Texas Guard Probes Fatal Plane Crash
The Texas National Guard investigates a mid air collision near Fort Worth that killed three officers from the 48th Armored Division during a training flight. Witnesses describe two planes looping and colliding as gusts and quick maneuvers led to flames and crashes at Eagle Mountain Lake base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Worth
Texas National Guard
Here
J. W. Jordan
Hort Worth
Presiant
Wittesses
Nationgi Guard
48Th Armored Division
Orthinpn
Teifidt
Lewis D. Wall, Jr
Lewis D. Wall, Jr. Ia Second Leutenant
Fred W. Bowden
Consolidated Vultee i Ang
Charles R. McMinn
Methodist University
Negenet Guard
Eagle Mountain Lake
Well
McMinn
Bowden
Adeam
Loey
Ito
Aed Biz
Exbeut
Williams
O. Bellow
Those Flying Saucers Are Closing In
Reported sightings on a lawn, witness Be Townd described a fast glowing object in the night sky. Another observer said the flyer’s speed was unbelievable, yet skepticism remains among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
G. Gurdy
Fragmented Mound town notes mix names and local chatter
Early morning observations in Mound town record scattered snapshots of residents. The jumbled list mentions Edna White, a phone operator, and local figures like Carter, Fortinberry, Pearce, and Doris, with stray notes on engagements, housing moves, and everyday chores amid a loose social collage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Steele
McCarthy
Edna White
Pennsylvania
Stewart Heads 1950 Cancer Drive in Baytown
Hough Stewart an electrical engineer at the Baytown Refinery will head the 1950 cancer drive in Baytown next month. The educational and fundraising campaign opens April 19 and runs through April 39. Harris County unit of the American Cancer Society will announce plans. no local quota was set though Harris County has a seal of 75002. County chairman is CP Simpson, president of a Houston motor agency. George Bruce and Mrs Glen Barber lead general activities. Mrs Lawrence Reilly heads the information center at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Bandages and supplies are arranged by Mrs Hugh Echols and Mrs Barry Wartman. publicity is led by Mrs S To Weaver and Mrs WW B Killough. Mrs George Robinson is secretary-treasurer. For each dollar contributed in Harris County, 69 cents stays in Texas for education, service and medical programs. Harris County agencies benefit from ACS funds, including the Tumor Clinic at Jefferson Davis Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. April is Cancer Control Month.
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Hough Stewart
Baytown
Harris County
American Cancer Society
Bertown
Haris County
CP Simpson
Houston Motor Agency
Hugh Echols
Dfirs
Barry Wartman
Cochairman
S. To Weaver
Killouugh
George Robinson
Harris Country
Texas
Amer
Brutal Sex Killer Eludes Police Net
In Columbia Missouri on March 20 a sex fiend who raped and strangled teen Janet Christman eluded officers after a brutal struggle. Boone County Prosecutor Carl Sepp said officers questioned all known sex offenders in a case that may tie to two prior attempted assaults on babysitters in the past 16 months. Christman would have turned 18 tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Missouri
Boone County
Carl Sepp
Seid
Janet Christman
Sepp
Janett
Mr. and
Leo
Resentment Grows German Occupation Tide Shifts
Western Germany shows rising resentment toward Allied occupation with scattered incidents of violence and verbal challenges. Reports from Frankfurt dated March 20 note alcohol as a contributing factor and contrast Soviet police state pressure with Western administration in occupied zones.
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Lyle
Wrnson
Frankfurt
Germany
Hitler
Third Reich
Soviet Union
Berlin
Free Germany
Two Top Atomic Scientists Sought
London reports two American born top atomic scientists have disappeared and are being sought by British and American agents in the Fuchs case. The Daily Graphic said arrests may occur within two or three days on both sides of the Atlantic. The men, once at Harwell where Fuchs headed theoretical research, are connected to the case and may be questioned about provided secrets to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fuchs
London Daily Graphic
Atlantic
Elias Fuchs
Rusat
Harwell
Britsh
the Graphic
Lower Tax Rate Seen For Harris County 1950 Budget
Harris County Auditor Harry L. Washburn predicts a 10 cent cut in the 1950 tax rate, with a total budget of 8,412,616. The plan includes limited personnel raises, 350,000 set for salary increases, 75,000 contingency funds, and funding for park upkeep and streamlining delinquent tax rolls. Budget submission to Commissioners Court is pending final adjustments.
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Harris County
Washburn
Harry L. Washburn
Wishburn
Commissioners Court
Creator of Tarzan Dies After Illness
Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs died at 74 in Tarz an Calif after a long illness. He had been critically ill for about ten days and was reading Sunday comics in bed when he collapsed. Dr Hermt Seal treated him at the ranch house as his three children Joan Pierce Hulbert and John Burroughs were present.
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Tarzan
Calif
R— Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan the
Apeman
Burroughs
Herm ®T Seal
Joan Pierce
Hulbert Burroughs
John Burroughe
FBI Murder List Puts Houston Fifth
The FBI report shows Houston ranked fifth in the nation for murders in 1949 with nine deaths. Dallas led Texas with 60 murders, followed by San Antonio 25 and Fort Worth 22, while Houston led North Texas in robberies and aggravated assaults.
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Houston
Texas
FBI
Flouston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Girl Not Sorry She Killed Twin in Fresno
Fourteen-year-old Alice Pichard told Deputy District Attorney Dan Eymann she was not sorry she killed her identical twin Sally, whom she had hated since middle school. Alice, charged with first degree murder, said she planned the killing after a quarrel and fired a .22 rifle into Sally while she slept. Sally’s parents affirmed support for their daughter amid the case.
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Fresno
Calif
Alice Pichard
Sally
Dan B. Eymann
Ars
Edgard V. Richards
Alice
Egemann
Eymann
Alice ¢ Sheriff's Office
Richards
Acetela
Bobby
Eymenn
Refinery Official’s Wife Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Ada Stoner King, 56, wife of Humble Oil Baytown Refinery utilities superintendent T S King, was found dead in bed Sunday morning. Death likely from heart attack, funeral 3 pm at Paul G Lee Funeral Home with Rev. M E McPhail. burial Forest Park Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs A D Jarvis, two grandsons, two sisters, and a brother. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Stoner King
T. S. King
Bigtown
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Paul GC. Lee
M. EH. McPhail
Firstresbyterian Church
Forest Park Cemetery
Elmer Finds Phones Are Bad For Mice
Elmer the pet white mouse had 5 yen for adventure and was slipped into a pay phone by his 13 year old owner Jimmy Phillips. The mouse climbed the coin return slot and was later found tangled in wires when a telephone repairman freed him.
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Jolwaueeh
Elmer
Jimmy Phillips
Jimmy
Spring Debut Meets Mixed Weather Across Regions
Chicago reports spring arrivals with warm Pacific Northwest rains while Midwest and Northeast endure snow sleet and freezing rain. Temperatures range from 50 to 75 across regions, with winter stubborn in the Midwest and East despite spring forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
New Mexico
California
Bute
U. S
Chicaze
East
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Mercury
New York State
Jessop Blasts McCarthy as Irresponsible Insinuations
U S Ambassador at Large Philip Jessup denounced Senator McCarthy s charges as false and utterly irresponsible, saying they damage American interests. Generals Marshall and Eisenhower defended Jessup before a Senate subcommittee investigating McCarthy s accusations of Communist influence in the State Department.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Dwight LD. Eisenhower
U. S
Philip €. Jessop Sageiost
Jessup
Senate
U.S
Philip Jessup
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ot McCarthy
Wisconsin
Repusi
State Department
AcCarthy
Dhares
Jesavp
Adessup
Far East
United States
Baytown Mayor Proclaims Clean-Up Week in 1959
Mayor J A Ward proclaims March 26 to launch the Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Week in Baytown. City department heads meet to plan the campaign with officials pledging continued effort to improve the city and curb clutter and fire hazards in homes businesses and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
J. A. Ward
Baytown
I. J. A. Ward
City of
Lee Junior Headed Texas Future Teachers Chapter
A A junior student and teacher from Robert E Lee High School will lead the Texas Future Teachers of America Club formed at a Denton convention. Miss Lee-J-unior, named president, with Orman A Childres as sponsor, and officers Catherine Hill, Joan Rambin, Latricee Riker, and Claude Kelly. Delegates included Glenda White and others. Dr J W Edgar spoke at the banquet, with 13 of 25 clubs represented.
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Texas Guard
Mound Town
Carter
Reiner
Pearce
Cuba Peigns
Scott
Bob Nolan
Ty Hiax
F. Coors
D. Brtce
Dorisot
Larry Hightower
Ellensburg
Colorado
Hightower
Ican Cancer Society
Tumor Clinic
Jefferson Davis Hospital
3 D. Anderson Hospital For Cancer Research
Baylor University College of Medicine
Herris County
Service of Congress
Apriles Cancer Control
United Press Bureau
Washingto
Europe
Washhborn
HI Nabor
Olin Miller
Girl
Twin
Refinery
Sylvia Johnston
Slice
Jessop
America
Congress
C. D. Middieton
Keytown
David Donoghue
Golis
Wilson
Millennink
Lee
Texas Choice
Future Teachers
Mississippi Valley
Ini
Goose Creek
Lane
NAVAL
Eugene S. Karpe
Bucharest
Arlington National
Salzburg
Austria
Orient Express
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