Bulldozer Kills Two Boys in Wichita Falls Yard
Two five year old boys, Billy Rogers and Donnie Tolton, died after being buried by a bulldozer at a shallow gully along the Wichita River. The machine, owned by Billy’s father, was operating during a reveling job by his construction company. A dog led rescuers to the boys after a five hour search.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Billy Rogers
Donnie Tolton
Wichita
Billy
Hammet Vance
Donnie
Christmas Club Meeting At Home Demonstration
The Sweet Home Sweet Home club met Friday afternoon December 16 at the ehivech for the annual Christmas tree. Mrs Irene Stone presided, Silent Night sung, devotional by Mrs W K Lee, Lords Prayer recited, minutes read and approved. Tickets sold for surer package with MWE. Mrs Lorraine Blackwood received a $25 American Legion savings bond donation. Future alumnium meeting planned at Mrs W T Yorberry's on December 28. Cookies and coffee served to 21 women and 4 children. club adjourned with creeds and holly exchanged.
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American Legion
Blevins
Newsrooms Seek Objectivity Amid Union Pressure
Daily Bread of Ely reports on publishers striving for fair impartial coverage while avoiding union bias. Rescue operations for two missing boys near the river involve volunteers from police firemen and air force personnel. A volunteer spotlights a dog near a gully and a bulldozer operator helps uncover the boys presumed deceased by suffocation after an inquest by Justice of the Peace H W Newman.
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Rogers Construction Company
Air Force
Sheppard Field
H. W. Newman
Sean Vince x
Lloyd Bell
Iowa Park
Billy
S. E. Whitlock
Donnie
James Lee
Justice of the Peace
H. W. Newsman
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Archer Motor Co
Tote 2Nd St
Corbin Foster
Montgomery Ward
Staats, Mgr
Hawthorne Gro. and
Mkt
Christina
Boswell Sisters Beauty Shop
Herlaise Miller
Alice Roberts
Greenlee Sheet and Metal Asi Division
Sfree
Champagne
France
South
Consid
Erate
Grate
Merry Christmas
And
Meyers
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