay
Medlin
Groesbeck
Wortham
Billie Joe Lancaster
Corus Christi
Raymondville
Convicts Escape From Kansas Jail
OLATHO Kan February 27 Four prisoners escaped from Johnson County Jail in Olathe by sawing a cell bar Sheriff L A Billings said The escapees were ex convicts on parole named Riley Prince 39 and Ed Abel 40 both Kansas City Mo Leonard Paxton 36 Kansas City Kansas and Jeffrey V Jones 32 Dallas Texas A fifth prisoner Philip B Shipman 47 of Kansas City Kansas was captured in the hallway Billings heard a rattling noise and found Shipman before he reached the door Roadblocks were set and police in Missouri and Kansas were notified
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathf
Kan
Johnson County
Qlathe
L. A. Billings
Billings
Riley Prince
Abel
Kansas City
Missouri
Leonard Paxton
Kansas
Jeffrey V. Jones
Dallas
Texas
Philip B. Shipman
Death of Sir Harry Lauder Shuts The Scot Minstrel’s Song
Sir Harry Lauder, famed Scot minstrel, died at 75 from a brain hemorrhage at his Strathaven home. He will be buried in the Scottish Highlands likely at Hamilton on Thursday, with Greta, his niece and caregiver, by his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Harry Lauder
Highlands
Strathaven
Scotland
Sir Harry
Hamilton
Harry
Nance
Bonnie Banks
Clyde
Lady Lauder
Greta
Remembering Sir Harry Lauder A Scot Entertainer
Messages of homage arrived from around the world for Sir Harry Lauder. The famed comedian and songwriter known for his crack blackthorn stick and ta shunter humor died, leaving a catalog of songs like It s Nice to Get Up in the Morning and Stop Yer Ticklin Jock. His last world tour ended in 1936 with US appearances in 1937, a 1938 tour planned before war intervened.
Heiter Bait Fails To Lure Lost Steer
VANCOUVER B C Feb 27 A wild eyed steer escaped stockyards and hid in brush after spurning traps baited with food and a heifer. Initial plan misidentified the animal as a bull. at 1000 pounds the steer ignored lures and roamed front lawns, panicking pedestrians before vanishing into deep brush south of the city. Jockmen abandoned the hunt, predicting hunger will force the steer to surface within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Stockman
Jockmen
Army Fliers Scout Bay For Wreckage
Search planes and six ships from Ellington Field comb Galveston Bay and nearby waters for a missing small single engine plane. A flotilla of private boats at Sylvan Beach stands ready to assist as witnesses report sightings and a solitary parachute flare is found near Morgans Point.
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Galveston Bay
Ellington Field
Sylvan Beach
Morgans Point Ferry
Harrier
le Porte
Clear Lake
Morgans Point
Trowbie and
Star
T. W. Hanlin
Lewis, Jr
Baytown
Syivan Beach
Bob Hucheler
Bayou Pipeline Company
Sheriff's Department
Air Force
Sylvar Beach
la Porte
Houston
Galveston
Simmen
Chiang Kai shek to resume Nationalist China presidency
Formosa Feb 27 reliable sources report Chiang Kai-shek will announce his return to the presidency of Nationalist China in March barring last minute changes Li Tsung jen to retire as acting president Li in the United States recovering from an operation Li’s absence rights expire March 3 Chiang to resume will allow Yen Hsi shan to retire as premier and a successor not yet chosen The move aims to rally China against the Communists and may appeal to U S officials and the public who still see Chiang as China’s main hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipel
Formosa
Chiang ~ Kai-shek
Nationalist China
United States
Chiang
Yen Hsi-shan
Yen
China
U.S
Six Are Rescued From Drowning Near Baytown Trip
Frank Middleton a Baytown refinery patrolman and his brother Grady spotted a pickup sinking between Day ton and Liberty on a fishing trip. Grady jumped in and the brothers rescued five people before the cab disappeared under water. The driver escaped. Deputy Bonner noted the Middletons acted promptly and saved lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Middleton
Baytown
Grady
Dayton
Liberty
Frank
C. R. Bonner
Middletons
Stingarees to Face Sweetwater Friday Night
Texas City's Stingarees are set to meet Sweetwater on Friday in the opening round of the State tournament. The game is one of four AA division opening round contests scheduled that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Texas City
Beskevialt
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Lincald Park Zoo
Colorado
Iddleton
Round Town
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Senate Committee
Hermann Sander
Manchester
New Hampshire
Beeth
Switzerland
Mary Haskell
Thebom
John L Lewis
Harkins
Worl E Axithei
Alex
Willie Blackwood
London Evening Standard
HI Nabor
Oth
Heiter
Mey
Li Tsung-jen
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