Wife of Major Admits Killing Check Forgery Plot
Blanche Jacobs wife of a USAF major told deputies she stabbed elderly landlords Andrew Robinson and Maude Robinson to death after a check forgery plan backfired. She concealed the murders for days before reporting a double murder to her husband Maj Eugene Jacobs at police.
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Sheriff's
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Eugene W Jacobs
Andrew J. Robinson
Waite Maude
Weather toll as South Plains endures July 4 tornado show
Tornadoes, hail, and heavy rain plagued West Texas on July 4 as seven funnels were sighted around the South Plains. A lightning strike injured Mrs. Otto Estes of Lubbock. Lamesa, Slaton, and Dawson County residents watched skies for hours while crops suffered, and showers were forecast to continue into Friday.
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Otto Estes
Louisville Ave
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Journal Gauze
Tisperiment
Texas Tech
Dawson County
Lamesa
Lynn County
Slaton
Lames
Munger Community
Newmoore
Ban County
Sudan
Edeus
Clovis
N. M
Oklahoma
South Plain
Amarillo
Anson
Associated Press
San Angelo
Rankin
Sig Lake
Garden City
Sterling City
Sweetwater
Morton
Sig Spring
Odessa
Midland
Ovona
Junction
Wink
Childress
Tia
Canyon
Jess Myrick
Sheriff's Office
$2 000 Price Set On Life Westbury Case
Police in Westbury pursue a child abduction case after a Weinberger infant vanished. A ransom note appeared, a package left in a garage is connected, and surveillance tightens as investigators seek the child’s return and the suspect’s identity.
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Arena
Invest Cation Duehis
Oread Hills
Willside Las
Weinberger
Miro
Morris Weinberger
Club fate in doubt as bank loan eyed to save Lubbock Hubbers
A local committee sought a $20,000 loan from Citizens National Bank to operate the Lubbock Hubbers for the season. Officials faced a tight deadline while awaiting bank approval and a response from Big State League president Savies, with only hours remaining and 100 signers needed on the guarantee contract.
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Larbhock
Dopam
Do Pam
Citizens National Bank
Ial Savies
Big State League
Savies
Lubbock
Ats Fanchise
Caprock
Hebbers Page
GM Faces Federal Suit Over Bus Manufacturing Monopoly
The Justice Department plans to file a civil antitrust suit in Federal Court for Eastern Michigan against General Motors Corp. alleging an illegal monopoly in bus production. GM declined comment. The case follows speculation of political overtones and comes after the departure of antitrust official Stanley Barnes.
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Washington
Justice Dept
General Motors Corp
Dewoit
Brownell
Michigan
Browne
Defense Wilson
Stanley N. Barnes
Barnes
Girl Vanishes From Houston Apartment
An eight year old girl, Cathy Faris, disappeared from a Houston apartment Wednesday night. Police search launched as the mother Eunice Paris fears abduction, though authorities discount kidnapping for the moment. Nearby residents report complaints of a molester in the area near the downtown complex. Cathy was last seen at 9 39 p m after returning from a picnic at Galveston.
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Houston
Cathy Faris
Cathy
Eunice Paris
Amarillo
Galveston
Woman Seeks Strong Flexible Partner For Wrapping Around Anger
A woman desires a firmly built flexible man who can be wrapped around her anger, implying a dynamic relationship where strength and pliability are valued to manage emotional tension.
Three Killed as Train Hits Holiday Fireworks Crowd
A Milwaukee Road passenger train rammed into spectators at Riverside Island during a fireworks display, killing three and injuring five. An estimated 80 to 100 people lined the track as others watched from a trestle. the crowd had been warned to stay clear of the line when the holiday special bound for Chicago from Walworth approached. The disaster followed earlier warnings and confusion as horses were found scattered along the track.
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Milwaukee Road
American Legion
Riverside Island
Spain
Chaeuwe
Walworth Moss
Legion Field
Tiomamites
Rureman
Toute
Budget figures studied 8 3-Cent tax rate in county
County Commissioners tentatively approved an eight to ten cent tax rate on the county's assessment to fund the 1956 budget. Auditor Furgeson outlined preliminary figures showing a three cent increase needed to cover rising retirement and bond costs. The rate remains subject to official budget filing and public hearings.
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Furgeson
Actnadis
Gis
Tas and Sold This Vet Furgesey
Crnty
State Bar of Texas to study court and traffic reforms
Houston officers of the State Bar of Texas will consider proposals this week to require non six traffic tickets, make corporation courts courts of record, hold juveniles responsible in drunken and speeding cases, and expand chemical tests for alcohol. A statewide grievance committee to discipline errant lawmakers’ clients and a ban on legislators handling legal matters for state agencies are also discussed.
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Houston
State Bar of Texas
Maurice Bullock
Fort Stockton
Nine prisoners escape Mexican border town jail
Nine inmates slipped out of the city jail during a party in honor of Lt. Col. Jose Gonzalez Vasquez who led the facility in Tlivana, Mexico. The escape occurred quietly with no immediate incidents reported.
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Tlivana
Jose Gonzalez Vasquez
Feo curguaries and a house bill near Tapia
A fragmented report mentions Feo curguaries costing under 350 dollars and a local property matter involving Hotat Tapia and a carpenter's lien. Details are incomplete but imply a house repair dispute and a potential payment or lien issue.
Draft call for August reduced to six hundred thirty nine
fragmented OCR marses a notice about an August draft call reduced to 639 with scattered names and unclear agency references. it references senate state and public works topics and lists partial figures.
Citywide Dog Quarantine Ordered In Dallas Rabies Epidemic
Dallas health officials declare a citywide dog quarantine amid a rabies outbreak described as an epidemic. Three deaths and multiple bites prompt anti rabies treatments for 44 people as John Allen Winkles remains gravely ill.
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Parkland
J. W. Bass
Bass
Henri Holle
Dallas
Texas
Twining Tells the Of Tour
General Nathan F. Twining reported to President Eisenhower on his trip behind the Iron Curtain. He said Soviet air power outstrips the United States in certain areas and that Russia borders on potential air superiority. Pentagon and White House officials traveled from Washington to discuss the findings and plan a briefing.
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Douglas B. Cornele Geppysburg
Pal Wee
Nathan F. Peining
Kusenhaswer
Iron Curtain
America
Tos Air Force
Pentagon
White House
Washington
Russia
Eisenhower
Bank Robber Steals 28000 From Florida Bank
In Starke Florida on July 5 a gunman robbed the Florida National Bank, obtaining about 28,000 dollars. Sheriff P. O. Reddish and the force immediately launched an investigation into the heist.
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Florida
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