Morton Bank Robbery Links Ex Convict To Ranch Hideout
Rangers and FBI agents tie a Morton bank heist to ex convict and former deputy Phillip Pair. Pair admits three men sought cover at his ranch near Bledsoe on Sept 3 and aided the robbers including providing a Winchester. A jar with $997 was found on Pair's property as investigators press charges.
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Wyly
FBI
Pair
Bledsoe
Phillip Pair
Melton
Lubbock County
Hancock
Burks
Lubbock
Rangers
W. W. Williamson
Williamson
Louisiana
J. R. Roddy
Roddy
Myrtle Ray
Mozelle Hill
Geneva Famuliner
Mrs. Williamson
Lakeview
Hall County
Morton
Pvt
Ray Carpenter
Lubbock Army Airfield
Norvell Redwine
Texas
Aplint
Tom Cannon
J. R. Whitmire
State Highway Patrol
Carl Rogers
Levelland
Lque Seaman
Carlsbad
N. M
Patton
H. L. Coon
Funeral Set Today For Mrs Balls Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Gray a Crosby county resident since 1918 who died Thursday will be held Sunday at 2 PM at the First Baptist church in Ralls. Marr Funeral home in charge with burial in Ralls cemetery. survivors include her husband one son Capt James Ralph Gray two sisters and five brothers. Pallbearers listed.
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Ralls
Walter Gray
Crosby County
First Baptist Church
J. H. McClain
W. R. Derr
Abilene
Marr Funeral Home
Ralls Cemetery
James Ralph Gray
New Orleans
H. E. Davis
Real Estate Group Backs Vet Benefits
The Texas Real Estate association will cooperate with the federal government and the veterans administration to administer benefits for returning veterans. The group will also back National Real Estate association efforts to prevent a price freeze on all types of homes. Wagley announced a speaking tour across northwest Texas with dates in Wichita Falls Vernon Amarillo Pampa Plainview Lubbock Odessa Big Spring Midland Sweetwater Brownfield Brady and other cities.
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Abilene
Texas Real Estate Association
Veterans Administration
W. S. Wagley
National Real Estate Association
Wagley
Texas
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Amarillo
Pampa
Plainview
Lubbock
Odessa
Big Spring
Midland
Sweetwater
Brownfield
Brady
Duck Season Opens November Second With Stringent Rules
The duck and goose season starts 7 07 a m Friday November 2 and runs daily from sunrise to sunset through January 20. Duck bag limit is 10 per day with one wood duck, geese four blue or snow plus two of any other kind, possession limits 20 and eight respectively. No rifles. shotguns only. 10 gauge max. plug limit three shells. All migratory birds require stamps and licenses. hunting in specified zones and rules apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd A. Thompson
U. S
Thompson
Brant
State Game Department
Whiteface Routs Levelland C 19–0 in six to eleven-man clash
Whiteface, playing on home turf, defeated Levelland C 19 to 0 in a game that converted to eleven-man play. Dale Thoms starred with a pass for a score two receptions for touchdowns and the lone extra point as Wade Taylor Junior Linder and Harold Sides contributed in the scoring drive. Whiteface now heads to Cooper for a Conference 9 B test.
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Dale Thoms
Wade Taylor
Thoms
Junior Linder
Harold Sides
Whiteface
Cooper
Harvard Downs Coast Guard 25-0 in Cambridge Showdown
Harvard football overwhelmed Coast Guard 25-0 with scoring in every period after halftime. The Crimson, seeking a second straight win, dominated at home under clear autumn skies as Cinchona farming in the Belgian Congo signals quinine production later this year.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Coast Guard Academy
Belgian Congo
Notre Dame Romps Over Iowa 56-0 in Season Opener
Notre Dame Ramblers dominate Iowa Hawkeyes 56 to 0 in South Bend. Coach Hugh Devore uses mostly substitutes while the first string plays short minutes. Irish total 369 rushing yards and 14 first downs as Navy and Army games approach.
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South Bend
Ind
Ramblers
Notre Dame
Hugh Devore
Devore
Iowa
Iowans
Hawkeye
Irish
Navy
Army
Georgia Tech Rally Beats Auburn Tigers
Georgia Tech overcome a 6 7 deficit to beat Auburn 20 7 before 30000 in Atlanta. The Jackets tied the game in the third quarter on a 79 yard pass and fast break for the go ahead score. Kilzer Holt singer and Peek Ruskin connected for Tech’s early touchdown while Auburn threats were halted by strong Tech defense.
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Atlanta
Auburn
Tigers
Georgia Tech
Jackets
Tech
Jack Peek
Bill Ruskin
Harold Watkins
Ed House
Watkins
Bill Yearout
Lang
Bobby Davis
Kuykendall
Garramone
H. M. Smalley
Holtsinger
Kilzer
Jack
Oklahoma Stuns Kansas State 41-13 in Big Six clash
In Manhattan, Oklahoma University Sooners trounced Kansas State 41-13. The Wildcats burst ahead early but Oklahoma answered with a fast, deceptive attack and a dominant line, as Basil Sharp and Jack Venable shared rushing honors and the Sooners shut down Kansas State in the final three quarters.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State College
Oklahoma University
Sooners
Oklahoma
Wildcats
Sooner
Basil Sharp
Jack Venable
Missouri Beats Nebraska 19–0 In Low-Scoring Home Victory
In Columbia Missouri defeated Nebraska 19 to 0 as two early opportunities, a blocked punt and a long kickoff, helped the Tigers drive for a third touchdown in the final 50 seconds. About 12 000 fans attended, the largest home crowd since Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri Tigers
Nebraska
Missouri
Pearl Harbor
Tigers
Five Killed As Transport Plane Crashes In Indiana
A C-47 Army transport from Wright Field crashed on the Salamonie river bank near Pennville Indiana killing four instantly and a fifth at Portland hospital. Thirteen others were injured as the plane broke apart after failing to land due to engine trouble en route to Minneapolis for the Ohio State Minnesota game.
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Portland
Ind
Wright Field
Dayton
Pennville
Minneapolis
Hartford City
Bluffton
Salamonie
Charles Caylor
Caylor
Jay County
Boer Army Air Field
Fort Wayne
Marines Re-Raise Old Flag At Peiping
In Peiping on October 26 the American flag previously at the embassy gate since December 8 1941 was hoisted again. Richard Buttrick delivered the banner from abroad and presented it to Brig. Gen. Louis R. Jones as a color guard raised it. Later Fifth Marine Regiment units held a review and 2nd Lt. Harry P. Pears earned the Navy Cross for rescuing 12 platoon members on Okinawa.
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Peiping
Richard Buttrick
United States
China
Buttrick
Louis R. Jones
First Marine Division
Fifth Marine Regiment
Harry P. Pears
Epworth
Ill
Okinawa
Convicted 14-year-old fugitive from Allentown hospital
Eight-state search for Myron Semunchick who escaped from Allentown state hospital continues. Hospital superintendent Dr Henry Hoffman cites possibility of escapee aided by Mabel Harris, a 15-year-old inmate from Philadelphia. Semunchick is serving life for the murder of nine year old Mae Barrett in Wandling, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Myron Semunchick
Allentown State Hospital
Harry F. Hoffman
Mabel Harris
Philadelphia
Semunichick
Mae Barrett
Wandling
Funeral services for Brownwood jurist McGaugh set
Brownwood Oct 27 funeral plans for Robert L McGaugh 68 city attorney and Brown County Bar Association member who resided in Brownwood. Services will be held here tomorrow.
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Brownwood
Robert L. McGaugh
Brown County Bar Association
Gators crush Southwestern Louisiana 45-0 at Gainesville
The University of Florida Gators dominated Southwestern Louisiana Institute Bulldogs 45-0 before about 5,000 fans in Gainesville.
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Gators
Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Fighting Gators
Southwestern Louisiana Institute Bulldogs
LSU Tigers rout Commodores in Baton Rouge showdown
Louisiana State University routed Vanderbilt 39 to 7 before about 20,600 fans in Baton Rouge as the Tigers displayed power and deception on both sides of the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Commodores
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Vanderbilt Commodore
Team Extends Third Straight Big Six Win Streak
The squad secured their third Big Six victory without a defeat, continuing an unbeaten run as they dominated the standings.
Truman Sets 12 Point Policy for Postwar World
President Truman outlined a 12 point policy to maintain Allied strength and foster world peace. The plan covers no territorial expansion self government for all nations cooperation with Allies to build peaceful democracies and United Nations leadership. It calls for freedom of seas trade access direct neighbor cooperation in the Western Hemisphere and economic collaboration to banish fear and want. The aim is lasting peace and a united Allied effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
United States
United Nations
United Nations Organization
Mr. Truman
Tax Cut Agreement Extends Back Taxes and Social Security Cut
The deal extends three years for officers to pay back taxes and freezes the Social Security payroll tax at 1 percent for both employers and employees, delaying an automatic rise. The Treasury estimates the bill costs nearly a billion dollars more than the Vinson recommended ceiling of 5.01 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Young Dems Protest Roosevelt Invitation
Two Georgia Young Democrats executive members resign over Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt invited to address the December state convention in Atlanta. They call her an advocate of racial equality and challenge invitations for African Americans to attend. Georgia YD leader Jim Evitt says Negroes are welcome to hear Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Atlanta
Young Democrats of Georgia
Eleanor Roosevelt
Earl Wingo
Robert N. Fellows
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Georgia
Sid Williams
Mrs. Roosevelt
Jim Evitt, Jr
Ringgold
Girl Dies Of Burns In Home Explosion
In York Pennsylvania 15 year old De Etta Smith died from burns after an explosion in the basement of the Red Lion home caused by gasoline and kerosene mixture. Her 11 year old brother Clayton Smith Jr is seriously burned and near death at York Hospital. Parents said they were caught in a sheet of flame when attempting to start an electric generating machine. The blast destroyed their home and an adjoining cigar factory.
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York
de Etta Smith
Red Lion
Clayton Smith, Jr
York Hospital
Cat saves two in San Antonio home fire
A three month old Persian cat named Minxy awakened Mrs. Sylvia Breit and her son Billy when a blaze started in their home in San Antonio early today. The cat’s timely miaows woke the occupants, allowing them to escape unharmed.
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San Antonio
Minxy
Sylvia Breit
Billy
Memorial Proposed for 36th Division at Salerno Beach
Dallas reported Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker urged a $50,000 memorial on Red Beach at Salerno to honor the Texas 36th division. Walker recalled the unit as first to land on European soil and defeat German forces, with Col. Clayton P. Kerr negotiating land with Italy for the memorial shaft near Mount Soprano and the veterans' cemetery.
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Dallas
Texas
Italy
Fred L. Walker
Camp Bowie
Tex
Rome
Red Beach
Salerno
Washington
Dallas News Today
Walker
36Th Division
Europe
Clayton P. Kerr
Mount Soprano
Signal Awaited To A Bomb Jap Fleet Tests
The American command waits for Washington go ahead to move remnants of Japan’s fleet for atomic bomb tests to study weapon effectiveness in naval warfare. May consider Nagato, other damaged ships, in isolated Pacific section. McCloy returns to Tokyo and plans Iwo visit as industrial unrest grows.
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Tokyo
U.P
Washington
Nagato
Pacific
McCloy
U. S. War
John J. McCloy
Japan
Robert Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Many Japs Hold Out In Luzon Wilds
Manila dispatch reports 200 Japanese soldiers slain since the war ended. The 86th Infantry division drops leaflets within 100 miles of Manila for Nipponese unaware hostilities have ceased. Detained groups remain near Infanta Tyabas in the Sierra Madres.
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Luzon
Manila
Philippines
86Th Infantry
Western Pacific Army
Infanta Tyabas
Sierra Madres
Babuyan Islands
Formosa
Methodists Launch Student Home Drive
North Texas Methodist conference in Greenville opts not to launch a church drive for 250000 to establish student homes at Methodist hospital Dallas. A 135000 budget is adopted while Crusade for Christ quota of 270000 is reported oversubscribed. Net apportionment collections reach 378625.
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Greenville
Tex
North Texas Methodist Conference
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
Charles C. Selecman
Crusade For Christ
Southwestern Highway Plan Outlines Three Year Route Plan
Washington reports a three year national highway program to link Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana with federal and state funding of 500 million annually totaling 3 billion. PRA reviews state plans for regional routes including Memphis to Little Rock to Oklahoma City and Dallas Fort Worth extensions with several other coastal links. Proposals also include a Memphis to Houston superhighway and allocations list federal aid by state totaling Texas 28.77 million Oklahoma 10.14 million Louisiana 7.43 million and Arkansas 7.52 million.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Congress
Federal Public Roads Administration
PRA
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Galveston
Laredo
el Paso
New Orleans
Houston
San Antonio
Ft. Worth
Jackson
Miss
Dallas
Rep
Brooks
Wreck Kills 2 Girls and Injures Four Near Texarkana
A car failure to round a curve west of Texarkana early today killed Joyce Oliver, 15, and an unnamed 25 year old woman. Four others including Marshall Taylor and Donald Harvel were injured when the vehicle swung wide and crashed into a parked car in front of a cafe. Police said Taylor drove the death car.
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Texarkana
Joyce Oliver
Marshall Taylor
Thurman Works
Donald Harvel
Taylor
Truman Breakfasts Gotham Politicians At Penn Station
President Truman surprised New York political figures by inviting them to an 8 am breakfast in his special car at Pennsylvania Station. Edward J. Flynn, Bronx Democratic leader and former Democratic National chairman, arrived around 7:30 am and said he could not recall rising so early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Gotham
New York
Pennsylvania
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
Births announced for local couples in West Texas area
Congratulations are offered to multiple families. Clyde Terrell and wife welcome a son weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces born 5:30 a m Saturday at West Texas hospital. Cecil R Osborne and wife announce a son born 12:20 a m Saturday at St Mary's hospital. H O Whitlock and wife celebrate a daughter born 4:40 a m Saturday at Porter Listrand clinic. W W Percifull and wife welcome a son born 1:30 a m Saturday at West Texas hospital. father stationed at Lowery Field, Denver.
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Clyde Terrell
West Texas Hospital
The
Texas New Mexico and
Oklahoma Coaches, Inc
Cecil R. Osborne
Ave. R
St. Mary’s Hospital
H. O. Whitlock
Lubbock
Porter-Listrand Clinic
W. W. Percifull
Avenue L
Lowery Field
Denver
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D. E. Brownlee
Roy E. Hill
Crosbyton
R. S. Rhodes
Texas Tech
Texas State
Graham
M. E. Walsh
Susie Walsh
Fifteenth
Annie May Duval
Rebecca
Boyd Reed
Hobbs
Lubbock Feed-Seed and Grain Co
Tanner Laine
Toreador
Reporter-Telegram
Las Vegas
Laine
357Th
Eighth Air Force
England
Germany
Austria
Bob Muncy
Floydada
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Chinchillas
Silhouette
New Guinea Hills
Coast
Jewelland
Wilson
Auburn Tigers
Kansas State
Young Dems
Salerno Beach
Methodists
Clyde Ragland
Dial
Lubbock, Texas
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