Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1951 — Page 6

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Gambler Is Killed • On 12th Attempt Gambler Blown ToBits By Dynamite f Dallas, Tex., Aug/8 (UP) The ■\ lifelong refusal of 4lerbert Nnhlr to identify the persops who tried Al times to kill him hindered pel Ik-v today in their search for the dyaa. miters who succeeded the 14th ' time. i 1 'Noble, dubbed "the cat." prvted; to have mere lives than his n'amej •• sake until yesterday when he was blown to bits by a bomb which p went off beneath his automobile The blast shattered ithe car. throwing bits of wreckage over an area of several (acres outside his ranch near ,« Grapevine. 3;> miles northwest of here. It occurred as . Noble| stopped j®—front of a RFD mailbox. - k j Texas rangers teiined with city, state and federal authorities in seeking the hired killers. A roundup of known underworld characters in Fort .Worth and Dallas was ordered, But otherwise, the clues iVere y few—a detonating battery found near the scene, the wreckage Os Noble's .1951 sedan and-a description of a pick up truck seen speeding, away shortly after the blast. - - ( Noble was nationally known as

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the "clay; pigeon of the underworld because Os the 11 previous attempt on his life. Although be was onl; 41. his prematurely whitt indicating tho tension he hud live, under for five years. He had been wounded five time before. And in 1949 his wife wa killed by a dynamite bomb al fuelled to anothervof Noble's autc mobiles j The stocky gambler was dost mouthed about the attempts to kil him. He steadfastly refused t< name the persons who sought s many times to’get rid of him. Police said (hat\his silence iwa ■hampering thtir search forth | killers. . > Cap:. Bob Crowder of the Texa Rangers admitted that tly* clue were slim. I We don’t have the license num her of’ the pick-up truck?’ he said "But we are hoping to find out wh sold that batteify we foutid connect ed with the detonating wires.” .Crowder and other officers sifte through the Fort Worth undei world last night, .but they foum nobody of interest there. (- "Everyone \jwas laying low, Crowder said. ' They ’ turned their attention t< the Dallas gangland today with ; roundup of all known crimina figures orderedDistrict attorney Henry Wad told a conferences of Texas law’ er forcement officials last spring tha Underworld gossipers re port ei there was a SIO,OOO priqe tag oi Noble’s life. i . ' !. COUNCIL 4 Continued From Pmr* One) this fall. Accordingly, the con tractors are to submit their bilh to Pettibone, who in turn will ap prove piem and forward to clerk treasurer \H. Vernon Aurand and councilmen for further approval. Practically all the material, il was pointed out, is being furnish ed by the high school. \ Councilmen also adopted the fin al resolution, in accordance with plans and specifications, for the George Anspaugh sewer, at 801 l man land Rod streets. \ ■ 1

- jw •s k Is ' " iHL SB < 'MM9 11 ill " 1 * a® IBn? ? * K i C' 1 A SB*. Vi-- I ■ / w /] 1 ■ £- •' ■ ■ d THE DISMISSAVof ninety West Point Military Academy cadets followed recommendations of a special board composed of Judge Learned Hand . (top, right), Maj. Gen. Robert M. Danford, retired (top, left), ex-presi-dent of the West ;Point Graduates Association, and Lt Gen. Troy H. 1_ Middleton. Violations of the Academy’s code of honor by examination cheating caused the action announced by the Army from Washington. 1 ‘ At West Point, New York, the cadet corps was stunned, particularly 11 since key men of the football squad were reported involved. A group of e cadets (bottom) discuss the scandaL (International Soundphoto) i.

i- - ■.' ■. ■ n ■ i - Handicraft Exhibits Are Judged Tuesday Winners At County 4-H Fair Listed \ ' • . ' ■ •■ ■• 1 Handicraft exhibits at the 4-H fair were judged Tuesday by Paul W.eaverx The premium winners in J group 1 were: Colleen Egly, first; Sharon Beltz, second; Sandra Cramer. third, Audrey Kuhn, fourth, and Patty Hurst, fifth. In Group II the premium winners were: Ruth Zimmerniati, first; and Howard Michaels, fourth. I Colleen/ Egly. of the Jefferson Work & Win 4-H dub, won the grand champion ribbon in handicraft. is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Holman Egly of Jefferson. Blue ribbon group placings were given to: Shirley Brandt, Eslbell Burkhart, Carolyn Charleston, Marilyn Charleston. Gloria Crownover, ()onna Fast, Kathleen Fleming, Ramona Gottshall, Naonia Kirchnofer, Virginia Mitchel, Janet' Osborn, Melinda Raudenbush, and Norman Wall. \ . | The* state fair entries are: Patricia Retd, "Savage.”—yarn doll; Ruth Zimmerman, embroidery; Cob leen pgly. textile painting; Norman jvall, small coin purse; Sandra Cramer, 12 favors; and Sharon Beltz. 2 tile plaques. BIG CROWD I (Coatluued From !*■<« Onr> Baumtner, Helen Rumple, Jatnes Baummer, Jeanie Stolz, Joyn Rumple and Egly were members of this musical groitp. Jackie Burk of Union was the main attraction of the group of baton twicers. Other members of the group were Virginia Vetter, Marlene Thieme, Mildred Grote. Lois Jean Gerke, Barbara Bleeke. Members jof the flag drill were: Georgiana Williams, Pauline Osborne, Joslyn McCoullough. Marilyn Stqcky, Linda Schug.' Diane Kohli, Chrol Ehtsam, Judy Vary, Sharon Mattox. Emily Kniyje, Rene Kessler, pianist —Ada Lobenstein and soloist; Robert Gage. Aunt Bessie and the Tra,mp was given by St. Mary’S Fern Frey, Meta Hilpert apd Mary Rich. Nornia Lee Lugtnbill of Blue Creek gave her version of “Brown’s Idees’ on Wimmen.” “Peaceful Valley”' musics and lyric composed by Mrs. Helen\Ehrsam was given by Miss Gloria Crownover and Miss Phyllis Kohli accompanied by Chester Ixmgenberger at the piano, Harold Schower-bass fiddle and Robert Ehrsam on drums. | Hospital Blues by Sunny Circle Home Economics club of Preble. Narrator, Mrs. Elfvlrea Brandt; par tient, Mrs. Elsie Peters; nurse, Mrs. Vera Schuller; messenger* Miss Kathryn Young; small girl, 4 Darene Beery. A “Niela Drama** was given by Root township, Kirsch; Shirley Gerke, Jane Harvey, Ethel Cook, Kathryn Singleton, Esther Cook, Betty Roe, Nola

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certain goods to the Soviet bloc. ■ The United: States also has served notice 'that it is canceling the Sovlet-Americah trade agreement. This was necessary so that the United States, beginning in December, can change higher tariff oh goods from t Russia than on similar goods from non-Commun-ist countries. INITIAL (Continued From P»rr One) department; $6,105, engineering department; $4,662 for city liall expenditures; $1,160 for the department of health; $1,250 for the common council, $46,746 for miscellaneous items. Debt payments, for school aid bonds and interest on the bonds, amount to $4,247.48, making a totaj of $144,684.73 sought for the operation of the city general fund next year. The difference between the $107,066.76 total to be raised by taxation and the $144,6514.73 of the general fund takes into- consider-

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ation the cash on band, miscellaneous revenues, special taxations which the city will draw during the next 18 months. The city had an actual balance of $67,940.84 on - hand July 31. There are, in addition, $39,762.59 i of taxes to be collected yet this year in the December settlement; miscellaneous revenue for the next 18 months i$ estimated at $42,513.- < 98 In special taxes and $10,609, in special fees. Naturally, current as well as future expenditures are projected in the budget. However, the total amount to CLEARING YOUR TH9OAT FOLLOW EXAM- — ■ p. < artnr«,mfMfer», speakers! Quit it with a Foley Quit-Itl This new anesthetic-antibiotic tablet prevents clearing threat up to 2 hours, helps correct condition, enables you to break a rapidly forming nervous habit—objectiowable to others, a handicap to you. ,Qu>t clearing your throat with Foley QuU-ll». Quit it before it becomes a fixed nervous habit. Get Foley Quil-llt (with leaflet teU•ne how to break habit) fromdruggwt today.

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bj» ralifed through different means,. eFpecikily taxation, will be further tested!‘by the cdunty tax review board/the state tax board and others its final approval. U 4—

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