Appendicitis Partiality Shown in Oklahoma Teens
In Altus Oklahoma sisters Ann and Mary Ellen McWhorter aged 15 and 12, daughters of Mr. and Mrs H L McWhorter of Vernon, both suffered appendicitis last week. They were admitted to Jackson County Memorial Hospital, had operations over the weekend, and are now sharing a room while recuperating under the same report: Doing fine.
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Altus
Okla
Ann
Mary Ellen McWorter
H. L. McWhorter
Vernon
Mary Ellen
Jackson County Memorial Hospital
A&I Receives Grant For Weslaco Training Center
A&I College in Kingsville announced a $1,000 grant from Lon C. Hill, president of Central Power and Light Co. The funds support the citrus and vegetable training center at Weslaco.
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Kingsville
Texas A&i College Monday
Lon C. Hill
Central Power and Light Co
Weslaco
Taylor Housing Project Receives State Approval
Taylor awaits Washington approval for a preliminary eight thousand dollar non-recourse FHA loan to plan a 100 unit housing complex. W H McGinnis接受通知 Terra details from a Taylor mass meeting led by Vic Ehlers on health improvements. Congress man Homer Thornberry secured census data aiding the final application.
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Taylor
Spl
State Office
Fort Worth
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
W. H. McGinnis
Taylor Housing Authority
Taylor Authority
Vic Ehlers
Homer Thornberry
Bastrop Judge's Secretary Named One in a Million
Bastrop County Judge J. J. Sapp praises Joyce Glass as his top secretary for two years. She earned a higher raise than others in county service and balances efficiency with a friendly, discreet manner. Glass, daughter of Henry and Mrs. Glass of Hills Prairie, rose from Bastrop schools, Camp Swift wartime work, to the judge’s office, thriving on hard work and home study. She enjoys square dancing and Texan blackeyed pea pie, and is not married but hopes to marry someday through her pie.
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Bastrop
J. J. Sapp
Joyce Glass
Commissioners Court
Miss Glass
Joyce
Sapp
Henry Glass
Hills Prairie
Bastrop County
Camp Swift
Judge Sapp
Self-Made Lee County Attorney Earns Local Respect
M. F. Kieke of Lee County, a farm boy turned attorney, built a varied career through law cases, hospital, fair, Chamber of Commerce, and clubs. He served as county attorney since 1936 except for a Navy hitch 1944 to 1946 and remains active in reserve.
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Kieke
Lee County
Giddings
M. F. Kieke
Lee County Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
New Lee Memorial Hospital
Hospital Association
The
Fair Association
Lions Club
Methodist Church
Giddings Golf Club
American Legion
VFW
Farm Bureau
Carmine
Blinn College
Brenham
San Marcos
Navy
Admiral Nimitz
Chinatown Rally Ends in Riot in San Francisco Chinatown
In San Francisco Chinatown a meeting of 400 members of the Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Association was disrupted by 40 youths armed with pipes eggs and dye. Bill Kerner leader of the democratic Far East committee said attackers struck during a speech about Communist victories in China. No arrests were made.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
China
Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Association
American Citizens Alliance
Bill Kerner
West Coast
The
Committee For A Democratic Far East
Kerner
Central Station
Association
Dancer Sally Rand Sued Over State Fair Show Contract
Two Illinois businessmen sue Sally Rand alleging breach of an exclusive contract with Independent Midway Associations to supply all girls shows for the State Fair of Texas. They claim Ray Brydon and others sidestepped the contract to arrange a separate revue and seek 50 percent of Rand’s revenues. A hearing is set for Friday in 101st District Court.
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Dallas
Sally Rand
Illinois
Robert Charlies Peck
Bert Peck
James W Hess
Midway
Miss Rand
Texas
Ray Brydon
Independent Midway Associations
Peck
Hess
Rand
101St District Court
Aleman Cracks Down on Foreign Buying in Mexico
Mexico City Oct 10 President Miguel Aleman issued a decree restricting foreign purchases by cabinet ministers and government officials. The edict orders official dependencies to aid economic recuperation and allows foreign imports only in exceptional cases upon proof of necessity. The move marks a push toward economic nationalism and self sufficiency amid a two month campaign.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Arkansan Held in Vet Attack Case
In San Antonio on October 10 FBI agents arrested 22 year old Lawrence Collins of Canfield Arkansas. He was arraigned on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for mayhem in a robbery on August 25. Bond set at $20,000. The victim Wash McDonald of Hot Springs Arkansas remains hospitalized in serious condition with extensive burns.
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San Antonio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arkansas
Lawrence Collins
Canfield
Ark
P. A. Lockhart
Lockhart
Wash McDonald
Hot Springs
Collins
FBI
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Kercheville Motor Co
Hutcheson
San Ma
Bastrop Judge’s
Norcross Greeting Cards
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
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