Death Valley Scotty dies at 81 in famed Castle home
Death Valley Scotty Walter E. Stott, famed desert storyteller and owner of the upscale Death Valley Scotty’s Castle, died after a short illness. Born Covington Kentucky, he grew up in Nevada and parlayed a legendary claim of a hidden gold mine into lasting desert fame.
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World
Death Valley Scotty
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Calif
Death Valley
Scotty
Ex" Basse Wallace
Las Vegas
Nev
Nadine
Walter E. Stott
Cov ‘Ington
Nevada
California
Congress Opens For Showdown Session
Washington January 6 Congress reconvened to a stormy second session as Republicans and Democrats brace for clashes over Eisenhower's 1954 program. The opening was cordial with greetings and oaths for two new senators and four new representatives, while behind the smiles lawmakers prepare to tackle tax, farm, labor, military, and prosperity concerns. The State of the Union was set for delivery Thursday.
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Raymond Lahr
Washington
Jon
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Thomas A. Burke
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Town Notes and Local Happenings Highlights
Around Town reports Nell Guthrie and Mary Pennington gaining TV audience attention as they join the privileged class. Ann Pritchett plans a New Orleans weekend while K C Perkinson makes a daily bank visit. C A Nye is due at the office soon. Mrs Hugh Powell backs a hospital orientation after a siege. A women’s Dike coat was found at Baytown Drug Store and may be claimed. Ralph Garrett prepares for spring with window trim. G O Dusek says he got Christmas cards addressed to Hope Texas, not Crosby. A V Barber cannot pay city bills until creditors’ statements arrive. Mrs C E Hanrathy recovering well post operation. S R Roberson in San Jacinto Memorial Hospital improving.
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Mary Pennington
Ann Pritchett
New Orleans
K.C. Perkinson
C. A. Nye
Hugh Powell
Highlands
Baytown
Ralph Garrett
Dusek
Hope
Tex
Crosby
A.V. Barber
C. E. Hanrathy
S. R. Roberson
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Cousin Questioned in $160,000 Bureau Theft Case
Secret Service agents questioned a cousin of James Hufys Landis amid the probe of a $160,000 theft from the U S Bureau of Engraving. Police traced alleged suspects, noting $20 bills seen spent in Prince Georges County Maryland. Landis and his wife Mamie along with two others faced arraignment on theft charges.
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U.S. Bureau of Engraving
Prince Georges County
Charles Howard Nelson
Nelson
Bureau of Engraving
James Hufys Landis
George F
Eighth Army Warns Korea Over Prisoners Tied to Indian Custody
General Max Taylor warned that the U S Eighth Army would strike against South Korean troops if ant i Communist prisoners held in Indian custody are freed. He said the United Nations noted the groundless nature of the allegations and would discharge full responsibility under the armistice terms.
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Maxwell Taylor
South Korea
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lUegal
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India
Sea Korea
Long Search For Body Ends James Henderson Last Seen Dec 5
The lingering search for James Henderson, 25, of Port Arthur, ended as the family returned home. The Mary Gene I yacht, used in the hunt, has been retired. Henderson likely drowned on a Dec 3 hunting trip. Reichert’s body was found earlier. Small boats will patrol twice weekly for traces, with limited hope of identification.
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Port Arthur
Henderson
Galveston
Mary Gene
Dee
Earl Reichert
Ater
Witets
Parker Bros
Mary Gene I
Senate opens with no clear majority in historic stalemate
Washington faces a constitutional standoff as the Senate starts with a nearly even split and no majority leader. Lyndon B. Johnson is cited as possible minority leader amid concerns of party discipline and precedent since 1881 when the chamber was evenly divided.
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Gress
Dova’t'hay
William
Kino Rand
Commatia
Lyndon B. Johnston
Haven
Senate
Missing Air Force Captain Presumed Dead in Korea
Baytown mourns Capt Minter Charles Terry listed as presumed dead by the Defense Department after his B 26 bomber failed to return over North Korea in October 1951. His widow Mrs Mary Terry of 506 Greene, with two sons Charles and Ralph, receives posthumous awards at Ellington Air Force Base. Terry, son of Mrs Laura G Terry of Cedar Bayou, learned to fly in the Baytown area and held a commission as a second lieutenant before enlisting in the Air Force.
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Korea
Defense’ Department
Army
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North Korea
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Greene
Ale Media
Ewington Air Force Base
Charles
Ralph
Laura G. Terry
Cedae Bae You
Mib Erry
Contac
Zula Pearl Wreble
Ames Reames
Ray Terry
Cedar Bayou
Filington
Lae University of Texas
Europe
Japan
Ami Db
Daning Tee
U. S
Lin Narea
Rangers Join Bank Probe In Amarillo Disappearance
Texas Rangers joined the FBI in a probe of the disappearance of 75000 dollars from the First National Bank in Amarillo. Authorities were tight lipped about the case but were pursuing several theories without discussion.
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Fan
Texas Rangers
Fed Bureau of Investigation
First National Bank
Man Hurt After 60-Foot Fall In Refinery Tower
C. Adams, 64, a Foster-Wheeler carpenter, was seriously injured in a 60-foot fall inside a Bay town Refinery cooling tower while removing trim. He fell to a scaffold and was carried out on a stretcher by ambulancemen Joe Sperk and Ed Monk. Adams sustained severe injuries including possible pelvis fracture and internal injuries. he was taken to San Jacinto Memorial hospital.
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Foster-Wheeler Construction Co
Baytown
Adams
Gare
Houston
Joe Sperk
Ed Monk
Garth- Tan
Wen
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Unclear war reports and economic data in brief
Fragmented dispatches from Southeast Asia and Washington summarize clashes in central Laos between government troopers and rebels, plus a gun attack on a CSO president. Separate notes report December unemployment near 500000, with officials saying no alarm warranted and no gauge for unemployment.
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Washington
Jan
Commerce B Department
Crippled Pair Face Return of Their Child to Pittsburgh
Ja Ballas reports a crippled Dallas couple will send their five year old daughter Bonnie Ruth McCabe to Pittsburgh on Saturday after stating they cannot provide enough funds to keep her. Bonnie, who has lived with her maternal grandparents, flew to Dallas for Christmas but will be sent back due to financial strain. The McCabes, both polio survivors, remain financially strained. Mrs McCabe has endured multiple operations and relies on a stipend from Goodwill Industry.
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Pittsburgh
Bonnie Ruth McCabe
Dallas
Albert McCabe
McCabe
188 Voters Elect Five Wooster Supervisors
In Morris county the first election of 154 voters chose five supervisors for the Fresh Water District Board. Incumbents W M Douglas FP and Orr along with J St Meld were reelected. PDR Rogers and Liffey Weible named new members. Results were reported as contest close with Hoald narrowly beating Childray. Election officials noted voting machines were tested earlier but caused delays.
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PDR
Rogers
Liffey Weible
Pletcher Hickerson
Tate
Old Young Men of Year To Be Named At Banquet
Baytown civic circles name two men for annual Dislingwisher Service Award at 730 pm Thursday Jan 21. The young man of the year and senior citizen honors will be announced by the committee, with Arthur Fairlun among speakers.
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Tiverview
Oyttshandige
Elgia
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Brother Of Four Bastonians Dies
Funeral rites were held Sunday in Kilgore for A. A. Frangsen brother of four Bastonians who died Friday on a fishing trip. Franszen was a brother of May Bryan and Dennis Frangsen and Mrs. A. L. Jacobs, all of town, and Mrs. V. J. Smith of Mont Beaver. Fransann was born in Liberty County.
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Disputed youth linked to holdup as man at large
A youth jailed on a felony heft charge after his mother’s television net and furniture disappeared. Police said he planned to plead guilty and was given a prison sentence but placed on provation. Relatives say they did not know he was on the run. Assistant Police Chief W Te Montgomery announced charges of robbery by assault against Boney in Justice of the Peace Rosene Zierlein's court.
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Loeffler and Miller Injured in Head-On Crash
A. S. Loeffler 52 and William C. Miller 26 suffered severe injuries in a head on collision near Huffman. Loeffler remained in serious condition en route to Holston. Miller died shortly after at San Jaglito Memorial hospital. Deputies Brown and Bickerstall investigated.
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Champion Paper Co
Hutle
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San Jaglito Memorial Hospital
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Seu
Ex California official returns from death after near suicide
Former California housing official Harry Barbour tells how a stranger's remark saved him from drowning himself in San Francisco Bay after a failed $66,000 investment left him nearly blind. He recovered sight in Chicago. his wife, unaware he lived, later found him in Maryland with their two daughters.
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