Rockdale Legion Plans Fourth of July Fete
The Rockdale American Legion Carlyle Post 258 announces its 26th annual July Fourth celebration at Fair Park with a 10 am start, Rockdale High School band concert, six track races, a baseball game, and an 8:30 pm open air dance by Ben Christian's Ranch Hands. Officers and committee members are named.
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Rockdale
Rockdale American Legion
Carlyle Post 258
Fair Park
Ben Christian
Ranch Hands of
Ouston
Carlyle Post
John Weed Sr
Herbert
Leffer Walker
William Backhaus
Louis Rinn
Clyde Franklin
W. F. Marshall
Lester Hirt
Dan Robbins
George B. Lumpkin
Charles S. Dockall
Benny D. Williams
Louis G. Gest
Ideal Rural Church Should Have a Cow
The Rev. J. Howard Williams of Dallas told a rural church conference in Fort Worth that the ideal rural church would include a pasture for the preacher's cow. His dream church would sit on five acres off a major highway with a playground a parking area and a garden plot.
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Fort Worth
J. Howard Williams
Dallas
Taylor Man Leaves For West Point
Raymond Eineigl son of Mrs Edith Eineigl left Tuesday for West Point New York to enter the Military Academy Friday morning. Eineigl an honor graduate of Taylor High School in 1949 was a freshman at Texas A M College the past year after passing the qualifying examinations following his appointment this spring.
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Taylor
Spl
Raymond Eineigl
Edith Eineigl
West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Eineigl
Taylor High School
Texas A&m College
Rehearsals for Fourth of July Pageant Set at Local Park
Rehearsals are called for Wednesday and Friday at 7 30 by Mrs J E Morgan director for the VFWs large Fourth of July pageant to be staged Monday at 8 p m at fair park. The 13 out of town princesses need not be present and the gala celebration features dances and numbers with Blumes orchestra and guests from Hot Wells School at San Antonio.
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Blume
Morgan
Fair Park
Court of America
Hot Wells School
San Antonio
Hester Lockett
Brenham
Mary Ann Tobias
Ellinger
Ann Jeanette Mikulenko
Yoakum
Frances Towery
Cuero
Jo Ann Schindler
Weimar
Margie Farek
Schulenburg
Jean Massey
Navasota
Beverly Bunivn
Bastrop
Eliase Schroeder
Hallettsville
Doris Elise Karisch
Winchester
Virginia Becker
Bettye Logan
Victoria
Ann Breustedt
Seguin
Canadian Liberals hail St. Laurent landslide victory
June 2 Toronto. Louis St. Laurent led the Liberals to a record national victory. The party won 193 seats to 69 for the opposition and secured a broad cross country mandate. The chief opposition Progressive Conservatives took 42 seats while Quebec helped the Liberal sweep.
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ST. Laurent
Toronto
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Louis
Liberal Party
Liberals
House of Commons
Progressive Conservative Party
Quebec
Lignite Mining Might Revive In Rockdale Texas
Rockdale may revive lignite mining as natural gas shortages push use toward coal. McAlester Fuel Co. operates a 5000 ton monthly plant serving the University of Texas with lignite byproducts such as tars waxes dyes and synthetic gas. John M Weed Sr. warns Texas risks gas depletion driving large plants back to coal.
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Rockdale
Texas
John M. Weed Sr
McAlester Fuel Company
McAlester
University of Texas
Weed
Coast Guard Rescues Crippled Shrimper Atlanta at Port Isabel
The crippled shrimper Atlanta was towed into Port Isabel where Coast Guard crews rescued its two man crew after four days of rough seas. A piston broke last Thursday leaving the vessel helpless and in need of aid.
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Port Isabel
Atlanta
Coast Guard
Dutch Withdraw Near Jogjakarta
Dutch occupation forces pulled back from most outposts around Jogjakarta with about 4 000 troops massing in the city and at Maguwo air port. The timetable aims to pull from the air field by Wednesday and from Kaliurang last, as UN observers monitor a staged handover to Indonesian guerrillas in the suburbs.
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Jogjakarta
Java
Maguwo
Kaliurang
United Nations
Republic
Magelang
Gamping
Adokan
Kotagedeh
Tip of Negro Porter Nabs Two Escapees
A Houston porter tipped police about two men matching escapees near a park on the city outskirts. Patrolmen Waycott and Young arrested Jessie F. Howard 22 and Homer Lee Clay 24, who fled Central Prison Farm near Sugar Land after a 11:15 p m Sunday breakout. Howard serves 35 years for robbery and assault. Clay 25 years for robbery and burglary.
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Houston
Central Prison Farm
C K. Waycott
D. G. Young
Central Farm
Sugar Land
Jessie F. Howard
Homer Lee Claye
Howard
Harris County
Clay
Bandera County
Boy Shot by Sister Accidentally in Texas Camp
AMARILLO June 28 UP A six year old boy W S Birge III was critically wounded Tuesday when a pistol in the hands of his three year old sister Carol May exploded. The gun belonging to their father was found in a dresser drawer at the family tourist camp home. Authorities said the shooting was purely accidental and the slug pierced the boy’s left lung narrowly missing his heart.
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Amarillo
W. S. Birge, III
Carol May
Fayette Women State Rally Day Wednesday
Fayette county rally day for home demonstration club women planned for Wednesday at 1 PM in Lagrange. Registration for the cookie contest starts at 9 30 AM with prizes from Dittlinger Roller Mills. Events run to 2 30 PM followed by a council meeting.
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Fayette
Dittlinger Roller Mills
Gertrude Dryman
Fayette County
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