One Year Since West Texas Double Slaying Mystery
The Littlefield murders of Dr. Roy Hunt and his wife on October 26 1943 were revisited as the case marked its first anniversary. Convicted killer Sim Thomas faced a new trial after a jury misconduct claim, while related charges saw Dr W R Newton and Mrs Newton indicted for assault with intent to murder.
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Hunt
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
West Texas
Dr. Hunt
Litterfield
Texas Penitentiary
Baxter Honey
Lubbock
Plainview
C. D. Russell
Abilene
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. R. Newton
Cameron
Newton
Busy Schedule For Scouts Outlined On South Plains
Three meetings and two awards presentations plus a first aid contest are planned for Thursday by Boy Scout troops. Cub Scouts Pack 10 meet at Lubbock Junior High with awards and a Hallowe en discussion. Brownfield Cub Pack awards at First Methodist Church. Tri district First Aid contest in Plainview at City Auditorium. Troop 100 of Lubbock earns Silver Jubilee eligibility for camping, service, budget, training and growth under Optimist club sponsorship.
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Boy Scout Troops
South Plains
G. M. Unger
Lubbock Junior High School
Pack 10
J. J. Tipps
Herb Teale
Hallowe'en
Victory Garden
Brownfield
First Methodist
N. T. House
Plainview
City Auditorium
A. M. Hamilton
J. D. Strickland
Lubbock
Optimist Club
J. B. Morrisset
Truman McMullen
Ernest Mader
Hawk Banded Five Years Ago Killed Near Fairmont
A hawk first banded by a Texas farmer and escaped hunters five years ago was killed on a Minnesota farm near Fairmont. A message in a glass vial on the hawk’s leg traced to Hallettsville Texas named Joe F Novak and a date in 1939. A reward fund totaling about 14000 dollars remained for information leading to arrests in a double-slaying case.
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Fairmont
Minn
Texas
Here
Orville Thate
Joe F. Novak
Hallettsville
Udga Tablets Ad Promotes Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement promotes Udga Tablets as a remedy for indigestion stomach pains and throat discomfort from excess acid. It claims quick relief after a first dose and offers a money back guarantee. The ad mentions Mark Malssyen as a retailer and urges customers to buy and return if unsatisfied.
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Ct Jone
Mark Malssyen
Gallup predicts minimal third party support in November
Gallup surveys show less than one percent of civilian voters likely to back third party candidates in November. Norman Thomas may surpass his 1940 total, while two thirds of 1940 third party voters switch to another candidate or abstain.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Gallup
Norman Thomas
Willkie
Roosevelt
Lt Joe Bob Foster Held as Nazi Prisoner in Germany
Lt. Joe Bob Foster 24 a former Lubbock High and Texas Tech football player was reported missing over six weeks ago and is described by his mother as a prisoner of Germany. He served as a bombardier on a B 24 flying unit overseas since June and enlisted more than two years ago leaving Texas Tech.
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Joe Bob Foster
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
Germany
Bonnie Norwood
Foster
Beekeeping Pioneer and Texas Entomologist Dies
Dr. M. C. Tanquary, 62, who pioneered moving bees seasonally between the South and North for summer work, died today in St. Paul. He served 16 years as professor of entomology and economic zoology at the University of Minnesota after previously acting as Texas state entomologist.
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ST. Paul, Minn
M. C. Tanquary
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Texas
Search Underway For Chinese Woman In Houston Case
A nationwide search is underway for Mrs. M. Wing, 32, wife of Houston’s wealthiest Chinese merchant, who vanished a month ago with $1,000. Wing, operator of the Chinese Import Co., offered a $300 reward and suspects foul play. The Chinese consul general in Washington has been asked to assist.
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Houston
M. Wing
Wing
Chinese Import Co
Washington
Dewey Set to Deliver Farm Address in Syracuse
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, will speak in Syracuse on Saturday repeating the farm address planned for Minneapolis. Rolland B. Marvin Onondaga County Republican chairman said the speech is scheduled for 11 30 a m over a national radio hookup.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Minneapolis
Rolland B. Marvin
Onondaga
Republican Committee
Marvin
Plainview Airman Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
The War department announced the Distinguished Flying Cross award to members of the Fifteenth Air Force including Texans Robert C. McKliearn Jr Lieut Col Wichita Falls William H Adams Jr Capt Paris Raymond G McGlasson Ist Lieut Plainview David C Wornick Ist Lt Waco.
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Plainview
Washington
War Department
United States Army
Fifteenth Air Force
Robert. C. McKlhearn, Jr
Wichita Falls
William H. Adams, Jr
Paris
Raymond G. McGlasson
David C. Wornick
Waco
Employment Gains By Negroes Supported At CIO Convention
The CIO United Federal Workers of America at its New York convention adopted a substitute resolution backing employment gains for Negro and women industrial workers. It supported maintaining proportional layoffs to avoid reducing the share of these groups in federal service and related industries. Astronomical telescopes are noted.
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New York
CIO
United Federal Workers of America
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Coolidge
Hoover
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Dewey
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