Couple Receives Prison Terms for Forgery and Bad Checks
Lois Grant Knox and Jack Elliott Knox were sentenced in Cameron District Court after a Friday trial. Lois Knox got three years and Jack Knox five years in the state prison for passing a $63 bad check drawn on Brown & Root Construction Co of Houston. The couple, formerly tried in Beaumont, Tyler and La Grange, used a fictitious name and forged signatures to obtain a radio and pay for it with the check. Emory B. Camp was appointed as their attorney. a jury was waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Grant Knox
Jack Elliott Knox
Lois Knox
Jack Knox
State
Brown & Root Construction Co
Houston
R .M. West
R. M. West
Cameron
Beaumont
Tyler
la Grange
Emory B. Camp Attorny
Lois
Milam County
State Penitentiary
O J Thomas High Wins Class A State Track Championship
The O J Thomas High Track team won the Class A state title at the Interscholastic League meet in Prairie View April 28 1951 with 2214 points, besting San Angelo the 1950 champions. Frank Freeman led with 14% points including 9.9s 100 yd and 21.5s 220 yd wins and helped clinch a 880 yd relay and Sprint Medley relay podium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Thomas
Prairie View State College
San Angelo
Frank Freeman
Cameron
Freeman
D. C. Ward
J. B. Washington
Clyde Campbell
Alvin Turner
Clyde
Tump) Campbell
E. C. Ward
John Freeman
St. Louis
O. J. Thomas High School
Carver High School
Houston
Texas
Parma Radio Service Ad Promises Repair at Low Price
An OCR fragment advertises Parma Radio Service offering radio repairs for any make model. It proclaims affordable pricing and emphasizes repair over experimentation.
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Parma Radio Service
Henpecked husband tied to phrase flew the coop origin
A claim links the saying flew the coop to a henpecked husband. The item notes etymology and regional usage but provides no definitive attribution.
Yee High Band Concert Planned Tuesday Night
The Yee High School Band will perform Tuesday night May 1 in the Yee High Gymnasium. Frances Cox, director, announced the free program starting promptly at o o clock. The concert includes contest and solo numbers plus marches and popular tunes. It serves as a warm up for the Region III band contest in Waco on May 5.
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Yee High School
Yee High
Frances Cox
Waco
Girl Scout Training School Set For Tuesday And Wednesday
Final plans announced for a two day Girl Scout training school led by Mrs. David Shapiro president of the Cameron council. Miss Frances Sowell will conduct sessions 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m covering outdoor crafts and cooking with attendees bringing lunches on day one and cooking outdoors day two. The four day day camp is planned to begin June 12.
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David Shapiro
Cameron
First Aid Class Time Changed To 7 10 P M Tonight
Tonight marks the second session of the Red Cross sponsored First Aid course at Yar High Gymnasium from 7 to 10 P M with Miss Dallye Young guiding. Attendees are urged to join as the program proves valuable for emergency readiness and school participation is encouraged. The article also notes social visits by Mr and Mrs Earl McFarland and mentions Mrs Dan Tyson visiting Austin.
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Progres
Yar High Gymnasium
Dallye Young
Red Cross
Reds Reinforce For Fresh Assault On Seoul
Allied forces in Korea brace for a renewed Chinese Red attack as 300000 reserve troops rush to reinforce 600000 defenders. Van Fleet announces a stand at Seoul after a week of retreat, with a 30 mile defense arc, heavy artillery and air support forming the shield.
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Tokyo
Seoul
The
Yellow Sea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
8Th Army
8Th
Front line retreat tightens Korea war zones along parallel
Allied forces report changes along a 100 mile wide Korea battlefront with new defenses from 25 miles south of the 38th parallel in the west to eight miles north of the prewar boundary on the east coast. Withdrawals total up to 37 miles as five Chinese Communist groups and four North Korean corps press attacks.
Killeen OKs $300000 in Tax Bonds
Voters approve 300000 in tax bonds by a 10 to 1 margin in a record turnout of 171 ballots. The bonds fund water facility expansion water/sewer and street improvements plus a new fire station in four proposed projects.
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Killeen
Jury Commission Meets in District Court Room
The Jury Commission met in the district court room on Monday April 30 with W P Hogan of Rochdale C M Pierce of Hanover and Bartle Crennan of Burlington serving on the commission A petit panel for the May term and a grand jury for May term were being selected.
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District Court Room
W. P. Hogan
Rochdale
C. M. Pierce
Hanover
Bartle Crennan
Burlington
Moon Family Hosts Guests From Austin Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs C R Moon hosted guests including Miss Claudell Robinson of Austin and Mr and Mrs Curtis Lucas and family from Fort Worth for a weekend at the home of Claude Robinson and Mrs Annie Wilson.
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C R Moon
Claudell Robinson
Austin
Curtis Lucas
Fort Worth
Claude Robinson
Annie Wilson
Milam County Bar Association Hosts Barbecue Night
The Milam County Bar Association held a barbecue at the Milam Coffee Shop Dining Room on Friday night April 27. Members brought wives and out-of-town guests. J. K. Evetts district attorney of Bell County was the keynote speaker.
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Milam
Rockdale
Milam County
Roy Baskin
Shirley Horstmann
Mark Magers
Don Humble
Mildred Thornton
M. G. Cox
Bill Wallace
Armed Services
Curry Colored Pupils Win Awards At Meet
The Curry colored school students placed in the colored county meet, earned three firsts at the District Meet in Giddings, and won two awards at Prairie View College. Billy Campbell won male solo “My Task”. a quartet of Shirley Keith Saltie Keith Rosie Keith Charlotte Turner earned two songs “Beautiful Dreamer” and “Steal Away.” Dorothy Harris accompanied the soloist and quartet. Courtney Nelson coached, Mary M. Martin assisted on piano.
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Curry Colored School
Colored County
Courtney Nelson
Giddings
Prairie View College
Billy Campbell
Shirley Keith
Saltie Keith
Rosie Keith
Charlotte Turner
Dorothy Harris
Mary M. Martin
Scouts Entertain Veterans at Temple Hospital
The Girl Scouts of St Anthony school visited McCloskey Hospital in Temple on Sunday to perform a musical program for veterans. Leader Mrs Louis Raska accompanied the troop with reporter Carole Ann Herrmann noting the event.
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Girl Scouts of
St. Anthony
McCloskey Hospital
Temple Sunday
Louis Raska
Carole Ann Herrmann
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O .J. Thomas High
the Daily
Earl McFarland
Douglas
Charlotte
E. R. Hearne
Bryan Sunday
Dan Tyson
Jane Tyson
Keetl — Cameron, Texa
Terra rTtte
Federal Deposit Insurance CO
Milam County Bar Association
Burial Insurance
Marek - Burns Burial Association
Cameron, Texas
Michael Oppenheim
Bellerose
N.Y
Dodge
Schiller Motors
Travis
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