Parr Foes Seek Court Protections In Duval County
Houston report notes political boss George B. Parr seeks a restraining order against Ranger Capt A Y Allee and duval county threats. Five Duval residents also seek government protection. Parr hired Arthur Garfield Hayes, with Judges Kennerly Hannay Connally to hear case. Texas AG Shepperd, Col. Garrison staff present. fresh indictments against Allee and Bridge. Pope Pius XII shows improvement in Vaticanlibrary hours.
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Houston
Texas
George B. Parr
Texas Rangers
Parr
Rangers
A. Y. Allee
Duval County
Arthur Garfield Hayes
New York
U. S
T. M. Kennerly
Allen Hannay
Ben Connally
John Ben Shepperd
Bill Cavanaugh
Homer Garrison
Departmentt of Public Safety
Garrison
Allee
Joe Bridge
Bridge
Duval County Grand Jury
Raeburn Norris
Shepperd
C. Woodrow Laughlin
Laughlin
Texas Supreme Court
Duke of
Duval
Philippines Budges on Carabao Slaughter Ban Policy
President Ramon Magsaysay cracks down on carabao rustling in the Philippines. He orders navy seizures of carabao shipments, blocks slaughter for a year, and explores frozen-meat imports to secure rural food production while facing legislative and public pushback.
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Manila
Philippines
Ramon Maj
Magsaysay
Navy
Bulldozer crushes worker in Oklahoma farm incident
A bulldozer operator, the victim's father, crushed a farm worker named Jess Lee Henry, 22, as he walked behind a wil low sapling being cleared at Broken Arrow Oklahoma. Henry died en route to hospital with the machine still in use during cleanup.
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Jess Lee Henry
Henry
Learing
Texas Democrats To Hear Murray
AUSTIN Feb. 22 UP Gov Al lan Shivers of Texas will join three governors on the speaker platform of the Young Democrats convention Friday and Saturday in a harmony session marking the revival of the Texas group. Other speakers include Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd Justice Will Watson Neal Smith of Des Moines national president Searcy Bracewell Dorothy Gurley Wallace Savage George Sandlin Hilda Weinert and more.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Young Democrats
John Ben Shepperd
Texas Supreme Court
Will Watson
Neal Smith
Des Moines
Searcy Bracewell
Houston
Dorothy Gurley
del Rio
Wallace Savage
Dallas
George Sandlin
Hilda Weinert
Sqain
Model Driver Held No License After Tulsa Stop
In Tulsa, motorist Troy James told police he was driving carefully to avoid attention as Officer Orval Bennett followed him for three blocks. Bethany admitted he had been driving seven years without a license and was arrested.
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Tulsa
Okla
Orval Bennett
Troy James
Bennett
Bethany
Bandits Take $2,200 From Los Angeles Theater
In Los Angeles two armed bandits robbed a theater manager’s office, forcing assistant manager David Draper to open the safe and later to retrieve box office receipts. They seized $1,500 from the safe and $700 from receipts, tying Draper and diverting two patrons. The manager Don Gibbons arrived as the haul finished.
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Los Angeles
David Draper
Draper
Don Gibbons
Time Bomb Deactivated Turns Out to Be Alarm Lock
In downtown Los Angeles a suspicious device was found and investigated by Ray Pinker and Army demolition experts. Police used a nail test. a Geiger counter yielded negative results. The contraption was tied to a stake and yanked away from a safe distance. It proved to be a $1.95 alarm lock with sponge rubber, rags, parat paper and beeswax. Brown and Parker commented they’d rather be had than sorry.
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Los Angeles
Ray Pinker
Brown
Parker
Newsmen To View Soviet Jet In Flight
Washington reports selected journalists will view a MIG15 jet fighter in flight at Wright Patterson Field in Dayton Ohio. The North Korean desertion vehicle was delivered to U S forces for one hundred thousand dollars. The United States says the jet is inferior to the F86 in overall performance.
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Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Ne. N
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Field
Bove
U. S
Woman Hit By Car In Dodging Brick
Sapulpa Oklahoma reports a 58 year old wife dodged a brick thrown by her 60 year old husband then stepped into an oncoming car and was seriously injured. A M Rivers was charged with assault dangerous weapon. Mrs Rivers suffered a broken leg internal injuries and shock. The 19 year old youth driving the car said he was asked for a date.
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Sapulpa
Okla
State Highway Patrol
A.M. Rivers
Commercial Refrigeration Frigidaire Sales & Service
Frigidaire sales and service listed for heating and air conditioning at 220 D Ave with Hewett's Refrigeration and a contact phone 2758. The ad suggests local providers for refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning services.
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Hewett’s
D Ave
Everyone Seen Hurt By Farm Ills
WASHINGTON February 22 UP Lyndon B Johnson said in his weekly radio report to Texans that farmers face income drops and cannot remain aloof from the economic troubles hitting them. Teague Thomson and Omar Burleson also appeared. Teague opposed VA budget cuts, Thompson hoped the Texas City tin smelter stays open, and Burleson warned of communism.
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Bate
de Talligoff
Texans
Johnson
Johnsn
col‘Olin Teague
Clark Thomson
Omar Buisson
Texas
Ezra T. Benson
Teague
House
Veterans Astaire Committee
Thompson
Texas City
Burleson
Special Guard Planned for Sen McCarthy in Philadelphia
Philadelphia authorities arranged a special police guard for Senator Joseph McCarthy on his arrival to accept the Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Medal at a Washington Day luncheon. An anonymous letter threatened, We think McCarthy ought to be bumped off and this is a good time to do it, but Chief Inspector Albert E. Du Bois called it a crackpot missive and said normal security would be provided.
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Philadelphia
Joseph McCarthy
Girl In Box Run Over By Car and Lives
Nine year old girl named Piglis was in a box that was run over by a car yesterday as her uncle prepared to drive away. The child was seen out of the box and survived. Driver George E Hull, 24, involved in the incident was questioned.
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Marth
George E. Hull
TV Dealer Offers Autos With Sets in Boise Promo
Boise furniture dealer Mel Foster launches a one week promotion offering a free used car with every television set purchase. He notes the idea mirrors car dealerships offering TVs and claims the cars are 1946 models.
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Boise, Idaho
Boise
Mel Foster
Bureaucrat Says SBA Overworked With Tiny Staff
Robert C. Jones, assistant to the SBA director, warned that government units face severe strain from sharply reduced staffing. He spoke in a transcribed talk noting the SBA must cover the combined functions of the defense plants and the Small Business Administration with only the personnel of the latter agency.
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Robert C. Jones
SBA
Eete
Jones
Tion
Ition
Sirtay de Wih
Cea
Sd Orreumey
Drunk Mistakenly Naps in Neighboring House
A man described as drunk wandered into a nearby home and promptly fell asleep, creating a confusing scene as officers were alerted. The incident notes his inebriation and mistaken location, with no injuries reported and the resident not pressing charges.
Forgery Suspect Tall Man Known By Nickname
A man described as 6 feet 5 inches tall linked to a forgery case is identified by a nickname in police notes. No further details on the nickname are provided in the readable text.
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