Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 96, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 4, 1959 Page: 6 of 10
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Dies; Rites Pending
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as missing. Two ministers also
Doctors
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tied as the Rev. F.E. McGrath
of the Elmhurst Lutheran Church.
furnish details an the Womens
Army Corp* to interested young
women.
floating evidences of tragedy —
a brief case, a child's mitten, a
packet of mail.
former editor of Pageant maga-
zine now a member of the faculty
of the University of Bridgeport.
His wife, Mary, was also listed
Green Fractures Leg
E. H. Green. 62, of Meadow
was admitted to Memorial Hos-
pital at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday with a
fractured leg above the left knee.
He was visiting with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Blount, of Rt. 2. Bangs,
when the accident occurred.
tenna swung into power Une* to
Trans-Texas Airways.
the Rev. W. Meadows.
Kemach said there had been no
warning of the impending crash.
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weather for a successful bal-
loon release.
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Advisor for cora1*!* detaila.
Locks. Mrs. M C. Althaus. Mrs.
J. L. Morris and Mrs. Al Wilks
The drive starts Feb 16 with
a kickoff dinner
Sunskine
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you ora quefified for TP&L’s now
"Gold Medollion Form" sign now ... .
complete with your name.
A newsman asked the doctor
how the truck carrying helium
Balloon—
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hooks but couldn't get it open.
Then the fuselage section pulled
away from the hooks The man's
hand disappeared. His cries
stopped.
interrupted ascent which carried kept from flying into the air
it to 116.000 feet by 11 am. Uh* the balloon.
TUG OF WAR—Member of launching crew stages one-man tug of war with balloon
as it fills with helium prior to launching at Brownwood Municipal Airport this
morning. Crew began 45-minute job of filling balloon about 6 am.
YANKEE INSTRUMENTS—Main gondola of scientific
balloon launched here this morning bore bold sign "Not
Mode in Texas." Small box showing letters is from
University of Washington in St. Louis, while large con-
tainer holds University of Iowa instruments.
(Staff Photos by Fisher)
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Attempts to raise it with a float-
ing derrick and divers were ex-
pected to begin at low tide this
afternoon
What was believed the plane’s
nose wheel was found a few feet
off the Bronx shore of the River.
Police salvaged other bits of the
plane, including part of its land-
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Miss Noel, a native of Troy, father is stationed in Germany
Mo., was a member of the First with the Army.
Long Tima Ne See
WATERTOWN, N. Y. (UPD-
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Mrs. Mary Alice Crow, 73. of
stead. N.Y.. whose mother, father
and two sisters perished.
Seymour Kemack, 36. Brooklyn,
who helped the youngster out of
the plane, said that after they
were rescued "He said to me:
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Presbyterian Church here. Surviving in addition to the
. ...._________ _ .. Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. parents are a brother, Edwin Lee
veal to the public information E J. HeaIslip and Miss Virginia Davis: three grandparents. Mr.
about these Brownwood flights.” Noel of Brownwood. and Mrs. Carl Greer and O. E.
Davis of Brownwood; and two
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Richard Winn, of Norfolk, Conn.,
who had been appointed Feb. 1
to head all facility research, de-
velopment and planning for the
line’s jet aircraft.
Try to Raise Plane
Others believed dead in the
crash included: Beulah Zachary,
producer of the television pro-
were aboard the plane and be-
lieved missing. One was identi-
FOR BARGAINS OR BUYERS,
I was launched.
The scientists hurried to the
radio shack in the airport hangar
Radio signal from the balloon
was coming in loud and dear.
The “beep-beep*” were similar
to the familiar signal of satel-
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Livestock
“It’s caught on the wires.” a
voice screamed from the dawn.
The antenna flipped over the
Une* and the balloon was free.
| It rose rapidly, though the
1 scientists said it was slower than
' usual.
Heading nertheast toward
Stephenville, it intercepted the
morning sun.
It looked like a light had been
turned on in the balloon. It was
' visible throughout this area, the
scientist* said.
Moving with the wind, the
balloon rose up and away.
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in the lower U. S. is symbolic announced by Davis-Morris Fu- late Tuesday afternoon for a lac-
of scientists who eontribute to i neral Home. eration on the nose and other in-
Mr. Longley was a long-time juries about the head.
resident of Brownwood. His wife--
The American Airlines plane
was the first of its type delivered
to the airline. It was completing
its second round trip of the day
between Chicago and New York.
Airline officials said the only
ing gear Boats searching the
"if only there were more boat*
around, more people could have
been saved.”
Many Trapped ia Fuselage
One of the survivors was 8-year
old Robert Sullivan, of Hemp-
were perched on the-fuselage We
hauled them aboard. As we did
so.. a hand poked through a door
in the wreckage The man inside
the fuselage called for help. Crew-
men yanked on the door with
the weather. He prefers fair
American expansion
3 Crewmen Survive
The crash scene was About a
half mile off the La Guardia run-
ways. close to Riker’s Island
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I guess they’re all dead up there.’
Like he crash-landed every day
of the week.”
Robert s mother Mrs Lorraine
Sullivan, was taken from the
water alive but died shortly after
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great-grandparents. Mrs. J. D.
Edmondson of Mullin and Frank
Greer of Brownwood.
said the photographs and record- Miss Hattie May Noel of 1216 James L Davis young son of
ings were qulte Revealing. Ernteaeapatnty.orpsimentusna. 11 .?<£ a™ avist "i
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pieces of wreckage.” said Everett 27.00-28.50. Utility and commer-
Phelps, co-captain of the tugboat cial cows 19.0-21.50. Utility and
H Thomas Tati, the tail and commercial bulls 22.5023 50 Good
part of the fuselage Three people and slaughter calves 27.30-29.00 1
cause of the fatal crash—first of Cows active and strong Bulls
Team captains for the Howard a U.S. made commercial jetprop steady. Slaughter calves strong to
Payne College division of the in the United States—would not 25 higher Stockers and feeder*
; Civic Music Assn have been an- be determined until completion of fully steady Standard and good
inounced. acocrding to Dick Post, a CAB investigation which was 900-1150 1b. slaughter Heers 250-
drive chairman begun immediately X 50 Good 550-750 lb. slaughter
They are Miss Frances Burrage. There were only two large steers, heifers and mixed lots
Dr. "Leonard R Daniel. Mrs. ---
Frank Larick and Mrs. A J. Bit-i
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Assisting Post in the drive as
It appeared likely that the ter steers slow. steady to weak.
gram Kukla, Fran and Ollie;
Herbert S. Greenwald. Chicago
Altitude—
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balloon reached some 70 yards
down the concrete ramp in front
of the airport hangar. As the
balloon filled, it was gradually re-
leased by a winch fastened to the
front of a truck.
Because of gas expansion and
lessened atmospheric pressure at
higher altitudes, balloons are only
about one-third filled before re-
lease.
Rising at approximately 800
feet per minute, the balloon and
Its trailing instruments hung
briefly on the Trans-Texas Air-
ways antenna near the airport
hangar before beginning its un-
. , where a Northeast Airlines plane
ing young professor of physics at crashed after taking off in a
the University of Iowa, detailed snowstorm two years ago this
gondola pickup plans for his gon- month.
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Eaton Falls From Ladder Ann Fare. Fourih Army Re-
i Robert Eaton, 23, a Howard cruiting District recruiter, will
Arthur Longley, 83. of 1302 Payne College student, is in Med- be at the local recruiting sta-
Ave. G died at 11:30 p.m. Tues- ical Arts Hospital with Injuries U", 103 N. Center, Thursday,
day in his home. received when he fell from a tall She will speak at Comaneb*
Funeral arrangements will be ladder. He received treatment High School Friday. She can
, public.”
Dr. Frank McDonald, wheth-
er inspecting aurora borealis
particles in the polar region or
examining micro-meteoritea at
White Sand* Proving Grounds
had made several passes over the
field before the crash but the’
CAB statement made no mention
of any unsuccessful landing at-
tempts.
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SSX. iJS Arthur Longley, 83,
and financed by the general _ ---
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a a daughter, Mrs. Athol Levisay ily spun and wove, the distaff be- pulled from the Chaumont River
of New Iberia. La.; a brother. came the symbol of the female recently as the one he reported
Robert Longley of Dallas; and branch, or "distaff side."
several grandchildren. 1
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ALL-ELECTRIC
Scientists said the rise would The doctor looked shaken. The "trouble” report following its last Shelvelson, of Westport. Conn.,
be speeded up slightly when the question seemed to have shatter- trip to Chicago had concerned a
balloon went high enough to col- ed the morning for the space sci- missing reading light over one
lect the sun's rays. entist .passenger seat.
When it reached that height. _________________ The plane’s pilot, Capt. Albert
sunshine turned the polyethylene a . H. DeWitt, 59, who is missing,
ahbreahtgorangnsngsilynvisible in House Committee; woradesmobtd
gIwasogradiiyadiseblenta most Approves Hawaii mevscewth"Ehe"iPuimdanadmore
8 Tm X Tsnakea eve than 28,000 hours in the air New York City, the other only as
Balloon launchings were sche- WASHINGTON (UPD — The The .co-pilot, flight engineer and
duled to begin here Sundav morn- House Interior and Insular Af- one of the two stewardesses were
ing but high winds cloudv skies fairs Committee today approved among the survivors.
and coldweatherl'combinedt a bill to make Hawaii the 50th Among the missing was an
keep the tests grounded until
today’s break.
Dr. McDonald said be has following a short illness. p.m. Monday.
.... . .. . found Brownwood people friend- Funeral services were to be Funeral services will be held at
Most the missing were believed ly and cooperative during his at 2:30 p.m. today in the Davis- 10 am. Thursday in the Davis-
trapped in the planes fuselage, stay. Morris chapel with the Rev. Morris chapel with Ollie Cant-
The only disappointment the William S. Smith officiating, well, minister, officiating. Burial
physicist has encountered i» I Burial was to be in Greenleaf will be in Rising Star Cemetery.
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co-chairmen are Mrs. Francis
Burke and Mrs. Firman Smith.
Other five division chairman
are Mrs. Dale Woods. Mrs. Ellie
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Cattle 110® calve* 300. Slaugh-
Medium and good stocker steer
calves 27.00-33.00
Hogs 400 Barrows and gilts
strong to 40 higher. Sows fully'
steady. U.S. No. 1 to 3 grade 195-
235 lb. butchers. 17.50-17.75. Sows
No 2 to 3 grade. 275-350 lbs..
14 50-15 00 ; 375-550 lb sows 13.00-1
14.00.
Sheep 2900. Trade active.
Slaughter lambs steady to 50
higher with shorn lambs regain-'
ing last week's decline. Feeder
lambs steady. Good and choice I
90-115 lb. wooled and shorn
slaughter lambs with No. 1 and 2
fall shorn pelts, mostly 17.00.
Good and choice 65-85 lb. feeder
6--BROWNWOOD BULLETIN Wednesday, Feb. * 193Division
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Rep. Leo W. O’Brien (D-N.Y.).
acting committee chairman, said
he hoped the House would pass
the bill before the Easter recess
starts March 26, or soon there-
am 1108 West Baker St. is reported after.
h. fKfninfl as "doing nicely" in Medical Arts -------------
nh U9EEIIEVI Hospital after suffering a frac- Alfred Lord Tennyson, noted
tured right hip. Mrs. Crow was British poet, was born on Aug.
walking to a grocery store Mon-. 6, 1809.
day morning when she slipped on
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