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September 16, 1959
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Merced, California, Marie L. Blackwell, foster daughter of the late Cora Dinsmore, petitions to administer her estate, which includes a potentially valuable Alaskan cinnabar mining claim. Air Force Sgt. Thomas Howlett claims the widow left him a map to the deposit, valued by some at $40 million, sparking a legal dispute.
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Foster Daughter Wants In On Fabulous Alaska Cinnabar Mining Claim
MERCED, Calif., (AP)--A foster daughter wants to be administratrix of the estate of Cora Dinsmore, who left an Alaskan mining claim.
Marie L. Blackwell, 47, of Oakland, Calif., filed a petition in Merced Superior Court yesterday.
She said she was a foster daughter of the Merced woman who died last year.
T/Sgt. Thomas Howlett, 28, a jet bomber tail gunner at nearby Castle Air Force Base, said last month that he and his wife had befriended the widow and had been left a map showing the location of the cinnabar deposit in southwestern Alaska.
He said after returning from an inspection of the area that geologists told him it had a potential value of 40 million dollars. He said he had filed a formal claim to the deposit. Some Alaskan experts doubted the claim would yield that much.
Mrs. Blackwell's attorney, Wm. D. Corbett, said her petition "is the first step toward putting us in a position to ask Howlett some questions. We don't know what he got from Mrs. Dinsmore, if anything."
The sergeant wasn't available for comment.
MERCED, Calif., (AP)--A foster daughter wants to be administratrix of the estate of Cora Dinsmore, who left an Alaskan mining claim.
Marie L. Blackwell, 47, of Oakland, Calif., filed a petition in Merced Superior Court yesterday.
She said she was a foster daughter of the Merced woman who died last year.
T/Sgt. Thomas Howlett, 28, a jet bomber tail gunner at nearby Castle Air Force Base, said last month that he and his wife had befriended the widow and had been left a map showing the location of the cinnabar deposit in southwestern Alaska.
He said after returning from an inspection of the area that geologists told him it had a potential value of 40 million dollars. He said he had filed a formal claim to the deposit. Some Alaskan experts doubted the claim would yield that much.
Mrs. Blackwell's attorney, Wm. D. Corbett, said her petition "is the first step toward putting us in a position to ask Howlett some questions. We don't know what he got from Mrs. Dinsmore, if anything."
The sergeant wasn't available for comment.
What sub-type of article is it?
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Family
Fortune Reversal
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Inheritance Dispute
Mining Claim
Cinnabar Deposit
Alaska Mining
Foster Daughter
Air Force Sergeant
What entities or persons were involved?
Marie L. Blackwell
Cora Dinsmore
T/Sgt. Thomas Howlett
Wm. D. Corbett
Where did it happen?
Merced, California; Southwestern Alaska
Story Details
Key Persons
Marie L. Blackwell
Cora Dinsmore
T/Sgt. Thomas Howlett
Wm. D. Corbett
Location
Merced, California; Southwestern Alaska
Story Details
Foster daughter Marie Blackwell petitions to administer Cora Dinsmore's estate, contesting Air Force Sgt. Thomas Howlett's claim to a valuable Alaskan cinnabar mining deposit allegedly bequeathed to him by the widow.