Dallas Man Sues for 4100 War Debt and Reimbursement
Dallas accountant Robert Burns Dewitt files in Federal District Court for 4100 plus interest claiming Army volunteers funded by him in 1918 were later promised repayment. He and his attorney cite repeated congressional inaction and projects in Groesbeck Texas as the basis, with about 2500 spent in pursuit and an estimated 510,000 due with interest.
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Dallas
Robert Burns Dewitt
Uncle Sam
Federal District Court
Dewitt
House End
San Antonio
Tex
Groesbeck
Army
Congress
Texan
Unloaded Rifle Fatal to School Girl in Atchison
Atchison police chief’s son Michael Wood, 13, fired an unloaded rifle Thursday, fatally wounding Josephine Gilliland, 15, as she walked home from school. Coroner Harold Dyer ruled the death accidental. The boy, questioned by County Atty. Robert Duncan, said he was inspecting the rifle on his home steps and did not realize it was loaded.
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Atchison, Kan
Atchison
Josephine Gilliland
Harold Dyer
Michael Wood
Michael A. Wood
County Atty
Robert Duncan
Do You Agree Just My Luck From Hatter to Baron Lytton
The fragment seems to be a partial quote referencing a humorous line about luck and a "hat" maker and is attributed to Baron Lytton or Forward George Bake. The readable text is fragmented with uncertain attribution and incomplete context.
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Baron Lytton
Foward
George Bake
Principal under fire over paddling remark in Decatur
Decatur principal David Beggs faces criticism after a sign in his office proclaims that some kids are more easily controlled if paddled from the rear. Beggs is charged with paddling two students as part of disciplinary action.
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Decatur
Wno
David Beggs
Beggs
AF Lieutenant's Wife Shot to Death in Abilene
Mrs. Phyllis Reichenbach, 24, wife of 1st James E. Reichenbach stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, was found shot to death Thursday in Abilene Texas. A 12 gauge shotgun was found near the body. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Jacob Schilling of Massillon Chico.
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Abilene
Tex
Phyllis Reichenbach
Jacob Schilling
Massillon
Chico
James E. Reichenbach
Dyess Air Force Base
Local Delivery Notice At Long Bear Suburb
An audit Bureau of Circulation listing reports a delivery notice near Sth Bt and Pine Ave in Long Bear. Items show pricing of 2.00 each and totals 24.90 with a 45 unit bill for Cartier deliveries in June.
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Sth
Pine Ave
Long Bear
Ember Audit Bureau of
Une
Cartier
Going Navy in a big way Ike shown to favor Navy
President Eisenhower a longtime Army man has increasingly favored naval travel and visits. He toured the atomic submarine Seawolf off Newport, tried its periscope, and dined with crew after lengthy talks on Navy progress. Previously he traveled to Bermuda aboard Canberra and spent time on Saratoga before vacationing near Newport. The Seawolf is the second atomic submarine to be commissioned by the Navy, following Nautilus in 1955.
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Newport
Eisenhower
Navy
United States
Snip
Theodore Roosevelt
Truman
Vindarcase
Army
White House
E. P. Aurand
Bermuda
Canberra
Saratoga
Florida
Naragensett Bay
Seawolff
Martial Law Declared in tense Haiti by Junta
Port au Prince Haiti the ruling military junta declares martial law nationwide imposing a curfew from 10 pm to 4 am to curb post election violence. The three man junta led by Brig Gen Antonio Rebreau warns that attempts to disturb order will be crushed as civilian governance shifts wholly to the army. The decree bans strikes and follows a failed bid to spark a general strike. An uneasy calm prevails with business continuing as usual.
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Port AV Prince
Haiti
Seige
Ae Hatti
Ess
Daniel Fignole
Antonio Rebreau
British Alpinist Dies Saving Teammates on K2
The Statesman reports a British climber, J. Culbert of Oxford University, died September 18 on K2 while attempting to save teammates. Culbert slipped from Harmosh Peak and was killed instantly. Another expedition member was seriously injured.
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New Delhi
the Statesman
J. Culbert
Oxford University
Godwin Austen
Karakoram Mountains
Kcashenie
Lahore
Culbert
Harmosh ‘Peak
Explosions Wreck Oil Yards in Grand Rapids Area
Arson suspected after two oil company storage yards, Cornell Oil Co. and Ver Brugge Oil Co., were hit by blasts. More than 150000 gallons of fuel oil burned, damage estimated over 500000 dollars. Guards posted. crowds watched as police, fire crews and Red Cross fought fires through the night.
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Grand Rapids
Michur
Frank H. Burns
Cornell Oil Co
Here
Ver Brugge Oil Co
Cornell
Red Cross
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