Grim Christmas Toll Tops 725 Deaths Nationwide
Christmas observance this year produced at least 725 violent deaths across the nation. Texas accounted for 94 fatalities with 48 traffic deaths, the highest state total, while California recorded 41 traffic deaths. Los Angeles saw heavy losses due to office parties, with 11 traffic deaths and 362 people charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
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Fire damages Motex Manufacturing plant in Taylor
Fire partially destroyed the Motex Manufacturing Company in Taylor on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze gutted part of the building and broke through the roof with two dozen volunteers fighting for over an hour. Loss was estimated at 12 000 to 20 000 dollars. No injuries reported. Fire officials cited an electric motor in the spray room as the likely cause. Owner is F. E. Cale.
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Taylor
Motex Manufacturing Company
B. J. Korman
Korman
F. E. Cale
Republic of Korea
Korangpo
Seoul
Republican
Army Reserve and Guard Officers Called for Active Duty
The Army ordered 7,500 National Guard and Reserve lieutenants and captains to report for active service between March 1 and 22, plus 100 Women’s Army Corps officers. Total called to date about 27,000. An additional 890 medical officers 850 dental officers and 415 medical service corps officers will report in two groups on February 5 and March 15.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Organized Reserve
National Guard and
ROTC
Volunteer Reserve
Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Shoe Fund lifts Austin children with $2134 total
Christmas Day report notes The American Statesman Shoe Fund raised to $2,134.75 to provide warm footwear for hundreds of Austin children through winter. Also mentions Wichita High favored over Austin in state championship prep and Texas-Tennessee Cotton Bowl timing.
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American Statesman
Austin
Wichita High
First Quadruple Amputee Returns Home from Korea
Private First Class Robert L. Smith, 20, of Middleburg Pennsylvania, believed to be the first quadruple amputee to return from the Korean War. At Travis Air Force Base his morale and condition are described as excellent and rehabilitation prospects as very good. He lost both hands above the wrists and both legs below the knees after frostbite and battle injuries at Chosin Reservoir on November 27.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Pennsylvania
A.H. Corliss
Air Base Hospital
Robert L. Smith
Clara Smith
Middleburg
Col. Corliss
Korea
Smith
Department of Defense
Travis Field Hospital
Washington
Army
Chosin Reservoir
Truman and Eisenhower Top U S Orators Named
Seven men including President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower were named as outstanding orators by a Speech Association of America committee. Other top choices were Norman Thomas M Hutchins Edward R Murrow Paul H Douglas and Robert A Taft.
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New York
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Speech Association of America
Norman Th
M. Hutchins
The
University of Chicago
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Edward R. Murrow
Columbia Broadcasting System
Texas Schools See Attendance Rise and Staffing Boost in 1950
Texas public schools posted an attendance gain of 26 000 and added 3 500 teachers in 1950. Most teachers held four or more years of college, and average pay rose to 3 040 dollars. Programs pushed year round instruction, expanded vocational training, and plans for more buildings amid crowded classrooms. State Education Commissioner J W Edgar called the year a marked improvement under Gilmer Aikin reforms.
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Texas
J. W. Edgar
Megan
Both
Charles Tenny- Sen Ene
Dry and Windy Norther Rolls South in State
A sharp cold front moved across Texas Tuesday bringing dry, windy conditions. Lows range from single digits to mid thirties across regions with no rain expected. Strong northerly winds and dust warnings fed by the front accompanied a daytime freeze in the Panhandle and South Plains.
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Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
East Texas
Shreveport
Austin
del Rio
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Minnesota
New York
Middle West
Prominent Burnet Rancher Dies in Burnet Texas
William N. Moreland 62 lifelong Burnet County rancher died in Burnet hospital Tuesday morning. A World War I veteran and American Legion member, he leaves sister Mrs. Mamie Shilling and brother Frank Moreland. Funeral set for Wednesday 2 pm Edgar Funeral Home with Rev. Bufford Stockard officiating. pallbearers named Tom Frazier John Frazier Floyd Frazier Ira Alexander Thomas McGehen Bill Dooley Early O'Neal and Herman Pogue.
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Burnet
William N. Moreland
Burnet County
American Legion
Mamie Shilling
Frank Moreland
Edgar
Bufford Stockard
Tom Frazier
John Frazier
Floyd Frazier
Ira Alexander
Thomas McGehen
Bill Dooley
Early O’neal
Herman Pogue
Freezing Norther Affects Austin Pipes and Temps
A dry norther hit Austin Tuesday night causing freezing temperatures into Wednesday with winds up to 25 mph. Forecasters warn residents to protect outside water pipes as lows dip to 28 degrees and no moisture is expected from the front.
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Austin
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Chinese Still Building Up Units North and Northwest of Seoul
United States Eighth Army on a 150 mile line near the 38th Parallel surrounds a North Korean regiment. South Korean troops encircle Reds south of Chorwon. Chinese buildup north and northwest of Seoul continues. Bundled reports say 30 B 26 bombers struck 23 towns, with 785 Reds killed or wounded.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Korea
38Th
Chorwon
MacArthur
10Th Corps
Yonchon
Kuhwa
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Eighth
Matthew B Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
Ridgway
Northeast Korea
Hungnam
Chunchon
ROK
World Embargo on Communist China Considered by U S Officials
U S officials study a free world economy boycott of Communist China as a next step in the Korean crisis. Possible actions include reviving a UN hostile resolution against Peiping and building a multi nation trade embargo. Deadline ideas center on a Jan 2 General Assembly decision with broad support for stronger actions short of war.
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Washington
China
United States
Peiping
United Nations
UN General Assembly
Red China
Asia
Russia
Security Council
Increased Tax Bill Not Likely In January
White House aide said it is doubtful President Truman will seek new taxes in January. Press secretary Joseph Short cited Korea crisis talks and the state of the union.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Joseph Short
Short
82Nd Congress
Missouri
Blair House
Defense
Marshall
State Acheson
the Treasury
Snyder
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Independence
Korea
Dwight D. Fisenhower
City Attorney Foster Bean New Kilgore Mayor
Kilgore selects City Attorney Foster T. Bean to fill the unexpired term after the death of Mayor Roy H. Laird who died December 19. The appointment was announced December 26.
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Kilgore
Foster T. Bean
Roy H. Laird
Laird
Reds Say POWs Removed to Rear
Peiping Communist radio reported 173 American Marines and Infantrymen captured in the Changjin Reservoir area had been removed to the rear in northeast Korea. The dispatch said fifty suffered frostbite or chilblains from prolonged exposure. the prisoners were from the Marine First Division and Seventh Infantry Division.
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San Francisco
Peiping Communist
Changjin Reservoir
Northeast Korea
North Korea
Marine First Division
Seventh Infantry Division
Associated Press
Fearful Refugees Stream South From Seoul Amid War Alarm
Residents of Seoul flee southward with possessions as rumors of Chinese Communist attacks spread. President Rhee urges departure to avoid hindering military traffic. Streets empty by night, snipers kill nightly, and many families leave one member behind to guard homes while others travel by car, plane, or on foot.
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Associated Press
Bill Shinn
Shinn
Rhee
Secant
National
Pusan
Seoul
North Korean People’s Army
Crusaders of Liberty
Oom
Si Gan
Rense
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