Cost May Prevent Trial for Murder
Dallas Texas June 9 Cost of transportation and expenses of key witnesses may prevent the prosecution of a Dallas woman who confessed the murder of her new born baby son by stuffing it into a package and mailing it to a fictitious Palo Alto California address. Bert Wishand special investigator reported to District Attorney Dean Gould in that the Palo Alto doctor who performed the autopsy on the baby and the postal department employee who opened the package containing the dead child would come to Dallas only if their transportation and expenses were paid and a fee provided for each day they might spend here.
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Dallas
Palo Alto
Calif
Bert Wishand
Dean Gouldin
Postel Department
Ring of Tax Evaders Uncovered In Kansas
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau reports uncovering a pipe ring of tax evaders in Kansas. A federal grand jury will hear charges tomorrow in Wichita as agents revoke into the group and its tax liabilities.
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Kansas
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Wichita
Kan
Morgenthau
Night club scheme nets millions in wartime state profits
Report claims hundreds of thousands of dollars poured by free spenders into a nightclub illicit liquor gambling operation. Authorities allege organizers run the venture to profit and evade taxes during the wartime boom.
Burning Rags Tied To Buzzard Cause East Texas Fires
In Linden Cass County oil saturated rags tied to a buzzard caused night fires seen as fire balls. A buzzard burned near a field. oil soaked rags linked to the bird. Winds carried flames far, solving the mystery but raising questions about who tied the rags and why.
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Texas
Tex
U.P
Linden
Cass County
Shriff
Mytery
3rd and 7th Armies to Take Over German Occupation
The Stars and Stripes reports that U S 3rd and 7th Armies will replace the 5th Army as the American occupation force in Germany. Gen Jacob L Devers 12th Army Group HQ says the 12th Army will cease operations soon after the occupation zone foundation is announced.
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U.P
U. S. Army
Stars and Stripes
Wiestaden
U. S
Germany
Jacob L. Devers
12Th Army Group
12Th Army
One Killed and Several Injured in Pittsburg Blast
A series of explosions leveled the National Cylinder Gas Company plant in Pittsburg today killing John Dolan a 25 year old Sewickley worker and injuring several others. Dolan was in a room at the site when the blasts occurred and his body was recovered from the wreckage by workers from the nearby airport guard detail. The plant usually operates with 28 men across three shifts.
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Pittsburgit
National Cylinder Gas Company
John Dolan
Sewickley
Pitts- Leigh
Dolan
J H Newton Dies Here After Ill Health
J H Newton 77 retired teacher and Paris Junior College professor died at 9 am in Allen Memorial after weeks of illness. Born March 15 1868 in Panola County Texas he taught at Dodd City and Cooper and later at Paris Junior College before retiring to Bonham. Survived by son Samuel Macon Newton Virginie daughter Edita Newton Austin brother W E Newton Brenham and four sisters Ola Smith Bonham J J CAppleman, Tal Richardson Honey Grove, Claude Pollard Houston. Funeral set for 3 pm Tuesday at Wilse Funeral Home with Willow Wild burial.
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J J Cappleman
Tal Richardson
Honey Grove
Claude Pollard
Houston
Wilse Funeral
Willow Wild
Methodist Church
J. A. Cunningham
J. M. Donaldan
Vel Newton
Roy Owens
Reid Spivy
W C . Jduckett
First Methodist Church
Rainfalls Bring Noted Benefit to Gardens and Crops
Local weather reports show two days of showers with Bonham receiving a real rain shortly before noon. Night rain continued into the afternoon with a 4 am shower totaling 0.1 inch. The main rain shortly before noon reached about an inch, valuable to gardens and crops in the area.
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Bonham
Funeral Services For Clyde London This Afternoon
Funeral services for Clyde Ervin London 52 died in Alter Memorial Hospital at 11 p m Saturday were held at Bailey Methodist church this afternoon at 2 with Rev Frank Parker and Rev J S Gregory officiating. Burial in Grove Hill cemetery. London born March 2 1893 at Bailey. He never married. Survived by two brothers Jack London Browwood Clarance London Benham one sister Mrs Cecil Hodges Benham and two nephews. Active pallbearers were Bob Traylor Crockett Via Basil London Regan London Fair Smith and Harold Sykes.
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Alter Memorial Hospital
Bailey Methodist Church
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J. S. Gregory
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Bailey
Jack London
Browwood
Clarance London
Bob Traylor
Crockett Via
Basil London
Regan
Locomotive Destruction Reported by U S Warplanes
CHUNGKING June 11 UP Warplanes of the U S 14th Air Force destroyed 14 locomotives in attacks yesterday on the Peiping Hankow railroad and the line linking Shanghai with the northern system. Rolling stock bridges trackage and warehouses were destroyed or damaged.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Peiping-Hankow
Shanghai
Bert Matthews Retires After Long Railroad Service
Bert Matthews, who worked for the Texas and Pacific Railroad since 1888, retires. He began in the roundhouse, moved to firing freight engines, then passenger runs, earning a reputation as a frugal coal burner. A Blue Stocking baseball alum, he played center field and once belted a homer with bases loaded.
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Texas & Pacifi Railroad
Bert
Roundhouse
Dave Lascater
Blue Stocking
Fort Worth
AFL Ship Repairers Vote Call Strike
In Los Angeles on June 11, unionized ship repair workers in "16 AFL" yards vote on a wage dispute. A union official said no immediate strike will be called though the workers are prepared to act if demands are not met.
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Los Angeles
AFL
Confessed Horse Thief Claims Amnesia on Location
A sheriff department report states a jailed man confesses to stealing a horse from Clarence Woosley but cannot recall where he left it. Officers note the suspect, described as a small boy between 12 and 15, has provided few useful details.
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Sheriff's Department
Clarence Woosley
Anzen Aiff
Pas‘ Snima
Five Dead As Result of Flood
A flood left five people dead in the disaster described as severe by authorities. Emergency crews and local officials reported multiple missing persons and ongoing rescue operations across affected neighborhoods.
Unions Ratify Walkout Vote by Metal Trades Council
Unions affiliated with the metal trades council voted 2,658 to 196 in favor of the walkout in the election conducted yesterday by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Metal Trades Council
National Labor Relations Board
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