Gallows for rum runner Alderman in Florida
James Horace Alderman, convicted of killing coast guardsmen Sydney Sanderlin and Victor Lamby at sea in August 1927, prepared for his private execution tomorrow in a naval seaplane hangar at the Coast Guard base Fort Lauderdale. Authorities barred newsmen and limited attendance to execution officials.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Avi
James Horace
Alderpos
Himeek
Hla
United States Coast
Pallowe
Coast Guard
Aldeman
Sydney G. Sanderlin
Victor A. Lamby
High Seas
Alderman
Bahama Islands
Florida
Robert E. Webster
Aldernan
Hunting Licenses Rise Across U S and Alaska in 1947 28
Harvest permits issued by the department of agriculture show a total of 6,450,000 for the 1947 28 season, up 462,495 from the prior year. State revenues from licenses exceed 9,300,000, rising 1,144,485.
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Washington, D. GC
United States
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
Rebeccas Choose Mrs. Nova Ballard
Mrs Nova Ballard of Big Spring was elected president of the West Texas Odd Fellows and Rebecca association at the five day meeting. The next convention will be held at Sweetwater.
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Big Spring
Tex
Nova Ballard
West Texas Odd Fellows and Rebecca Association
Sweetwater
Indian timid to fish along Orinoco, explorer reports
Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey of the American Indian Hose foundation describes a riverine Indian race along Venezuela's Orinoco as fearful to fish. He details their canyon home 1060 miles upriver and notes beliefs that souls of men inhabit beasts after death. Dickey's expedition, titled dramas sail, forced retreat after 1200 miles of travel.
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New York
Orinoco River
Venezuela
Herbert Spencer Dickey
American Indian Hose Foundation
Arcita
Furness
Silvia
Dickey
Orinoco
Pollard Moves to Close Longclosed Oil Mills
Austin August 16 Enforcing a court order to close a string of oil mills, unexecuted for over a decade, is being pursued by Attorney General Claude Pollard. He will visit Chicago to seek consent from Swill and Company Arrair Morris and Company to end the court action. If consent fails, Pollard will ask the court to appoint trustees and direct immediate sale of the mills, revisiting a trustee removal in the Looney suit.
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Austin
Claude Pollard
Chicago
Travis County
Packetrs
Texas
Amills
Pollard
Shimmer Is But Champion
Mrs Corinne Rosaburg a 34 year old Bronx endurance swimmer collapsed from exhaustion after attempting to break the world 60 hour endurance swimming record. She began at 1 30 p m Tuesday and was carried from the Metropolitan pool at 2 30 a m today. Doctors say a three to four day rest may allow her to resume training.
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New York
Corinne Rosaburg
Bronx
St. Francis Hospital
Hatcher Holds 600000 Fund In Banking Dispute
Austin August 10 Six hundred thousand dollars held by James Shaw state banking commissioner and the $700 000 overage fund have been checked out and paid to banks before an injunction was filed at Belton today Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher holds about $300 000 and refuses to check out drafts unless countersigned by all banking board members A hearing on the injunction is set for Monday
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Austin
James Shaw
W. Gregory Hatcher
Belton
Hatcher
Boar
Shaw
Goodwin Funeral Held for Henry G Goodwin
Funeral services were held Thursday for Henry George Goodwin 41 who died at his home 138 Multon Avenue Thursday morning. A native of England he came to this country 20 years ago and lived in San Antonio 15 years. Survivors include his widow and four brothers and four sisters in Bognil.
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Honry
George Goodwin
Hom
Multon Avenue
Goodwin
England
San Antonio
Witow
Bognil
Famous Pilots Enter National Non-Stop Race Sunday
Seven nationally known aviators entered the Los Angeles to Cleveland non-stop race kicking off next Sunday as part of the national air races. Among them Capt. Frank Hawke of Los Angeles, crew skipper Quiog, Lee Schoenbair transcontinental flyer Who on a Feet at Hon-stop From Los Angeles to New York, and Art Goebel, Dole flight winner California to Hawaii in 1
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Frank Hawke
New York
Holler
Lee Schoenbair
Kansas
Art Goebel
California
Hawaii
Dallas Insurance Suit Verdict Awaited in Austin
Judge J D Moore of Travia County District Court weighed a suit by three Dallas insurance companies to restrain the state insurance commissioners from enforcing a uniform commission rate for fire insurance agents. The trial ended yesterday and Moore said he would reserve his opinion.
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Austin
J.D. Moore
Travia County District Court
Dallas
Tare Moora
Bremen and Mauretania Set To Cross At Sea
The Cunard liner Mauretania and the North German Lloyd Bremen will pass each other Sunday morning while on transatlantic service. Mauretania sails from this port to Europe, Bremen on her second voyage toward the Atlantic passage.
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Cunard
Bremen
Migorenn
Mauretania
Europe
Wedding Escape Tied to Unlawful Release Duo
Hunsville Texas dated Aug 1 reports Erica Fowler and Raymond Gill escaped the Texas penitentiary days ago to pursue marriage. Fowler claimed the couple wed in Wichita Falls as part of their bid for freedom. The item notes a rental property directory appears daily in Lighted as guidance.
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Hunsvilly
Texas
Erica Fowler
Raymond Gill
Fowler
Wichita Falls
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Tore Marie
Maverick Building
Naval
Rebeccas
Mrs
Ayer
Explorer
Shimmer
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