Plea and romance mark change of venue in 1929 slaying case
In a Floresville moved venue, Lynn Stephens pleaded not guilty to the 1929 murder of Dry agent Charles Stevens. He wed two days earlier, with his bride beside him, as the case shuffled to Wilson County for trial under Judge H D Barrow.
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Charles Stevens
Floresville
Criminal District Court
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Ted Sportsman
Ethel Néa Smith
Rum King
Wilson County
H. D. Barrow
First District
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Sheriff's Office
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W. W. McCrory
Hensley
McCrory
San Antonio
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Leonard Brown
Joe Burkett
Jing & Good
Weather shifts as northwestern cold wave nears Texas
A lingering cloud cover persists with light rain likely Tuesday as a northwestern cold front nears. The cooling trend brings Tuesday morning low near 48 degrees, with a 62 degree high, five to eight degrees cooler than Monday and well under Sunday’s 73.
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San Antonio
Capital Shift Urged by Lawmaker Patman
Rep Patman of Texas denounces Washington as an overgrown whistle stop and national disgrace and pushes a House bill to move the capital west of the Mississippi. He attacks the city’s hotels, theater, and traffic, arguing Washington’s pace hampers national progress amid atomic age concerns.
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Dyexas
House
Mississippi
Eesalil Washington
Texas union halts planned phone strike amid delayed action
R W Staley of the CIO Communications Workers of America said the southwest wide strike threat was averted as union headquarters in St Louis advised postponement for several weeks. The official noted talks continue as delays persist.
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Van
Texas Telephone
R. W. Staley
Texas
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Sal
St. Louis
Veterans receive first insurance dividends in San Antonio
Postmaster Dan Quill announced the first World War I veterans insurance dividends arriving at the local post office. He said about 100 checks were being delivered that day as the Veterans Administration and Treasury Department project weekly distributions to reach 16 million veterans, totaling 700 million dollars.
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San Antonio
Dan Quill
Veterans Administration
Treasury Department
San Antonio Police Seek Missing Gonzales Agent Mozzi
State and local officers search for Mrs. Routh Lee Mozzi home demonstration agent at Gonzales missing since Friday. she reportedly left Gonzales at noon Friday in a 1946 dark blue Chevrolet sedan bound for Austin. authorities fear foul play due to lack of contact.
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San Antonio
Routh Lee Mozzi
Gonzales
Austin
Stabbing claims life of St Paul woman Mary Kabascka
A two year old St Paul woman Mary Kabascka was found stabbed to death in an alley snowdrift early yesterday. Police said motive could not be determined and the stabbing appeared unsolved. Dr Roy C Heron terence noted the victim was attacked from behind with no sexual assault.
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St. Paul
Mary Kabascka
Roy C. Heron
Terence
Jewish Welfare Head Reelected in Dallas Area
Daniel Schlanger of Hawton reelected president of the southern section of the National Jewish Welfare Federation. Bernard Schigenen of Dallas was chosen as one of three vice presidents amid the reelection meeting in Allanta, Texas, on January 16.
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Texas
Daniel Schlanger
Hawaton
National Jewish Welfare Heard
Bernard Schigenen
Dallas
Buried Loot Found By Boy Rekindles Treasure Dig
New York January 16 Nine year old Jay Eruichman digging near his Brooklyn home with a broken shovel uncovered silver mounts hundred dollar bonds and jewelry worth about 109 dollars from a burglary in October. Detectives identified the items and Jay will receive a reward.
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New York
Jay Eruichman
Jay
Brooklyn
Suspect Dies In P. D. Battle at Robinson Post Office
In Robinson Illinois a postoffice janitor Harry Taylor shot two postal inspectors in a wild clash. Thompson of Springfield survived with five gunshot wounds, Sears of Effingham was beaten, Keenan hid as shots rang out. Taylor died, reportedly from a heart attack after surrendering.
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Harry Taylor
Thompson
Springfield
Wackle
J. J. Sears
Effingham
Taylor
Rosco Keenan
Three-Way New York Crash Injures Forty Near Queensboro Bridge
A crowded morning collision in New York involved a bus, a trailer truck, and an auto near the Manhattan end of the Queensboro Bridge. At least 40 people were injured, with 35 taken to three city hospitals. About 10 pedestrians were hurt.
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New York
Manhattan
Queensboro Bridge
Forecast of cooler Monday with increasing clouds and rain
Weather page notes decreasing cloudiness later Monday afternoon with cooler conditions. Night Monday remains partly cloudy cool with light rain possible. Tuesday brings more cloudiness and a warmer, wet mix. Highs around 62 on Tuesday, 60 on Monday, with morning lows near 36 to 48.
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Morlay
Widespread Winter Storm Causes 52 Deaths Across Regions
A massive cold storm sweeping the northern states into Canada left at least 52 dead, with nine in the Northwest blizzard and crashes in rain and fog. Widespread damage included power lines in Buffalo and Syracuse, and hundreds of cattle losses in the northern plains. Record snowfall, freezing temperatures, and stranded motorists marked a severe winter outbreak from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast. Autokinetic and weather hazards marooned autos on Lake Winnebago, while the Wabash River flood surge drowned four in Indiana backwaters and left another man dead from exposure after a boat crash.
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Dallas sex case postponed to February twenty seventh
The trial of Fred Felix Adair Jr., accused of terrorizing Dallas women last year, was postponed today until February 27. He is charged with criminally assaulting a Vickery woman.
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Dallas
Fred Felix Adair Jr
Soviets Stage Walkout at United Nations Protest
In Lake Success on January 26 the Soviet bloc delegations walked out of a UN body in protest over continued é relief of Chinese Nationalists and pledged to expand their boycott to all UN organs.
Trapped Miner Buries Time In Cavern Hope
Joseph Burda of Ashland Pennsylvania recounts a mine collapse near Mananoy City. He describes being buried alive for hours, praying for himself and his coworkers, and hoping rescuers reach through the last six feet to free him. He expresses gratitude for surviving and a desire to help fellow miner Edant remain alive.
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Ming Cavain
Pennsylvania
Mananoy City
Joseph Burda
Ashland
Merning
Edant
Rescue efforts continue at Independent mine collapse
Dim Hope wanes as rescue workers tunnel through debris for the third night seeking Edward Burda, 25, trapped 120 feet below ground after the shaft collapsed at 2 p.m. Volunteers freed his brother Joseph, 30, after 40 hours, while Frank, 19, crawled to the surface as the mine began to cave in.
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Frank
Better Late Than Never: Virginia Maya Named 1946 Beauty
Hollywood groups named Virginia Maya the most beautiful girl of 1946. Herman Steiner and A. S. Champion, chess editor of the Los Angeles Times, head the group and explain the award was decided in 1946 but delayed because they are busy chess players.
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Virginia Maya
Herman Steiner
A. S
Los Angeles Times
Capital Idea for Quiz Idea for Quiz HIGHMOND VA
A Virginia legislator says his home is closer to the capitals of eight states than to Richmond. State Sen. Lloyd M. Robinson IVes in Jonesville argues the capitals of Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Indiana North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and West Virginia are nearer than Richmond.
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Richmond
Lloyd M. Robinette Ives
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Georgia
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Ticket Rash Hits Big Shot Demos On New Hampshire Ave
Washington report describes P L McEwen handing out parking tickets on a blocked stretch of New Hampshire Avenue near a Women s National Democratic club. The block hosts a Democratic party with several bigwigs present including cabinet officers and senators.
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Women's
National Democratic Club
Cests
Attemast
Hero's Burial Set for Hap Arnold
Gen. Hap Arnold, 63, pioneer airman and former commander of the United States Army Air Forces, died at his Valley of the Moon ranch near Sonoma. A funeral was planned for Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. His wife, under medical care for shock, had suffered multiple heart attacks and pneumonia since 1948. He led a 470,000-strong air armada in World War II and spent retirement as a farmer and public official in California.
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Arnnold
California State Fish and Game Commission
Sonoma County Fairassn
China Break Strands 135 Yanks in Communist Hold
Washington reports that 135 American consular staff in China face capture or worse as U S policy toward Asia shifts under pressure from Communist acts. With Peiping’s closure of consulates, visa hurdles and evacuation delays loom, while Acheson’s diplomacy drives solidarity with Formosa and British allies ahead of upcoming Senate testimony.
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Mukden
Tientsin
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Nanking
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Tueport Usen
Dean Acheson
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Formosa
Truman
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BNEC
Chiang Kai-shei
Eds
Plane Crash Kills Four In Alabama Mountainside
Four Kansas couples perished in a fiery air crash near Leeds Alabama as a small four seat plane from Florida nosedived in fog and mountainside terrain twenty miles southeast of Birmingham. Weather and rugged peaks hindered rescue amid a remote area.
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Wirtmingham
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