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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1947
Page
3
Mrs. Ann Morgan 74 and her nieces Olive and Jane Morgan returned home to find a youth concealed under a bed. He threatened them with a flashlight and fled after taking $25 from a dresser. The burglar entered by removing a window screen and knocked over a dish while taking grapes.
Independence Virginia reports 17 year old Ruth Leath visits Willis Ellis Keyes 26 sole survivor of an Eastern Airlines crash near Galax on January 12. They marry at Independence Methodist Church with Rev. B L Chastain officiating. Keyes a commercial fisherman. crash killed eighteen passengers and crew nearby.
In Alaska a lone trapper stranded after wildlife consumed his provisions was saved by an Army Air Forces helicopter mission above the Arctic Circle. Lt. Charles O. Weir flew 185 miles from Ladd Field to Bettles area, locating George Plucinski whose food had been dropped 20 miles away by a civilian seaplane.
Detroit Mich Thomas Robinson a 65 year old night watchman at Ambassador branch on the Cane region fought off two thugs to save 1000 in cash. One attacker threatened him with a butcher knife while the other struck him with a beer bottle. Robinson knocked the men down shouted for help and they fled after breaking a side door. He received first aid then returned to work with the cash register intact.
A shipment of 100 snowplows to farm implement dealers in South Africa caused perplexity at the port until explained. F. L. Hopkin gen vice president of Frazer Farm Equipment company said no blizzard. plows will be attached to rototillers to stack wheat and rice during harvest in the Union of South Africa. Native laborers view the snowplow as a labor saving device.
Ranchers corner Wallace as he orders a stampede to the valley aiming to force out farmers. Michael Valdez evades pursuit and plans to hit the Easterners' farm at dawn while Juanita seeks safety and the cache of papers tied to the red masked Rider.
Russ Bartle faces pressure from Bartle’s fear and a looming sheriff as El Caballero Rojo arrives to settle a deadly dispute. Maxon refuses to aid Bartle while El Caballero Rojo subdues Bartle and forces him back inside.
In a tense kitchen scene a scarlet masked enforcer threatens Bartle and Michael Valdez as a wounded man lies bleeding. The aggressor presses for a witness and orders retrieval of a medicine chest while questioning the sheriff’s arrival. (TO BE CONTINUED)
A sewing circle page promotes pattern No. 1720 a Gibson Girl style blouse with short or three quarter sleeves and full skirt in sizes 12 to 20 plus patterned bib aprons No. 1715 for sizes up to 44. It notes fabric yardages for 36 to 39 inch and 54 inch widths and suggests novelty trim.
The ad suggests Camels cigarettes or Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco as ideal Christmas gifts for men. It touts convenience with ten packs per carton for Camels and one pound moisture proof wrappers for Prince Albert and notes holiday wrapping with space for a personal greeting.
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