Hustler’s Skipper
Killed In Winch
CORDOVA, UR — Carl C. Don
aldson, 58, of Cordova, was killed
Friday when his coat caught in
gears of the winch on his fishing
boat, the Hustler, and he was
pulled into the machinery.
Donaldson, a long-time resident
of this area, is survived by his
wife, Ann; six children; three
grandchildren; three brothers, and
two sisters.
SNAKE MISTAKEN FOR
APPLIANCE CORD
DALLAS, UR — Mrs. W. D.
Hathcox, 26, had trouble con
vincing her husband last week
about that vacuum cleaner cord
that wiggled at her touch.
It turned out to be a charcoal
plored snake, 18 inhes long and
nonpoisonous.
Novice Flies Plane
With Pilot Dead
j HAMMONDSPORT, X. UP> —
A manufacturer of airpl" ’e parts
made his first solo la"d • % after
a pilot died in the air, last week.
I Clifford Van Gelder. "3, of
I Bath, a veteran commercial pilot,
suffered a heart attack. Joseph
F. Meade, Jr., 40, of Hairanonds
port, who has taken some flying
j lessons, guided the four-seater the
I few miles to Van Gelder’s airport
| at Pleasant Valley.
| John Payne Suffers
.Shower Accident
SANTA MONICA, Calif., (fl* —
Actor John Payne, 46, was hos
i pitalized with severe chest iniur
ies when he slipped in the show
jer of his home. He will be in the
I hospital several days.
Alaskan Convicted
In Ax Slaying
TACOMA, (/PI — Harold W.
Jones, 22, Kasaan, Alaska, was
convicted of first degree murder
last night by a Superior Court
jury.
Jones was accused of the March
28 ax-slaying of a Tacoma tran
sient, Travis B. Holstad. The kill
ing took place in a hobo jungle
along the tide flats.
The jury of eight men and four
women deliberated more than
eight hours before returning to
the courtroom with their decision
recommending the death penalty.
Judge John D. Cochran said
that sentence would be pro
nounced in several weeks after
any motions for the defense have
been determined.
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Stengel Signs Again
NEW YORK, UP) — Casey Sten
gel today signed a new two-year
contract to manage the World
Champion New York Yankees
through 1960.
No salary figures were an
nounced but it' was believed the
68-year-old Stengel would receive
in the neighborhood of between
$75,000 and $80,000 for each of
the next two years. His salary
was believed to have called for
$70,000 in each of the last two
seasons.
Sir D. Hawson,
Antarctic Explorer, Dies
ADELAIDE, Australia, UP) ,—
Australian scientist and polar ex
plorer Sir Douglas Hawson, 76,
died in Adelaide yesterday.
In 1911 he discovered and
mapped 1,000 miles of Antarctic
coastline and discovered George
V Land.
Water Rat Burrow
Caused $28,000 Damage
CREWE, England, UFi — A water
rat burrowed through the em
bankment of a canal near here.
The bank caved in.
Water rushing through the 40
fodt gap drained the canal for
several miles, swept away some
thing like a million fish, and
carved a 20-foot gorge in an ad
joining field.
Sixty men with bulldozers will
have to work three weeks shift
ing 30,000 tons of soil in a repair
job costing 10,000 pounds ($28,
000).
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