Rodeo Draws Huge Crowd for West Coast Exposition
The first annual Antonio livestock exposition and rodeo drew a crowd of 8 500 for matinee and night shows on Saturday with thousands more turned away. Estimates put Saturday attendance at 35 000 and about 5 000 school children attended boy shows. Grand champion steer Leo Holloway from Abilene won top honors, with reserve champion steer shown by Allen Poe of Goldthwaite. Stock judging continued for Sunday with 3200 exhibitors and over 45 000 in prize money across cattle sheep and swine events.
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Fan Antonio
Northwest
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Holloway
Holloway
Abilene
Allen Poe
Goldthwaite
Lamb
William Leather
Awood
Eden
Robert Pape
Fredericks
Burg
Foy Willing
The
Purple Sage
Tacit Knapp
Arthur N. Allen
Hig
Banibits
Estate to Chair Leader Rebounds From Widener Auction
Palm Beach Florida February 1 The Joseph Widener estate once valued above 2 million dollars was sold at auction for 71 600 to Coleman Cooper of Dallas described as frecer of the Apollo Boys chair of Dias He bid high for a Katan designed villa named J L Imette set on six and a half acres between Lake Worth and the Atlantic Ocean
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Palm Beacil
Fla
Joseph Widener
Texas
Coleman Cooper
Dallas
Apollo Boys
Dias
Aa Katan
J L Imette
Lake Worth
Atlantic Ocean
Ingrid Helgman Roberto Hesseliini urged to quit films
Los Angeles church federation urges Ingrid Helgman and Roberto Hesseliini to quit acting in films. The advisory targets the stars and Hollywood church communities, calling for public exit from the film industry.
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Ingrid
Los Angeles
Russian Revolt Plot Claimed Crushed in Leningrad
Berlin reports Der Abend alleged a large conspiracy in Leningrad aimed at toppling Stalin and sparking war, involving about 200 senior officials led by Marshal Leonid Govorov. No confirmation from authorities. The tabloid cited discontent over wartime promises and living standards.
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Berlin
Westerm
Stalin
Leningrad
West Berlin
der Abend
Leniingrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Missouri grounding inquiry hears captain distrust navigator
Norfolk February hearing reveals Capt William D Brown testified he distrusted navigator Lt Frank G Morris due to prior train missteps aboard the Missouri, as naval court of inquiry probes January 17 grounding blame.
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Norfolk
Willam D. Brown
Naval Court of
Cour
Frank G. Morris
Morris
Truman on Weekend Cruise
Truman boards his yacht the Williamsburg for a weekend Potomac River cruise. He lunched with his brother and Vivian at Grandview Missouri and dined with friends. The party plans a nighttime cruise and will return to Washington Sunday afternoon.
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Truman
Willamsburg
Potomac River
Vivian
Grandview
Washington
Fire damages Stationers Manufacturing plant in Fort Worth
A Saturday blaze at the Stationers Manufacturing Co. in Fort Worth caused about 40 000 dollars in damage. Fire Capt. H K Pitts suffered burns when an explosion hurled him across a room and another firefighter was treated for a minor injury.
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FT. Worth
Stationers Manufacturing Co
H. K. Pitts
MacArthur May Return Plans Reported by Manila Paper
A Manila newspaper claimed General MacArthur plans to fly to the United States soon, though a Tokyo spokesman denied knowledge. The Philippine Herald said he intends to seek military aid from Congress and to express views on Far Eastern affairs.
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Tokyo
unNss
Manila
MacArthur
U. S
Tokyo Sustice
Philippine Herald
Congress
Formosa
Aniry Colborn leads Group 4 at cutting horse first round
The report notes Aniry Colborn in Group 4 for the first go round of the cutting horse contest. Events include Fat steers in the open class at the coliseum arena and Aberdeen Angus livestock judging activities at Were ford cattle and callacunt arena with multiple entries.
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Aniry Colborn
Colseum
Wereford
Callacunt
Yank Asks Clemency From Reds
Robert A. Vogeler an American industrial executive pleaded guilty to spy and sabotage charges in a Budapest court and asked for clemency. The 38-year-old ITT official said he was deeply sorry and described a two hour confession while observers doubted a death sentence. Vogeler and British associate Eegar Sanders faced trial alongside five Hungarians. Vogeler claimed to be an undercover U.S. agent in the 1940s and disclosed directing a network of 50 FBI operatives.
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Budapest
Fed
Vilmos Olty
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Vogeler
Joint
Sosthenes Bahn
Lt&t
New York
Santiago
Chile
U. S. State Department
Voezeler
Sanders
U.S. Navy
U. S. Army
FBI
Chicago
Berlin Reds Warned Again over Berlin Traffic
REALIN Feb 13 The American British and French commandants warned Soviet Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov against deliberate interference with Berlin traffic to western Germany. They called the Russian measures an attempt to restrain the movement of people and goods and rejected the pretexts offered to justify them. This is the fourth note since Jan. 21.
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Realin
Berlin
Germany
Alexander Kotikov
Katikov
Woman Finds Valentines Cheese Dropped From Sky
Mrs Joan Slater discovered a pound of Raquefort cheese hanging from a tree near her home. Her husband Jeff reportedly parachuted the cheese from 700 feet on the fourteenth, in a stunt that ended up delayed and humorous.
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Eburbawne
Joan Slater
Valentine
Ivas
Jeff
Ski Mishap Breaks Aly Khan Leg in Switzerland
Prince Aly Khan suffered a broken leg in three places in a skiing accident at Gstaad. Rita Hayworth rushed to his bedside in Lausanne after being informed, while their daughter Yasmin had been born December 28. The couple had planned a Kenya holiday at the start of next month.
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Gstaad
Switzerland
Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Lausanne
la Hospital
Aly
Rifa
Rila
Yasmin
Kenya
Mercy Slayer Free During Trial
Dr Hermann N Sander is released on 25000 bond for the murder trial opening in Manchester Minnesota. County Solicitor William H Craig says the defendant may be at liberty during the proceedings marking a rare legal privilege in a capital case context.
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Manchester
Hermann N. Sander
William H. Craig
Sander J
Hampshire
17 Hurt in Train Wreck Near Gulfport
Twelve cars of the Louisville and Nashville westbound Fan American derailed six miles west of Gulfport injuring 17 people. The train was en route Birmingham to New Orleans. Seven ambulances were sent to transport the injured. Passengers reported cars rubbing against each other and glass injuries. Cause believed from a broken rail per B. H. Harbin.
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Gulfport
Louisville
Nashville
Birmingham
New Orleans
Here
Culfport
B. H. Harbin
L&n Division
Laredo Radio Station KPAB Sold at Sheriff’s Sale
Laredo, Feb 18. KPAB radio station was sold at sheriff’s sale to Allen K. Tish, general manager of the Laredo Times, for 322 dollars. The sale completes transfer of the station in the city.
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Laredo
KPAB
Day
Allen K. Tish
Weather Outlook Mixed Across Texas This Weekend
Forecasters predict fair conditions through Sunday with mild warms in central regions. Strong north winds arrive overnight Sunday. Sunday highs near 60s, cooler air spreads across west Texas with cloudy skies and possible showers in Panhandle and south regions.
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East Texas
Texas
West Texas
Power Conference Urged on Hydrogen Bombs by Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Connally urged a tripartite power conference among the United States Britain and Russia to discuss atomic hydrogen weapons. He said the talks at foreign minister level could be near and said Russia must agree to reasonable terms or face continued U S H bomb development.
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Washington
INS
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Great Britain
Russia
Texas Democrat
Congress
London
Attlee
Britain
America
Engineer Held in Rail Crash
Rockville Centre, N. Y. February 18 Twenty nine people were killed and 105 injured in a head on collision of two Long Island electric commuter trains carrying about 1000 passengers. Motorman Jacob Kiefer was arrested on a technical charge of manslaughter. Police and rescue workers battled through the night as mangled steel and dead bodies lay along the road bed. Officials declared a state of emergency and investigators began work as witnesses testified.
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Rockville Centre
Long Island
Dist
Ally
Frank A. Guintta
Inge
Jacob Kiefer
Gulotta
Kiefer
New York
South Shore
Harry W. Lister
Nassau County District Attorney's Office
State Public Service Commission
Marked Cards Dea Foe Attacks Fair Deal in Louisville
Guy Gabrielson Republican national committee chairman attacked President Truman and his fair deal program calling it marked cards dead as a dodo. In New Jersey he warned the government is deciding all and individual choice is dead as a dodo while frost covered Frostproof with clear white crystals as temperatures fell to the low teens.
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Louisville
Guy G., Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Fruman
New Jersey
Sand Buries Man in California Mining Collapse
In Lomita California a 220 foot wall collapsed burying Lester J Newton 55 under hundreds of tons of sand and dynamite sticks. Workers searched through the debris as the body remained missing with rescue operations paused by dense dust and snags before resuming later in the day.
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Lomita
Calif
Fen
Lester JT
Newton
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Mercy Slayer
Laredo Radio Station
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