Trial of ex deputy Smithwick delayed to December
Proceedings in the Smithwick murder case continued with a trial delay until December 12 as defense and prosecution clash over witnesses and venue. Judge Wesley Dice denied motions to quash the venire and warned jurors not to discuss the case. The trial, moved from Alice, centers on Mason's accusations about Rancho Allegre and alleged nightclub ties.
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Smithwick
Jim_ Wells footy
Cherges
Diensé
Acho Allegro
Mason
Faxter
Tudge Dice
Taylor
Guesh
Dice
Alice
James K. Evatts
Bell County
Evatts
Rancho Allegre
Masson
Santiago Road
Teading
South Texas
Wooster Veries Suddenly At His Home
World War II veteran L Coker, 36, died suddenly at his apartment near a fever camp. Neighbors heard a collapse and a coroner opened an inquest. Coker had been hospitalized previously after a spine injury on a submarine and had recently returned home. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Paul U. Lee Funeral Home.
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Iimes L. Coker
Beatrice Wired
Coler
Navy
Wil
plac-eGoker
Pstian
Pesee Roscnesti
Coker
Svarold
Mary Lee
Willi
Py Paul U. Lee
Lee
Fragmented Nound Town notes from a chaotic Bay City page
A garbled local column references a protest, a clock stoppage, and various game plans. Mentions Hempstead, Freeport 2:30 p.m. November 12, and a Houston game. Includes scattered names such as Dr. Her, Coach Jess Neely, and Sullivan, with references to travel, trains, and a Humble Pie shindig amid a busy but unclear scene.
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Alding
Wallace Nlt
Hempstead
Jess Neely
Ge Herbert
Onlmeson
Freeport
Mttay
Houston
Dallas
Bean Jacinto Inn
Ye L. Jordan
Poskey
Lurial Hospital
la Eni
Sullivan
Sun
Wintag
Rey
Mora
Soviet Jet Bombers for Atom War Potential Reported
London dispatch notes Jane's All the World’s Aircraft details two Soviet four jet bombers likely to carry atomic bombs. One is a Junkers design reborn as JU-287 with German expertise. the other is the Dyushin with a payload over 5000 pounds and range near 1500 miles. Jane's cites parallel air forces and inland factory locations, plus progress on missiles and V-1 and V-2 designs and a swept wing DFS-346 research monoplane with speeds around 683 mph.
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London
Russia
Jane’s
Junkers
Luftwaffe
Jane's
West
Far East
Jones
Labor Picture Looks Brighter as Strikes End
The Missouri Pacific railroaders and Hawaiian longshoremen ended their strikes easing the labor crisis. MoPac expects passenger service to resume across an 11 state system tonight after 5600 workers settled 292 grievances, with some issues to be submitted to arbitration. Government and White House officials warned of possible presidential action to settle steel and coal disputes if not resolved by week’s end, with effects rippling through auto plants and fuel supplies.
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United Press
Missouri Pacific
Fruman
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mo-Pac
CIG
Hawaii
Svork
President Truman
White House
Mrz. Truman
Taft-Harley
John J. Lewis
United Mine
Washington
CIO
Socialite's Condition Grave Swindler Linked to Death Attempt
Allan Thomas Sturges, 26, son of a prominent New York family, lay critically wounded after an alleged suicide attempt as police closed in on him for swindling and auto theft. Two Houston airline clerks who knew him last week aided the investigation.
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Houston
Allan Thomas Sturges
Marian Fturris
Brownsville
Texas
Sturges
Jurria
Sturges’ Handwriting. They Quoted From One Addressed To Miss Yturria
Rail operation seen if strike continues amid freight crisis
Houston October 24 The nation faces a freight crisis as coal and steel strikes threaten rail service. T J Deegan of Chesapeake and Ohio predicts possible government operation if disruptions persist. He notes rail earnings at 3 percent and forecasts a $15.61 million loss for coal dependent C and O if the cost strike ends this month. The industry may lay off thousands, risking a “no return” future unless labor disputes end. ATCA convention delegates fear interstate Commerce Commission oversight and cuts to passenger service on coal-burning lines. Fred Gurley of Santa Fe to speak tomorrow.
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Houston
TPI
T. J. Deegen
Cleveland
New York
Associated Traffic Clubs of America
Deegan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
ATCA
C and O
J. M. Fitzgerald
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fitzgerald
Eastern Railroads
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railroad
Last Rises Tuesday For Baytown Man
Funeral services for Loyd Burton Pool of Baytown, 48, whose body was found at a Houston hotel, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Boulevard Funeral Home in Houston with Rev. John T. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery. Pool reportedly died of natural causes. Mrs Nellie Pool, his wife, operates the Commercial Hotel on North Main Street in Baytown. Justice of the Peace W C Reagan said the wife went to Houston after being notified. a friend at the Commercial Hotel said Pool had heart trouble.
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Loyd Burton Pool
Baytown
Houston
Boulevard Funeral Home
John T. Taylor
San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery
Pool
Nellie Pool
North Main Street
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Reagan
Commercial Hotel
Marriage Law Hinders Cupid Tests For Licenses
Baytown couples planning to wed were advised by Mrs L V Hightower Liberty County clerk to ensure their blood tests are completed before obtaining marriage licenses with the law guiding the procedure and dates unspecified.
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Baytown
L. V. Hightower
Liberty County
City Officials Attend Texas Municipalities Convention in Galveston
City Manager C D Middleton and Finance Director A V Barber left for Galveston to join the 37th annual Texas Municipalities Convention. They will join round table discussions on city problems and are expected back in Baytown Thursday. Mayor Herbert Cartwright Jr. hosts the event. A new state law requires venereal disease tests for marriage licenses, prompting issues with lab approvals in Baytown to meet state forms.
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C.D. Middleton
A. V. Barber
Galveston
League of ‘Texas
Baytown
Herbert Cartwright, Jr
Organization of City Officials
Arl
Houston
Gunman Hunted With Planes Cars Horses
FBI agents deputies and police hunted notorious bandit Jack Tatum across Arizona California and Nevada using planes horses and motorcars after a jail escape in Maricopa County. Roadblocks and searches spread along borders while authorities feared he had fled into another state. a broken English tip from Tempe Arizona placed him near a shack behind a home, tightening the manhunt and raising the prospect of a lethal confrontation.
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Phcents
Ariz
FBI
Jack Tatum
John Dillinger
Pretty
Roy” Floyd
Maricope County
California
Nevada
Tatwm
Pee
Tatum
Southwest
Salt River Valley
Dillinger
Billy Ray Gilbert
Carmen Sainz
Tempe
Arizona
Tan
Five Die As B-36 Crashes And Explodes
Five air force crew members died when their B-26 instrument flight plane crashed in rainy weather while attempting an emergency landing from Biggs Air Force Base Texas to Barksdale Field Louisiana. The wreckage spread over three acres with a crater eight feet deep. Names include Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Lutz Captain Billy H Miller Captain Thomas M Hillman Captain James R Butler and Sergeant Robert H Lee.
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Bodland
Air Force
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Texas
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Charles J. Lutz
Bigegs Field
Billy H.miller
Fort ‘Worth
Thomas M. Hillman
Grend Junction
Iowa
James R. Butler
Evansville
Indiana
Robert HE. Lee
Mahane
North Carolina
Midland
Disaster Nursing Unit Formed In Baytown
A Red Cross disaster nursing unit will be organized at a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the clinic at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Louis Fantiman, a registered Red Cross nurse, leads preliminary work. Nurses in the Baytown area are invited to attend. Miss Geraldine Hopper and Miss Myrtle Spencer will speak. The plan follows the hurricane threat and has City Manager C. D. Middleton's endorsement. Regular monthly training meetings are planned after formation.
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Red Cross
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Louis Fentiman
Bay
Geraldine Hopper
Falls
Ton
Harris County Nursing Service
American Red Cross
Pioneer Club Banquet Sees About 500 Attendees
About 500 Humble 20 year employees and wives expected at the Pioneer Club annual banquet at 7 30 p m today in San Jacinto Inn President George P Curtis says two ferries will operate at Lynchburg crossing until midnight to handle Baytown attendees Dr Harris vice president Humble Oil and Refining Company is principal speaker B E Wilson will be master of ceremonies.
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Pioneer Club
San Jacinto Inn
George P. Curtis
Lynchburg Crossing
Baytown
Curtin
Dr. Harris
Humble Oil and Refining Company
B. E. Wilson
Ceremonica
Trinity Flood Warning Issued In Dallas Area
Heavy rains drenched the state prompting Trinity River flood warnings in Dallas Fort Worth and nearby towns. River levels rose rapidly with Dallas at 17.7 feet early morning and projected to reach 28 feet by noon while Carrollton reported 4.5 feet and rising.
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United Press
Trinity
Dallas
Fort Worth
Reading
Dallas Weather Bureau
Carrollton
Britain Cuts Budget In Effort To Restore Its World Trade
London reports that Britain's Labour government, led by Prime Minister Clement Attlee, cut domestic spending by 700 million dollars and defense by 82 million to curb inflation and revive world trade. The package also reduces imports from dollar areas, ends free prescriptions, reforms food subsidies, and trims capital and general government outlays, with no defense plan details given.
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London
Britain
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Herried
United States
Royal Ordnance Factories
Food Ministry
Attlee
Truman Supports Baruch Plan at UN Cornerstone Event
President Truman addressed UN representatives at the cornerstone ceremony for the UN headquarters in Manhattan. He reiterated U.S. backing for the Baruch plan to control atomic energy while offering a friendly stance toward Russia. The event drew 10 000 attendees, with top officials including Brig. Gen. Romualo, Gov. Dewey, Mayor O Dwyer, and Ambassador Warren Austin speaking brief remarks.
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New York
Truman
Trumen
Russia
Alward
Mr. Truman
Mrr
New History
Shrap World
Jt Wes
World Organization
42Nd Street
Sdeb
U.S. Secret Service
Carlos P. Romaulo
Philippines
UN General Assembly
Thomas EB. Dewey
William O'Dwyer
Warren Fu.Austin
U. S
Chest Drive Collections Reaches $26,824 In Baytown
The Baytown chest drive slowed to a walk over the weekend with pledges totaling $26,824 by noon. Campaign Chairman J E Rotter urged solicitors and team captains to submit reports promptly as no new firms joined the 100 percenters. Phenix Dairy contributed $111 from 23 employees and Paine Brothers Clothing with 1 employee gave $1.
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Baytown
J.E Rotter
Rotter
Phenix Dairy
Paine Brothers Clothing
Leahy backs unification despite interservice tug of war
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy told United Press he is confident unification will work and defense plans will be effective despite inter-service friction. He praised the professionalism of Army, Navy and Air Force leaders and noted Joint Chiefs of Staff harmony during wartime as a model for today.
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Leahy
Washington
William D. Leahy
United Press
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Roosevelt
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Cox Agres
Hoyt
S. Vandenberg
Air, Force
J. Lawton. Collins
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs
George C. Marshall
Amy
Admiral King and Leahy Reflect on Joint Chiefs Harmony
The exchange recalls tensions between Admiral Emmett J. King and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, yet emphasizes they stayed within four walls. Leahy notes differences were sharp but managed, highlighting mutual respect and high-order trust among military planners.
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Emmett J. King
Leahy
Joint Chiefs
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Fee
Celeste
Molly) Storrow
Almeda
International
Move
Baruch
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Hi Nabor
Olin
Miter
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