Police Seem Stalled In Murder Attempt On Dallas Gambler
Dallas officials report the sixth murder attempt on gambler Herbert Noble, known as The Cat. Chief Harry Riddell says little progress, while Noble recovers from a New Year’s Eve ambush on his porch. Earlier killings include Noble’s wife Mildred and Dallas underworld figure Lois Green, with police noting possible revenge links and ongoing gangland ties.
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Carl Bens
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Harris Last Confederate Veteran Dies
Harris dies after lingering illness as family gathers from Texas. Survivors include daughters Mrs. W. W. Sheppard of Houston and Mrs. T. A Stanley of Crockett, son H. Alden of Houston, 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
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Breatz
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W. W. Sheppard
Honstorn
T. A Stanley
Crockett
H. Alden
Houston
Olin Culberson To Speak Here
Olin Culberson, Gelberton railroad commissioner and unannounced gubernatorial candidate, will address Metho dist Men of St Mark's Church at 6 45 pm Wednesday in the church fellowship hall. He will tour Baytown Refinery earlier with plant manager Gonion Farned. Lee College Quartet will provide entertainment. Si Merk's Women's Society will serve the meal. Bi Buelow leads arrangements.
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Barhy J. Nixon
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Women's Society of Christian Service
Bi Buelow
Arkansas Convicts Escape Posse Again
Convicts eluded a state posse and scattered through Arkansas as officers block roads awaiting a possible break toward Little Rock or Memphis. Otis Eaton surrendered at a Scott plantation nine miles from the prison, while James Perry Williams Jack Rheuark and David Dyer remained at large in the rural hills west of the state.
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Planes Damaged by Juvenile Vandals at Local Airport
Deputy Brown investigated damage to four planes at Bexytown Municipal Airport after a Saturday night vandalism spree. Juveniles reportedly smashed instrument panels tore fabric and broke radio aerials while stealing earphones cushions and gasoline. Estimated loss about 500 dollars involved Cessnas and a BF-13 trainer owned by local and visiting individuals. One aircraft ownership remains undetermined.
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E. C. Broughton
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Waco
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Cessna
Most Bankers See Three More Month Of U.S. Inflation
Washington bankers forecast inflation lasting into spring with continued spending and a veterans insurance dividend cited as key risks. Rural lenders expect a disinflation trend tied to falling farm prices, while officials pace plans for tax and spending programs in 1953.
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Vaughan's Friend Indicted On Charge He Lied To Probers
Vaughan ally Dan Maragon is indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of perjury for allegedly lying to Senate investigators. The charges concern statements about bank accounts, government matters for private clients, and employment ties with Albert Verley and Company. He reportedly testified about a $5000 loan from his mother in law and denied other business dealings.
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Chicago
Perfomers
FW To Hold First Meet Of Year Tonight
Members of Robert R. Tuck Post 912 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 36 pm today in the VEW Hall on South Plain. Commander C B E Pierson urged all members and prospects to attend as the program will cover the final sale of the old VEW building and plans for the coming year.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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South Plain
C. B E. Pierson
Mayors Take Over Office Duties In Open Inaugurals
Inauguration day sees three mayors sworn in as colorful exes headline magazines. New York's William O'Dwyer begins a second term amid festivities while John B. Haynes assumes Boston leadership and Andrew J. Bossy Gillis returns to Newburyport after 12 years out of office. Curley ends a 50 year political run and resumes private life as Hynes delivers a strong inaugural address.
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Sloan Simpson
John B. Haynes
Boston
America
James M. Curley
Little Newburyport
Massachussetts
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Police Glee Club
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Hynes
Sell Om
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Tatum predicts Gator Bowl win. Maryland fulfills it
Maryland coach Jim Tatum forecast three touchdowns would clinch victory over Missouri in the Gator Bowl, and his team delivered with a 20 to 7 win in Jacksonville. Missouri extended its losing streak in holiday bowls to five appearances, while about 22,000 fans watched as two Maryland fumbles and an interception set up the touchdowns.
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Georgia
Livestock Market Summary From Fort Worth Jan 3
Livestock market report from Fort Worth shows cattle futures for two days strong with fed steers and yearlings up, cows higher, bulls and stockers robust. Calves active with good slaughter calves 21.50 to 24.00 and up to 25.00, stocker calves 19.00 to 22.00, hogs mixed with butcher hogs 25 to 50 lower, sows steady, feeder pigs 11 to 16.50. Prices listed for various categories and weights.
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GSDA
Country Club Ballot Deadline Nears Tomorrow
Baytown Country Club publicity chairman J. B. Kent reports ballots for the board of directors must be returned by tomorrow afternoon. Kent urged prompt submission as part of club governance. In Nebraska, liquor taxes and fees totaled 2,724,892 dollars for the year ending November 20, 1949.
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Nebraska
Congress Back In Session After Its Extended Vacation
Congress resumes after a long recess with sharp rhetoric from lawmakers. President Truman attends annual congressional prayer services, then meets with the four leaders Barkley Rayburn Lucas and McCormack in a White House huddle. A tax reform package is planned by the Ways and Means Committee to revise the federal tax structure.
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New Guinea predicted to join Indonesia this year
Jakarta reports President Soekarno told a crowd that New Guinea would be incorporated into independent Indonesia before sunset this year if unity remains strong. He did not detail how Dutch New Guinea would be handled, noting the Hague accord left its status unsettled with a final settlement due within a year.
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New Guinea
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New Gaines
Astetus
Vallone Murder Tied to Mafia Pressure, Witness Testimony
The sheriff testified that Vallone was killed at Mafia instruction. Carlino quoted that the slaving order originated with Peter Duca in Dallas, head of the Texas Media. Duca, jailed on a life sentence for murder, died in Pennsylvania after parole revocation by Harris County authorities.
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City considers curbside crime curb and gypsy fortune ban
The Baytown health department notes increased street activity and vandalism, with several parking meters removed or damaged. City Attorney David Donoghue to probe an ordinance against phrenology and fortune telling by Gypsy troops visiting annually.
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Illinois Indiana Hit By Wildcat Coal Walkouts
Workers in Illinois and Indiana walk out in a wildcat strike over welfare fund contributions. Companies pay $1405 daily and 20 cents to the fund. The National Labor Relations Board weighs possible action as the long dispute nears a second showdown.
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Natonal Labor Relations Board
10 Top Issues of New Session Listed
The article outlines priorities for the new session including Treasurer Triumen’s four point program to aid backward areas of the non Communist world. It notes possible repeal moves on Taft Hartley law, talks on Branzusa plan with little action, and potential revisions to the cotton acreage quota system. It mentions a Senate path for an administration bill easing DP admissions and an early House action to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine.
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Deep Freeze figure said to give radios now
Chicago columnist Ivy Bupcinet of the Sun-Times reports that David A. Bennett who supplied the famous deep freeze units to high government officials also sent "very fancy radios" to the same people at Christmas. The piece notes past fuss over David Remmeit’s gifts and says sending radios was simply his habit.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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State Department Stops Sailing of U S Ships
The Ishandtsen Freighter Flying Arrow, captained by Davey Jones, postponed departure from Hong Kong to Shanghai after direct State Department intervention. US Consul Frederick Hill notified the captain at the consulate of the government’s action, delaying the ship’s planned Tuesday departure for a cargo of flammable cotton and explosive chemicals.
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Frederick Hill
Texas Red Officer Eludes Jail Term
Texas Communist Party Secretary James J. Green gained bond and sidestepped jail time ordered by Federal Judge T. M. Kennerly for contempt in deportation proceedings. Houston attorney Morris Bogdanow confirmed a $7900 bond posted as Green awaits a New Orleans circuit review of the sentence.
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Communist Party
James J. Green
Green
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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T. M. Kennerly
Morris Bogdanow
Kennerly
Kurt and
Stelfa Regina Wittenberg
Bogdanow
Hibbing Mine Years of Strip Mining Start in 1895
The Hibbing Minnesota open pit iron mine began stripping in 1895. The operation required extensive plant cross-overs to produce a new inactive type, with tens of thousands involved in crossings.
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Sextortion Charge Roils Bridges Trial Start
San Francisco Jan 3 1b The Bridges perjury conspiracy trial resumes amid sextortion charges and witness intimidation. Mrs Belly Teixeira and Mrs Jean Murray face related charges as grand jury indictments claim attempts to coerce Rathborne to alter his testimony. A federal probe into a brutal beating of Henry Schrimpf adds to the tense proceedings.
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Byeareus Brunette
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