Airliner and light plane collide over Hobbs New Mexico
Continental Airlines DC-3 collided Monday with a light airplane. Light plane pilot Otho Asheman, 21, of Hobbs, was injured and his craft demolished. The airliner, Capt. J. R. Thompson, managed to stay aloft and land at the airport with 11 passengers and a crew of three aboard. Witnesses said the collision occurred about 25 feet above the runway as the light plane hit from above the left. The airliner was en route from El Paso to Houston with stops at Hobbs Carlsbad Midland and San Angelo. Asheman had been returning from a flight to Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
N. M
Continental Airlines
Otho Asheman
J. R. Thompson
Asheman
Phil Yates
Continental
el Paso
Tex
Houston
Carlsbad
Midland
San Angelo
Ada
Okla
Rita Hayworth Leaves Dick Haymes Amid Custody Fight
Rita Hayworth has walked out on crooner Dick Haymes saying the move is in the best interests of their children. Haymes, in Malibu, denied the split and expressed love for Rita, while a physician friend described him as distraught. Rita faces a custody dispute with Aly Khan over daughter Yasmin and has two other children from previous marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita
Rita Hayworth
Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Miss Hayworth
Vernon Cansino
Maury Spanier
Hollywood P
Haymes
Las Vegas
Nev
Argentina
Malibu
Cocoanut Grove
H. Clay Barton
Aly Khan
Yasmin
France
Rebecca
Orson Welles
Edward Judson
Joanne Dru
Joanne Marshall
Nora Flynn Haymes
Errol Flynn
Hutchison Case Opened By State
The state opened its case against suspended Seminole County attorney Bill Hutchison in a civil ouster trial. Prosecutors allege malfeasance and attempts to create a liquor influence in the county to gain campaign contributions, while the defense argues political feuding and calls the charges trumped up. The nine jurors were sworn in, with a nine to one majority needed for verdict. related drunk driving counts against Davis Cook remain pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
Okla
Seminole County
Bill Hutchison
Hutchinson
Owen Watts
Walter Billingsley
Davis Cook
Cook
Howell
Drunk Caller Threatens Nixon at Hotel in Boston
A man drinking called Vice President Richard Nixon’s hotel room and threatened to kill him. He was questioned, released, and apprehended in a hotel lobby phone booth. police found no weapon. The caller was unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Light Plane Circles Sydney Before Naval Shootdown
At Bankstown Airfield the four seat Auster left pilot Anthony Thrower on the ground after brakes failed. He attempted to catch the plane as it swerved and rose, circling Sydney and suburbs for nearly three hours before a Royal Australian Navy aircraft shot it down. Thrower, 30, was practicing takeoffs and landings when the brake failure caused the unintended flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Anthony Thrower
Bankstown
Thrower
Ike Plans Light Work More Golf at Cherry Hills Club
President Eisenhower aims for a lighter day with no engagements at the Summer White House Lowry Air Force Base and plans to reach Cherry Hills Country Club early. He spent a couple of hours at his office before golfing with Frank Leahy, Ralph Arnold, and retired Col. Tom Belshe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
James C. Hagerty
Cherry Hills Country Club
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame University
Ralph
Rip) Arnold
Army
Tom Belshe
Oil Fire Fugitives Return To Homes In Whiting
Nearly all of the 1,700 people evacuated near the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting have returned home while a 60 block area remains partly unsafe. Fire crews keep pouring water on the smoldering wreckage in a 10 acre zone of the plant. The blast caused two deaths and 45 injuries with damage estimated above 10 million dollars to the plant and crude oil losses around 42 million gallons. FBI agent Leonard Blaylock said a meeting with Standard officials would study the explosion’s causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Standard
Indianapolis
Leonard Blaylock
FBI
Mosquito Species In U S Carry Diseases
Nearly 100 kinds of mosquitoes occur in the United States and several species are vectors for diseases such as encephalitis malaria and yellow fever. Public health officials warn residents to reduce standing water and use protective measures to curb bites and disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
U. S
Truman Slowed By Age And Health In 1956 Campaign Pace
Former President Truman shows fatigue and advancing age dimming his campaign tempo. He canceled two California speeches, praised Michigan governor G. Mennen Williams, and warned against Republicans while noting his limited future political role. His Indiana and Michigan talks reflected lingering fire but a gentler, more general attack on Eisenhower and the GOP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press News
Washington
Truman
Indiana
Michigan
California
G. Mennen Williams
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City students to pay reduced school fee
Oklahoma City parents will pay $1 less per semester for general school fees this year. Superintendent J. Chester Swanson said the fee drops to $2 from $3, addressing the budget with more than $100,000 yearly to the general fund after additional millage approved last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. Chester Swanson
Swanson
Senior National AAU Water Polo Championship in Chicago
The Senior National AAU Men's Outdoor Water Polo championship is scheduled for August 24 to 27 in Chicago. Teams and officials from across the country are expected to compete for the national title and top rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAU
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hutchison
Ike
Kennedy
Auto Radio
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumber Company
Appel’s
ARNON
Degara
American Institute of Laundering
Ewelers
Appel’s Jewelers
Lawton
Grace
Bee Grace
Teon O Toot
By James Marlow
Burnsford Drug
Cache
Sheridan Road
See Crook
Wichita Falls
Aluminum
Satuxfaction
SEARS
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!