Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 197, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WEATHER.
Temperature, high Thursday,
SB; low this morning, 74; bar-
ometer, 29.9ft, steady. Slightly
cloudy, somewhat unsettled, not
much change in temperature.
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'Dedicated to Service"
a
Inside Track
Dealings Are
Probe Topic
Source Close To
White House Helps
Committee Claims
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, (UP)
Sources "very close" to the
White House are feeding infor-
mation to the Senate investiga-
tors about the activities of Maj.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, Sen.
Joseph R. McCarthy, R., Wis.,
said today.
McCarthy, one of the investi-
gators looking into the Capital's
"influence industry," said the
Senate investigating subcom-
mittee is getting "leads and in-
formation" about President Tru-
man's military aide from
<1 "sources very close to the Pres-
ident and Vaughan in the White
House."
Although he did not elaborate,
he said that all information is
being checked carefully by the
Senate investigators.
The investigators, meanwhile,
are trying to find out why
John Maragon, a Vaughan pal
and one-time White House hang-
er-on, was not prosecuted in a
1945 customs case.
Maragon paid customs penalty
for bringing in rare essence oils
disguised as champagne gifts
for the White House. At the
time, Maragon was employed by
Albert Verley Co., of Chicago,
the perfume manufacturers who
gave seven deep freezers to
Vaughan.
The incident of the bogus
champagne was disclosed when
the Senate committee investi-
gating "five per centers" re-
'f leased secret testimony under
prodding by President Truman.
The President at a news confer-
ence yesterday had accused the
Senators of leaking information
damaging to Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan while withholding
testimony favorable to the
White House Military Aide.
Much of the released testi-
mony dealt with Maragon, a
hustling little promoter who
has boasted of his friendship
with Vaughan.
Housewife Avialrix
Completes Global
Flight In One Year
I'RESTWICK, Scotland, Aug.
19, (UP)— Mrs. Richard Mor-
row-Tait, Britain's flying house-
wife, landed her single engined
plane at Prestwick today, com-
pleting her round-the-world flight
in one year and one day.
The attractive 25-year-old
former model and mother of a
30-month-old daughter thus be-
came the first woman to pilot
a plane around the world.
She and her navigator, Mich-
ael Townsend, 25, handsome
Cambridge University under-
(J graduate and childhood friend,
came down at this war-time
bomber base after a flight from
Iceland.
They had taken off from Brit-
ain Aug. 18, 1948. Mrs. Morrow-
Tait kissed her husband good-
bye and told him she would be
back in six weeks.
"Please look after baby un-
til then," she said.
But a combination of crash
landings, red tape and a lack of
* funds extended the flight to 12
months and a day and made her
husband Britain's most publiciz-
ed baby-sitter.
From Prestwick, Mrs. Morrow-
Tait and Townsend will fly to
London. Her husband is waiting
for her there, and he told news-
men he is pretty tired of chang-
ing diapers.
"We plan a big celebration,"
Mrs. Morrow-Tait said in Ice-
land before her takeoff at dawn
> today. "But. we don't plan to
visit any of those expensive
night clubs. I'm too broke after
this trip."
Bad luck dogged her on the
final half of her flight. Her
plane was wrecked in Alaska
and she sang with a night club
band in ths United States to sup-
port herself until her admirers
raised enough money to buy the
Vultee light plane in which she
finally reached Britain today.
V At times, she went with only
one meal a day to conserve Iter
funds.
Townsend left her last Christ-
mas to return to Cambridge Uni-
versity and take his final exam-
inations in geography. He re-
joined her about six weeks ago.
Scout Executive
«To Region Parley
H. D. Norrls, scout executive
in this district, will leave tomor-
row for Albuquerque, N. M„ to
attend the Region Nine annual
conference. He will be in attend-
ance for about a week. Sessions
will include approximately 200
professional scout men from
several states.
MISSING BRACK RETURNED TO CRIPPLE GIRL—Sally
1'orrett, 7, of Detroit, Michigan, Rives happy welcome to her
missing brace after it was returned l>.v two boys who found
it in a vacant lot. .Sally a spastic paralysis victim since birth,
was due to have cast on right leg replaced with brace to enable
her to play. The brace had been stolen from her father's car.
(NEA Telepholo).
Old Settlers Hold
Festival Spotlight
Today is Old Settlers Associa-
tion day of the Cross Roads
Stampede festivities. Tonight
the queen mother selected by the
old settlers will be crowned by
the Cross Roads Stampede
Queen at the opening of the
"Reverie Round-up".
Registration of old settlers
was held at City Park this morn-
ing with Mrs. Martha Forester
of Roscoe, president, in charge.
More than 200 persons includ-
ing old settlers and their fam-
ilies and friends enioved a bas-
ket" picnic at, noon.
In the afternoon a program
was held at the Legion Hut with
President Ney Sheridan of the
Festivals Inc. as master of cere-
monies at an entertaining pro-
gram.
Among the early settlers regis-
tered were C. W. Hafer of Cor-
pus Christi who lived in Nolan
County in 1870: S. A. Cole who
came here in 1882; Mrs. John R.
Cox, Sr., who came in 1870; Mrs.
Bettv Georee Hopkins, 1879; Roy
E. Campbell, 1880; Mrs. R. C.
Crane, 1880; Mrs. Bertie George
Pope, 1882; and many others.
"Cyclone" Davis who spent his
Bandit Made Him
Keep On Talking,
Yet Say Nothing
FORT WORTH, Aug. 19 (UP)
Police today sought two armed
robbers who held up a food and
ice store and interrupted the pro-
prietor's telephone conversation
with his vacationing wife.
George C. Allen, assistant night
manager of the store, was alone,
chatting with his wife as she
waited for her train to leave last
night when he felt a gun jammed
into his back. "Keep talking," a
voice commanded. He did.
"My voice was shaky, but I
couldn't explain to her why I
had difficulty talking," he said.
"From the corner of my eye I
could see a man in khaki pants
rifling the cash drawer."
One of the robbers ordered Al-
len to hang up while he was in
the middle of a sentence. The
proprietor obliged, although lie
knew his wife's train was due
to leave in a matter of minutes.
Today, Allen was writing his
wife to explain his strange ac-
tions during the telephone con-
versation.
early days in Fisher County was
among the many visitors.
Selection of the Queen Mother,
prizes for the oldest ones present,
the largest families, and election
of officers made up the principal
business. Tonight at the pag-
eant, the old settlers will be
honored guests.
3,500 At Pageant Here
Civil Rights Issue
Flares As States
Reshuffle Leaders
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 19, —
(UP>— The Civil Rights breach
between South Carolina Demo-
crats, though healed by selec-
tion of Sen. Burnet K. Maybank
as National Committeeman, was
opened again today.
A faction of the pro-Truman
group met to name its own na-
tional committeeman to replace
Ashton H. Williams, who said
he would retire in Maybank's
favor. Their choice was expected
to lie Maxie C. Collins, who said
Mavbank's seat would be con-
tested.
The Democratic State Com-
mittee made its fast shuffle in
order to get representation at
the National Committee meeting
in Washington next week. It ac-
cepted the resignation of its own
committeeman of Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond and named Maybank.
The committee is heavily pro-
states rights.
In Mississippi also, there was
conflict. Pro-Truman and Anti-
Truman committeeman and
committeewoman will attempt
to win places at the Washington
session. The state committee
yesterday instructed its repre-
sentatives (Anti-Truman) to
stick to the Anti-Civil Rights
stand laid down by the state.
Housing Director
Asks Local Help
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UP)
—Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods said today he has aban-
doned his "economy" plan to
decontrol 4,500,000 homes and
apartments, and will ask local
authorities to maintain rent con-
trols in areas his agency cannot
afford to police.
Give-Away Radio Programs
Will Be Knocked Off Air
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UP)
—The Federal Communications
Commission today issued new
rules which will knock radio
give away programs off the air.
The tow policy becomes effec-
tive on Oct. 1.
The commission said no sta-
tion licenses will be renewed if
the stations propose lo continue
broadcasting lotteries.
The commission called atten-
tion, in issuing the new rules,
to the communications act of
1934 which provides that no ra-
dio station' "Shall knowingly
permit the broadcasting of any
advertisement or information
concerning any lottery, gift en-
terprise or similar scheme offer-
ing prizes dependent in whole
or in part upon lot or chance, or
any list of the prizes drawn or
awarded by means of any such
lottery, gift enterprise or
scheme.
The commission has no auth-
ority lo supervise particular
programs on the radio. It men-
tioned none in announcing the
new rules. It merely said the
question of whether a particu-
lar program falls within the pro-
visions of the law will depend on
the facts in each case.
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (UP) —
The American Broadcasting
Company said today it would
make no change in its giveaway
programs and would begin legal
action immediately in an at-
tempt to prove that none of them
are lotteries.
Reverie Round-Up
Proves Vast And
Entertaining As
Well As "History"
Approximately 3500 people
were in attendance last night at
the first edition of Reverie
Roundup of an historical pageant
presented by the Crossroads
Stampede.
The vastness of 500 member
oast performance amazed and
brought many words of praise
from the audience.
Tlu prologue of the show was
an exciting extravaganza f.**-
turing the presentation of the
Queen, her attendants and the
Special Court of Honor repre-
senting mar.iy towns in Nolan
and nearby counties.
Episode 1 of the show was an
interesting performance depict-
ing an Indian camp entitled "The
Red Man" long before the com-
ing of white settlers to this area.
Early Excitement
"The Butterfield Mail Stage"
in episode Number 2 depicted In-
dian raids, bandit attacks and
Ranger protection. Episode 3,
"The Indian Hunt" showed Lt.
Colonel Robert E. Lee in charge
of a contingent of soldiers hunt-
ing Indians.
Other interesting and well per-
formed episodes included, "Ran-
gers called it Sweetwater," "On
the Bari'cs of Sweetwater," "Tex-
as Under Six Flags," "School
Days," "Sweetwater County
Seat," "Growing Pains," "The
Early Churches."
Ballet Beautiful
Episode 11 was a unity ballet
beginning with various groups
working independently, moving
forward to a rhythmic joining
and separating, symbolical of
the common cause requiring
unity and the unpredictable
differences resulting divisions
of effort and strength. It was
under the direction of Mrs. Dor-
othy Brandt, city and county
schools, Youth Center, Rainbow
pirls, 4-H girls, and the High |
School band.
Other important and enter-
taining episodes ir.rluded "Early
Social Activities," "Sink or
Swim," "The Women," "The
Happy 1900's in Nolan County,"
"Then and Now," "Guardians of
the Future."
The Grand Finale, which svm-
bolized the "Cross Roads of Pro-
gress" was outstanding in every
respect. The entire cast formed
a gigantic Cross Roads centered
by the Queen and her court, her
court of honor from surrounding
See PAGEANT On Page Eight
Queen Merle Crowned
Number 197
Crazed Man Shot
In Chicago Fight
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (UP) — A
crazed negro gunman, James
Craig, 28, who wounded seven
persons in a three-hour battle
with 270 policemen, was blasted
to death by machine gun fire
early today when police forced
him out of his barricaded home
by setting it afire.
The wounded included five po-
licemen, a two-year-old boy and
a woman.
Three other policemen and a
news photographer were over-
come by tear gas or cut by fly-
ing glass in the wild gunfight,
which was witnessed by an es-
timated 8,000 persons in a mid-
dle class west side negro district.
140 Thousand End
Student's Strike
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19 (UP)
—One hundred and forty thou-
sand students returned to class-
es throughout Mexico today to
end a 14-day student strike.
A committee of students met
yesterday with President Mig-
uel Aleman and left the strike
"completely in his hands." The
president, a university man, pro-
mised justice, students said.
Students walked out two
weeks ago lo protest the shoot-
ing of two Morelia students by
federal troops. They demanded
the resignation o'f Michoacan
state Gov. Mendoza Pardo,
whom they considered respon-
sible for the slayings.
TO CUT CIVILIANS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UP)
—Defense officials indicated to-
day that the armed services are
about ready to start trimming
payrolls.
Civilian workers will take most
of the cut. A few military per-
sonnel also may be dropped.
Princesses Of
Other Towns
Join Ceremony
Miss Merle Wright, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wright,
was crowned as the first queen of
the Cross Roads Stampede of
Sweetwater in the colorful pro-
logue Thursday evening at the
opening performance of the
Ropnd-Up Reverie, historical
pageant in the Mustang Bowl.
Mayor W. S. Chennault placed
the', crown on the head of Miss
Wrighi and proclaimed her
Queen of the Cross Roads Stain
pede.
The entrance of the Queen and
her court was proceeded by a
color guard of honor on horse-
back, the National Guard unit,
color guard of the V. F. W., color
guard of the D. A. V., Boy
Scouts, Brownie Scouts, Girl
Scouts, and pennant girls.
Following the coronation,
"Queen Merle" welcomed the
guests, presented her Court of
Honor, ladies of her court, and
the first, and second princesses
of her court.
The Court of Honor included
Miss Mary Alexander, as Miss
Nolan; Miss Joan Atkins, as Miss
Big Spring; Miss Jeannine John-
son as Miss Hamlin: Miss Jorene
Reisinger as Miss Merkel: Miss
Lu Lynn Pettit as Miss Robert
Lee; Miss Betty Spence as Miss
Blackweli, and Miss Ada Lou
Wallace as Miss Roscoe.
The ladies of the court were
Miss Pat Brandt, Miss Eska Wat-
son, Miss Judy Jennings, Miss
Ida Walker, Miss Doris Farley
and Miss Dolores McCreight.
Miss Hazel Flint was present-
ed as ihe second princess of the
court, Miss City of Sweetwater,
and Miss Bonnie Jo Boyd was
the first nrincess of the court
and Miss Nolan County.
Lynda Walker served as train
hearer, and Stephen Smith car-
ried the crown on a satin pillow.
At the conclusion of the intro-
duction, "Queen Merle" proclaim-
ed a reign of happiness and pre-
sented the historical pageant,
"Round-Up Reveries" with a fan-
fare. She and her court retired
to box seats to view the produc-
tion.
In the meantime a busy sched-
ule is planned for the queen and
her court today and for Satur-
day. the concluding day of the
festival.
She and her court attended
the Old Settler's Reunion and
picnic today at noon in the City
Park.
The Queen and her court were I
presented at the entertainment
in the Legion Hut at 2 p. m. and
then at 5 thev were presented at
the old fashioned band concert |
on the court house square.
"Queen Merle" will place the
crown on the head of the Queen
Mother during the prologue to-
night at the Round-Up Reveries,
and attend the Western party at
the Canteen following the pag-
eant.
Saturday will he another busy
day for the Queen and her court.
They will lead the big parade at
10 a. m., and at noon they will
he honored by the RUie Bonnet
Hotel with a luncheon in the
Rose Room. At that time the
Queen's Cake from Sunbeam will
be cut and served.
At 2 p. m. Saturday, the Queen
will present the prizes at the
Tug-o-War contest on the court
house square, and at 3 p. m. she
will present the prizes in the
costume contest on the square.
The winners in the Whiskerino
contest will receive their prizes
from the hands of the queen at
4 p. m.
The Queen and her court will
preside at the cake walk which
opens at 4 p. m. on the court
house square.
CHILD DIES FROM EATING PAINT—Mrs. Claude Carver,
Hyattsville, Md., holds her daughter Elizabeth, 3, as they look
at the table and chair which Elizabeth and another sister,
Claudette, 4, chewed on in their home. Claudette died and
Elizabeth became ill from lead poisoning. Police are investi-
gating the unusual circumstances of the death even though
the parents told doctors the child continually ate paint off the
furniture. (NEA Telephoto).
"Big Parade" Will Feature
Saturday Morning Festival
Wallace And
Duties Argue
On Arms Bill
No. U. S. Bases
Near Russians,
Senator Stales
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UP)
—Sen. John Foster Dulles, R.,
N. Y., in an exchange with Hen-
rv A. Wallace indicated today
that the United States has no
intention of establishing military
bases near Russia's borders un-
der the Atlantic defense pact.
His exchange with the former
vice president, who heads the
I progressive party, came after
Wallace accused President Tru-
1 man of inciting false fears of
Russia. Wallace said Mr. Tru-
! man was doing this in a "repre-
hensible" effort to push through
his Si,450,000,000 program for
arming free nations against
Communist aggression.
Wallace testified before the
combined Senate Foreign Rela-
tions and armed services com-
mittees as administration lead-
ers planned a Senate fight to
restore a $580,495,000 cut voted
in the arms program by the
House.
Wallace reminded the Repub-
I lican foreign policy expert that
in the past Dulles had expressed
! hope that U. S. military bases
; would not be established in Nor-
j wav, near the Soviet frontier.
Dulles, who was consulted fre-
quently with the state depart-
ment on defense plans under the
| pact, replied, "that hope is be-
ing realized: I understand that
; we do not intend to establish
I bases close to Russia."
Plans for the gigantic parade |
which will take place here Sat- j
urday morning at 10:30 o'clock
are in the final stages, and prom- j
ises to be one of the largest pa- J
rades ever staged in the city, ac-1
cording to Donald Brown, chair-
man of the parade committee.
Many entrants in the various
divisions have already informed
the committee of their entries. I
However, many more are needed |
in order to make it as large as |
the committee desires.
The parade will form north of [
the city hall on Locust Street
and will start promptly at 10:30
o'clock, it is announced. The j
committee urged all entrants to
Residence Damaged
In Thursday Fire
Sweetwater firemen were
called out to -110 Neff Street
Thursday at 8:45 p. m. when
the back porch of the house
caught fire. Considerable dam-
age was reported. The porch,
roof and south bedroom were
burned. The home belonged to
Mrs. J. W. Wiggins of Beau-
mont. Her father, J. .1. Ferrell,
and son, Billy Horton, are oc-
cupants of tlie house.
At 7:05 p. m. Thursday, a grass
fire brought the firemen out.
The grass was burning between
the oil mill and the stock pens
north of town. No damage was
reported.
Caribbean Faring
State Of War, Says
Dominican Diplomat
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UP) j
—Julio Ortega Frier, the Domi- j
nican Republic's ambassador-at- j
large, claims there is a "virtual j
state of war" in the Caribbean.
He referred to the activities of j
the so-called "Caribbean Legion" I
which the Dominican Republic J
claims tried to overthrow its j
government last summer.
Frier said he told a meeting i
of the Inter-American Peace >
Commission yesterday that he
has "definite proof" that the j
legion is plotting another at- i
tempt to seize the government. J
He said he gave the five-nation j
commission details of the leg- i
ion's strength and makeup.
Afterwards, he told newsmen !
that "the present situation is a j
virtual state of war which is j
more than a threat of war."
The Dominican Republic has I
claimed that the legion is com-
posed of revolutionaries from
various Caribbean nations.
ROB BREWERY
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1!) (UP)—
Three gunmen, wearing babush-
kas over their faces, today held
up the Cleveland-Sandusky Brew-
ing Co., and escaped with an es-
timated $17,000 in cash.
Reserve Seats At
Bowen Drug Today
Reserve seat ticket sales for
Round-Up Reverie of Cross
Roads Stampede, will go on sale
this afternoon and again Satur-
day in Bowen Drug, according
to Red Sheridan, president of
Sweetwater Festivals, Inc.
Reserve seat tickets will al-
so be on sale at the grounds to-
night and Saturday, Sheridan
stated.
"be, on the spot in plenty time
to get set by at least 10 o'clock."
Route of the parade will be as
follows: South on Locust to
Third Street, west on Third to
Pecan, south on Pecan to Broad-
way, west on Broadway to Elm,
north on Elm to Fifth street,
west on Elm back to Locust
where it will disband.
Heading the parade will be po-
lice escort followed by the color
guard.
Next will be 17 cars bearing
the Queen of Crossroads Stam-
pede and her escorts, followed by
the High School band. From 50
to 100 horsemen will follow the
band.
The Hermleigh Drum and
Bugle Corps follows the horse-
men, then come the five divisions
of the parade composed of the
following: pioneer floats, out of
town entries, youth organiza-
tions, civic and social floats, and
commercial entries.
The area north of the city hall
will be blocked off and each en-
trant will be directed to his place
in the line-up when he arrives.
The Garden Clubs of Sweetwa-
ter have entered a float depict-
ing a landscaping scene of a
home, on a truck belonging to
Bryan Buck. Decorating the
float were Mrs. Bryan Buck,
chairman of decorating commit-
tee, Mrs. Claude Carpenter, Mrs.
Mrs. J. F. Gilbert. Mrs. Norman
Supulver, Mrs. C. D. Leonard,
Mrs. D. C. Pace, Mrs. John Ma-
jors. Mrs. Lester Turner, Mrs. R.
B. Palmer, Mrs. .T. B. Edwards,
Mrs. W. A. Powell and Mrs. A.
E. Lane.
Other organizations that have
entered floats include the DAV,
VFW, Jaycees, and Kiwanis club.
Truck Kills Youth
Riding Motor Bike
FORT WORTH, Aug. 10, (UP)
Tarrant county today counted
its 56th traffic death of the
year after Kenneth Howard Or-
rick, 19-year-old theater projec-
tionist, died under the wheels
of a 13-ton trailer truck.
Orrick was on his way home
from work last night when his
motor-bike wobbled and skidded
beneath the multi-wheeled trail-
er truck. The truck was driven
by C. D. Mabry, 30.
It had been assumed in some
quarters that U. S. air bases,
at least, would be established in
Norway.
Wallace asked Dulles if he
knew whether American air
bases had been established in
Turkey, and the Senator replied
that iie d;;: r.r>t know.
Wallace, who says the arms
program is a step toward war.
not peace, quoted Dulles as hav
ing voiced doubt that there is
danger of Soviet aggression.
Dulles said that was true as
far as it went. But the senator
said Wallace failed to mention
that this doubt was based on the
fact that the Soviets were suc-
cessfully using a "technique of
subversive warfare" and were
deterred from armed aggression
by a strong U. S. military estab-
lishment.
"If conditions change," Dulles
said, "there would be a greater
danger of (Russian) military ag-
gression."
The Senator told Wallace that
the Soviets have a "growing"
military establishment and that
Communist doctrine provides no
"moral" checks on use of force.
Although Wallace charged the
administration with creating
false fears of Russia, he said
under questioning that the Unit-
ed States would be "justified in
taking military action" if Rus-
sia moved into Turkey to seize
control of the Dardanelles.
ButAe said he doubts that the
Russian^ would launch such an
expedition.
Wallace called the arms plan
"aggressive and provocative."
GIRL IS DROWNED
SAN ANGELO, Aug. 19 — Joy
Faulks, 15, daughter of Mrs.
Leora Faulks of San Angelo,
was drowned in deep water be-
low Nasworthy Dam southwest
of here yesterday. It is believed
that she stepped off a ledge into
a deep hole while wading.
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
By United Press
Stocks irregularly lower in
moderate trading.
Bonds irregular: U. S. govern-
| ments did not trade.
Curb stocks irregularly high-
i er.
j Silver unchanged in New York
at 71 Mi cents a fine ounce.
Cotton futures irregular,
i Grains: Wheat irregular; corn,
oats off; rye, soybeans up.
22 Passengers Die
As Airliner Falls
In Yorkshire Hills
MANCHESTER. Eng., Aug.
19, (UPi— A British European
Airways airliner crashed in the
cloud-swathed Yorkshire hills to-
day, reportedly killing 22 of its
32 passengers and crew.
The nine survivors among
the 29 passengers and three
crew members were reported
seriously injured.
The airliner caught fire after
crashing only a few miles from
the Lancashire border on a flight
from Belfast, northern Ireland,
to Manchester.
Soon afterward, a second
plane, a light British Proctor,
crashed in a cornfield 40 miles
away. All three occupants were
killed. The plane was on a test
flight.
Ambulance crews carried the
survivors of the BEA airliner
crash oil stretchers three miles
across marshland to the Old-
ham infirmary, in Lancashire,
just across the border from
Yorkshire.
Among the first reaching the
infirmary were the Evans fam-
ily—Horace. 34. his wife Ruth,
30, and their son Stephen. 5.
"Stephen was blasted through
a window by the force of the
crash," Evans said.
He said the plane immediately
burst into flames
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 197, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1949, newspaper, August 19, 1949; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283749/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.