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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 7

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Corpus Christi Caller-Tlmei Sun Sept 1 190 DEATHS AND FUNERALS Spokesman Says Statement By Hoover announced by Clifford Jackson Funeral Home Surviving are her parents sister Mrs Edwin Meyers and her maternal grandparents Atr and Mrs Burt all of Corpus Christi WASHINGTON A Justice the circle of secrecy protecting this unholy alliance" Hoover noted that in a message in the Law Enforcement Bulletin in January 1962 he hnd said that successful penetration at that time wu being made into the "innermost sanctum of the criminal Mm Pablo Diaz (feller-Time New Rervlr Mm Pablo (Erundina R) Diaz 60 died at 3 am Saturday in an Alice hospital after a short illness She was a llfe-kaig resident of Jim Wells County Funeral services will be at 4:30 pro Sunday at St Joseph's Catholic Church Department spokesman said on Saturday night a statement by Edgar Hoover on the Cbw Nostra mobster ring "hsa been misinterpreted" Hoover director of the Federal Bureau at Investigation made hia remarks in the latest Issue of the FBI's Law Enforcement Bulletin In amplifying hia comments about misinterpretation the Justice Department spokesman said: "Mr Hoover'a purpose was to advise law enforcement officers that the recent disclosures about Cota Nostra had clearly demonstrated the magnitude at the task ahead gongs have grown into a dominating force on the national scene "Recent disclosures In the fight against organized crime serve hi largpr degree to magnify the enormous task which lies ahead To know the identities of underworld 'bom' and the Intricate and operations of and 'regimes' Is not enough The concerted drive by federal and loca must be accelerated must be by public-spirited every community" published accounts indud Associated Press story a had Interpreted the word In the dictionary definition "to make greater intensity" had said "Hoover felt publicity about Valachl make the fisdit against organized rrime more difficult" interpretations prompted Department spoken-man comment that had been "mlslnter- FIRST MAJOR BULLFIGHT AT REYNOSA LATE LOOK AT WEATHER Except (or some showers in the east south and west most of the country presented a weather picture of clear cool conditions Saturday evening Warm weather still persisted in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast states and parts of the Southwest and Plains states (AP Wirephoto Map) PAST WEATHER Frits August Ilinze (feller-TIutra New Rervtee ORANGE Fritz August Hinze 58 died Friday In a Galveston hospital after an illness of one month' Funeral services will be at 3 pm Sunday at Moyer Mortuary In Alice with the Rev Hermit Menking pastor of the First Lutheran Church at Orange Grove officiating 1 a 1 will be In Orange Grove Cemetery He had been an oil field truck driver He was veteran of World War II and a member of the First Lutheran Church He wu a native of Runge Survivors are one brother Oscar of Corpus Christ! and three sisters Mrs Edna Floyd and Mrs Elgin Bullock of San Antonio and Mrs AL Engelking of Orange Grove Antonio Contreru Caller-TlinN Newe Sente Funeral eervicea for Antonio Contreras 60 who died Friday in a Beeville hospital will be at 4 pm Sunday at Our Ividy of Victory Church with the Rev WlK'am Jannings officiating Burial will be In Beeville Memorial Park under the direction of Trevino Funeral Home Sundvors are his wife Eloisa one son Enrique of Corpus Christi one daughter Airs EH-da Lopez of Beeville one brother Jose of San Antonio six sisters Airs Tiodora Villarreal Mrs Clemencla Salazar Mrs Eslquia Reyes Mrs Eloisa Hernandez Mrs Dominsra Cantu and Mrs Francises Cruz all of Beeville and eight grandchildren II Britton Sr Caller-Dme New Service McALLEN Funeral services for II Britton Sr 75 promt nent Rio Grande Valley businessman who died of a heart attack Friday afternoon will be at pro Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pharr Mrs Theresa Gonzales deity" an action which waa "creating an uneasy attr among professional vice lords" In his la test mcasaga In the bulletin Hoover saiu "Information furnished to the FBI since June 9tiL by a federal prisoner a member of 'La Cbsa Nostra' since 1933 has corroborated and embellished the facta developed by die FBI ss early as 1961 which disclosed the makeup of this gangland horde "As is evident Iran a look at In combatting organized crime and jtlie H-biooded and mthloM op- racketeering" erations of such a group" Hoover Die Associated Tress reported! added In his latest statement "or- Friday that Hoover said rrernt wniM'd crime today is an appall- disclosure shout the eiplcs Through Ihelr unlawful crime syndicate known aa "(WdMinRi hlrvrryi Rambiing Nostra" will make tlie fight usury extortion bribery blaek-j remarks against it more difficult mnll and munler underworld preted" Die story went on to say that the FBI director thus publiriy evaluated for tlie first time Uie Justice Department's dwclosure tliat Joseph Vaiachi a long-time member of tlie syndicate had spilled to federal agents many ofj Is operating secrets and named (feller Dmre New Ken-Ice its chieftains LAREDO Antonio (Tony) Hoover In his message In Ihe Rrunl Jr 56 veteran railroad composition their of course authorities and It supported zero in Some ing the Friday "magnify" of and that the would Diese the Justice to Trustee To Laredo His Railway Rainfall trace TABLE OF GULF TIDES High Im Sunday 3:41 am Ritd 12:37 pro and 6:54 pm Monday 4:10 am and 1:46 pm 8:14 am and 7:38 pm Tuesday 4:38 am and 2:52 pm 8:35 am and 8:22 pm Wednesday 5:05 am and 3:58 pm 9:07 am and 9:08 pm Thursday and 5:08 pm 9:46 am and 9:55 pm Friday 5:55 am and 6:26 pm 10:31 am and 10:44 pm Saturday 6:19 am and 7:52 pm 11:21 am and 11:39 pm High Low 94 75 94 95 94 93 88 75 74 76 77 75 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 74 REYNOSA Mexico un The first major bullfight In Rrynosa history Is scheduled Sunday according In promoters of the six hull event Andy Paris of McAllen American coordinator of the fight nid this Is tlie first time a "Alexico City-quality" bullfight has ever been presented in Reynosa The bullfighters will be Alfredo Lead billed as the prince of Alexicsn bullfighters Jesus Cordoba the young master of Alexican bullfighters and Enrique Vela a Spanish bullfighter Hnd movie actor from Seville Spain Die aix bulla will he from the Santoyo ranch in tlie state of Jalisro 3 Inches 03 inches Appointed Board WEATHER SUMMARY DATA FURNISHED SY US WEATNEa BUREAU Coastal Plains North Texas Get Scattered Showers successor Brunl is the liaison officer for Missourt-Paclfle and Texas-Mexlcnn Railway Co liere He was born in Mexico and he Iihi been a Laredo resident for 51 years Hia wife is the former Esther Ckvazos Diey have one daughter Sylvia a senior at Encamate Word College In San Antonio and two anna Tony III a freshman at Laredo Junior College and Louis Alberto 10 Bruni is a member nf the Rotary Club tlie Laredo Port Commission (he Laredo Boys Guh and Blessed Sacrament Parish Florra waa aerving aa vice president of tlie board Trustees approved making Secretary Miirvil Moore vice president and nHmed Raymond Goodman as secretary Law Enforcement Bulletin said in part that "In recent weeks nationwide attention has hern focused on Uie inner working of a sinister criminal indicate known as 'La Goss Nostra' This federation of professional racketeers is strongarm of organized crime in America Die relentless determination of cooperative law enforcement is beginning to rinse Club Set miiinl Biu'Ikmuc Woothar at 4 pm CST Saturday Hlgh-Ml limoaraturf tail 12 houri Lowest timptralura tail ll hauri for houri ending at 4 pm Albany NY Albuquarqua Amarllta Ashtvlll Atlanta Billings Birmingham aaaaaaaaaaaat Itmarck BOlt maitiinttnilMi Boilon aaaaaattoagaasaaioi BrowntvIHa Buftata Caspar Chartoston Charleston Vo Chicago ataaaaoaotaodaaad Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus 0 75 Denver Das Moines Detroit Duluth at73 El Peia It Fort Worth Galveston Hficna Indianapolis Jaikion Miss Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vsgas Lillis Pock (( 01 Lbs Angeles Louisville man was appointed Saturday to serve out the uncxired term of Francisco Flores as trustee of tlie I vi redo Independent School District Flores tendered his resignation at a special board meeting after more than 11 years service Hia current three year term will expire next April Harold Yeary hoard president said (lores was resigning so that a niece of his may start teaching Diesday wiDmut violating the neinlisiii law Flores win is also tlie county tax assessor and collector was appointed to tlie school lioard in and he was reelected fur liner consecutive terms By Tha Associated Prate Rain-starved Texans in scattered areas smiled Saturday as good showers peppered down The Weather Bureau said more of the heat-numbing crop saving precipitation could be expected Sunday Heaviest rainfall was in the northern areas of the state hut showers also dotted the coastal plains A heavy thunderstorm swept through the Fort Worth area at mid-afternoon unleashing nearly an Inch of rain within a hour Greater Southwest Intematian- Die Corpus Giristl A AM Club will hold its nnnunl "Kickoff Bar hccue" next Sunday Iwginning it 6 in at Aggie Fark in Flour Bluff Hank FnMbrrg head football coarii of University is sched- i uled to speak Bl the pre-football' season barbecue All active members of the club will be admitted free guest admission will 3130 a person and admission for AIM students and chlldrrn of guests will be 31- All coaches in tills area have been Invited to attend el Airport gauged 90 of an Inch between 3 and 4 pm with winds gu sting to 63 miles per hour at times Arlington between Dallas and Fort Worth had two inches at about the same time Moat of the rainfall was scattered however Nowhere waa (here a widespread general rain of two inches or more desperately norded in every section of the stale Ranges in particular needed rain for fall and winter grazing Stock ponds in many areas were dry others were woefully low Farmers in most sections found the ground too hard and dry to plow The nortliern half of Texas where most of the rain fell had mild weather under generally cloudy skies Die southern half was either partly cloudy or cloudy The whole state was humid Temperatures ranged from 70 degrees at Dal hart in the Panhandle to 95 at Laredo early In the afternoon Rain in the six hours to noon Saturday included Reevills 159 inches Mineral Wells 76 Dal-harl 24 Palacios 10 and Corpus Christi 03 Good overnight rains fell in scattered areas before dawn Saturday Midland County had rain that ranged to five inches Abilene had 287 inriies Decatur 275 Carbon 227 Texarkana 218 Roanoke 200 Panhandle 170 Hereford 169 Valley Mills L30 Craw ford 122 Newport 120 Lubbock 113 and Clifton 111 Scnm of points had less than an inch AUITIHQBIIZEB FRIGIDAIRE MAYTAG SERVICE SHELTON MARSH COMPANY TU 2-223 1 601 WACO ST Mustang Gul) Opening Set On Monday Caller-Dme News Servlre ALICE Mrs Teresa Gorv zalez88 of Alice died in an Alice hospital at 8:30 pm Friday after an illness of six week Site wss a native of Brownsville Funeral sendees will be held Sunday at 3:30 pm at Walker-Mora Funeral Ibime Chapel with burial In Collins Memorial Gar-dens Clestino Guzman Funeral services for Crlcstino Guzman 80 who lived on Carl Allen Road will be at 3:30 pm today at St Joseph'a Catholic Church Rosary was recited at Duiuie-Ivmgham Funeral Chapel last night Burial will be In Holy Cross Cemetery Guzman died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness Survivors are his wile Fran-eisca two daughters Mrs Ray Salinas and Mrs Juan Alagallan of Corpus Qiristi four sons Martin and Aden of Corpus Christl and Danirl and Richard of Robs-town three brothers Joe and all of Corpus Christi 33 grandchildren and nine 4 Arc Safe After Navy Plane Crash ENID Okla (AP) A twin-engine Navy B26 with both landing wheels and its nose wheel out of operation crashed In a fiery explosion near Vance Air Fnrre Base Saturday after it was abandoned by four crrwmen AIsj James Stewart Vance puli lie information oflierr said tlie htg plane iTHsIted niiimles after tlie last the bailed out at 3:30 am After a routine medical examination doctors said all four men were in excellent condition except for being sliaken up Die flight originated at North Island Naval Air Station near San Dlrgo Calif The erewmen ad reported in excellent condition are Lt (Jg Joseph Diomhili 24 Joplin Mo the pilot LL Fred A Strum-mer 24 Winctia Minn the flight observer and Rucker 20 Fort White Ha and Samuel A Meyers 20 Poplar Bluff Mo bolh aviation machinist'a males All are stationed at the San Diego base Navy officials said tlie plane which was attached to Utility Squadron 7 at North Island was on a routine training flight The plane lust its left landing wheel in an attempted landing at Joplin Thornhill radioed lie would try a wheels-up landing at Olathe Kan but found the right wheel and nose wiierl could not be retracted He then bonded toward Vance to evacuate tlie plane and let It crash Die base lias an air-sea rescue unit and a lirlicupter Thornhill made fuur passei over tlie field from 10000 feet wilh one man going out each time He wea (lie lust man out Stewart said the plane rraslied nose first In plowed field MlUnU BOCh eaaaeeateaas Midland Texas Milwaukrs Mpls SI Foul 77 Nsw Orisons Nsw York North FlaHe II Oktahomp City Omaha Phlladelptila Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Me Portland Ora Raleigh Rapid City Rene Richmond taaaaata SI Louis 71 Salt Lakt City San Antonia Son Francisco St Sts Maria Sealtla Shrcveeert Spokane SO Tampa St Prbg Washington Wichita Saturday tow 14 at Marqurtte Mich Sat-uretov high 107 al Yuma Aril OTHER TEXAS CITIES omfmim SPJGMLKmiNGS TiOlSCHOOL Lew is A Greer The new Mustang dub will open unofficially on Labor Day In the Vaughn Plaza The club's formal opening will not he until sometime in November according to club manager Dick Robbins because the building ill not be dedicated until then "Hrlicnptrrs will land releh-rilies on the roof in November" he said Die Marhry Trio and a special attraction Eddie Cotta will he on hand for the unofficial ot toning Mmday Die Mustang Club waa moved front tlir basement of tlie Wilson Tower where it has been for several years The new club has 9000 square feet of floor space Joe Ming of the old Dragon Grill hich was located In the building which now houses tlie Town dub will he on the new kitchen staff Die private club will have tlie same hours open from 11:30 am to 12 pm with mutinous fond service (Doc) Mason who operated the Dragon Grill took over the facilities of tlie old Mustang duh and will open the new Tower duh Wednesday Abilene Alice Austin Brevllle CORPUS CHRISTI Houston 71 Kingsville Loretta IN Lubbock tspataeasaaaaaddse- Presidio paoaaaetaeeaioil61 Sen Anl ataaa93 Victoria a (dtada agpas tpaa WOCO sessexeepeeeSeeeaaeeexW Wichita Foil S3 FORBIftN CITIM Forin tmprotir of noon Saturday Aberdeen aegaaaeaaeoat5i Dublin eteeeeaeeaaeeeaaaaeaaaeaaeeaaeeaseSr LandOII 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Malta sag to ooooo poodPiPoaModdoao 0073 CasoMonca ppotoooppoooooppdpf odpoooe73 TOkyO a too Mexico City eeeeegeeegieeegeeeaegeeee70 Son Juon 5 eM so so mi gaeaeeeeef eeaeeeeseaeeeeeeeee eai 5 Sister of Ioral Academy Co to Meet Five sisters of the Incarnate Word Academy attended the Archdiocese of San Antonio ele-menliuy school principal's meeting in San Antonio Aug 26-27 Attending were Sister Aloysius assistant principal at St School and principals Sister Beatrice of Sacred Heart School Sister Viannry of St Thrrsa's School Sister Dirersa Ann nf Osthdral School and Sister Gsmnllia of SL Gertrude's Sclmol in Kingsville Kingston tate Nassau Howard AFB i ooooooooeoo Bermuda aatggasetaeaeeeaeao64 St Thomat Vl (feller-Dinre New Rervtc VICTORIA Lewis A Greer 60 died at 6:50 am Saturday In a Victoria hospital after a long illness Greer wu a painter and a form-er resident of Corpus Christi He was born in Kansas and moved to Victoria from Corpus Chriati seven years ago Corpus Christi survivors are two brothers Paul Rnd Jack Greer and three sislrri Mrs Maria Cross Mrs Juanita Land-hicr and Airs Loma Johnson Funeral services will be at pro Sunday in the Duckett iV neral Home Chapel In Victoria Burial will be in Alemory Gap den cemetery in Victoria Other survivors are his wife Elva of Vietoria two daughters Mrs Burt White nf Victoria and Mrs Shirley DeVilliep of Kingsville two sons Ipwifl of Marlin and Mike Greer nf Kansas sitiler Airs Ilah AIcMahan nf Refugio and two brothers Roy Greer of Kansas and Wilkins Greer of California DHxirah Kaye Franklin Deborah Kaye Franklin 11 year-old daughter of Mr and Airs A Franklin of 4816 Johnston died in El Paso at 8:30 aro Saturday after a short Illness while lvr parents were visiting relatives there cm DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT 8TOREO MONDAY SEPT2nd 9:30 AM to 6:30 PAA SYJUCUSE ZOO Man Is Possible Smallpox Victim BUDAPEST Hungary (AP) -An employe of the Hotel Royal in Budapest has been hospitalized on suspicion that he la suffering from smallpox the Hungarian news agency MTI reported St unfay The hole) was quarantined and all persons In touch wilh the Hungarian employe were vaec ns led Of 300 guests several had left prior to the quarantine scheduled for 21 days All present were ordered vaccinated as well as any persons wanting to leave the country A hotel spokesman said several foreigners were slaying at the hotel but added that the exact number was not Immediately BOATING CONDITIONS INLAND BAYS AND LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI Waters will he smooth In the morning and slightly choppy during the afternoon Winds will he light from the east and anulheast increasing to 10 to 18 miles an hour this afternoon Gusty winds up to 30 miles an hour can be expected in the vicinity of thunder showers Vandals Release Herd of Animals an elk down a street in hia truck and clocked It at 40 miles an hour One policeman laamed the bull elk and led him hack to his pen One of the cow elks was shot in the yard of a nearby home A second cow died after a 45-minute chase The third cow SYRACUSE NY (AP)-A herd of animals led by a 650-pnund hull elk was released by vandals from pctiR at the Syracuse zoo early Saturday police Raid Before tlie animals were rounded up in a hiie through backyard flowerbeds and across busy si reels one elk was shot and Funeral arrangements will be available 6BB (giimraa sm C3J3SX35 REDO) Gfl Odcm Woman Winner Of Tlraslan Drawing Isabel Reyna of Odrm was first prize winnrr In the S500 give away by Braslau Furniture Co yesterday She won 250 silver dollars Second prize at $150 was won by Manuel Rosas of Robs-town and third prize of 3100 by Davis of 4110 Venn Registration for the drawing yesterday has been gnkig on since Breslau's anniversary sale began Aug I at bolh the 1001 lopard and 4148 Staples stores SWilKGS GSB Has killed by police and another ner died apparently of exhaustion remained free but con- The chase began about 4 sm when a man reported a herd of goats in his backyard Another resident told police about an hour later that he had Just watched an elk leap over his parked car The elk a 12-point hull and three cow elk along with three idiecp three goal and a raccoon were freed from tfieir unguarded pens at the city's Burnet Park Zoo about midnight park official said Police said Ihe locks on the petu hnrt been cut with sawn About 25 city police roprexentii-tives from the Stale Conservation Department men from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aninwls and other Joined in the roundup An SPCA official said he chased servalion department aides ought it might return to the zoo after dark The sheep and goats were rounded up and returned to their pens with little trouble Police were not too concerned about the fate of the raccoon since several wild raccoons live nr a' the park The zoo ha been trying unsuccessfully to hire a guard DESIGNED AND FURNISHED 4222 South Staples -Corpus Christi johnh 'VOCHEM compontj BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS 12 HAMIS ru2-iS )aa(B(E)t3n.

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