Flying Catholic Priest Killed in Plane Crash Near Houston
An inter nationally known Catholic priest, Father Ralph J. Diefenbach, 45, and three members of a Dallas family died when his plane crashed. Also killed were Ray J. Lockwood, 45, his wife Katherine, 42, and their daughter Patricia, 11. Diefenbach served with General Patton’s Third Army in World War II and helped return the relic hand of St Stephen to Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary.
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Rabies Clinic For Dogs Opens Monday In Morgan County
Four thousand Morgan County dogs await rabies vaccination as the annual Morgan County Rabies Clinic opens Monday and runs through August 31. Hartselle veterinarian Dr Kenneth Swafford notes the event and its schedule.
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Daughter Of Writers Returns From Disappearance
Linda Millar, 19, daughter of mystery writers Kenneth and Margaret Millar, returns home to Santa Barbara after a 10 day disappearance. A psychiatrist notes she is haunted by guilt from a prior fatal car accident. Linda is an honor student at the University of California and had been on probation.
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Community dog vaccination drive announced for county
Dr. Swafford outlined a countywide clinic aiming to vaccinate about 4 000 dogs. The campaign asks a $1 charge during the clinic season with a $2 fee beginning August 31.
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Two More Civil Cases Set For Morgan County Court
Morgan County Circuit Court will hear two more civil cases before criminal matters. Judge Bloodworth will preside over Ben C. Poole versus Johnson Powell and John Herrin versus J G Hamilton. Thirty-two civil cases were slated. six were decided so far with a $1000 verdict for Clyde Martin versus Robert Herman Fuller and a City Board judgment in J P Pierce versus Board of Zoning Adjustment.
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Organ Restored After 1870 Wooden Parts Shelved
Every wooden part of a church organ built about 1870 was shelved before reuse to prevent swelling or shrinking with seasonal changes. The restoration aims to preserve tonal quality and structural integrity by stabilizing wood in varying humidity.
Steel Talks Hit Deadlock
New York AP report says industry offered eight contract changes to boost efficiency if unions drop a one year wage freeze. USW President David J. McDonald rejects the package calling it industrial blackmail and urges no further concessions.
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R. Conrad Cooper
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David J. McDonald
Swank Hotel Raid Prompts Gambling Bust In New York
Detectives raided a $76-a-day New Yorker Hotel room in Manhattan finding forty gambling devices and chips. Five men were booked on disorderly conduct, a hotel detective cited in a gambling count, and a burglar’s kit was tossed from a window during the break in.
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Rivers and lakes are less bony for every 36 feet of draft
The report notes rivers and lakes become less bony with a draft decrease of 36 feet, indicating deeper water relief for navigation. It discusses implications for vessel draft planning and potential safety considerations in transit.
Plane crash kills priest and Houston family
A four seat plane carrying Rev Father Diefenbach and the Lockwoods crashed soon after takeoff near Andrau. The priest and pilot died. the couple and their other daughter Ann survived, with last rites given at the scene. Father Diefenbach, born in St Louis, served in Houston since 1940.
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