5500 Buys Idaho Town
A boastful, fragmentary report from DIME Idaho describes Earl Thomas Scott purchasing a remote Idaho town for 5500 dollars. The piece mentions mining claims, 350 acres, a post office, general store, schoolhouse, cemetery, and other buildings, with Scott planning to develop the town into a retreat or “dude” destination. The text is garbled and reads like a heavily edited field note.
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Dime
Idaho
Earl Thomas Scott
Will
Janet
Scail
Fine
Dixie
Scott
Thai legation robbery solved in Tokyo loot worth yen
Armed robbery at the Siamese legation in Tokyo was solved after six American soldiers admitted staging a spectacular heist. The privates confessed to stealing a jeep, driving to the legation Friday night, and forcing entry at gunpoint to open a safe. Loot totaled 246000 yen.
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Ajoryo
INS
Legation
Tokyo
Gem Thieves Steal Jewelry Worth Thousands From McNeo
Thieves lifted fifteen diamond rings valued at 2489 each and a $2000 platinum bracelet set with a ruby and about a hundred diamonds from the Mc Neo Jewelry Co. The tray with the rings was missing when the day’s business closed Wednesday, and Mrs. Jack White reported the bracelet stolen after wearing it at a Menger Hotel dinner.
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Mc|Neo Jewelry Company
Houston
Jack White
Jewel Haul. Aged Pair Nets $50,000 Gun Victims
A Chicago jewelry firm reported a burglary with losses of about 50 000 dollars. In a related incident, an elderly couple, Alma and Robert Dietz, were attacked at their farm home near San Antonio, with Alma killed by a shotgun blast and Robert wounded and his throat cut, potentially facing amputation.
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Earald
M. and S. Hospital
jClbolo
Schertz
William Staalz
Marion
Alma Dietz
Islantly
Robert Dietz
Roy Tate
San Antonio
Anderson
Dietz
Slaying Case Dismissed in Auburn Man Slain by Son
In Auburn Maine on January 30 the manslaughter charge against cent F Anderson aged 13 in the baseball bat killing of his father Theodore Anderson 43 was dismissed for lack of probable cause. Judge Alonzo Conant ruled the boy acted in defense of his mother.
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Auburn
Cent F. Anderson
Theodore
Alonzo Conant
Crashes Ground AH China Planes
A CNAL plane exploded during flight from Hankow to Chungking killing 29 of 26 aboard, including missionaries and families. A second CNAL plane with 19 aboard, including the American pilot, is missing in rugged terrain near Chungking. Light wreckage observed. doctors and supplies convoy dispatched from Hankow. Among those aboard were Methodist Bishop Schuyler Garth and his wife from Madison, Wisconsin.
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Civil Aviation Bureau
C. No A
Chungking
Hankow
Schuyler
Edward Garth
Madison
Wis
Army to Use B-29s in Transport
Honolulu dispatch reports Brig. Gen. Robert Newland of the Pacific division confirms two B-29s will join the Army Transport command for testing service within the continental United States. Redesignated as C-57s, the aircraft will carry nearly as much freight as boxcars with a speed around 300 miles per hour and a 4000 mile range. They are expected to transport combat troops or 83 litter patients when fitted as carriers.
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Honolulu
Van
Trans -Pagstic
Robert 2. Newland
Pacific
Aly Transport
Comand
Carza
Nowland
United States
London Power Cut Off Sweeps Capital During Cold Wave
London residents endured a complete blackout as electricity cuts rolled through central areas amid a severe winter cold wave. The power outage left homes without heat and light across much of the capital, extending into northern Europe as England faced plummeting temperatures.
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London
Tan
England
Europe
Truman to Speak on Dimes Drive Radio Address
President Truman will address all networks at 10 45 p m tonight about the March of Dimes campaign. The radio appearance aims to boost donations as the drive continues across the nation.
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Truman
Weather Forecast Mixed Skies for Colter Week
Forecast shows partially cloudy conditions for Colter from Thursday afternoon through Friday with moderate to fresh winds. Temperatures reach a high near 82 Wednesday, 80 Thursday, and in the low 40s to 60s range Friday. page 2A notes general adaltonal weather.
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Colter
Texas Racing Bill Seeks To Reopen Texan Tracks
A Cuero legislator proposes a pari mutuel plan to restore horse racing in Texas. The measure estimates biennial revenue of 6 to 7 million dollars, sets up a five member, unpaid commission of breeders to regulate racing and ensure cleanliness, with major and minor tracks and local option votes. Eligibility includes 85 percent Texas residents and 50 percent veterans, plus a 10 percent tax on wagers and $1000 track fees.
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Austin
Joky Bell
Texas
Jan
V. Allred
Cuero
Mussolini ally Magda Fanlayeés sentenced in France
In Paris on January 10, Magda Caravent Fanlayeés described as a princely beauty and a friend of Mussolini was sentenced to 13 years in prison for collaboration with the German Gestapo. She faced charges rooted in wartime actions among occupied France during the German occupation.
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Bor Ldeaur
Prance
Magda
Caravent Fanlayeés
Benito Mussolini
Gestapo
Cable Break Kills Oil Well Worker Near Graham
A Graham area oil well worker, Thomas Treadway of Wichita Falls, was killed last night when a wire cable at an oil well snapped and struck the base of his skull.
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Graham
Jam
Thomas Treadway
Wichita Falls
Bear Attacks Child in Pikesville Yard
In Pikesville Maryland a bear attacked a 4 year old girl named Anna Louise Hastings in her yard yesterday. The bear was confined in a nearby lot where two men, Policeman Jacob Sanders and Frank Nuguit, helped rescue the child. The girl sustained leg injuries and was taken for care. the bear was contained in the owner’s lot after the incident.
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Pikesville, Md
Anna Louise Hastings
Labeyline
Jacob Sanders
Frank Nuguit
Anna
Two Walton Boys Admit Involvement In Rail Bed Wreck
Sheriff says two Walton boys ages 10 and 11 confessed in signed statements to placing a roll of fence wire on a railroad track causing a passenger train crash near Pembsylvania that injured 45 people and killed four. The cases tie to a separate lipstick theft, with details indicating a child involved. Evidence includes admissions by Jack Sprinkle and Lysle Graves and mentions an alleged accomplice five years old, with questions about involvement and plan.
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Walt
Ant. Gan
Walton
Harold Smith
Pembsylvania
Hawailm
Jack Sprinity
Aith
Join Sprinkle
Lysle Graves
Nene Wood
Smith
Sprinkle
Graves
Lysle
Negro School Bill Offered in Texas Senate
A senate bill introduced in Austin seeks 2,830,000 dollars to establish a first class state university for Negroes at Houston. Senator Lacy Stewart of Houston introduced the measure saying the University at Houston has offered the needed support and funding.
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Austin
Icut
Houston
Senate
Lacy Stewart
University At Houston
Hazing Blamed In Aggie Trouble
Fort Worth report says Texas A and M board president George R. White says the decision to end hazing led to cadet officer resignations. He denies rumors that armt disarmed students planned to push President Gilchrist aside. White praises Gilchrist and his work. Further details on page 46.
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Fort Worth
George R. White
Brady
Texas A. and M. College Board
the Star-Telegram
Cad
A. Ay WM
Yutta
Gib. Gilchrist
White
Voard
Guehsist
Marines Withdrawal From China Expands to Guam
United States Marines begin pulling back from China with about 200 personnel of the 1th regiment, First Division, en route by ship from Tangku to Guam. Orders had already directed a broader withdrawal, signaling America’s reduced mediator role in China.
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United States
China
Tangku
Guam
Truman Plans Visit to Baylor University for Honorary Degree
President Truman plans a March stop at Baylor University to receive an honorary degree, despite earlier Texas Baptist convention opposition over his alleged gambling and drinking. The visit follows a Mexico City trip and faces lingering controversy from 1945 when Baylor announced the degree amid demands not to honor him.
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Washington
Thurman
Baylor University
Charles G. Ross
Truman
The
Baptist University
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Baptist General Convention of Texas
W. L. Shuttleworth
Houston
Civic Righteousness Committee
Shuthleworth
United States
Baylor al [Tal Dime
Ptriman
Waco
Mayor Seeks Emergency Rule At City Hall
Mayor Gus Mauermann told electricians seeking a temporary revision of the city electrical ordinance that the proposal would be referred to City Attorney Hew Morris for legal ricochet before it is considered by councilmen as a committee of the whole. The change would permit wiring to finish on dozens of houses where materials required by the current ordinance are unavailable. A new electrical executive and supervising board, chaired ex officio by electrical inspector W. F. Stewart, was appointed under the present ordinance, with members W. F. Keeton Vic Byaning A. C. Loyd F. J. Vallmer E. R. Gueldner A. H. Legler R. W. Oakley and Julius Byrkhary.
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Gus Mauermann
Hew Morris
W. F. Stewart
W. F. Keeton
Vic Byaning
F. J. Vallmer
E.R. Gueldner
A. H. Legler
R. W. Oakley
Julius Byrkhary
Luzon Volcano Erupts Threatening Nearby Towns
A violent eruption of Luzon Volcano sends dense smoke and lava skyward. The mountain had been quiet for two weeks after a prior eruption endangered nearby towns and residents.
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Maniud
van Au
Southend
Luzon
Nrar
Dust Storm Misses San Antonio Area
A dust storm barely touched the northern half of the state with ground visibility reduced to seven miles and higher atmosphere dust settling near the coast southwest of San Antonio. Corpus Christi visibility at three miles and overall weather notes indicate limited dust impact on Thursday for residents of the region.
Taxi line seeks approval for forty new cabs
Mr. L Pishny owner of the Alte Ine Taxi lineasks the City Council for permission to add 40 more taxis to his fleet. Nine cabs are currently in service. The request was referred to the tax inspector for a hearing with possible appeal rights if denied.
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L. Pishny
Alte
Seeuler
Sete Ce
Rotary Convention Set for Corpus Christi in April
Corpus Christi will host the South Texas Rotary district convention from April 17 to 25. District Governor Tom Shelby of Austin announced the gathering, expecting about 1500 Rotarians from two area clubs. The event moves to Corpus Christi for better hotel accommodations due to prior bookings in San Antonio.
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South Texas
Rotary Clubs
Corpus Christi
Tom Shelby
Austin
San Antonio
Insurance Firm Reports Record 1946 New Business
New York January 30 Mutual Life Insurance company reports 1946 new business of 294,384,286 dollars, the largest since 1921 and surpassing previous year totals by a wide margin, indicating a strong year for the firm.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Knutson and Engel Clash in House Cafeteria
A heated exchange between Rep Knutson and Rep Engel in the House cafeteria escalated as Engel grabbed Knutson's arm amid a debate on a 20 percent tax cut. Colleagues separated them. no blows occurred. Engel, 59, and Knutson, 66, discussed plans to aid low income households while limiting benefits for high earners.
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Wallington
Jai
Imuse
Krutson
Engel
Knutsen
Knulson
Engele
Uns
Communists Cut Rails Near Peiping-Tientsin Route
Communist forces in northern China cut the vital Peiping Tientsin railway line today soon after news that American military withdrawal from China is underway.
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Shanghat
Peiping-Tientsi Way
China
Engel Predicts Death of Tax Bill in House
Representative Engel said there are enough votes in the House to kill the Republican backed bill cutting individual income taxes 20 percent. He predicted the measure will not pass in its present form despite Senate action. The freeze on excise levies at wartime rates faces Senate opposition as lawmakers consider lower levies and treasury costs.
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Washington, Jan
Engel
Rya Mieh
House
Senate
Triang
Treasury
Flying Pay Scrutiny Cuts In On Army Flight Bonus
The House Appropriations Committee reviews flight pay to curb funds waste. Rep Engel urges the State Department to verify which officers above major rank truly earn the 200 percent bonus and questions paying those not in actual flight status. He notes about 70 percent of corps officers may currently receive the bonus and calls for eligibility to reflect true flying duty.
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Washington
Jan
House
Engel
R. Mich
Army
Sway Department
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