Woman Tortured By 2 Burglars
In Austin two burglars held Maggie Hallo 63 hostage at her home behind a store. They tortured her for five hours threatening to reveal valuables. She was treated for a broken arm after being tied to bed posts and burned with a cigarette lighter. Detectives believe they failed to find valuables. neighbors found her bound when they noticed a back-window screen removed.
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Austin
Maggie Hallo
K. P. Werbert
Halle
Rio Grande Search For Woman Spreads North of Alpine
A four day search for Mrs. Clifford White of Houston broadened along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Authorities say she was tracked to an overhanging bank near the river. her husband and a Houston store owner were traveling downstream when she disappeared Tuesday. White’s dead husband was found Wednesday from heat. the search for Mrs. White continued with field kitchens, river patrols, and involvement from FBI agents Hugh J. Pharres and Wallace R. Heightman, Texas Ranger Forrest Arden, and CAP Captain Bob Crawford.
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Clifford White
Houston
Big Bend
Rio Grande
George Miller
White
Miller
July 4 Traffic Safety Is Urged
In Austin on June 29 UP reports DPS director Col Homer Garrison Jr announced a 24 hour July 4 traffic safety drive. The crackdown will involve Highway Patrol motor vehicle inspection and weight division to cut expected deaths, with 16 anticipated compared with 12 last year.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicle Inspection Division
Optimists Install New Officer in Odessa Clubs
A joint installation of officers for the coming year was held Friday night in Day's Cafeteria banquet room by the Odessa Optimist Club and the Breakfast Optimist Club. John Gremland Jr. of Midland, governor-elect of Zone F, spoke on Optimists International offerings. Carl Herod installed the new officers. Odessa club officers include Harold Simpson president and Keith Bailey, Wayne Lynn, Jack Townten vice presidents. Breakfast Club officers include John T Evans president and Fred Browning vice-presidents.
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Odessa Optimist Club
Breakfast Optimist Club
John Gremland Jr
Midland
Zone F
Optimists International
Carl Herod
Harold Simpson
Keith Bailey
Wayne Lynn
Jack Townten
Curtis Winn
Wilbur Mindel
John Warren
Marshall Cooper
Norman White
W. J. McMillian
Walter Acreman
J. R. Kroschewsky
J. C. McConnell
Orman Gorman
Earl Rogers
Guy Harrell
Optimists Breakfast Club
John T Evans
Fred Browning
Jim Tillson
Leu Brahn
Bob Truitt
John Tull
Boys’ Work
Tommy Dempsey
Joe Ernest
Rex E Nerson
Mike Smith Jr
Resort Motel Bonds Approved in Padre Island Park
Cameron County commissioners approved 1,110,000 in revenue bonds for a 128 unit resort motel and restaurant in La Blanche Park on Padre Island. The project would cover a 33 acre plot and expand park facilities.
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Brownsville
Cameron County Commissioners
la Blanche Park
Padre Island
Coast City Sets Shrimp Fiesta
The fifth annual Shrimp Fiesta begins Friday night in Port Isabel with the queen's court. About 30 South Texas girls vie for next year's fiesta queen. A parade is planned for Saturday morning. The event moves to Brownsville for the coronation and ball.
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Port Isabel
South Texas
Brownsville
Nehru Keeps Lincoln Hand Mold On Study Table
Prime Minister Nehru of India maintains a brass mold of Abraham Lincoln’s hand on his study desk, a symbolic keepsake reflecting shared values of leadership and liberty between nations.
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Nehru
India
Abraham Lincoln
Admiral Sees Divine Guide In Invasion
Samuel Eliot Morison, seafaring historian, states the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II was accompanied by remarkable signs of divine guidance. He notes the Channel crossing ran close to schedule despite foul weather and reports the conspicuous Cape Barfleur light burned bright while German E-boats failed to detect the invasion.
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Samuel Eliot Morison
U.S. Navy
Europe
Morison
United States
Little, Brown & Co
France
Germany
Cape ‘Barfleur
Adm. Kranckel
U.S
Retail Sales At Record High In Texas May
The Bureau of Business Research reports Texas May retail sales seven percent above April with an all time index of 185. Total sales are one percent ahead of January. Durable goods up ten percent from April and three percent year to date. Nondurable goods up three percent versus January 1956 but below January-April 1957. May weakness seen in department and apparel stores. 26 of 31 cities beat April 1957 and 16 ahead of January-May 1956.
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Austin
The
Bureau of Business Research
Texas
Copter Rescue Crews See Misery and Grief
Grand Chenier residents endure wreckage and loss after a hurricane. A man mourns his wife while his children remain missing as rescuers evacuate living victims by helicopter. Families bury relatives with improvised coffins as the town reels from destruction.
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Irwin Frank Grand
Chenier
Grand Chenier
Creole
Norman McCall
Latex Marine Service Co
McCall
Audrey Slams Canada Still Packing Punch
Audrey slams Canada with northeast push driving yachts aground along Maine coast and knocking out power. A gale with 40 mph winds hits Block Island to Eastport, toppling trees and wires while the Mayflower II delays en route to New York. Cresta grounding near Monhegan Island and Casco Bay sloop run aground as Vermont, Maine report outages and southwest storm warnings persist.
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Boston
Audrey
Canada
North Atlantic
New England
Maine
Block Island
Eastport
Pilgrim
Plymouth
Mass
New York City
Newport
R. I
Vermont
Air Force
St. Albans
Weather Bureau
Rye
N.Y
Monhegan Island
Casco Bay
Portland
Cotton Growers Warned Of Tar Spots Hazard
Merced es June 29 The Valley Farm Bureau urged Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton growers not to use asphalt coated picksacks during harvest. President Clinton Smith of Raymondville said the sacks are a major tar spot source that downgrades cotton and reduces growers income.
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Mercedes
The
Valley Farm Bureau Today
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Clinton Smith
Raymondville
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