Bishop Urges World Accord at U.S. Church Convention
In Philadelphia on September 10, the presiding bishop Henry St George Tucker urged a global Christian responsibility as the 55th general convention opened. Delegates moved to items including selecting a successor and plans to merge churches, plus liberalizing marriage and divorce laws. Auto tires were slashed in East Crockett street, blaming youths.
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Philadelphia
Henry St. George Tucker
Protestant Episcopal Church
Grune
Africa
Tucker
Henry St. George
Richmond
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Reynolds Andricks
Cincinnati Avenue
East Crockett Street
Sterling Distributors debut new stock at Navarro Street
Dealers announce arrival of a large stock including radios, record players, phonographs, combined with household appliances and electric fans. Sterling Distributors at 165 Navarro Street promotes the immediate sale of these items to customers.
Toby Back Home Tired But Happy
Kansas City reports Madeline Toby Tobias returned home with her parents after a five day disappearance linked to hitchhiking maid Mildyear Louise Everett. Toby arrived by chartered plane in Terre Haute where police found Everett awaiting federal kidnapping charges. The father vows to prosecute to the limit as Toby recovers from insect bites and exhaustion.
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Kansas City
Madeline
Toby’ Tobias
Toby
Philip Tobias
Terre Haute
Ind
Mildyear Louise Everett
B. I
Ohio ‘Girls’ Industrial School
Secret Service tracks bank robber veteran after daylight heist
William H. Moran 82, a retired veteran and former chief of the United States Secret Service, died after a swift capture of a payday daylight robbery at City National Bank in Oklahoma City. The fugitive, later identified as Lou T. Shields, 23, was captured by bank employees, a cook, and an off duty officer with police help, as he fled with $38,460. Shields claimed discharge from the army in November after enlisting in October 1959.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
William H. Moran
United State
National Fbank
Secret Service
Moran
Hollywood
FBI
Lou T. Shields
Haldenville
Oklo
Myron W. Horton
Albert Devine
Ray Tucker
H. J. Cobb
Cobb
Fred Merz
Devine
Tucker
Merz
Shields
Laborer Gives Up In Valley Stabbing
In Mercedes on Labor Day a fatal stabbing near the Valley left Jose Espana dead. Enrique Gonzalez, 17, a Guanajuato, Mexico laborer, surrendered after five days living on bread and water. He told Hidalgo County officials he fled to Le Feria, hid in brush, then returned to surrender after relatives intervened.
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Mercedes
Enrique Gonzalez
Guanajuato
Mexico
Hidalgo County
Jose Espana
Gonzalez
Espana
Hidalgo F County
Joe M. Chapa
LeFeria
la Feria
Meet to Discuss Return of Mines
Washington Sept 10 John L Lewis UMW president and coal mine owners will begin negotiations to restore mines to private operation. Adm Ben Moreell coal mines administrator who has run the mines since federal seizure May 22 arranged the meeting. Palomino Show San Angelo Sept 10 The Texas Palomino horse show set for October 5 and 6.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ben Moreell
San Angelo
Wainwright Urges Caution On War Threats And Peace
General Jonathan M. Wainwright told Fort Worth reserve officers that war is not imminent but warned of a real danger of a blaze from spontaneous combustion and from arson as long as racial and national hostilities persist without a strong United Nations. He urged reservists to play a major role in peace preservation and defense training, outlining a plan for unified armed forces, a military machine under unified command, and universal military training to build a large trained reserve.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
Fourth Army
Fort Worth
United Nations
Auto Crash Injuries Reported In Two Collisions
Police report two crashes with injuries. Paul Santos 29 suffered a broken nose and facial cuts as a pickup collided with a car at Monterey and Los Moros streets and he was treated at Robert B. Green hospital. David Herrera Jr 29 and Juan Martinez 19 were drivers in the other crash on Gevers and Essex streets. Ciparino Contreras 17 was bruised in a scooter collision at Gevers and Essex. Reilly Tattie 13 was cut lip after a bicycle collision with a car driven by Mrs. Littie Bell McCracken 37 at Ellswood and Travis.
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Paul Santos
Rosita Place
Monterey
Los Moras
Dolice
Robert B. Green Hospital
David Herrera Jr
Chalmers Avenue
Juan Martinez
Tor
Pinto Street
Ciparino Contreras
Maryland Street
Gevers
Essex Streets
Contreras
Reilly ‘Tattie
Littie Bell McCracken
Ellswood Avenue
Ellswood
Travis
Franklin Humphrey Reports Ninth Birthday on Ninth Birthday
Franklin Humphrey, son of County Clerk Hoveird Humphrey, arrives at Room 9 for the first day of school at nine o clock on September 10, marking his ninth birthday and the ninth day of the ninth month.
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Franklin Humphrey
Hoveird Humphrey
Suitcase Stolen Sparks Vote on Alcohol Repeal
Theft report from Wichita Falls notes a suitcase containing articles valued at 49 dollars stolen. Police will be notified Tuesday. residents will vote October 5 on legalizing alcoholic beverages. Orville Johnson of 932 Howard Street is named in the report.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Orville Johnson
Howard
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