Local woman found dead in Victoria at motel room
Alyne Cathryn Scogin 58 of Port Lavaca was found dead of a gunshot wound at the Rodeway Inn on Rio Grande Blvd. She was reported missing January 8 by Mrs. George Brubaker. The verdict labeled the death a gunshot wound, time of death about 10 a.m. Wednesday. A 25 caliber pistol was found in her hand and a pillow muffling the shot. The case includes a note of motel checkout and a mistrial in a separate DWI case against Dale Henry Butler.
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Victoria
Alyne Cathryn Scogin
Port Lavaca
Rodeway Inn
Rio Grande Blvd
Lavaca
George Brubaker
Justice of the Peace
Alfred C. Baass
Dobbs House
Houston
Clifford Isaacson
Dale Henry Butler
Willis Jetton
Jetton
Bernice Hennesdy
Elva Villarreal
Leroy A. Holy
Mary H. Reyes
P.B. Munsch
Vernon Don Helms
Port O'Connor
City Adopts Kennel Licensing and Barking Rules
The ordinance requires dog licenses for all dogs over six months and creates kennel definitions for three or more dogs. Kennel licenses carry annual taxes based on kennel size, with proceeds funding the city dog pound, and inspections may be conducted by the dog warden to ensure compliance.
Rescue unit saves children after boat out of control off Magnolia Beach
Port Lavaca rescue team helped Josh Crane’s son and daughter reach shore after their boat ran aground Sunday. The incident ended with the children safe at about 6 p.m. Meanwhile a theft probe unfolds as sheriff's deputies investigate stolen canned goods liquor and appliances from John Alkiek's Victoria beach house. Prints suggest possible runaways.
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Port Lavaca
Josh Crane
Magnolia Beach
Crane
Sheriff's Office
John Alkiek
Victoria
Anna L. Clark
Marion
Texas
Rate hike debate over Cablecom franchise and service
Committee members weighed options from chairman A A Rambikar for a full or partial rate increase linked to performance standards. They foresee a joint action later to reduce turmoil and study Port Lavaca city attorney Mike Fricke’s franchise plan. The panel stressed that service, not price, drives the issue as Cablecom seeks a $1.50 raise to $7.85 with promised system upgrades and a negotiable cost of living escalator clause.
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A.A. Rambikar
Mike Fricke
Port Lavaca
Rambikar
Bill Best
Cablecom
Tom Lacey
Bloomington Cable Network Plan Approved by FCC
Rhodes Garner and Roberts partners of Rohdes Garner and Roberts, owners of Bloomington Cable Co., received FCC permission to build a cable network in Bloomington. They also operate Coastal Cable Co. of Port O Connor and hold permits in Yorktown and Kenedy. Contracts with Central Power and Light and Victoria County Electric Co Op are needed for pole use. Stringing could begin April 1. Lucy Morales credited for moving the project. Monthly rate expected at 8 50 dollars.
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George Fred Rhodes
Tom Garner Jr
Rohdes, Garner and Roberts
Bloomington Cable Co
Federal Communications Commission
Bloomington
Associated Press
Coastal Cable Co
Port O’connor
Yorktown
Kenedy
Rhodes
Central Power & Light Co
Victoria County Electric Co-Op
Lucy Morales
Musician Daniel Danielson’s Broadway Era and Family Legacy
Opera era musician Daniel Danielson traveled with bands led by Arnold Johnson Gene Goldcap Charlie Davis Ted Fiorito and others visiting hotels in St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Philadelphia New York City and Chicago. He praises Fiorito’s band and notes how trumpet players guided bands when leaders faltered. He recalled Dick Powell a singer guitarist with Charlie Davis Band in Indianapolis and Powell’s jealous wife. Daniel describes cold tours on ice shows and a New York radio stint as a substitute saxophonist at WEAF. He comments on drugs being mainly alcohol and notes 40 years of correspondence with Earl Moss. His sons James Daniel a Texas University mathematics professor and Don Daniel a Dallas band director continue his musical legacy.
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Kernels
Lexington
Daniel
Kentucky
Arnold Johnson
Gene Goldcap
Charlie Davis
Ted Fiorito
Chase Hotel
St. Louis
Kansas City
Gibson
Cincinnati
Odelphia
Philadelphia
Palais Royale
New York City
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Fiorito
Dick Powell
Indiannapolis
Daniels
Powell
Hollywood
New York
WEAF
NBC
Port Lavaca
Earl Moss
Moss
Radio City
James Daniel
Texas University
Austin
Don Daniel
John Haley
Dallas
Don
Shrine
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Fugewn
Titur Auuy
Wulnwury Au, Cette
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Lucille Moffett
Donna Sweatt
Linda Garza
Sandy Escobar
Karen Campbell
State Board of Practicing Nurses
Wickes
Winchester Pecan
Magicolor
Weiser & Harloc
Whirlpool Range
West
Ambassador
the Wickes Corp
Delmar
Victoria, Texas
Ham
Hormel
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