Becktley editor wears Santa suit despite heart attack
Beckley West Virginia reports that Ted McDowell, editor of the Beckley Post-Herald, cannot attend his 20th annual Christmas party for needy children due to a heart attack last Christmas. He still raises funds solo to provide toys fruit and sweets for 2000 children with no consideration of race in guest lists.
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Court Reaffirms Death Sentence for Angel Serna
The Arizona supreme court reaffirmed Angel B. Serna's death sentence for the 1947 murder of Mrs. Katherine Gohn near Apache Junction. The court refused to rehear the case. Execution was delayed to April 29 to finish a new gas chamber after the old one was deemed unsafe for witnesses. Serna, a former jockey, was said to have killed during a robbery attempt tied to buying a race horse.
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Rocky) Serna
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Nassau Associates Buys 30 Percent Texas Gas Leases
Nassau Associates Inc a Dillon Read unit buys 30 percent of about 30000 developed acres of Carthage field gas leases in Panola County Texas The deal includes a 30 percent stake in Sabine Natural Gas Products Co which buys 30 percent of the gas plant The total price exceeds 12600000 with no public financing The Chicago Corp will regain its 58 percent JV stake and continue operations Gas sold mainly to Tennessee Gas and Transmission Clyde H Alexander and W C Feazel are among sellers who divested interests in the venture.
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Donkey Solves Milkman Murder in Alexandria
A milkman Has sanein Atta, 45, was murdered in Alexandria. His donkey, stained with Atta’s blood, continued its milk rounds stopping at each delivery point. A shopkeeper alerted police who then detained two suspects who did not attempt to flee, believing discovery would take hours.
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