Legislative Crime Probe Shifts From Amarillo To Beaumont
Beaumont raids tied to gambling and vice. Texas House committee probes organized crime with witnesses and warrants, naming operators and employees. Raids yielded $20,000 cash, 45 arrests, 24 held on felony charges. officials urge stronger laws and enforcement statewide.
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Amarillo
Beaumont
C.H. LeBlanc
Tenas
Jack Jeffrey
Municipal
Beaumont Areca
Stat
Tom James
Chempers
Ue Fivusce
Publicitec
Rep
Minton Mar
Ray
Harlingen
Austin
David A. Witts
Dallas
James
Jeffrey
Witts
Dally
Texas House General Inn
Luien
Luien Onareatice
General Investigating Committee
Two Children Burn To Death In Hobbs Fire
In Hobbs New Mexico a quick furious fire killed Jerry Cockrell Jr aged 3 and Kenneth Stonehocker 14 months, sons of Mrs Grace Stonehocker. Fire chief Archie Conner said a rubber hose for a stove in the bedroom disconnected and leaking gas likely sparked the blaze.
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Hobbs. NM
Jerry Cockrell Jr
Kenneth Stonehocker
Grace Stonehocker
Debt Suit Filed Against A. L. Brackeen in Ector County
West Texas Federal Credit Union seeks $358.20 from A. L. Brackeen of Odessa in a debt suit filed Wednesday in Ector County Court. The balance on a loan dated February 13, 1957 is claimed due.
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Humble Employes
West Texas Federal Credit Union
A. L. Brackeen
Odessa
Ector County
Brackeen
Contact Club meets at Sands Restaurant Thursday morning
The Contact Club of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce will gather Thursday at 7 a.m. at the Sands Restaurant to discuss attracting new members, according to Ed Foreman, chairman.
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The
Sands
Chamber
Ed Foreman
Mrs Taylor Carter Injured After Porch Slip
Mrs Taylor Carter, 67, of 620 North McKinney, was admitted to Medical Center Hospital Wednesday with a broken right ankle after slipping on ice and falling from her back porch. She was reported in good condition.
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Taylor Carter
North McKinney
Medical Center Hospital
Post Office Ready For Christmas Rush
Odessa Post Office streamlines all facilities to handle an expected record Christmas mail volume. Postmaster Wade Slough urges complete addresses, up-to-date mailing lists, secure packaging, and inside bundles with sender and recipient names to avoid delays. mail early and avoid fragile, misaddressed items.
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Odessa
Post
Imaster Wade Slough
Slough
Odessa Chamber Conventions Committee to Meet Thursday
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce conventions and tourists committee, chaired by Malcolm Kopplin, will meet Thursday at 3 45 p m to discuss publicity and attracting conventions to Odessa.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Malcolm Kopplin
Car Fire Reported in East First Tuesday Incident
Firefighters attended a grease under hood fire on a 1348 model car driven by H. E. Lamasters at 1108 North Tom Green in the 200 deck area. No damage reported. A second fire call in the 1300 block of South Anderson proved false alarm.
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East
H. E. Lamasters
North Tom Green
South
Anderson
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