Mother Beats Infant Daughter to Death in Owosso
In Owosso Michigan a 23 year old farm worker's wife confessed to beating her three week old daughter to death with fists while the husband was away. She said she hated the child from the begining and did not care if the infant died. An autopsy is pending before any warrant decision.
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Owosso
Mich
Domingo Rios
San Antonio
Tex
Shiawassee County
Gerald McClear
Washington Ace Sets New Mark
Jerry Williams of Washington set a Pacific Coast Conference kickoff return record with 16 returns for 448 yards last season. His 87 yard TD against California broke the old 317 yard mark held by Jack Stuart. Roy Malcolm of Montana and Brooks Riddle of Washington followed in Returns with 411 and 385 yards respectively. Baylor football team to leave for Dixie Bowl date with Wake Forest.
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LOS Angeles
Jerry Williams
Washington
Williams
Jack Stuart
California
Roy Malcolm
Montana
Brooks Riddle
Ucla
Ernie Johnson
Bob Laidlaw
Oregon State
Emery Mitchell
Stanford
Johnson
De Groot says WVU not in top shape for Sun Bowl clash
West Virginia coach Dudley De Groot said with three days of practice left his team is far from top condition ahead of the New Year's Day Sun Bowl matchup with Texas Mines.
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EL Paso
Tex
Dudley de Groot
West Virginia
Texas Mines
Rites Today at Grace For Mrs Ethel Roper
Grace Idaho funeral services are held for Ethel Brown Roper 52 wife of Simpson Roper former Bannock county deputy tax assessor and stake high council member. She died Monday at Caribou hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband four sons two daughters eight grandchildren sister and two brothers. Interment in Preston cemetery.
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Grace — Ethel Brown Roper
Simpson Roper
Bannock County
Bannock Stake High Council
Caribou Hospital
She
Lanark
Idaho
John
Elizabeth Kershaw Brown
Lannark
Logan
Utah
Preston
Thatcher
Grace
Thatcher Ward
Howard
Frank
Leo
Orson Roper
Helen Allen
Ida Anderson
Myrtle Wilson
Salt Lake City
John R. Brown
Maratha Brown
Stake Tabernacle
Millen Mendenhall
Preston Cemetery
Police Probe Bash Of Minor Car Mishaps
Police investigated five accidents Tuesday and made three arrests. Several collisions involved drivers Robert L. Rice and Donald S. Haskett at icy crossings, with only minor damage reported. Other crashes included William Moorefield versus Judd Fewens, plus Ray Haley Edward Thomas and Walter Robbins. charges ranged from driving against traffic to leaving the scene and reckless driving.
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Robert L. Rice
RFD
North
Donald S. Haskett
West Greeley Street
Haskett
William P. Moorefield
W. Whitman Street
Judd D. Fewens
East Clark Street
Moorefield
Ray E. Haley
South Third Ave
Edward E. Thomas
North Ninth Ave
Walter L. Robbins
East Clark
Andy Nephi
Harry L. Hadley
South Fifth Ave
John C. McClurg
North First Ave
McClurg
Ivan Archibald
Rt. 1 North
Driver in Bus Tragedy To Face Court Charge
Lloyd D. Harris the westbound bus driver in a two bus crash near Delle Utah on December 18 faces involuntary manslaughter charges. The collision with an eastbound Burlington bus killed 14 and injured others while two died in hospital. Daniel W. Eggers driver of the opposite bus was also killed. Inez Thiros Magionos of Elko Nev sues Burlington Transportation for 51500 claiming Harris failed to take proper precautions while attempting a passing maneuver.
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Tooele
Utah
Lloyd D. Harris
Delle
Harris
Burlington Trailways
Daniel W. Eggers
Burlington Transportation Company
Thiros Magionos
Elko
Nev
Inez
Kennedy Directing Detroit's System
The Detroit Tigers named Ray Kennedy as director of their farm system, succeeding Red Rolfe as manager. Kennedy previously led the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system in 1946 and 1947 after 15 years as a minor league player manager in the Yankees chain. The club also signed veteran Ted Lyons and Dick Bartel as new coaches.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Ray Kennedy
Kennedy
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Robert
Red) Rolfe
Tigers
Rolfe
The
Ted Lyons
Dick Bartel
WAA delays sale of Bushnell hospital over coed school plan
War Assets Administration postpones action on a petition to sell the Bushnell General hospital to a group aiming to turn it into a co-educational military school. The agency proposes the site remain a hospital and suggests it could serve Navajo Indians.
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Brigham City
Utah
War Assets Administration
Bushnell General Hospital
WAA
Crow Steals Stamp From Letter On Oklahoma Route
Postman Paul Walker on an Okla route watched a crow take a letter from a mailbox. He said the bird tried to detach the stamp, explaining why some mail never reached its destination.
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Nkawa
Okla
U.P
Paul Walker
Walker
Truman Receives Walking Papers From Early Risers
In Independence Missouri photographers and newsmen who tracked President Truman on Christmas dawn walks formed a Society and presented him a pedometer to log his steps and a corduroy hunting cap for warmth. Andorra is noted as the world’s smallest republic.
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Independence, Mo
Truman
Independence, Missou
Bee inspector Lothrop stung 504 times this year
Grover Lothrop, state bee inspector, has endured 504 stings while inspecting 12,264 bee colonies in the year, highlighting the harsh work behind keeping apiaries safe.
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Grover Lothrop
Lothrop
Hogan Named Top Money Winner of 1948 Golf Season
Chicago for UP reports Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania was named golf’s official money winner for 1948 with 32112 dollars in PGA listed events. Lloyd Mangrum led overall earnings at 45898.32 dollars while Hogan topped the Ryder Cup list with 916 points and won the Vardon Trophy with a 69.3 stroke average. Clayton Heafner finished second in the Vardon race.
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Chicago
Professional Golfers’ Association
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Lloyd Mangrum
Hogan
Mangrum
PGA
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Thatcher Ward Relief Society
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Francois Boissier
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