Rare Viola d Amore Revived by Hoover Gault Group
Edgar M Hoover sought an Italian viola d amores in shops and found none. He and Wills Gault planned and built the first viola d amores in about four months, with a second underway. A Society of Ancient Musical Instruments formed by about a dozen musicians. The instrument has 14 strings, seven on top and seven sympathetic underneath, with a distinct silvery tone and complex bowing.
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Washington
Edgar M. Hoover
Hoover
Wills Gault
Library of Congress
Gault
France
Hoover Saga
Bach
Mozart
Weber
Vivadi
Texas Floods Kill 9 and Damage Mounts Across Central Texas
Floods in Texas claimed nine lives and caused millions in damage as waters surged from Kerrville to New Braunfels. Rescue helicopters evacuated dozens, power lines were torn down, and rail and road routes were halted. Lyndon Johnson escaped injury when his light plane struck a tree after a washout near Johnson City. Several towns faced extensive loss, with New Braunfels severely hit and communities scrambling to aid the homeless.
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Pedernales
Ronald F. Good
Gail W. Poulton
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
McAden
San Seba
Llano
Boerne
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Brady
New
E Braunfely
the Herald
San Marcos Air Force Base
New Braunfels
Payroll in cigar box missed by bandits
In Newark Nova Scotia, a payroll of 39000 was kept in a cigar box in plain view. Two holdup men fled after Walter Eikele and 15 employees convinced them they did not know where the money was kept. The vice president said the men acted bewildered for a good reason.
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Newark
N. S
Walter Eikele
Stock Quotes and Local News Highlights
The page lists stock quotes from multiple firms including Anaconda Copper and Gen Electric with several no sale notices. It also notes Stallworth family visiting for a ball game and a requested traffic light at Fast James and Highway 146. Franklin Grochoske, son of Louis and Mrs. Grochoske, ships out for Japan on his birthday and is now in Korea at the army post.
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Elec
Allis-Chalmers
American Repub
AT and T
Amer Woolens
Barium Steel
Beth Steel Co
Calvan Oil
Calumet and
Hee Canada Sa Oil
Celanese
Celotex
Cessna
Chi Corp
Chrysler Corp Columb Gas
Creole Pet
Crystal Oil
Davidson Chem
Eeseesseeee
Dow
Lmgis
Bu Pont
Eastman Kodak
Vaedeee
el Paso Natural Gag
Fairchild Eng
Freeport Sylph Seers
Peeteee
Electric
Imperial OU
Eaeeeee Interlake Tron
Init Nickel
Jupiter Oib Kirby Pet
Libby McN
Liggett and Myers
Loew's Inc
le Land
Mathison Chem Monsanto -Chemin
Mack Trucks
Mid Con Pet
Mont-Dakota Util
Nat Dairy
Ohio Oil
Packard Motors Pancoastal Oil
Parhendle P and R
Penney’s Inc
Phillips Pet c
Pure
Richfield Oil
Repair Steel
St. Regis Paper
Sinclair Oil
Socony-Vac
Sou Pacif
Stan Oil Calif
Stan Oil Ind
Stan Oi
Ohio
Stan Oil NJ
Sun Oil
Sunray Oil
Texas Co -2
Texas Gulf Prod
Tex Gulf Sylph Tidewater Corp
Union Oil of Calif
Uy, S. Steel
Woodley Pet
Stallworth
Dan Stallworth
Stalworth
Fast James
Highway 146
Danubria Acres
J. A. Ward
Franklin D. Grochoske
Louis Grochoske
Yupan
Baytown
Grochoske
California
Japan
Korea
Youth Sets Fires to Ride Fire Truck in Houston
A 17 year old Lamar High School student in suburban Spring Branch admitted to deputies that he set two houses on fire in the past month so he could drive the fire truck that helped extinguish them. He arrived first at the station after each alarm, saying he did it to drive the vehicle.
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Houston
Lamar
Check Rubber Bank Has No Capital
Memphis detectives hunted Friday for the person who cashed a check drawn on the East Bank of the Mississippi at an unidentified city department store. A bandit with a gun hid under his coat entered Mrs Inez Hicks piano studio and fled with 521 after a Chopin number. A note from Northwood New Hampshire reports a ring reappearing after a year missing from a window sill during gardening Retrieved diamond and sapphire ring found in dirt weed pulling revealed the earlier disappearance.
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Memphis
Tenn
East Bank
Mississippi
Glen Ellyn
Inez Hicks
Northwood
N. H. Weates
Anna Hardy
Duke Parr Denies Link With Shooting
Alice Texas September 12 George Parr the duke of a notorious Duval county denied in a prepared statement any connection with the murder by mistake of a 22 year old law student by a killer hired to assassinate the boy s father. Parr sheriff of Duval county and boss of the political machine that shapes elections in Duval Starr Zapata and Jim Wells counties said he made the statement because of rumors he was responsible for killing Jacob Floyd Jr. The dead youth s father long prominent in South Texas politics as advisor to anti Parr candidates and managed District Judge Sam G Reams unsuccessful campaign for re election. Reams defeated in the summer primary by a Parr candidate for judge. Nago Alantz law partner of the district attorney elect of Jim Wells Duval Starr and Zapata counties has been charged with murdering young Floyd seeking a writ of habeas corpus Friday for his release from county jail. Texas Rangers and local authorities still sought another man charged in Floyd s murder a Mexican alien who they indicated was the gunman who shot Floyd twice in the driveway of the garage of his home. Marion Sapate a San Antonio tavern operator also charged with assault to murder.
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Duval County
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Duval
Starr
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Jim
Wells County
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Buddy
Floyd Jr
South Texas
Sam G. Reams
Reams
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Jim Wells
Young Floyd
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Marion
EL Turbo) Sapate
San Antonio
Sick List for San Jacinto Memorial
Memorial column lists dedicates Harold J Hollaway Chandler view Mrs Woodrow Anderson Baytown and Lorain Adkina 819 Shady Lane with Samuel Hickmen Channelview Leo J Jannise Highlands and Randal A Kimmey 1105 Scott in local obituary style notice.
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San Jacinto Memorial Mes
Harold J. Hollaway
Channelview
Woodrow Anderson
Baytown
Lorain Adkina
Shady Lane
Samuel Hickmen
Leo J. Jannise
Highlands
Randal A. Kimmey
Scott
Births and strike coffee time noted in brief items
Pavliska announce birth of daughter Karen Dorothy on Sept 7 at San Jacinto Hospital weighing six pounds nine ounces. Grandparents Daycott and F Pavliske listed. Alpha couple welcome Angela Christine, born Sunday. grandparents W Alpha and Mrs Kretchmar named. Milwaukee report notes AFL truck drivers enjoy coffee time before returning to picket lines. Mentions 1837 as first kindergarten.
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A. B. Pavliska
Stewart
Karen Dorothy
San Jacinto Hospital
D. Daycott
Leicester
England
F. Pavliske
Baytown
ALPHA
D. M. Alpha
Angela Christine
2D. W. Alpha
Coady
George Kretchmar
Kingsfisher
Oklo
Milwaukee
Wis
AFL
Sherlock Holmes Foils Imposter in Germany Incident
An 11 year old boy in Wilhelmshaven near Wilhemshaven tipped off an imposter posing as a GI. The boy identified the man by noting he was not chewing gum and provided the crucial hint that led to the arrest. The episode was reported by a refugee and described as a Holmes style deduction.
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Wilhelmshuaven
Germany
Sherlock Holmes
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth Slaughter Yearlings Cattle
Livestock market at Fort Worth shows cattle around 14 to 17 dollars, cows at 13 to 19, hogs mixed, stockers scarce, calves 16 to 19 with weak demand. Trade oddities, medium to good slaughter options, fow prices noted. market overall soft with limited buyers.
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