The Cat Noble: Killer Struck Twelve Times in Texas
A Dallas gambler Herbert Noble known as The Cat endured a deadly run of ambushes and bombs from 1946 to his 1951 murder. The case tied to Benny Binion and a westward feud remained unsolved, with Noble detailing fear and survival until his death at 42 and a $150000 estate.
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Herbert Noble
Robert H. Johnson, Jr
Dallas
Noble
Hunter
Texas Rangers
Bill Decker
Dallas Ambler
Benny Binion
Binion
Airmen’s Club
Denton
Aene
Kefauver Crime Investigation Committee
Mrs. Noble
Jack Todd
Todd
the Cat
Herbert
GM Sees Big Future for Gas Turbine
GM research engineers at a Society of Automotive Engineers meeting outlined optimism for gas turbine power in autos while noting unresolved questions. The Turbocruiser bus and XP-21 Firebird demonstrate turbine use. issues include fuel use and acceleration. Buick sales hit a May record, and a Flint foundry addition will double output. Lansing’s Motor Wheel Corp adopts electrofuse wheel welding, boosting safety for tubeless tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
Society of Automotive Engineers
William A. Turunen
Robert Schilling
GM Research Laboratories
Robert F. McLean
Turunen
IGM
GMC
Buick
Flint
Mich
Motor Wheel Corporation of
Lansing
M. F. Cotes
Cotes
Circus Model Builders Display In Cedar Rapids Tent Show
The Carl King Ring of the Circus Model Builders and Owners Association met in Cedar Rapids under a tent at Verne Fussell’s yard. Ninety three model wagons, 20 flatcars, and a complete menagerie top were displayed. Next meeting heads to Iowa City in September hosted by the Eric Wilsons. Members named include the Fussells, Hulls, Larsons, Gibsons, and Westerfields across Cedar Rapids Canton Ottumwa Keokuk. The Fussells own the Great American Three Ring Circus. the Hulls own the Hull-Riggs Wild Animal Circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl King
The
Circus Model Builders and Owners Association
Cedar Rapids
Verne Fussell
Avenue NE
International Organization of
Cmb&ca
Iowa City
Eric Wilsons
Terry Alan Hall
Kathy Anne Hull
Nat Hull
Art Larson
Canton
Ill
Margaret Mae Larson
Tom Gibson
Ottumwa
Lloyd Large
Keokuk
Larry .Westerfield
Fussells
Hulls
Nothing Scotch About Yank Reward for 2 Lady Heroines
In Skipness Scotland postmistress Mary Cook and carpenter wife Christina Macgougan guided an emergency beacon saving 29 Sabre jets in a storm. The US air force paid their way to London for 36 hours of luxury, including stays at Winfield House and stage access, with bills covered by America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Cullen
ONDON
NEA
Skipness
Mary Cook
Christina Macgougan
U.S. Air Force
Ple
NATO
Macgoogan
Air Force
London
Iceland
USAF
Prestwick
Macgougan
Alexander R. MacMillan
Third Air Force
London Daily Mirror
Embarrassed Driver Cited After Pole Collision
Katharine Shaughnessy, 22, of Toledo, suffered severe bruises when her car hit a utility pole as she reached for her skirt fallen to the floor. She was cited for driving without a license.
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Toledo, Ohio
Katherine Shaughnessy
Shouldn't Be Hard To Find
J M Friggel of Broken Arrow reported the theft of a derrick tool house machinery and drill pipe. He said it had taken six trucks to haul the rig into position at a gas well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
J. M. Friggel
Broken Arrow
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Henry Wade
Las Vegas
Texas
Grapevine
Jack Nesbitt
Bar
Nesbitt
Oak Cliff
Forth Worth
Freida
Methodist Hospital
By Frank Snyder
Winfield House
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
the Palladium
Mendon
Mass
Asthief
Cc. C. Birr Secy
Mgr
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Merveaux Typewriter Exchange
Worthington
Porter Cable
Kacena Co
2Nd Ave
Marion
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