Parole Revoked for Lisby and Other Parole Actions
Governor Beauford H. Jester revoked Howard Lisbys emergency parole after reports he was seen in Tarrant county without permission and boasted of his status. Lisby had been sentenced for murder with malice in 1947 to ten years and paroled five days earlier. Other actions included granting an out-of-state conditional pardon to Alvin Nelson Dionne a 10-day emergency parole to Cornelius Hubbard and remitting Ponciana Garcias 30-day jail term. Authorities note Garcia aided by a law enforcement role and a $500 fine remained unpaid.
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Howard Lisby
Beauford H. Jester
Tarrant County
Lisby
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Alvin Nelson Di‘onne
Cornelius Hubbard
Ponciana Garcia
Hubbard
Abilene
Weather and economic strain from prolonged cold wave across regions
A January cold spell cuts industrial activity across the eastern half of the country with idle workers rising to about 27 000 and coal deliveries hampered by ice on the Congahela. Forecasters expect a gradual warmup while western regions hold near normal temperatures and light snow is forecast for the eastern coast.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
York City
Temossow
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Winte
Rockies
Florida
Carolinas
Aid Program Update Faces Key Year Ahead
The article outlines the ERP's critical year as planners expect experience to sharpen estimates of aid from 46 European nations and West Germany. Connally notes that operating organizations at home and abroad are coordinating efforts to build a firmer framework and set up administration.
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Connally
Wil
Births and Local Family Announcements Pierce News
Mr and Mrs Billy Bob Harris of 1918 Porenseih welcome a daughter weighing pounds 12 ounces at West Texan hospital. Mr and Mrs J D Hudgwons of 1613 Thiriveta report birth at hospital. Mr and Mrs Gue J Beevers of Lubbock route 6 announce a daughter born with weight and hospital details. The father works as a butcher for Pigely-Wisslyack and operates a radistor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bob, Harris
Porenseih Om Btn
Dauehes, Wee
J. D. Hudgwons
Thiriveta
West Texan Hospital
Pigely-Wisslyack
Gua J. Beevers
Lubbock
Eriday
Tie Tenker
Texas center drive aids easter seals fund drive
Center Sought Here will support the work voluntarily. Speakers describe Dallas center fundraising through Easter seals sales and large voluntary gifts. Texas society leaders detail treatment centers operating in Port Arthur Houston Waco Corpus Christi Greenville Dallas Wichita Falls with future centers planned across El Paso Abi-Jene Texarkana Tyler Paris and Rio Grande valley.
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Dallas Center
Martin M. Ricker
The
Texas Society
Texas
Port Arthur
Houston
Waco
Corpus Christi
Greenville
Dallas
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Abi- Jene
Texarkana
Tyler
Paris
Rio Grande Valley
Kiwanis Club
Guy Rogers
Temple Fay
Philadelphia
Juliette B. Gratke
J. J. Gib- Texas Society
T. B. Ewing
Mercedes
Elizabeth C. Barnett
Margaret Crabtree
State Department of Education
Austin
Margaret Watkins
Herbert E. Hipps
McLennan County Center
H. E. Robinson
Hipps
Alex McDonald
Thomas
Bill Gordon
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Gratke
J. L. Tenney
Doparent of Health
Imogene Smith
Crippled Children’s Services
Department of Health
H._E.” Robinson
Training Planlets at Lubbock Airfield for Reservists
Lubbock Army Airfield will host AT-6 and AT-11 training planes for air reserve fliers this weekend. Aircraft from Hensley Field in Dallas will be used to train about 50 reservists in local flights all day Friday through Sunday, Capt. Cecil Jennings said.
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Lubbock Air Reserve
Lubbock Army Airfield
Cecil Jennings
707Th
Lubbock
Hensley Field
Dallas
Jennings
Postcard from Columbus Office Hails Postmaster General
Columbus post office workers sent Postmaster General J M Donaldson a large signed postcard with the greetings of 704 local employees. The note marks his appointment. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers once moved as much as 26 000 tons of coal in a single tow of barges.
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Columbus
J. M. Donaldson
Washington
Ohio
Mississippi
Industrial leaders tied to war production roles
Liam L. Batt of SKF Industries Philadelphia and Lewis H. Brown of Johns-Manville chair the board, both veterans of six years in key government posts overseeing war time production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam L. Batt
SKF Industries, Inc
Philadelphia
Lewis H. Brown
Johns-Manville Corporation
South Plains Receives National Attention for Soil Program
Observers describe the Lubbock area as a revived cotton hub with new urban growth and planned tree plantings. They warn that nearby Amarillo and other districts face wind erosion threats as soil conditions change with winter thaws.
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South Plains
Poll Taxes Hit Record Numbers Across City and County
Johnston praised volunteers and organizations for promoting poll tax payments as more than 8 000 poll taxes and exemptions were issued during a severe cold spell. Voters will pick city trustees on April 3, mayor and commissioners on April 6, and vote in primaries on July 24 and August 28 with a general election on November 2. Potential county special elections could revise Lubbock's city charter.
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Johnston
Tate
Tax Showdown as Republicans Push Cuts Over Democrats
Republicans call for no tax increases and favor cuts while Democrats push a bill to the House for a Monday vote. Senate prospects differ as Republicans seek cross party support to avert a veto, with several Democrats already backing the plan.
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House
Senate
McClellan, George
Georgia
Byrd
Virginia
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
O’daniel
Texas
Dallas Insurance Man Dies of Heart Attack in SMU Office
John A. Monroe aged 46 a Dallas insurance man and former SMU football player died of a heart attack today while chatting about football in Coach Matty Bell's SMU office. Monroe was to be honored as president of the Great National Life President's and Leaders club on the companys 20th anniversary. He served as national committeeman of the Texas Association of Life Lamar county in 1901 and grew up in Paris Texas where he graduated from Paris High.
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Dallas
John A. Monroe
Southern Methodist University
Matty Bell
SMU
Monroe
Great National Life
Texas Association of Life
Lamar County
Paris
Texas
Paris High
Firemen Respond To Early Morning Alarm At 2503 Twenty-fifth
Firemen made a single run on Saturday at 4 10 a m caused by a faulty doorbell at the home of G W Spining 2503 Twenty-fifth Street.
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G. W. Spining
Jet Powered Engine Surges Into Supersonic Range
The Navy announced a ramjet engine, the largest yet flown, entered the supersonic realm with speeds around 1500 mph in tests at the Naval Ordnance Test Station Yokohama Calif. It boasts 25 times the power of a 15,000 horsepower conventional engine and aims to power guided missiles with no moving parts and low production cost.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Naval Ordnance Test Station
Yokern
Calif
Navy Sa
Search Continues For Gunmen Suspected In Sherman Robbery
Sherman January 31 A penech continued today for two accused of robbing a Sherman family of twelve thousand dollars in cash and jewels. Reid Galbreth a Sherman automobile dealer said the men took seven thousand in cash and five thousand in jewelry from his house last night. They tied up him his wife and two small children.
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Sherman
Reid Galbreth
Sherman Automobile
Pennock death opens Phillies GM search with Greenberg
Burt L. Sr and Hank Greenberg emerge as leading possibilities to replace Herb Pennock as Philadelphia Phillies general manager after Pennock died from a cerebral hemorrhage in New York. National League President Ford Frick was at his side when he passed.
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Philadelphia
Ar— Burt Sr
Hank Greenberg
Herb Pen
Philadelphia Phillies
Yankee
Pennock
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Ford Frick
Flashco Wins $100000 Maturity by Narrow Photo Finish
Flashco captured the Santa Anita Maturity at Santa Anita Park before 57,500 fans. The gray raced to beat favored On Trust by a head, earning $83,500 for first place in a 1 1/4 mile race in 2:03 1/5. Double Jay finished third.
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Flashco
Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park
On Trust
Double Jay
State Institute plans two year picture transmission project
PULLMAN Washington. A two year project in research aimed at improving facsimile transmission of pictures maps and messages to and from aircraft has been planned by the Washington State Institute of Technology.
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Pullman
Wash. U.P
Washington State Institute of Technology
Sign of Winter Warms Guests with Hopeful Message
During a severe cold spell in Bismarck North Dakota a hotel manager replaced the usual Welcome Visitors sign with Warmer tomorrow we hope signaling a positive note for guests as the weather stays frigid.
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Bismarck
N. D
Home as a Career for Men as Well as Women
Dr. E. H. Ijams, former president of David College in Nashville, spoke at the church on Life's Center. He urged that the home strengthens a nation and warned against neglect of family life, noting rising marriage changes and urging youths to value sanctities of home. He spoke at 6:30 and 10:45 today on The Home As a Career for Men As Well As For Women, and 7:30 tonight on You Can Have A Happy Home.
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E. H. Tams
David College
Nashville
Jams
Missing Plane After B-17 Crash Near Mount Cheval Blanc
A B-17 Flying Fortress crashed near Mount Cheval Blanc killing twelve aboard the C-47 transport already wrecked nearby. Pilot LaSalle was found alive by Horst Kupski and to be moved to an army hospital in Frankfurt. Fire raged, coats shoes and hats swapped, and several bodies were later recovered from both wrecks.
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Horst Kupski
LaSalle
Frankfurt
Germany
Cheval Blanc
Digne
Marseille
Istres
Udine
Italy
United States
Trieste
Air Force
Rosaline Monk
Gifford, Jr
Mark K
Verna E
Worcester
Otsego County
New York
Gifford E. Monk
Garnette B. Sanders
William M
Welch Sanders
Memphis
Tenn
Shirley G. Martin
Benjamin, Jr
Benjamin Martin
Princeton
N.C
Cpl
Rober M. Hermanoski
Manticoke
Wright Flight Helper Captain John Daniels Dies
Capt. John T. Daniels, 74, of Manteo North Carolina, who helped the Wright brothers during the first successful flight at Kill Devil Hill, died in a Norfolk hospital. He held a wing of the Wright plane on December 17 1908 until it could lift for the historic flight.
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Norfolk
John T. Daniels
Manteo
N. C
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Daniels
Wright
Gandhi's Cremation Scene Reported with Ritual Adjustments
A brief note describes Gandhi's cremation rites at Nagpur. It mentions a business man involved and reference to river disposal as per religious practice. The text notes changes in dietary practices after death and a shift in customary observances.
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Nagpur
Contanzi Ends Life After Meeting at Rural School
A man identified as Contanzi shot himself after a meeting at a small country school near Meadowlands Minnesota. Anderson reports Contanzi left money for his daughter and a lighter for his wife and a note for Sheriff Sam Owens. The incident occurred about 40 miles northwest of Duluth in a crossroads community with a population around 125.
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Carlson
Anderson
Contanzi
Sam Owens
St. Louis County
Seco
Bernsdorf
Ringhoffer
Su Il
Duluth
Meadowlands
One Killed Three Injured In Fatal House Fire
A two story brick home burned before 8 am. Carlton Pellet eight died from burns and smoke. His mother and father were critically injured but expected to survive. A second child Andrew three, and a 14 year old, Hank Bets J, escaped. Firefighters took 45 minutes to control the blaze. Justice Ragan noted the boy died of burns and suffocation.
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Carlton Pellet
Andrew Pellet
Hank Bets J
Justice Ragan
New Mexico Highway Route Reconsideration Planned
The Public Roads administration will reexamine its plan to reroute Highway 66 in eastern New Mexico from Tucumcari toward the Texas border. The New Mexico Highway Commission opposes bypassing San Jon and a final decision is expected soon.
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Public Roads Administration
New Mexico
Tucumcari
New Mexico- Texas
Chavez
M. R. Prestridge
Large plane crash sighted near Tiptonville reports say
Memphis dateline January 31 1944 patrol officials announced a large plane in trouble near Tiptonville Tennessee where three wreckages had been seen or reported overdue Captain Ben Gore of U S engineers described spotting a small craft in distress in the area later in the day search operations continued into the night.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Tiptonville
Seaves
Ben
Red) Gore
U.S
Fisher seeks law school admission under desegregation order
The Oklahoma case continues as Ada Lois Sionel Fisher a 23 year old black woman challenges the University of Oklahoma law school. A separate schools provision blocked an application and no other applicants appeared. Mrs Fisher has petitioned the Supreme Court again while a special session to address negro education is urged by Rep Harold Carey who criticizes the board of regents and attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Ada Lois Sionel Fisher
Fisher
Supreme Court
University of Oklahoma
Harold R. Carey
Oklahoma City
Roy J. Turner
Carey
Board of Regents For Higher Education
Six RAF Crewmen Die In French Lancaster Crash
A Royal Air Force Lancaster on a routine training flight from the Middle East crashed near Istres Marseille France. Six of the 14 aboard were killed and one man was seriously injured. Three others were slightly hurt while the remaining crew were unhurt.
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London
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Marseille
Air Ministry
Istres
France
Prominent Houston Attorney Dies at Home
Cleveland W. Croom 64 prominent Houston attorney and former El Paso Bar Association president died at his home after a long illness. He practiced 30 years in El Paso before moving to Houston in 1939 and served as El Paso county attorney in 1912-13. He was a graduate of Arkansas and Virginia. funeral arrangements are pending.
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Houston
Cleveland W. Croom
el Paso Bar Association
Croom and Croom
el Paso
Arkansas
Virginia
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E. H. Ijams
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Gandhi
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Wilber C. Croom
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John Croom
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Sealy
Cagle Bros. Furniture
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