29 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions District Attorney W. Vincent Grady and Dutches Brimnan, with references to a hospital and a derailed incident. Content is garbled and non-cohesive, but hints at official actions or public notice related to legal proceedings or investigations.
A wealth holder named Wells reportedly suffered a heart attack and lay exposed in a farm field overnight. Wells was carried for treatment, but the details suggest a prolonged peril before assistance reached him.
Boyle's column reflects on the year end mood in America as a time of adjustment and renewal between Christmas and New Year. The piece notes economic shifts, promotions, and layoffs, alongside global headlines about stock exchanges closing for New Year and Prague nationalization actions affecting foreign chambers of commerce.
A Michigan National Guard B 28 bomber crashed six miles from the base during rain and sleet last night. At least four men died, including three Air Force personnel and one Guard officer. The report notes the crash as a fatal incident with casualties among military personnel.
Washington reports detail a reception in New York for 12 rescued airmen and two daring fliers who saved four companions from an ice cap in Greenland. Plans outlined to move them to Manhattan for a hero’s welcome, with initial staging at Westover Air Force Base. Aged officers at Harmon Field noted they endured the ordeal with minor weight loss, surviving in a heated shelter supplied by dropped heaters.
A Hughes Top Company sale report circulated with talk of a price above 140 million dollars. A Hughes representative denied the figure as wild and said any official word would come from Noah Dietrich. The Times cited a possible record industrial deal since 1825.
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