Grand Jury to Probe Lea County Voting Irregularities
District Judge John Brand drew 24 Lea County residents to serve on a grand jury to probe alleged irregularities in voting registrations and related petitions. The panel includes residents from Hobbs Jal Oil Center Lovington and Eunice. the jury convenes December 14, the day after a local option election.
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Lea County
Hobbs
N. M
John Brand
Tures
Civic Loyalty League
Lovington
Lea ‘County
Brand
George Starnes
Edward Greif
Philip Clark
Herman Ford
Charles Mills
Robert Tievel
Harry Nelson
Charles Mumford
Terrell Gibbons
Calvin Stark
Benny Hoyl
K. ‘A. Jeter
Harry Bedell
Albert Debusk
Albert Ewin
John Pauline
Roy Shelton
Blanche Galley
Jal
Ashley Green
Tatum
Wilmer van Noy
Eisenhower to be honored as CAP honorary life member
President Eisenhower will be made an honorary life member today of the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force’s civilian auxiliary, signaling a ceremonial acknowledgment of his aviation ties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force
Two Odessa youths receive five year terms each
Two 19 year olds Paul Edward Thomas and Kenneth Royce Lane pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and an assault and robbery and were sentenced to five years on each count to run concurrently in 109th District Court. Deputy Sheriff Mark Benton was assaulted during the break in.
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John Paul Brown
Dist
Atty
John Lee
Brown
Hunts‘Ville
Accused Woman Says She Spent Missing Funds
Mrs. Mary Renwick, 43, accused of embezzling $12,000 from American Trust Co. in South Bend over six months, told Judge Joe Estes she used the money for family medical bills car payments and household expenses. Her lawyer Weldon Bradley said restitution was made by deed of real estate. Sentencing set for Thursday after guilty plea and probation officer report.
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Fort Worth
South Bend
Ind
Weldon Bradley
Mary Renwick
Renwick
Joe
Estes
American Trust Co
Thornton-Minor Ointment Offers Lasting Pile Relief
Quick Relief that Lasts touts a complete formula with ingredients to relieve itching burning pain and swelling. It claims instant action and long-lasting effect with a clinic formulaointment or suppositories priced at $1.00. Insist on Thornton-Minor Pile Ointment at all drug stores.
Chapa Defense Explains Loans In Indian Charlie Sale Claim
The Duval County tax collector D C Chapa faces a $1,400 theft trial as defense argues some loans paid off may trace to the sale of Indian Charlie the pinto race horse rather than school funds. Mario Lugo testified he paid Chapa $6,000 for the horse while O P Carrillo admitted cash gifts but denied cashing district checks.
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Carrillo
Dist. Atty
Sam Burris
Alice
Charlie
Andrews Case Moves to El Paso District Court
Mildred Oswalt charged with mis-application of city funds is moved from Andrews to the 34th District Court in El Paso. District Attorney John Lee and defense attorney John Watts of Odessa reach an agreement for venue change after a hearing on a motion to dismiss the indictment. A hung jury previously resulted in Andrews.
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Andrews
Mildred Oswalt
34Th District Court
el Paso
Dist
Atty
John Lee
John Watts
Odessa
109Th Dist
G.C. Olsen
Watts
Mrs. Oswalt
Brand
Olsen
Gold Canine Tooth Delights Mississippi Town
Four year old cocker spaniel UP-Rusty shows a gold tooth when he growls. Owner Lynn Otaway Jr. asks for the tooth and is supplied by the family dental lab run by L. B. Attaway in Clarksdale.
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Marks
Rusty
Little Lynn Ottaway, Jr
Lynn
L. B. Attaway
Clarksdale
Court Rules On Blame For Crash
The Supreme Court held government and airport tower operators partly responsible for a 1949 National Airport crash that killed 55, with the Eastern Airlines pilot also facing possible suit. The ruling allows victims’ estates to sue the airline and government for potentially up to $2 million in damages.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Eastern Airlines
Monnday
Nebraska
High Court
Nebraska Supreme Court
Eric Rios Bridoux
National Airport
Bridoux
U.S. Court of Appeals
Civil Aeronautics Administration
McCarthy Attacks Ford Foundation Fund for the Republic
Senator Joseph McCarthy named the Ford Foundation funded Fund for the Republic as a wealthy liberal ally of the Communists. He called it an anti anti Communist propaganda machine and said it undermines national security and promotes public hysteria. He urged tax and funding scrutiny, linking it to a broader Communist menace.
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Chicago
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Republic
McCarthy
Wisconsin
America
American Legion
Bar Association States Meeting In West Texas
Ector County Bar Association hosts a Wednesday reception and dinner at the Lincoln Hotel Jefferson Room. Attendees from Odessa Midland Kermit and Fort Stockton hear Junius Allison National Legal Aid Association field director and American Bar Association rep. Honor guest Maurice Bullock Fort Stockton president State Bar Association.
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Oscar E. Hassell
East 27Th
Ector County Bar Association
Odessa
Midland
Kermit and
Fort Stockton
Junius Allison
National Legal Aid Association
American Bar Association
Maurice Bullock
State Bar Association
Jefferson
Lincoln Hotel
War defense drill unites US and Canada in seven hour alert
U S and Canadian mobilized defense forces staged a seven hour war practice alert code named Crackerjack. Interceptor aircraft and SAC units simulated attacks while civilian spotters and multiple services were put on emergency duty ahead of a planned, tightly kept timing.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
United States
Canada
Continental Air Defense Command
Strategic Air Command
America
SAC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
National Guard
Lovington Man Found Safe After Quail Hunt Night
Lea County report says Eugene Ashmore was lost overnight after a quail hunt near Lovington. He told officers he became separated from his auto Sunday, spent the night in sandy Mesquite country, and located his vehicle after sunrise following a midnight search request by his wife.
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Lovington
Eugene Ashmore
Mallamar
Lea County
Ashmore
Sheriff's Department
Mixed Religious Classes Resume After Excommunications
In EARTH Louisiana integrated religious instruction at Our Lady of Lourdes church resumed without incident after two women who beat Lula B. Ortemond were excommunicated. The bishop of Lafayette lifted the excommunications after learning the women repeated the act. Ortemond has filed assault charges against sisters Etta Romero and Lota Menard.
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Earth
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Lula B. Ortemond
Jules B. Jeanmard
Lafayette
Louisiana
Ortemond
Etta B. Romero
Lota B. Menard
Importer Admits Fatally Beating Wife in Chicago
Marcus Kammermann a 66 year old Austrian importer admitted in German to Detective Frank Bychowski fatally beating his wife Malwina 55 in their Lake Shore Drive apartment during a money dispute. Neighbors summoned police and Kammermann stood over her as she lay on the floor. He said he beat her for two hours with ash trays lamps a seltzer bottle and other objects after she allegedly cleaned out $60000 to $70000 and sought a divorce. The couple immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1951.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Marcus Kammermann
Frank Bychowski
Kammermann
Malwina
Bychowski
United States
Austria
Penwell Child’s Rites In Alpine
Final rites for Walla Fuentes who would have been two this week were set for 5 p m Tuesday at the Catholic Church in Alpine. Burial was planned in Alpine Cemetery. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Gerardo Fuentes, died after a two week illness at Medical Center Hospital. Survivors include three brothers Jose Gerardo Jr and Manuel. Hubbard Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Walla
Ike Meets Top Advisers On 56 Defense Budget
President Eisenhower conferred with Secretary Wilson Budget Director Hughes and military leaders in Gettysburg on the 1956 57 defense budget. The talks pointed to a level near the current 3 billion dollars annually with possible small increases due to price rises as final details await the President's approval.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Defense Wilson
Rowland Hughes
Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
W. J. McNeil
Pentagon
Wilson
Advice To Young in Grand Rapids From Ford Executive
Leo C. Beebe, Ford Motor Co. executive, told 2,300 teachers in Grand Rapids that American industry seeks youths not afraid to work and who are mature thinkers. He urged labor as a labor of duty to God and humanity, emphasizing diligent, honest effort as essential to progress.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Leo C. Beebe
Ford Motor Co
Blind Maine man builds market from squash into canned produce
Phillip S. Bagley, who went blind in 1952, developed a home business in Cape Elizabeth by slicing squash and selling it in clear bags. He now uses the same method for carrots, beets, and parsnips with his wife, running a thriving operation.
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Cape Elizabeth
Phillip S. Bagley
Pranksters Spark Crowds at Osaka Trade Fair
Police blamed pranksters after visitors swarmed a Chinese Communist trade fair in Osaka drawn by handbills promising free beer. Attendees found only machinery displays and no beer, officials said.
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Osaka
Japan
Town Tragedy Freezes Bottles in Asahikawa Cold Snap
In Asahikawa Japan a sharp overnight temperature drop caused every bottle of beer and sake in town to freeze and burst creating widespread loss and damage to local vendors and residents.
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Asahikawa
Japan
Tokyo mother drowns self in canal suicide attempt
Mrs Ichigo Takada aged 31 attempted death by own action in a Tokyo canal after claiming her husband was unemployed. She and her two younger sons survived, but three daughters aged 10, 8, and 6 drowned in the incident.
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Tokyo
Ichigo Takada
Takada
Pearson Settles Tax Claim With Columnist Drew Pearson
Government records show the IRS settled a tax claim against columnist Drew Pearson, resolving a $15,290 deficiency for 1938 and 1951 taxes for $7,582. Tax court documents released Tuesday outline the agreed settlement details.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
U. S
The
Internal Revenue Service
Pearson
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